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Irish Soda Bread
3 cups all purpose
¼ cup evaporated cane juice (sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup mixture of raisins, cranberries and currants, chopped
2 tablespoons orange zest
1 tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed or powdered
4 tablespoons super cold butter, cut into little pieces
1 ¼ cups buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 400.
Grease a large cast iron skillet or a 10 inch cake pan.
Transfer the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda in a mixing bowl, whisk together. Add the butter and mix briefly with fingers, incorporating the butter. Add the raisins mixture, zest and fennel seeds and mix well. Mix the buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl and whisk well and refrigerate until needed (the key is to have this liquid as cold as possible) Add the liquid slowly to the dry mixture while mixing it with a fork. Once all the liquid is incorporated, gently mix everything with your fingers and form an 8 inch round loaf and transfer to the cast iron skillet or cake pan. Mark the top with an ‘X’ with a knife about ½ inch deep.
Bake for 20 minutes in the oven and check if the top is getting too brown. If it is, then top with aluminum foil and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes. Take out of oven and keep the foil on till it cools off.
Pumpkin Apple Bread with Streusel Topping
All I can say is, yum, yum!
- 1½ cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 cup raw sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup apple cider
- 1 large Pink Lady apple, chopped
Streusel
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter with a fork in a small bowl. Keep aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter and flour a 9X5 pan.
Mix the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon powder in a medium bowl. Whisk well and keep aside. In the meantime in a mixer, add the sugar and butter. Beat till the mixture is creamy. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and apple cider. Beat well and slowly add the flour mixture. Mix well and fold the diced apple. Transfer the batter to the pan and top with the streusel mixture. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes till the cake is done.
Pumpkin Bread with Cranberries
Lets do a pumpkin week- here is the first one.
- 1¼ cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ extra light olive oil
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a medium bowl, set aside. Lightly brush a 9X5X3 inches loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add one egg at a time mixing in between. Add 1 cup pumpkin puree and orange zest and mix for about 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer.
With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the cranberries and transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes before taking it out. Cool completely before serving.
Gluten Free Apple Cake
- ½ cup melted coconut oil
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cups coconut sugar
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large apples, peeled cored and diced
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease a 9 inch spring form pan with melted coconut oil.
Beat the coconut oil and eggs in a mixer till fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the coconut sugar and beat for another minute. Add the almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla extract and salt. Mix well and fold in the diced apples. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.
Almond Flour and Agave Brownies
Brownies- take 3
- 1/3 and ¼ cup agave
- ½ cup melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Heat oven to 350 degree F.
Grease an 8X8X2 pan.
Mix agave, oil, vanilla and eggs. Beat the mixture in an electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes. Add almond flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir to till smooth. Pour into pan and bake till the done- about 15 minutes.
Garlic Cilantro Naans
This will be a great addition to the Diwali dinner…
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup full fat yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon oil
- Extra all purpose flour
- Cast Iron Pan
Garlic Topping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon onion seeds (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
Mix the all the ingredients in a small bowl and keep aside.
In a large bowl, mix the flour baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Add the yogurt and mix well to make a soft dough. Add more flour if necessary making sure it is still soft but not sticky. Clean the bowl and rub the oil and return the dough to rest covered with a damp towel for an hour.
Divide the dough into 3 even balls, cover with some flour and roll out with a rolling pin into a oval shaped naan. In the meantime, heat a wide cast iron pan on a medium high heat. Apply a bit of water on one side of naan and place it on the pan with the water side down. Brush a third of the butter mixture on top and cook on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or till the bottom part of the naan is golden brown. Take off the heat and place on a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet under a medium heat broiler. Cook under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes or till the top of the nann is golden brown and cooked through. Serve warm.
Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake with Cardamom
My blood orange obsession continues with this yummy cake- I love citrus with cardamom, so I tried it in this recipe and it was a big success!
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup raw sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Juice and zest of 1 large blood orange
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Confectioners sugar for dusting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease, line with parchment paper, grease again and flour a 9- inch round cake pan.
Blend sugar and eggs in a standing mixer on medium speed until blended and light- about 2 to 3 minutes. Add olive oil, vanilla extract, blood orange juice and zest. Blend until light and smooth. Whisk together the flour, cardamom powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix on low to incorporate. Pour into the cake pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool and dust with confectioners sugar.
Blood Orange Compote
- 4 blood oranges, peel and supreme (section into segments), juice included
- 1 teaspoon honey
Add the orange segments, juice and honey to a small bowl. Let sit for an hour.
- 1 cup whipped cream
Serve the cake with some blood orange compote and a dollop of whipped cream.