Pear and coconut cake

Baking without rice flour is a bit of a headache, because it was so easy to put rice everywhere. I got set in my ways, and probably overused it, contributing to it falling out of Chipmunk's diet. My creativity seems to be back on track though, this cake came out extremely tasty.

Pear and coconut cake - gluten free, eggless, dairy free, rice free, soy free, nut free 

100 g coconut oil (melted)
140 g sugar
50 g applesauce
100 g coconut milk
2 tsp vanilla sugar
50 g corn flour
100 g tapioca starch
100 g buckwheat flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
0.5 tsp cardamom
0.5 tsp cloves
1 tsp baking soda 

2 ripe pears, peeled and cubed 

Mix the dry ingredients together, add everything else except the pears. Mix together well, then fold in the pears. Bake at 200 C for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out sort of clean. 

Lingonberry and coconut pie

We're no longer using rice.
Food intolerance test told us not to, and I'm inclined to believe it.  Have suspected that rice isn't good for Chipmunk for a while, but I didn't want to believe it, as it was the basis of our diet. However, !#<@ happens and life goes on. Henceforth we shall be rice-free.

This pie came out quite good. It's based on this recipe, which I've modified to contain no gluten, eggs or dairy.

Lingonberry and coconut pie - gluten free, eggless, dairy free, nut free, soy free, rice free

Pie:
160 g margarine
1 dl unsweetened applesauce
1 dl sugar
4 dl flour (equal parts buckwheat, tapioca, potato starch and cornflour)
20 g shredded coconut
3 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp ground cardamom
pinch of salt
300 g lingonberries (frozen works)

Topping:
50 g melted margarine
80 g shredded coconut
0.5 dl flour (equal parts potato starch and cornflour)
0.5 dl sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar

For the bottom, melt margarine, add applesauce and baking powder to it and mix well. It will foam. Mix dry ingredients together and add to the applesauce-y foamy mix. If too thick, add some water or non-dairy milk until it's spreadable. Make topping: melt margarine, add rest, crumble. Spread into pie tin, add the lingonberries on top and add the crumb topping. 

Bake at 200 C for about 30 minutes. 

Christmas == Date Cake

Thanks Bro for the recipe.
It has been modified.

Date Cake - gluten free, dairy free, eggless, soy free, corn free, nut free 

200 g margarine
1 brick of dates (250 g)
3 dl water
1,5 dl sugar
1 dl applesauce
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
0,5 tsp salt
2 dl rice flour
1 dl potato starch
0,5 dl tapioca starch 

Boil the dates with water until soft, then blitz in the blender or with an immersion blender. Add the margarine (I used 75g margarine and the rest was coconut oil, because I ran out of the former. It was tasty!) to let it melt while the date sauce cools down. Mix the applesauce with the baking powder, this is your replacement for egg, it will be nice and fluffy. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix everything together.
Pour in a pan and bake at 175C for about 50 minutes. 

Naan bread

In my previous post I claimed that the pita bread dough could be used to make naan bread. I lied. This one is much better. It has the slight sour taste that real naan has, and is nice and soft, too. The most important step is the cooking process - a dry cast iron pan is essential for getting the nice, charred bubbles.

Naan bread fresh from the pan

Naan bread - gluten free, soy free, eggless, corn free etc

250 g water
30 g coconut milk
1 tsp vinegar
2 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp psyllium husk

100 g starch (eg. half potato and half tapioca)
100 g white rice flour
100 g brown rice flour

Flattening the dough 

Mix together the coconut milk, water and vinegar. Let sour for a moment. Add the rest of the ingredients, then let rise for about an hour. Separate into 5-6 parts. Flatten into a nice shape and then cook on a hot and dry cast iron pan until it bubbles slightly, then flip. Brush with your equivalent of butter for a more authentic taste. 

First taste by the hubby, he approved

Pillowy Perfect Pita Bread

This is a recipe that works great. It tastes great with salty stuff and sweet, and is great also as a substitute naan bread for dipping in curry sauce!

Pita pocket featuring mince, veggies and wilmersbuger "cheese"

Pita bread - gluten free, eggless, dairy free, corn free, soy free 

500 g water
1 tbsp instant yeast
10 g syrup/honey
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp psyllium husk 

180 g white rice flour
150 g brown rice flour
100 g potato starch
80 g tapioca starch
1 tsp salt

(2-3 tsp xanthan gum) 

Happily baking in the oven

Mix wet together, let stand for a while. Mix dry together. Mix everything together, let rise in a warm place for about an hour. Pre-heat oven to 225 C. Divide dough into ten pieces. Flatten into a disk, not too thin, and place on baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes, until puffed up. Then flip them over and bake for another 3 minutes.

Chipmunk filling her pita bread with daddy's help

Cut them in half and fill them up with whatever you like. The pocket will be there already, so no need to fiddle with knives. We've had these with falafels, taco spiced mince, raspberry jam, you name it!

Turkey & veggie burgers

Just for a change, decided to make turkey burgers out of minced turkey instead of whole meat. Also, this way I can use less meat, because there's a lot of green that can be added to the patties themselves.  I made buns with the mad-scientist-method (throw a bunch of stuff together, hope it holds together in the oven and is edible). Unfortunately, I forgot to write down exactly what I put in the buns, but they were really good!

Mad scientist buns: 

500 g water
300-350 g random flour (coarse rice, brown rice, toasted quinoa, random starch in mystery bag, something or other)
2 tbsp psyllium husk
2 tsp instant yeast 

Mix, let rise for about 40 minutes, scoop onto pan, bake for 30 minutes at 225 C. 

Turkey and zucchini patty recipe:

400 g minced turkey
1 big or 2 small zucchini finely grated
3 tbsp potato starch
100 g mushrooms
1 small shallot onion

Dice onions and slice mushrooms, and cook for a while. Season with salt, and herbs of choice. Grate zucchini. Add everything to the minced turkey and mash together, preferably with hands. Cook on cast iron pan. 

Assemble the burgers! Serve with sweet potato chips! Eat!

Mocha Bites - mokkapalat

In Finland, these are probably the second most common thing to find on a coffee table, besides pulla. Little cake squares, covered in a chocolatey frosting flavoured with a splash of coffee. All bake sales in the history of bake sales in Finland probably feature this cake. 

Mmm, tasty.

It's good.

There are about a zillion recipes, most featuring stuff Chipmunk cannot eat: wheat, eggs, cocoa, dairy and often also nuts. My recipe is gluten free, eggless, dairy free and has no cocoa. Hooray!

Without further ado:

Mocha Bites - gluten free, eggless, dairy free, cocoa free, nightshade free, soy free 

dry ingredients:
65 g rice flour
55 g tapioca starch
40 g corn flour
50 g sweet(/glutinous/sticky) rice flour
130 g brown rice flour
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or 340 g gluten free flour of choice 

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1 tsp psyllium husk
0.5 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
6 tbsp carob
2 tsp vanilla sugar
250 g sugar 

wet ingredients:
100 g applesauce
200 g coconut milk/cream
200 g water
150 g melted margarine
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 

Mix dry together. Mix wet together. Mix all together. Pour onto a parchment lined baking tray and bake at 200 C for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.  

Let it cool down, then make frosting and frost. 

Frosting:
150 g margarine
2 tbsp espresso ---- or 1 tsp instant coffee and 2 tbsp water
splash of coconut milk
enough powdered sugar to get the right consistency (about 300-400 g)
Melt margarine in a pan, mix in all the other stuff and stir until smooth. Then pour onto the cooled cake before the frosting has time to set. Sprinkle something on top, to decorate. 

Makes a good snack, too.