5 star dishes and best wishes

5 star dishes and best wishes
food for the family

Thursday 15 August 2013

cinnamon roll cake

Cinnamon roll cake

Cake: 
3 c gluten free flour ( all purpose for non listen free)
2 tsp xanthan gum ( omit for non gluten free)
1/2 tsp salt 
4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 c almond, soy or regular milk
2 eggs ( use egg replacer following directions on box for egg free)
2 tsp vanilla
1/2c melted almond butter or regular butter
Mix together and place in greased 9x13 dish
Next
1 c melted almond butter or regular butter
1 c brown sugar
2 tbs gluten free or all purpose flour
1 tbs cinnamon
Mix these other together then place on top of cake batter scrolling it in to the cake batter with a butter knife
Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 mins
Topping
2 c powdered sugar
5 tbs almond, soy or regular milk
1 tsp vanilla
Mix all together
Once cake is done and a little cooled pour this on top and serve

apple sauce cake

apple sauce cake 

nothing says fall like the smell of apples baking in your kitchen 


1/2 cup butter or almond butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup chilled applesauce I used homemade apple sauce

2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 c gluten free flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

The remaining two ingredients I don't always add

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Bake at 350 for 40 mins

doughnut muffins

Doughnut muffins

3/4 c sugar
1/4 c veg oil
1 egg or egg replacer
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 c almond, soy or regular milk
1 1/2 c gluten free flour or all purpose flour
1 tsp xanthan gum omit for non gluten free
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Mix your wet ingredients an add dry bake at 350 for 18 mins
Next melt 2 tbs of your butter
Once muffins are done dip tops in melted butter then a sugar
I did cinnamon and sugar


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chocolate cupcakes

back to basic 
chocolate cupcakes 



With as complicated, fancy, and down right creative I get with baking sometimes its just nice to get back to basic. Especially when your niece, nephew and parents are coming over 
Back to basic chocolate cupcakes
3 1/3 c gluten free flour or all ours pose flour
3 tsp xanthan gum omit for non gluten free
2/3 c dark cocoa powder and 2/3 c regular cocoa powder there are dairy free versions of this that I found in our local markets organic section
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/3 c brown sugar and regular sugar
1 tsp slat
1 1/2 c almond or regular butter
3 c buttermilk now I make my own butter milk by using 3 c almond milk and adding viniger to it
2 tsp vanilla
5 eggs or egg replacer or even apple sauce if you need egg free
Mix your wet and add your dry
Bake at 350 for 18 to 20 mins
Frosting
1/2 c almond or regular butter
1/2 c crisco
5 c powdered sugar
1/4 c of almond milk or regular milk. What I found works really well is silk creamer as a dairy free option. Makes the frosting thicker

pizza crust

Homemade pizza

Gluten free crust
Mix these in a mixer
2 tbs yeast
1 1/3 c rice flour
1 c tapioca 
1/4 c dry milk
4 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp salt
2 tsp gelatin unflavored
1 tsp Italian seasoning

Next 1 1/3 c warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp cider vinegar
Add and beat 3 min till it resembles soft bread dough

Spread in in greased baking sheet using rice four to avoid it sticking
Bake 425 for 15 min
Spread with sauce thickly cheese and your choice of toppings
Bake an additional 20 mins