Cheese crackers

January 12, 2017

These lil' cheesey morsels are great eaten the same day as baking. Because they are gluten free they will soften overnight so put in the oven again for a few minutes to crisp up.

2 c almond meal or flour
2 tsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp xantham gum
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cayenne 
1/4 tsp onion powder if desired
1 egg
3 Tbs butter
2 1/2 c grated cheese

Place all the ingredients in a food process and blitz until a dough forms.Roll into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in fridge for at least an hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 170C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Take 2 sheets of baking paper. Sprinkle one with almond flour or another GF flour. Place half the dough on it and put the other sheet of paper on top. Return the rest of the dough in the fridge. Roll out to 3mm thick. Cut into your desired shapes, using a ravioli cutter if you have one, or cookie cutters. Transfer to your baking trays. Do the same with the remaining dough.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown, rotating halfway through cooking.
Leave to cool on the trays to crisp up.
Keep in an airtight container. Return to a medium oven for 5-8 minutes if they lose their crispness.y

 

Vegan chocolate chunk cookies

January 10, 2017

This is adapted from Eleanor Ozich's My Family Table (Murdoch Books, 2015) but I used less sugar and a bit of spelt flour to help bind. The oats add a texture and the sugar helps to make a crispy cookie. You could replace the sugar with a natural liquid sweetener to make a chewy cookie.

2 1/2 c oats (or use any gluten free flour)
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
2/3 c muscovado, rapadura or coconut sugar
1/3 c melted coconut oil
1 linseed egg (1Tbs linseed mixed with 3 Tbs water)
1 tsp vanilla extract
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Gingerbread cookies

December 19, 2016

A good one for Christmas, this is a mixture of recipes from Annabel Langbein and Nigel Slater.

150g butter, cubed
1/4 c muscovado or brown sugar
3 Tbs golden syrup (or replace 1 Tbs with treacle)
1 egg yolk
1 Tbs ginger, generous
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
2 c flour (I use spelt)
1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1 1/2 tsp boiling water

Cream the butter, sugar and syrup until pale and fluffy. Lightly mix in egg yolk then add the spices, baking soda and flour. Mix till it forms a ...
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Marshmallow fridge slice

December 19, 2016

An easy, indulgent, no-bake slice good for parties and get-togethers. You can basically chuck in anything you like with the chocolate, any nuts or dried fruit will give a crunchy, chewy texture. I prefer a tart fruit such as cranberries or cherries to offset the chocolate.

100g butter, cubed
200g milk or dark chocolate, as you prefer
2 Tbs golden syrup
200g digestive biscuits
1/2 c mini marshmallows
1/2 c dried cranberries
1/2 c salted peanuts, roughly chopped
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Focaccia

December 13, 2016

This is from Alessandra Zecchini's Savour (New Holland, 2006), an easy recipe that uses salamoia, a water/oil mix that makes your olive oil go further.

600ml warm water
3 tsp active yeast
1/4 tsp sugar
1 kg flour
pinch salt
rock salt for sprinkling

salamoia:
1 tsp salt
50ml hot water
25ml olive oil

Put a little bit of the warm water with the yeast and sugar in a bowl and wait 5 min until it starts to bubble. Add in flour, salt and rest of water and mix to a dough. Knead for about 10 min until smooth and...
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Chocolate beetroot cake v2

December 7, 2016

I made a chocolate beetroot cake in 2015 that used raw beetroot, this one uses cooked beets and I think that helps to give the cake a real fudgy texture. Kids won't even know there's beetroot in there! This recipe is from Marian Keyes' Saved By Cake, but I used less sugar.

250g cooked beetroot
100g dark chocolate
125g butter
1c muscovado or brown sugar
3 eggs
225g flour (I use spelt)
30g cocoa powder
pinch salt

Preheat oven to 180C and line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper. Grate the beetroot or blit...
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Chocolate buckwheat crackle bars

December 5, 2016

I came across puffed buckwheat at my local organic shop - brilliant! These easy bars are a super yummy healthy sweet treat.

3 c puffed buckwheat (or puffed rice or spelt)
1/4 c toasted sesame seeds, optional
1/3 c coconut oil
1/3 c rice syrup
2 Tbs cacao powder
150g coconut butter
pinch salt
1 tsp cacao powder

Line a 20cm square tin with baking paper. In a bowl mix the the puffs and sesame seeds.

In a saucepan over low heat melt the coconut oil, syrup, 100g coconut butter and cacao. Once melt...


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Cherry and apple pie

November 27, 2016


I've always wanted to make a cherry pie and try my hand at lattice pastry. Not perfect-looking as I didn't crimp my edges but hey, tasted great. Thanks to Inspired Taste and Food.com for the inspiration. If you want a 100% cherry pie you'll need 4 1/2 cups of pitted cherries and adjust your sweetener to suit.

For the pastry:
2 1/2 c flour (I use spelt)
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tsp salt
230g cold butter cut into small cubes
6-8 Tbs ice water

For the pie:
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c cornflour
1 tsp cinnamon
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Vegan banana loaf

November 22, 2016

I made this recipe from scratch! Just to experiment making a GF, DF, SF cake. It turned out a bit holey and dense but delicious all the same, and even better toasted. Without creamed butter and sugar, cakes tend to have a few holes. I will also use a lighter touch next time and not overmix the batter.

2 c flour (I use spelt)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c dates
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 c water
1/4 c softened coconut oil

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
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Parkin

November 22, 2016


I've made soft treacle parkin before but I think I prefer this recipe from the BBC. The gingerbread gets more flavoursome after a few days.

1 egg
4 Tbs milk (I use rice)
200g butter
200g golden syrup (I use a mix of golden syrup and rice malt syrup
85g treacle
85g brown sugar
100g oatmeal (or oats coarsely ground)
250g self-raising flour (I use spelt and 1 tsp baking powder)
1 Tbs ground ginger

Preheat oven to 160C. Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper.
Beat the egg with the milk. In a saucepan...
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