Butternut squash Swiss roll – GAPS intro safe

Butternut squash Swiss roll – GAPS intro safe

Yes you can have cake on GAPSintro diet - this cake works on stage 3 when you have introduced eggs and nut butter successfully. If you love Butternut squash you'll love this, but careful it is so yummy that you might end up having more than you planned. GAPS intro diet is not easy but it is certainly doable and if you do it properly from the start you will enjoy food more when it gets introduced because your body does not retaliate when you have it.   Makes: full size oven tray sponge Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 10min at 180 degree celsius pre heated oven (middle shelf) Cooling: 30min Setting: several hours in the fridge   For the sponge cake base you need: 6 eggs separate ( egg whites beaten stiff) 300g cooked/ blended butternut squash 80g cashew nut butter 1/4 tsp bourbon vanilla 1-2  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons 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...
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Spicy buttery butternut squash jelly, GAPS intro diet dessert

Spicy buttery butternut squash jelly, GAPS intro diet dessert

In mind August 2015 I took the plunge and started GAPS intro diet stage 1 to see if I can get my Ankylosing spondylitis flare under control again. At first I was worried that I would find eating to the strict rules very hard but after a couple of days it became quite natural, I do spend a lot of time cooking so I am always prepared ahead of meal time. My oven had been broken for several weeks prior and I had really looked forward to baking things again, on GAPS intro there is no backing  :-( so I had to be creative to come up with this GAPS dessert. Though I liked tea jelly it is very low in nutrition even after adding the Greatlakes gelatine with it's amino acids I longed for something more nourishing that was not soup. I decided to try butternut squash jelly with cinnamon, I know cinnamon does not seem to be allowed at this stage, so if...
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Zesty orange coconut cake – gluten and sugar free

Zesty orange coconut cake – gluten and sugar free

This is a variation of the previous post of Foolproof paleo coconut cake with Stevia & Easy coconut rum cup cakes with Stevia, for this version I used orange juice. This cake is great for anyone who is a big fan of coconut, it has a real holiday type taste to it with it's zestiness. You can also do it withe lemon juice but you want to mix it with water to avoid it being too zesty.   Makes: 26cm diameter flat cake 5cm deep (or 11-12 cup cakes) Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 40min Cooling time: 60-120min   Ingredients: 6 medium eggs 100g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 60g melted Coconut oil (or Butter) 237g Orange juice (other fruit juices may work too) sprinkle of ground Vanilla 37g Almond flour 36g Coconut flour 170g Unsweetened desiccated Coconut 3g  Baking powder For lemon juice version: 75g water plus 105g lemon juice   Instructions: pre-heat oven to 180 degree celsius Beat the egg with the Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 and Vanilla mix  in the melted cooled oil until creamy add the orange juice beat until combined mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl (sift the coconut flour) add the dry ingredients to the creamy egg mix,...
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Paleo Cinnamon Pecan cookies, gluten and sugar free

Paleo Cinnamon Pecan cookies, gluten and sugar free

    Makes: about 42 cookies Prep time: 20 min, plus 1-2hours for dough to harden in the fridge Cooking: 16min Cooling time: 60min Ingredients: 150g Almond flour 100g Chestnut flour ( you can use Almond flour instead, change the 40g Almond flour for coconut flour) 100g Pecan nuts ground 1 tsp Cinnamon 10g unsweetened Cocoa powder pinch of Salt 70g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 200g grass fed Butter - room temperature 1 medium egg 1-2  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Whole pecan nuts for decorating   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 too), adding more is easier than diluting – you could end up with a huge amount of treat -Don’t have any Stevia yet? – you can always use normal sweetener products until you are set up. Instructions: pre-heat oven to 180 degree celsius mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl add...
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Paleo butternut squash raisin loaf – sugar free, gluten free

Paleo butternut squash raisin loaf – sugar free, gluten free

  Originally this was meant to be a pumpkin bread, when I tried to get pumpkin I could find any - maybe pumpkins didn't do well this year and there is a shortage? Since butternut squash is similar I just used that instead. I wanted to have the cosy autumn feeling that fresh raisin bread with butter and jam gave me and my family when I was little. Around this time if year/ November yeast breads with raisins are available in every german bakery in various forms. I just made the recipe below up, it is not with yeast but it has the raisins and spices that make me feel warm.   Makes: one small tin loaf Prep time: 20 min (once raisins and butternut squash are ready) Cooking: 55min Cooling time: 60min Ingredients: 50g raisins soaked in water (and 18g amaretto- not essential), best soak for 24hours (if you like lots use more) 375g cooked butternut squash (flesh only- remove seeds and skin) 84g coconut oil melted 6 medium eggs (separately whisk egg whites) 178g Chestnut...
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