Delicious way to indulge in the lavender that decorated your garden so far. All you need to do is collect the flower heads and take them of the main stem so you are just left with the loose purple bits.
I have combined the lavender with lemon in this cake which is free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar, so essentially vegan. My current elimination diet is going well and I love how it challenges my food choices and make me explore new ways of cooking/ baking.
You may worry that the cake will take like soap - it won't. I visited Jersey lavender farm a few years back and their cafe has lots of nice food using lavender. The plants I have in my garden now are actually from there. They thought my soil might not be suitable for the plants but they are doing really well, they have grown from small pots to huge bushy plants.
Makes: 11 8.5x4.5 mini loafs...
A Dominostein (plural Dominosteine) is a german christmas sweet. The base consists of Lebkuchen, next is a layer of sour cherry or apricot jelly and a layer of marzipan, cube scone is covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate.
When looking into the ingredients for this recipe I found out that the Dominostein was invented in 1936 by Herbert Wendler in Dresden.
The layered praline was targeted for a broader audience because of a cheaper price than the other products of Wendler's praline factory.
During the scarcity of food during World War II the Dominostein gained popularity as a replacement praline.
It is still popular as a must have Christmas sweet in stockings and on Christmas
When looking into the ingredients for this recipe I found out that the Dominostein was invented in 1936 by Herbert Wendler in Dresden.
The layered praline was targeted for a broader audience because of a cheaper price than the other products of Wendler's praline factory.
During the scarcity of food during...
I made these truffles a couple of years back as presents for my friends. No I did not feel guilty giving sweets away as theses are a close to healthy as possible.
They are very rich so over eating is prevented by that, they are satisfying with their rich chocolate taste - one does that trick.
I crafted some little boxes, lined the with tissue paper and added a nice deco band.
Just search for a nice pattern online and print it out across a whole 4A sheet and you are good to go with the instruction below.
Here a link with step by step instructions for folding your own boxes.
Cherry Butter truffles
Makes 15 pieces
Prep time: 10 min
Melting: 30min
Cooling/ Setting: 60min
Forming the truffles: 30min
For version 1 - Butter based:
100g raw unsweetened Chocolate mass
50g double cream (jersey cream)
10g Butter
1 tbsp Cherry
2-3tbsp Cocoa powder - organic unsweetened. - for rolling the finished truffles in.
3-6 knife-tip Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in the Cherry
Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level...
German Lebkuchen is similar to gingerbread.
Lebkuchen belong to christmas like the tree, they are spicy traditional biscuits which are usually soft and covered in chocolate or icing glaze.
Sometimes they contain chopped nuts or candied citrus fruit.
Here is the sugar free replacement version I have worked out last christmas.
Makes 20 pcs 6cm diameter.
Prep time: 10 min
Baking: 12 min at 180 degree celsius
Cooling: 30min
For the biscuits you need:
120g ground Almond flour (ground Almonds, preferably un-blanched but those are hard to get hold of)
75g Coconut oil
4 medium eggs
11g Rum
20g cocoa powder unsweetened
2 drops Vanilla aroma or use Upgraded ground Vanilla
1/4 tsp. Baking powder
1tsp Lebukuchen seasoning - see instructions below or you can use just Cinnamon and Allspice.
1 knife-tip Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 tbsp. hot water
Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is to start with a smaller amount of whatever Stevia you have on hand, it can be ready-use, liquid or tabs (need to be dissolved...
Maybe this is your first sugar free Christmas season, you are wondering how you could participate and how to feel the festivities without your usual sweets? Just make your own to fit in with your new dietary rules.
Last year I created a sugar free marzipan that is very versatile and much nicer than the sugar laden original.
I love German Christmas sweets like Marzipan Kartoffeln and Domino stones, now I just make my own.
It is much nicer to know what you are eating and the process of making something is always rewarding.
Makes 150g Marzipan mass
Prep time: 10 min
Shaping: 10-30min
For the marzipan mass you need:
25g Egg whites
120g ground Almond flour (ground Almonds, preferably un-blanched but those are hard to get hold of)
7g/ 1 tbsp Amaretto
100g 90% Lindt chocolate Optional for chocolate covered Marzipan pralines.
1-2tbsp Cocoa powder - organic unsweetened. Optional for Marzipan potatoes.
1 knife-tip Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 tsp. hot water
Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and...
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