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Breads, Buns and Rolls, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Vegetarian

Gluten-Free Lightly-Sweet Challah Buns

July 25, 2013

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 then did some experimentation to convert it to a Gluten-free version. I’ll let you be the judge… Gluten-Free Dough Ingredients 1 kg. Tagmish flour (not yet available outside of Israel. If you have a GF flour mix that can make buns and other shaped goods, try it) 200 gr. sugar (for really sweet buns, add 50-100 gr. sugar, to taste) 20 gr. dry yeast 100 gr. vegetable oil 2 eggs 3½ cups warm water 20 gr.…

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Cakes, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Dressed to Impress, Fruit Cakes, Kosher, Parve, Pies and Sweet Tarts, Rosh Ha'Shana, Soy Free, Vegetarian

Apple Pie

July 13, 2013

I got this recipe from a friend years ago. Other than a few minor changes, I kept it true to its origins. A fun, comforting pie best served warm with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream. Filling Ingredients 8 Granny Smith apples, cored and cubed 150 gr. (¾ cup) Demerara sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. almond extract 1 tbsp. lemon juice 50 gr. walnuts and/or raisins 2 Tbsp. Brandy Filling Preparation Cook apples sugar and cinnamon over medium heat. When somewhat softened add lemon, almond extract and nuts/raisins. Remove from heat and let cool. Regular Crust Ingredients 250 gr. (2 cups) whole…

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Breads, Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

“Whole-Wheat” Gluten-Free Bread

June 20, 2013

Ingredients 1¾ cups lukewarm water 1 tbsp. salt 2 tbsp. olive oil 260 gr. (2 cups) Tagmish Gluten-free flour (or another suitable all-purpose GF flour) 1 cup freshly-ground flax seeds. 2 tbsp. Demerara sugar 8 gr. dry yeast Optional enhancements: dried pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chopped nuts (or any other dry ingredient you want to add) Preparation In a bowl, mix the GF flour and ground flax seeds. Put the water, oil and salt into the breadmaker pan or a bowl (if oven baking). Add the flour and flax-seed mix, and on top of it the sugar and yeast. Set your breadmaker to basic mode (~3 hours depending on breadmaker model),…

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Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Pasta Sauces, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Thick Tomato Sauce

June 7, 2013

A thick sauce that is great with pasta, in lasagna and on pizza… Just between you and me: Add ½ cup heavy cream and you get a lovely Rosé pasta sauce. Ingredients 2 large cans of peeled tomatoes, minus the fluids (or 8-10 large plum tomatoe, peeled) 6-10 garlic cloves, crushed 1 large onion, finely chopped Handful fresh basil leaves ½ cup water 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil For pizza sauce: 2-3 Tbsp. dried Oregano salt and sugar for seasoning Preparation In large saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil, until lightly golden. Chop the tomatoes and add to the pan. Add basil leaves and water and stir well.…

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Dairy, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Quickies, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Rose’s Pancakes

May 25, 2013

Ingredients 250 gr. sour cream or thick goats-milk yogurt (For a non-dairy/vegan version: Tofutui dairy-free sour cream) 1 egg (For those allergic to eggs/vegans: 1 soft banana, mashed) 1 cup flour (for a gluten-free version use “Tami” or another all-purpose gluten-free flour) 1 full tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda ½ cup sugar 1 cup milk/goats-milk (For a non-dairy/vegan version: soy/rice/hazelnut/oat milk – whichever type you enjoy the flavor of) oil/butter for frying Preparation In a bowl, mix sour cream/yogurt, sugar and egg/banana well. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and milk, and whisk until smooth. Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and refrigerate for ½ an hour. Heat a non-stick…

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