Thursday, May 29, 2014

Cacao chip almond biscuits - gluten, grain, dairy free

Cacao chip almond biscuits 
- gluten, grain, dairy free










515g almonds (i used activated and frozen) 

1. Blitz them in TM or FP on speed 10 for 20 seconds until fine in consistency.

1/2 tsp himalayan salt
1/2 tsp aluminium free baking soda

2. Add these to bowl and combine on speed 5 for 5 seconds.

65g organic butter
75g maple syrup
2 eggs

3. Mix these together separately in a small bowl and use your     spare TM bowl. Once combined, add the mix to the dry mix.
4. Mix on speed 4 until combined into a biscuit batter mix.

130g cacao nibs

5. Add the nibs and mix on speed 3 on rvs or until well combined.
6. Put mixture into blobs, on a lined baking tray and cook in oven (180*) for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. 
7. Allow to cool and enjoy! Store in glass jar.

This mix made over 50 biscuits!











Sunday, May 18, 2014

Almond chocolate cake - gluten, grain and can be dairy free!






 Almond Chocolate cake

230g / 2 cups almond flour (i used activated frozen whole almonds)

1. Mill almonds in TM or FP.  I used speed 10 until of fine consistency.  Mill in two batches if necessary.

20g / 1/4 cup cacao powder
1/2 tsp himalayan salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

2. Combine all ingredients in TM of FP. Mix well on speed 5 for 10 seconds of until combined well.

170g / 1 cup maple syrup
2 whole eggs
1 tbls vanilla

3. Mix well again on speed 5 before pouring into a lined cake tin and baking in a warmed 180* oven.
4. Bake for 45 mins or until cooked.  Check with skewer.
5. Let cake cook for 1 hour or so before removing from tray and icing.

1 cup of broken chocolate pieces (Lindt 75% cocoa, Sweet Williams dairy free, Cadbury dairy milk etc)

1. Blitz on speed 10 or until finely chopped.
2. Melt on 60* for 3 minutes. Cook longer if necessary.
3. Lather the cake with the melted chocolate and enjoy every bite!