Green Pea Einkorn Pancakes
Thursday, October 19, 2017Create a healthy, filling and deliciously different vegetarian meal with these irresistible green pea pancakes. It can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes and are best served with Quark or ricotta and a side salad.
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- Place frozen green peas in a bowl and pour in boiling water. Leave it aside for 5 minutes. Drain well.
- Process green peas, buttermilk, eggs, einkorn flour, baking powder, salt and freshly milled black pepper to taste until incorporated and smooth.
- Heat 1 teaspoon coconut oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add in 1 heaped tablespoon of batter and cook for 3 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining coconut oil and batter to make 12 pancakes.
Peanut Butter Einkorn Cookie Cups with Erythritol
Thursday, October 12, 2017Quick, easy to make and perfect for holiday parties and cookie trays, these bite-sized wholegrain and erythritol sweetened amazingly delicious peanut butter cookie cups are a treat for the kids and adults.
Peanut Butter Einkorn Cookie Cups with Erythritol
adapted from Betty Crocker
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- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease 24 mini muffin cups with coconut oil or cooking spray. Set aside.
- In small bowl, mix freshly milled einkorn flour, baking soda and salt. In a mixing bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter and erythritol granules with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Stir in chopped peanuts.
- Divide the dough into 24 portions and shape each into a ball. Place one ball into each muffin cup. Bake 12 minutes. Immediately press one toffee into center of each cookie. Bake 2 minutes longer. Top chocolate toffee with salt flake if desired. Cool in pan on cooling rack.
Kale, Fig and Pear Salad with Perga
Thursday, October 05, 2017Loaded with autumny fruits, vitamin-rich kale, and food of the Gods: perga, then dressed with a balsamic blanc vinaigrette, is truly a nutritional powerhouse. If you want to make it vegan, use cashews or other nuts in place of perga.
Perga, also called bee bread or ambrosia, is fermented bee pollen which happens when the bees add their saliva to the pollen and retains its hexagonal honeycomb shape after it is taken out. It has a mild, sweet-sour taste and rich in protein and minerals.
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- In the mason jar, add the balsamic blanc, olive oil, garlic-infused honey, black cumin seeds and dried tarragon. Twist the cap, and shake again until everything has emulsified. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready for use.
- Wash and chop the kale. Dry kale in a salad spinner. Arrange them in a salad platter. Add sliced pears, fig wedges, pomegranate seeds and perga or roasted cashew nuts if your want to make this vegan.
- Toss with the prepared dressing and serve.
Vegan Gluten Free Toasted Quinoa Snack Balls
Thursday, September 28, 2017These energy-boosting snack balls of tri-coloured toasted quinoa, pureed dried mango, nuts and oats, are the perfect lunch-box fillers or as a high-energy mid morning treat.
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- Well rinse and drain the quinoa. Place them in a large nonstick skillet in a single layer over medium-high heat, stirring or shaking the pan occasionally, until it is lightly dried out and toasted, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Place quinoa, quick oats, flaked coconut, and dried mango in a food processor and process to a crumb. Add in almond butter and maple syrup and whiz for 2-3 minutes until the mixture forms a paste.
- Roll tablespoonsful of mixture into balls. place on a tray and then refrigerate until firm.
Pumpkin Emmer Scones with Dates
Thursday, September 21, 2017These pumpkin scones, lightly scented with nutmeg, with freshly milled emmer flour and dates are perfect for morning tea. They are not overly sweet and have a nice light and crumbly texture. They also make great lunch-box fillers.
Emmer wheat is one of the three hulled wheats (einkorn, spelt and emmer) known in Italy as farro. Sometimes called “Pharaoh’s Wheat.” Like all the ancient and heirloom wheats, they do contain gluten. However, the structure of this ancient wheat’s gluten is different from that of modern types, so it’s often digestible by people with gluten sensitivity or wheat allergies!
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- Preheat oven to 200C/400F. In a bowl, whisk together freshly milled emmer, almond meal, coconut sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Using fingertips, rub butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add in chopped dates and stir to combine.
- Make a well in centre of mixture. Add pumpkin and buttermilk. Stir until a sticky dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until just smooth. Pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick round and cut into 8 wedges.
- Place scones on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Brush the top with buttermilk. Sprinkle each scone with raw pumpkin seeds if you like. Bake for about 15-18 minutes or until golden and hollow when tapped on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.