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“Cheat” Ice Cream in a variety of Flavors

January 20, 2016

Once I started making ice cream this way, I stopped bothering with the egg-laden version. This is 3 minutes work, 30 minutes in your ice cream maker, and then (at least) an hour in the freezer. You can make it in any flavor you feel like – I have given a few of my favorite options here. As I am sensitive to cow’s-milk, I have also noted the dairy-free/Pareve version, which is also (in this case) the vegan version. I hope you enjoy! Ingredients 500 ml. heavy cream (or dairy-free/Pareve substitute) 300 ml. (1¼ cups) milk (or dairy-free/Pareve substitute such as soy milk/rice milk/almond milk) 6-8 Tbsp. sugar (if using…

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Cakes, Christmas, Dairy, Dairy Free, Fruit Cakes, Gluten Free, Kosher, One-Bowl Cakes, Parve, Quickies, Soy Free, Sweets, Vegetarian

Spiced Jamaican Banana-Nut Bread

September 5, 2015

Ingredients 3 ripe bananas, mashed 1 egg 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 120 ml. (½ cup) milk 150 gr. (¾ cup) sugar 140 gr. (1 cups) Tami GF flour (or plain flour) ½ tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. ground cloves ½ tsp. ground ginger ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg pinch of salt 2 Tbsp. Brandy/Rum (not extract) 75 gr. unroasted pecans, chopped Preparation Preheat your oven to 175C/350F. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into oiled rectangular bread tin. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until a wooden skewer/toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry with a few crumbs. Let cool and slice.

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Cakes, Chocolate Cakes, Cream Cakes, Dairy, Dairy Free, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Soy Free

“Add Insult to injury” Chocolate Cake

August 3, 2015

Base Layer Ingredients 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder, sifted 120 ml. (½ cup) milk (I use goats-milk, you can use soy/almond/rice milk for a non-dairy version) 150 gr. (¾ cup) granulated sugar 100 grams butter/Mazola 105 gr. (¾ cup) Tami All-Purpose GF flour (or plain flour) 1 tsp. baking powder 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites 50 gr. (¼ cup) granulated sugar Round baking tin Base Layer Preparation Preheat your oven to 150C/300F. In a small saucepan, bring milk, cocoa and ¾ cup sugar to a boil over low heat. Remove from heat, add butter/Mazola and mix until fully melted. Add flour, baking powder, and egg yolks and mix until incorporated. In…

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Cookies, Dairy Free, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Pre-preparation required, Soy Free, Sweets, Vegetarian

Coconut-Lemon-Pistachio Cookies

July 9, 2015

I originally made these cookies based on a Karin Goren recipe (“Sweet Secrets 2”, p. 158). They were very nice, but I am the type of person that likes flavor-punches. I don’t do “nice” in food – I love spices and strong flavors. So I changed things up a bit, played with ratios, replaced some ingredients and added a few others. I think the result is spectacular (if I may say so myself). Ingredients 130 gr. soft coconut oil (not liquid!) 200 gr. (1 cup) granulated sugar 6 Tbsp. freshly-squeezed lemon juice 4 egg yolks 1 tsp. 100% pistachio paste 300 gr. (2 cups+2 Tbsp.) Tami GF flour (or plain…

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Cakes, Chocolate Cakes, Gluten Free, Kosher, Low calory, One-Bowl Cakes, Parve, Quickies, Vegetarian

Rich Coconut Cake with Chocolate Chips

May 31, 2015

Delicious, rich cake that feels creamy and decadent, but doesn’t contain any butter or cream. Ingredients 300 gr. (1½ cups) sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 350 gr. (2½ cups) flour (or Tami all-purpose GF flour) 10 gr. (1 packet) baking powder 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups milk (or soy/rice milk for a non-dairy/parve version) 200 gr. (2 cups) shredded coconut flakes 100 gr. dark chocolate chips Round cake tin Preparation Preheat your oven to 170C/340F. Whisk sugar, eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add flour, baking powder, oil, milk, and coconut flakes, and mix until combined. Add chocolate chips and fold into the mixture. Pour into…

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