Ingredients 1 large onion, cut into quarters 3-4 garlic cloves, minced 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into medium cubes 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into large cubes 25 gr. butter Water to cover 1 Tbsp. coarse salt ½ tsp. turmeric powder 1 tsp. chicken flavored broth powder (optional) Preparation Place all ingredients in a pot. Add water to cover the vegetables (no higher). Bring to the boil over a high heat. Reduce to low heat and cook for approximately 1 hour until vegetables are very soft. Remove from heat and use stick blender to blend until smooth (if you do not have a stick blender, you can pour…
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- Breads, Buns and Rolls, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Vegetarian
Airy GF Challah
Ingredients ½ kg. (1 package) Tagmish flour (or, of you cannot get it a GF flour mix that can make buns and other shaped goods) 75 gr. sugar 10 gr. dry yeast 70 gr. vegetable oil 1 egg 2 cups warm water 5 gr. salt Glaze Ingredients 1 egg yolk 1 tsp. vegetable oil 1 tsp. water Preparation In a small bowl, mix the yeast with 1 tsp. of the sugar and some of the warm water, and leave for 5 minutes until it froths. In your stand-mixer bowl, place all ingredients and knead on low speed until unified. Change to medium speed and knead for 15 minutes. With oiled…
- Cakes, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, Kosher, Soy Free, Sweets, Vegetarian
Gluten-Free Vanilla-Mocha Cake
Ingredients 330 gr. Tami all-purpose GF flour 10 gr. (1 packet) baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 180 gr. room-temperature butter 300 gr. (1½ cups) sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 eggs For the Mocha: 4 Tbsp. espresso coffee 1½ Tbsp. cocoa powder 1 Tbsp. milk Bundt cake tin, buttered and floured. Preparation Preheat your oven to 180C/360F. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. In your stand mixer on medium speed, beat the sugar, butter and vanilla extract using the K beater until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, waiting until each is fully incorporated. Reduce to low…
- Breads, Buns and Rolls, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Dressed to Impress, Gluten Free, Kosher, Other, Parve, Pre-preparation required, Savory bakes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Sweet Bun and Challah Dough
Friday, morning, three weeks into my diet. Three weeks where I see a variety of breads, Challahs, buns a cakes galore daily in various online forums… So I reached a breaking point and got in the kitchen to improvise a sweetish dough, which I made into a braided Challah, a round Challah and some stuffed buns. Sometimes an improv turns out nice, sometimes it goes straight to the bin, and sometime, like this time, all the stars align and a new recipe joins my standard-recipe family. So here it is, my first made-up yeast dough recipe – originally Gluten-free, and dairy free – here adjusted for plain flour. For the…
- Breads, Buns and Rolls, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Vegetarian
Lightly-Sweet Challah Buns
The source of this recipe is a colleague who claimed it was the best Challah recipe in the world. He was right. As I tend to do, I made some changes and improvements, and here we are. Dough Ingredients 1 kg. flour 200 gr. sugar (for really sweet buns, add 50-100 gr. sugar, to taste) 20 gr. dry yeast 100 gr. vegetable oil 2 eggs 2¼ cups warm water 30 gr. olive oil 10 gr. salt Some more flour for kneading/rolling Glaze Ingredients For dark buns: 3 egg yolks 1 tsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. water For lighter-colored buns: 1 XL egg 1 tsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. water Preparation…