Wishing you a very early Merry Christmas.
Don't know if I'll get much time on the net this week for anything beyond what can be done in small windows of time. The old man and Pip both have vacation and that means sharing of the one internet connection. So have a great Christmas in advance.
In honor of Christmas and a Christmas Eve birthday, the old man's, I will share a couple of recipes for the season.
I'll start with our usual birthday breakfast, Strawberry Shortcake Waffles
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WAFFLES
serves 4
Ingredients
½ cup tapioca flour
½ cup coconut flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup butter, melted
¼ cup 100 percent fruit strawberry jam
½ cup strawberry sweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
Topping
sliced strawberries
whipped cream
Directions
1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. In a bowl, stir together tapioca flour, coconut flour, and baking powder.
3. In a large bowl, whisk butter, ¼ cup strawberry jam, applesauce, vanilla extract, eggs, and salt.
4. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
5. Scoop about a ½ cup of the batter (makes a medium sized waffle on mine) into the waffle iron. Cook until the waffle has browned, about 4 minutes. Continue cooking the waffles in batches until you’ve run out of batter.
6. Serve waffles topped with strawberries and whipped cream.
Here is a recipe for Whipped Cream so that you can make your own.
Whipped Cream
Ingredients
1 tablespoon Torani vanilla syrup
1 Cup heavy whipping cream
Directions
Pour the cream into a high-sided mixing bowl or measuring cup, 1 cup will whip up to 3 or 4 cups of whipped cream. Add the syrup and whip with an electric mixer, can take up to 5 minutes to get stiff. I know it is finished when I can put a spoon on it and it will not sink.
What is a birthday without cake? This German Chocolate Torte is what we always fix for birthdays.
German Chocolate Torte
Ingredients
6 whole Eggs
1/2 cup Butter, melted
1/2 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
Ganache ingredients
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 Tbsp coconut oil
Whipped cream:
3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 cup unsweetened Coconut Flakes
1 tablespoon vanilla syrup (not extract)
1 cup Pecans, chopped
Process
1. Preheat oven to bake at 350.
In a large mixing bow, combine eggs, maple syrup, pasture butter, and vanilla.
Blend with a hand mixer until smooth.
Add coconut flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda to the bowl, and continue to blend until batter is smooth.
Lightly grease a 9 inch deep dish pie pan. Pour batter into the pan, and smooth the top with a spatula (this is a thick batter, so you will have to work with it slightly.)
Bake cake for 30-35 minutes, and remove from oven to cool.
2. To make the ganache:
Melt chocolate chips with the coconut oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 sec.
3. To make the whipped cream frosting:
Whip heavy cream and vanilla syrup with a mixer. When not yet stiff add coconut flakes and continue whipping until stiff and fluffy.
4. Once the cake has cooled, cut and put piece on plates. Pour ganache over individual pieces of cake, sprinkle with chopped pecans and top with coconut whipped cream.
This is the Apple pancake recipe we use for breakfast on holidays. Well that and some bacon or sausage.
Apple Pancake
For the apples:
2 apples peeled, cored and cut into bite-size pieces (3 if apples are smallish)
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the batter:
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 cup whole milk or half and half
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup arrowroot flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
2 tablespoons maple syrup for drizzling (optional)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and the adjust rack to middle position. Place the apples, coconut sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir until combined. Pour the apple mixture into a 10″ cast iron skillet (or buttered 9″ pie plate). Place the apples in the oven while you mix the batter, about 5 minutes, a little longer for really firm apples.
Blend together the eggs, coconut sugar, milk, coconut flour, tapioca flour, arrowroot, cinnamon and vanilla in a blender until smooth.
Carefully pull out the oven rack and quickly pour the pancake batter over the apples. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top. Cool for 5 minutes. Serve with a small drizzle of maple syrup.
Have a safe, yummy, and warm holiday.
In honor of Christmas and a Christmas Eve birthday, the old man's, I will share a couple of recipes for the season.
I'll start with our usual birthday breakfast, Strawberry Shortcake Waffles
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WAFFLES
serves 4
Ingredients
½ cup tapioca flour
½ cup coconut flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup butter, melted
¼ cup 100 percent fruit strawberry jam
½ cup strawberry sweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
Topping
sliced strawberries
whipped cream
Directions
1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. In a bowl, stir together tapioca flour, coconut flour, and baking powder.
3. In a large bowl, whisk butter, ¼ cup strawberry jam, applesauce, vanilla extract, eggs, and salt.
4. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
5. Scoop about a ½ cup of the batter (makes a medium sized waffle on mine) into the waffle iron. Cook until the waffle has browned, about 4 minutes. Continue cooking the waffles in batches until you’ve run out of batter.
6. Serve waffles topped with strawberries and whipped cream.
Here is a recipe for Whipped Cream so that you can make your own.
Whipped Cream
Ingredients
1 tablespoon Torani vanilla syrup
1 Cup heavy whipping cream
Directions
Pour the cream into a high-sided mixing bowl or measuring cup, 1 cup will whip up to 3 or 4 cups of whipped cream. Add the syrup and whip with an electric mixer, can take up to 5 minutes to get stiff. I know it is finished when I can put a spoon on it and it will not sink.
What is a birthday without cake? This German Chocolate Torte is what we always fix for birthdays.
German Chocolate Torte
Ingredients
6 whole Eggs
1/2 cup Butter, melted
1/2 cup Maple Syrup
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
Ganache ingredients
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 Tbsp coconut oil
Whipped cream:
3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 cup unsweetened Coconut Flakes
1 tablespoon vanilla syrup (not extract)
1 cup Pecans, chopped
Process
1. Preheat oven to bake at 350.
In a large mixing bow, combine eggs, maple syrup, pasture butter, and vanilla.
Blend with a hand mixer until smooth.
Add coconut flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda to the bowl, and continue to blend until batter is smooth.
Lightly grease a 9 inch deep dish pie pan. Pour batter into the pan, and smooth the top with a spatula (this is a thick batter, so you will have to work with it slightly.)
Bake cake for 30-35 minutes, and remove from oven to cool.
2. To make the ganache:
Melt chocolate chips with the coconut oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 sec.
3. To make the whipped cream frosting:
Whip heavy cream and vanilla syrup with a mixer. When not yet stiff add coconut flakes and continue whipping until stiff and fluffy.
4. Once the cake has cooled, cut and put piece on plates. Pour ganache over individual pieces of cake, sprinkle with chopped pecans and top with coconut whipped cream.
This is the Apple pancake recipe we use for breakfast on holidays. Well that and some bacon or sausage.
Apple Pancake
For the apples:
2 apples peeled, cored and cut into bite-size pieces (3 if apples are smallish)
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the batter:
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 cup whole milk or half and half
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup arrowroot flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
2 tablespoons maple syrup for drizzling (optional)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and the adjust rack to middle position. Place the apples, coconut sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir until combined. Pour the apple mixture into a 10″ cast iron skillet (or buttered 9″ pie plate). Place the apples in the oven while you mix the batter, about 5 minutes, a little longer for really firm apples.
Blend together the eggs, coconut sugar, milk, coconut flour, tapioca flour, arrowroot, cinnamon and vanilla in a blender until smooth.
Carefully pull out the oven rack and quickly pour the pancake batter over the apples. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top. Cool for 5 minutes. Serve with a small drizzle of maple syrup.
Have a safe, yummy, and warm holiday.