A blog by a girl from Sydney who loves to go out and eat, over buy too many cookbooks and magazines, and create her own recipes.
Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Sugar Free Health Muffins - #1






In my quest to become fit and fabulous, I have come up with a super healthy version of the regular muffins.

I have several health muffin recipes, so the is recipe #1.

These muffins are sugar free, using only natural ingredients such as cinnamon, banana, honey and apple to sweeten the mixture. It also loaded with fibre and super foods.

Try them and let me know what you think?

Ingredients:

- 1 very large very ripe Banana
- 1 Tablespoon of Chia Seeds
- 70g of Dried Whole Cranberries, then chop them in half after measuring
- 4 Tablespoons of Honey
- 1 large red apple, skinned and diced
- 3 Tablespoons of Organic Quinoa Flakes
- 100g Wholemeal Plain flour
- 250g Wholemeal Self Raising Flour
- 1/2 Tablespoon of Cinnamon
- 70g of Walnuts, roughly chopped after measuring
- 1 Teaspoon of Baking Powder
- 1 Organic Egg
- 3 Tablespoons of Grapeseed Oil

- 150ml of Milk


Method:

Mix your flours, chia seeds, cinnamon, walnuts and baking powder together in a bowl.

Then take your cut cranberries and add 3 tablespoons of water to them and microwave for 30 seconds, to moisten and re-hydrate them.

Then take your banana and mash with your honey, place this with your dry mixture and add your cranberries ( with any water that did not evaporate with them ), oil, milk, chopped apple and egg and mix together.

If you find your mixture is a bit dry you could add a little  more milk.


Place the mixture evenly in 12 muffin cases, and drizzle honey on each one.


Place into an oven set at 180C for 15-20 minutes or until they have risen and look golden.

Enjoy xoxo 




Saturday, June 22, 2013

Squires Baking Magazine - Visual Candy - Literally!

As I was walking around my local newsagent today I happened to stumble upon a beautiful baking book from the UK.


It is published by Squires baking school in England and has the most beautiful recipes, pictures and creataive ideas about baking I have ever seen. I bought the 3rd issue for spring and I loved it so much I have now created an account with them and plan to buy the first 2 issues as well as some of their other products.
Oh yeah their list of products sold online is amaziiiing!

They have everything from 5 kg of Bridal icing paste to icing colours, sugar decorations, moulds, cookie cutters, kitchen scales and really everything you could want or need for baking!

Check out the website here