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This recipe is adapted from this Cranberry and Almond Biscotti recipe. Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 tsp almond or vanilla extract 1 c. coconut sugar 1 c. Gluten-free flour – I used Recipe 3 from Gluten Free Palate’s Self-raising Gluten Free Flour – the extra leavening is …
There are many ways to make Karelian Piirakka. This is the way we do ours. You can also fill them with mashed potato or cooked carrot but we (ok me, it’s me) likes the rice kind the best. They are best served with Munavoitah (aka …
These chocolate pumpkin muffins use aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) instead of eggs and the are light and delicious. I had pumpkin left over from a loaf I baked up but no eggs. It got the base recipe from Cookiemadness.net (Easy Aquafaba …
This recipe is a melange of a bunch of different recipes for Morning Glory Muffins and Pineapple Carrot Muffins. I mixed these by hand (a mixer is not necessary). I used white flour but you could use whole wheat or a mix of the two. …
I’m trying use up some semolina flour I had on hand along with reducing the bananas in my freezer. I did so using this variation of Sally’s Baking Addiction Banana Muffins which you will find here. Ingredients 3-4 ripe bananas 1/3 cup softened butter 2/3 …
I adapted this recipe this from Simple Veganista’s Favourite Cranberry Orange Bread. The difference is that a I had cranberry sauce left over from Turkey Coma Weekend and wanted to use it up so I reduced the OJ to 1/2 cup and I added 1 …
I am familiar with cardamon and baking because of my Finnish heritage but I hadn’t had a Swedish cardamon roll until I tried the Cardamon Twists at Birds and Beets in Gastown. They are pretty fabulous and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to …
Chai Jiffy Rolls are a twist on the recipe for Jiffy Cinnamon Rolls in Jean Paré, CM’s Muffins & More cookbook. I got a copy of this book from a dear friend back in 1987 with special instruction to make sure I baked the Cinnamon …
I bought a bag of Corn Flour as part of my exploration of cooking without gluten. Turns out most recipes mix it with regular flour (insert frustrated, frowny-face emoji here). I did manage to find Corn Flour Biscuits with Maple Butter, courtesy of Barry from …
I love the way coconut flour smells. It’s a little tricky to use and I had to mess about with the measurements to get the right texture. The recipe is based on this 3 Ingredient Coconut Shortbread Flour Cookies but I ended up adlibbing because …