Chocolate chip cookies

June 10, 2019

What to do when the child is home sick - bake, of course! Here's another version of a healthy choc chip cookie. This one uses a flaxseed egg.

Makes 16-20 cookies
1 tbsp flaxseed
3 tbsp water
2 c ground almonds
1/2 c brown rice flour (or another gluten free flour or almond flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 c maple syrup (or rice syrup or honey)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c melted coconut oil
3/4 c dark chocolate chips or chunks

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Mix flaxseed and water in a cup and set aside.
Mix flours, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Combine the sweetener, vanilla and flax 'egg' in another bowl. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and stir to combine. Then mix in the melted coconut oil and chocolate chips.
Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and flatten slightly on the baking tray. You can place them close together as they do not spread.
Bake for 12-14 minutes. Leave on the tray to cool for a few minutes, the melted chocolate is super hot! Then transfer to a wire rack to harden up and cool completely.

 

Waffles

June 9, 2019

I've usually had to whisk egg whites separately to get fluffly waffles. No more! Thanks to GraceGoodEats I whipped these up super quick. My only regret was that I didn't do a double batch to freeze some for later.

2 c flour (I used spelt)
4 tbsp natural unrefined sweetener (eg coconut sugar, rapadura, maple syrup)
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 c milk (I used rice)
85g melted butter (or non-dairy spread or vegetable oil)
1 tsp vanilla extract

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Almond roulade with lime curd

June 7, 2019

Isn't wonderful how one act of kindness can lead to multiple levels of joy! A friend of my mother's gave her some makrut (knobbly) and key (smooth) limes. She gave them to me and I instantly started craving lime curd! After I made it I decided I needed a suitably spongey base to soak up the zesty curd. With whipped cream to soften the blow, a roulade was the ideal choice. Now my whole family and whatever friends come to visit can enjoy the spoils. I learnt how to roll a sponge properly too.

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Fully loaded gingerbread

June 6, 2019

Miranda Gore Browne calls this rainy day gingerbread in her book Biscuit. It is certainly good for that, and any kind of weather really. it is a hearty biscuit that will warm you up with a good cuppa.

1 c wholemeal spelt
1 c ground oats
3/4 c demerara sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
150g butter at room temperature
1/3 c crystallised ginger, chopped
1/3 c mixed peel, chopped
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp treacle or molasses

Topping:
1 tbsp wholemeal spelt
3 tbsp ground oats
1 tsp groun...
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Chocolate lamington cake

June 4, 2019

What's better than a lamington? A giant lamington cake! I made this to celebrate Boomerang Bags Dominion Rd reaching 2019 recycled reusable cloth bags since its inception in Oct 2017. I started volunteering late 2018 and always enjoy the sewing bee sessions at the Gribblehirst Hub. Lovely bunch of people! This is Julie Le Clerc's recipe. Instead of putting coconut on the top I have a ganache top with royal icing.

4 eggs
1 c caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch salt
1 c flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder...
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Chocolate shortbread

June 2, 2019

Here's an easy way to make cute wedges of shortbread - in a cake tin! From one of my favourite baking books at the moment, Bake Me Home by Alice Arndell (HarperCollins, 2015)

150g butter
1/2 c brown sugar or ground coconut/rapadura sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c flour (I used spelt)
1/3 c cocoa
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 150C. Line a 23cm round cake tin with baking paper.

Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Beat in vanilla. Sift in flour, cocoa and salt. Mix to combine....


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Vegan banana cake

June 2, 2019


Cake, loaf, bread - whatever you wanna call it - cooking up ripe bananas brings such a warm, homely aroma to the house.
This one-bowl wonder can be whisked up in no time and you'll be munching within the hour.

3 ripe bananas
75g vegetable oil
100g unrefined sugar, such as coconut or rapadura
225g flour (I used wholemeal and white spelt)
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice, optional
50g chopped dried fruit or nuts, optional

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
Mash the ...
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Vanilla marble cake

May 31, 2019

Last year was rainbow, this year the 7 year old wanted a marble birthday cake. She prefers plain vanilla, so vanilla it is, just zhuje it up with colour and edible glitter decoration.

Makes 3-layer cake
4 c flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
300g butter, softened
1 3/4 c sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
red, blue and yellow food colouring

Buttercream:
4 c icing sugar
300g butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
4-6 tbsp hot water

Preheat oven to 170C. Line 3 20cm round sponge tins with baking paper.
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Marble cupcakes

May 12, 2019

Just chuck everything in the food processor! It was quick to whip these up for a play date. This recipe is from Bake Me Home (HarperCollins, 2015) by Alice Arndell.

Makes 12
150g softened butter
2/3 c sugar
1 1/2 flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tbsp milk, or more
1 tbsp vanilla extract
food colouring

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper cases.
Put all the ingredients except food colouring in a food processor and mix until light and fluffy.
Transfer batter evenly into 3...
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Pumpkin seed and sesame crackers

May 10, 2019

These crackers have a lovely salty sweet taste with a honey and soy glaze. I ate a lot of these as is but also ideal for dips and spreads. Another recipe from Miranda Gore Browne's 'Biscuit'.

Makes 48 long crackers
2 1/2 c flour (I used a mix of spelt and wheat, you can use all GF flour)
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
85g butter or non-dairy spread, softened
200g yoghurt or coconut/soy yoghurt
1/3 c sesame seeds
1/3 c pumpkin seeds

For the glaze:
1 egg (or 3 tbsp non-dairy milk)
1 tbsp honey
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