5 star dishes and best wishes

5 star dishes and best wishes
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Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

Friday 12 July 2013

Chocolate peanut butter banana cupcakes

These were so good and only lasted a day or two in my house 
We are making more this afternoon.

Gluten and dairy free version 
1 1/2 cups gluten free flour
For non gluten free omit xanthan gum and do 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 large ripe. The ripper the better mashed

1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
For egg free use egg replacer or apple sauce conversions 
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup sugar
6 tbs of soft butter
1/2 cup if yogurt or sour creme 
For dairy free we used almond yogurt

350 for about 20 mins

Begin with mixing vanilla, sugar,butter, and yogurt then add eggs and dry ingredients 


Frosting 
Peanut butter frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 
1/2 cup soft butter
2-4 tbs of milk, we used almond milk for a dairy free option. 


Chocolate glaze
We buy milk fee chocolate chips at wegmans in the organic section
2 ounces chocolate chips 
2 tbs heavy creme now we but and organic dairy free version at our regular grocery store 

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Chocolate chip muffins

Our breakfast treat today, with a cup of coco as we enjoyed our first snowfall of the year. While it wasn't much it sure did look pretty

2 cups of flour
For gluten free use 2 cups of gluten free flour and a tsp zantham gum
1/2 cup of suagr
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup of milk....sub almond or soy milk for dairy free
1/3 cup veg oil
1 egg
For egg allergies use egg replacer following their directions
3/4 cup chocolate chips
I have been able to find soy based chips for our dairy restrictions

Mix dry ingredients together then add wet . Lastly add your chips. Preheat oven to 400. Grease your muffin pans or place in cupcake liners. Scoop batter into muffin pans then......

Mix 3 tbs sugar and 3 tbs brown sugar
Sprinkel on top of muffins

Bake for 20 to 25 mins

Enjoy! The kids loved these. They ate all but the 2 I put away for daddys lunch tomorrow