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

    Lightly-Sweet Challah Buns

    October 17, 2015

    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…

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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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  • Buns and Rolls,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Israeli independence day,  Kosher,  Parve,  Savory bakes,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Improved GF Burger Buns

    August 3, 2015

    I like developing good recipes, and then improving on them… So sue me 🙂 Ingredients ½ Tbsp. dry active yeast 480 gr. (2 cups) warm water 200 gr. cows/goats milk or for a dairy-free version: water + 2 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. olive oil 4 Tbsp. honey 1 Tbsp. salt 840 gr. Tagmish GF Flour mix Brushing mixture: 20 gr. melted butter/olive oil + 1 egg yolk Preparation Put all ingredients in your stand-mixer bowl, and knead for 10 minutes on low. With oiled hands, form a ball and lightly oil on all sides. Transfer dough to lightly-oiled bowl, cover with a plastic bag, and let…

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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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