Browsing Archive: May, 2018

Granola bars

Posted by Bake Club on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, In : slices 

Twice baked oats and activated buckwheat groats make for a supercrunchy granola bar. The cranberries add a lovely tang to round out the sweetness.

4 c rolled oats
1 c activated buckwheat
100g coconut oil, melted
2/3 c honey
1/3 c apple juice
1/4 c treacle or molasses
1/2 c cranberries
1 c puffed rice

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Line a 30cm x 20cm brownie/swiss roll tin with baking paper.
Mix oats, buckwheat and oil in a bowl until evenly coated. Lay out on the baking tra...
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Forgotten cookies

Posted by Bake Club on Thursday, May 10, 2018, In : cookies 

Forgotten cookies are actually super easy meringues - you just leave in a turned-off oven overnight and they should be crisp by the morning. Mine weren't unfortunately, I think I preheated the oven too low. If this happens you can just bake at 60-70C for an hour or so until meringues are dried or put in a dehydrator. The recipe is adapted from Healthy Food Guide. You can leave plain or flavour with mint and strawberry. It's my no. 6 of 26 alphabetical bakes!

Makes 20-15
2 egg whites, r...


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Eccles cake

Posted by Eccles cake on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, In : small cakes 

Eccles cake from Eccles, England, first appeared in the 1790s. My first attempt at flaky pastry turned out well. I love the combo of buttery pastry, sweet currants and tart peel - don't we all?! This is no. 5 of 26 alphabetical bakes. 

I searched many recipes for this iconic little pastry and settled on this history lesson from The Guardian.

Makes 25
Pastry:
250g flour
250g cold butter, diced
1 tsp salt
120ml cold water

Filling:
120g currants (I used raisins cos that's what I had on hand, yo...


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Bunuelos

Posted by Bake Club on Saturday, May 5, 2018, In : desserts 

D is for doughnuts, no. 4 of 26 alphabetical bakes. Bunuelos/bimuelos are literally little fried dough nuts, popular in many South and Central American countries. This recipe is from the Sephardi (Spanish) Jews, and the topping is a honey and rosewater syrup.

350g flour (I used spelt)
1 tsp salt
7g dried yeast
1 egg, beaten
200ml milk. slightly warmed
1 lt sunflower oil or light vegetable cooking oil


Syrup:
250ml water
175g sugar
125ml honey

sesame seeds for garnish

In a bowl combine the flour, salt and ...
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Cherry cake

Posted by Bake Club on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, In : big cakes 

This is a bonus C bake in my list of alphabetical bakes. It's is one of the simplest recipes I've found for a quick cake. Cherries taste great but you can also use apricots, peaches, feijoas, pears - any fresh or canned fruit you have on hand.

125g butter or non-dairy spread
1/2 c brown rice syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 c almond meal
1/2 c flour (I used spelt)
At least 1 c pitted cherries (fresh, frozen or canned,and drained)

Preheat oven to 180C in line a 20cm x 20cm cake tin.

Cream...


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Cranberry pistachio biscotti

Posted by Bake Club on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, In : cookies 

No. 3 of 26 alphabetical bakes! Very easy to mix and bake and experiment with different flours and sugars. I stuck to spelt and caster sugar this time as I wanted the berry and nut colours to come through.

1/4 c olive oil
3/4 c caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond essence
2 eggs
2 c flour (I use spelt)
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 c cranberries
1/2 - 1 c pistachios

Preheat oven to 150C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

In a bowl whisk the oil and sugar until well comb...


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