Monday, 28 February 2011
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Peanut Butter Gluten-Free Goodness
I'm in a gluten coma. All the wheat I've been consuming lately (cookies, bread etc), which is chalk full of gluten, has put me into a lethargic stupor of bloated proportions. But, as I always do, I still want to have my cake and eat it too. And as my friend Gill wisely pointed out - what's the point of having cake if you can't eat it? So as a solution to my inflated gut and general gluten-induced fatigue, I found an easy recipe that makes delicious gluten free peanut butter treats! This means I can still have a sweet kick, without feeling bloated, heavy, and sluggish afterwards. Yum!
Its important to note that some peanut butters may contain gluten, however if you use the most natural peanut butter (basically ground peanuts) from your nearest health food store, they generally don't contain gluten. This recipe would also turn out delicious cookies with almond butter instead of peanut.
Did I mention these are easy?
Peanut Butter Gluten-Free Biscuits
125g unsalted butter
175g brown sugar
125g peanut butter
1 large egg
1tsp baking powder
175g rice flour
Preheat oven to 180C/Fan 160C/350F/Gas 4
1. Cream together the butter and brown sugar, then beat in the peanut butter and egg.
2. Mix in the baking powder and flour.
3. Place teaspoonfuls of the batter, leaving space in between each, onto a greased baking tray.
4. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 15-20mins (bake for less time to keep them more soft, and more time for a more crisp and crunchy biscuit).
Peanut Butter pants...
Its important to note that some peanut butters may contain gluten, however if you use the most natural peanut butter (basically ground peanuts) from your nearest health food store, they generally don't contain gluten. This recipe would also turn out delicious cookies with almond butter instead of peanut.
Did I mention these are easy?
Peanut Butter Gluten-Free Biscuits
125g unsalted butter
175g brown sugar
125g peanut butter
1 large egg
1tsp baking powder
175g rice flour
Preheat oven to 180C/Fan 160C/350F/Gas 4
1. Cream together the butter and brown sugar, then beat in the peanut butter and egg.
2. Mix in the baking powder and flour.
3. Place teaspoonfuls of the batter, leaving space in between each, onto a greased baking tray.
4. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 15-20mins (bake for less time to keep them more soft, and more time for a more crisp and crunchy biscuit).
Peanut Butter pants...
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Naughty: Cox Cookies & Cake London
This bakery is unfortunately now closed!
I have recently been reflecting on the state of cupcakes (as I often do), and to my own disappointment, I've concluded that cupcakes are getting...mundane. Yes I said it. Boring, same-same, Jennifer-Aniston-in-another-romantic-comedy same... Perhaps its a negative, post-January blues slump, but if I come across another pink, sprinkled, fluffy vanilla delight, I might cry and dye my hair black.
Fortunately, after much trepidation, my cries for a savior from the mundane have been answered. The envelope has been pushed... Sprinkles have been replaced by velvety red lips, opening up to chocolaty cake centers. Buttercream roses have been molded into fondant boobs (yes boobs!), and Marilyn Monroe's candied face has usurped sugared flowers, seducing me into her frosted, vanilla folds. Jedi knights themselves have come to my rescue... I have discovered London's very own - COX COOKIES AND CAKE (not surprisingly in the sex district.)
Behold...
Getting back to my roots, this cupcake shop is part owned by a Canadian. So, if you want to try one of the best desserts of your life, from none other than Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, do indulge in a Nanaimo Bar. You won't regret a single bite.
And if you're going to eat a nipple cake, you might as well dress the part.
Love your Canadian dessert blogger, Elizabeth.
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| Brewer Street, London, UK |
I have recently been reflecting on the state of cupcakes (as I often do), and to my own disappointment, I've concluded that cupcakes are getting...mundane. Yes I said it. Boring, same-same, Jennifer-Aniston-in-another-romantic-comedy same... Perhaps its a negative, post-January blues slump, but if I come across another pink, sprinkled, fluffy vanilla delight, I might cry and dye my hair black.
Fortunately, after much trepidation, my cries for a savior from the mundane have been answered. The envelope has been pushed... Sprinkles have been replaced by velvety red lips, opening up to chocolaty cake centers. Buttercream roses have been molded into fondant boobs (yes boobs!), and Marilyn Monroe's candied face has usurped sugared flowers, seducing me into her frosted, vanilla folds. Jedi knights themselves have come to my rescue... I have discovered London's very own - COX COOKIES AND CAKE (not surprisingly in the sex district.)
Behold...
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| Multicultural of course... |
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| Diamonds are a girl's best friend? No no....cupcakes are my dear Marilyn. Don't get lippy with me! |
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| Yummy just got better. |
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| Canadian Nanaimo Bar |
Getting back to my roots, this cupcake shop is part owned by a Canadian. So, if you want to try one of the best desserts of your life, from none other than Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, do indulge in a Nanaimo Bar. You won't regret a single bite.
And if you're going to eat a nipple cake, you might as well dress the part.
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