Lemon Chia Seed Muffins

Ingredients:

1/4 cup coconut flour
1 cup blanched almond flour
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/4 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup almond milk
zest of 2 lemons
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp liquid stevia
1/4 tsp vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).

In a medium bowl mix together the coconut flour, chia seeds, baking soda and salt.

In another bowl whisk eggs, almond milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar,
liquid stevia and vanilla extract.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones. Mix well until combined with no lumps.
Put the mixture into a muffin tray (first line with cupcake liners).

Bake for 20min until fully cooked.
Let them cool.


Bon appetit!

LCHF roulade

Ingredients:

3 eggs
3 tbsp erythritol
5 tbsp almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp rum

1 cup sour cream
1 tbsp erythritol
1/2 cup raspberries


Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

First whip together the egg whites and erythritol.
In another bowl mix egg yolks, almond meal, rum and baking powder.
Slowly add whipped egg whites and gently mix together.

On the baking tray (my was 25x35cm) add first baking paper, slowly pour the batter into the tray.

Bake for 15min.
When the dough is baked, roll it into a roulade(the dough must be still hot).
Let it cool.

For the filling mix together the sour cream, erythritol and raspberries. Slowly combine all
the ingredients and spread it on the dough.

Let it cool in the fridge at least 2 hours.


Bon appetit!

Easy LCHF donuts

Ingredients:

1/2 cup blanched almond flour
1/8 cup coconut flour
4 eggs
1/4 cup erythritol
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 160°C (350°F).

First mix together eggs, erythritol and vanilla extract.
Then add blanched almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder and salt.
Bake for 15min.

If you want chocolate donuts, add 1/4 cup cocoa.

Bon appetit!

Slivovi cmoki s krompirjevim testom - Plum dumplings with potato dough

                                                 Sestavine:                                Ingredients:

                                                  Testo                                            Dough

                                       1,2 kg krompirja                            1,2 kg potatoes

                                     170 g gladke moke                          170 g plain flour

                                      170 g ostre moke                           170 g strong flour

                                                3 jajca                                           3 eggs

                                   1/2 čajne žličke soli                                1/2 tsp salt

                                                 Nadev                                          Stuffing

                                                12 sliv                                          12 plums

                     12 čajnih žličk kristalnega sladkorja           12 tsp granulated sugar

                                                Preliv                                            Topping

                                          200 g masla                                     200 g butter 

                                 150g krušnih drobtin                          150 g breadcrumbs

                                              sladkor                                               sugar

                                               cimet                                              cinnamon

Wash, peel and cut (in four pieces) the potatoes. 

Put them in pot, pour over water,

so it covers the potatoes. Boil them for 25 min until they are soften.

Boiled potatoes drain and leave them to slightly cool.

Operi, olupi in razreži krompir na štiri koščke. Daj jih v kozico, dolijemo toliko vode, 
da prekrije krompir. Ko zavrejo voda, pusti kuhati krompir vsaj 25min oz. dokler niso mehki.
Odcedi odvečno vodo in jih pusti, da se malo ohladijo.

Wash plums, remove the pits and cut them in half.

Operi slive, odstrani koščice in jih razreži na polovice.

Add flour, salt and one by one egg into still warm potatoes.

Knead the dough with your hands. 

Še toplim krompirjem dodaj moko, sol in vsako jajce posebej. Vmesi z rokami testo.

The dough must be used immediately, otherwise it becomes wet and difficult to form.

Testo mora biti porabljeno takoj, saj drugače postane mokro in težko za oblikovati.

On a floured work surface roll with hands the dough in long "sausage". 

Cut in 12 (the same size) pieces. Flatten every piece and add one plum

with one teaspoon sugar in the middle. The dough is folded over the plum. 

The edges are tightly pressed on the top. 

Na pomokani delovni površini z rokami zvaljamo testo v dolgo "klobasico",
Narežemo na 12 enakih delov. Vsak košček posebej zravnamo, dodamo slive in žličko
sladkorja. Testo zapremo prek sliv na vrhu.

Fill with water one larger pot. Add one tablespoon salt. Bring the water to boiling point.

Slowly and carefully add the dumplings into the water. Boil them for 10 to 15 min or

until they float on the top of water.

Cooked dumplings remove and drain well.

V večjo kozico dodamo vodo z žličko soli. V zavreto vodo dodamo cmoke, ki jih kuhamo 
10-15 min oz. dokler cmoki ne priplavajo do vrha.
Skuhane cmoke vzamemoiz vode in jih osušimo.

In frying pan dissolve butter and on small heat fry the breadcrumbs until golden brown.

Add the cooked dumpling and turning them over so they are evenly covered in crumbs.

Add to plate and sprinkle the dumplings with sugar and cinnamon.

V kozici raztopimo maslo, dodamo krušne drobtine, ki jih popečemo do zlatorjave barve.
Dodamo cmoke, ki jih popečemo na vsaki strani, tako da so prekriti z drobtinami.
Damo na krožnik, po vrhu dodamo sladkor in cimet.

Bon appetit!

Chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients:

170g butter

140g brown sugar

280g plain flour

1 tsp baking soda

2tsp cornstarch

70g granulated sugar

2 larger eggs

2tsp vanilla extract

210g chocolate chips (dark chocolate, white chocolate,...)

Preheat oven to 165°C.

Cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth.

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.

In other bowl stir in flour, cornstarch and the baking soda.

Slowly stir together the wet and dry ingredients.

Drop to the baking tray, covered with baking paper, with a spoon or with a iceream scoop.

Bake for 11 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges of cookies are nicely browned.

Muffins with raspberries

Ingredients:

200g frozen or fresh raspberries
300g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 egg
100g brown sugar
80ml vegetable oil
200g sour cream


Let the frozen raspberries to defrost on room temperature and preheat the oven
to 180°C.

First mix together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking
soda and cinnamon.

In other bowl mix together the wet ingredients. First mix for at least
one minute the egg and the sugar. Then add lemon juice, oil and sour cream.

Mix the wet and the dry together. Fill the dough with a spoon
to the paper molds in the tray.

Bake for 20min.
Let the muffins cool down at least 5min in the tray.

Bon appetit!

Crumbly fried pastry

Ingredients:

3 egg yolks

6 tbsp white wine

pinch of salt

2 tbsp rum

1 tbsp lemon juice

pinch of vanilla essence

300g all-purpose flour

Slowly mix together egg yolks, white wine, salt, rum, 

lemon juice and vanilla essence.

Add spoon by spoon the flour.

Let the dough rest in refrigerator or in some cold place at least 1 hour.

Roll out the dough to very thin thickness (about 1mm).

Slice the dough into elongated pieces. 

Cut a line (about 3cm long) in the middle of piece.

Twist one edge through the line in the middle.

Fry the pieces on one side until light brown. 

Then turn around to fry other side.

When the pastry is fried, put it on paper towel which will absorb the remaining oil.

Sprinkle them with powder sugar.

Bon appetit!