Coconut Macaroons

"So easy and gluten free"

Ingredients
2 cups Desiccated Coconut
2 egg whites
1/2 cup caster sugar

Method
Heat oven to 160 degrees Celsius
Mix all ingredients untill they come together.
Line a baking tray with baking paper
Place 1.5 tablespoons of mixture into a scone cutter and press down to compact the mixture.
Bake in oven for 12 mins until golden on the outside.

My daughter ate the egg yoke :) 

Easy Cup Cakes

"my toddler loved helping me with these, the recipe is so robust it didn't matter that she ate some of the mixture. I halved this recipe so I didn't make too many"

Ingredients
2 Cups Self Raising flour
3/4 Cup Caster Sugar
3/4 Cup Milk
2 Eggs
125gm butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Method
Heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius
Put everything into a bowl and mix together
Divide mixture into patty pans and bake for 15 mins.

{Caramalised white chocolate twist - get piece of white chocolate, I used a white chocolate melt, and press it into the mixture in the patty pan.}

Icing
1 Cup of Soft icing mixture
90 gms Softened butter
3 teaspoons Milk
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Put all ingredients into a mixture until creamy.
You may need to double this icing if you want to be generous.

Dahl with pumpkin

Ingredients 
1 Large Onion diced
3cm piece of grated ginger {about a tablespoon)
2 cloves of garlic pressed
1 red birds eye chilli chopped
1 teaspoon ground Turmeric
1 teaspoon ground Cumin
1 can of lentils
500 gm Pumpkin chopped {leave skin on}
3 cups of chicken stock

Method
Fry Onion over a medium heat in a tablespoon of butter and generous amount of salt and pepper till soft.
Add ginger, garlic, chilli, Turmeric and cumin, fry for 2 mins.
Add Lentils, Pumpkin and stock.
Bring to boil then turn down heat and let slowly bubble away for 25 mins covered, then take the cover off for around 20 mins to cook off some of the extra liquid.

Never fail Banana cake

In celebration  of my new follower I am posting this recipe.

“I am a terrible cake maker, but this recipe always works and is a great way to use up all the old bananas that my toddler doesn't finish. Never Waste another banana, put over ripened bananas in the freezer and when you have 3 it 's time to make banana cake. “

Ingredients

3 Ripe Bananas

2 eggs

1 ½ cups of self-raising flour

1 teaspoon of Bi-carb soda

½ cup of extra virgin Olive oil

¾ Cup of Sugar {Use less if bananas are really really ripe)

¼  Teaspoon of cinnamon

1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract

-          Optional - spices nutmeg, ginger, handful of chopped walnuts.

Mix all together in food processor, blender, barmix with processor attachment.

Pour into a lined Baking tin {no need to grease}, or lined muffin tins.

Put in Moderate Oven {180 Degrees} for 30-40 minutes until the top is firm and springs back. If making muffins it will take less time, about 20 mins. 

  

Zucchini Slice

"My Husband loves a couple of slices of this for his lunch at the moment, I make a batch once a week and freeze it" 

5 Eggs
1 Cup of Self raising flour
Pinch of Slat and pepper
375 Grams of grated Zucchini
200 grams Bacon diced
I large onion diced finely
1 Cup of grated cheese, cheddar or Colby
1/4 Cup of vegetable oil

Pre heat oven to 180 Degrees Celsius.
Combine Eggs, Flour and Salt in a large bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Line a square Cake tin with Baking paper [no need to butter to tin].
Pour mixture into the Tin, I also like to add some slices of tomato to the top.
Put in the oven for 40 minutes until the top is browned and firm.

Notes: - This mix also works in muffin tins lined with baking paper.
           - I like to use a decent size cake tin so the mix isn't too thick [not more than 2 cm] otherwise I find it is harder to get it to cook through.

"This is the original recipe I got from some friends in Tassie - thanks Twins :)"

Magic Bean Chocolate Cake - "Gluten Free"

"I made this cake for my sister who can't eat Gluten and we couldn't believe it was made of beans and very low in fat for a cake."

420gm Can of Red Kidney Beans drained
1Tbs Water
1Tbs Vanilla Essence
1/2 cup Coconut Oil
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Bi-carb Soda
60g Cocoa powder
180g of Caster Sugar

Preheat oven to 180 degree celsius
Combine Kidney Beans, Water, Vanilla Essence, Coconut Oil and one egg in a food processor until the beans are completely puréed.
Add the remaining ingredients and combine well in the processor.
Line baking tin with baking paper [no need to butter the tin] and add the mix. This mix can also be used in muffins.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean, or when the top of the cake is firm and bounces back when softly pressed.

CWA Cheat Scones

I was so happy when I found this easy scone recipe that didn't require the mess of rubbing butter into flour. I now make Scones with my toddler all the time, she loves cutting out the Scones.

3 cups Self Raising flour
Pinch of salt
1 Cup Cream
1 Cup Milk

Heat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.
Put Self Rising flour and salt in a large bowl.
Add milk and cream and combine, if the mixture is too sticky add more flour.
Roll out onto a floured surface and roll to a thickness of around 1.5cm, or to your liking.
Cut out circles and place on a lined baking tray, you can brush the tops with butter or milk if you like.
Put in oven for 8-10 minutes.

Serve with jam and Cream.
I usually make whipped cream which is 100gms of Cream whipped with a teaspoon of caster sugar and a teaspoon of Vanilla extract.

Note: - You can easily add dried fruit to the mix, such as Dates and Sultanas.
         - I used Light cream and and the scones worked out fine. But light cream will not whip very well, you will need to whip it for at least 10 minutes in a mixer and even then it wont be really stiff.