An indulgent breakfast recipe that should fill even the hungriest of mouths until lunch.
Ingredients
- 4 all-butter croissants
- 50g unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp demerara sugar
- 4 thick slices Glazed ham
- (see p141)
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 8 free-range eggs, lightly whisked
- Grated fresh nutmeg
- 50ml double cream
- Small bunch fresh chives, snipped
Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan140°C/gas 3. Place the croissants on a baking tray and warm for 10 minutes.
- 2. Meanwhile, heat half the butter in a frying pan, add the sugar and place over a medium heat. Shake the pan, but don’t stir, until melted. Add the ham, sprinkle with the cayenne pepper and fry for 5 minutes until lightly golden all over, turning once.
- 3. Heat the remaining butter in a non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. Add the eggs and season generously with sea salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Add the double cream and the snipped chives, then stir gently until just set.
- 4. Split the croissants in half, then put a slice of ham and some scrambled egg on the bottom halves. Replace the tops and serve immediately.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 631kcals, 43g fat (20.6g saturated), 23.4g protein, 42.2g carbs, 18.3g sugar, 1.5g salt