Pecan Tart

Gluten Free Vegan Pecan Tart Yield 1- 10″ x 1″ tart  10-12 servings Crust 35g cornstarch (can substitute arrowroot) 20g tapioca starch 40g cornmeal, medium course  50g cassava flour  80g gf oats ground (can use oat flour, may need to in crease the water) 2g salt  30g coconut sugar  75g cold coconut oil  90g cold…

Brown Butter Pear Cake

Brown Butter Graham Cake Yields 16 35g mini cakes or 1 6in cake Ingredients 70g (¾ c) natural almond flour 70g (⅓ c + 1T) graham flour 2g (½ t) baking powder 2g (¼ t) salt ⅛ t ground allspice Pinch ground clove   80g (⅓ c) coconut sugar 5g (1t) vanilla extract 150g (3…

Molasses Ginger Chew

Molasses Ginger Chew Cookies Yield ~ 2 dozen    300g (2 c) all purpose flour 10g (1.5 tsp) ginger powder ¼ tsp  ground nutmeg   ⅛ tsp ground clove 17g ( 2T heaping) cacao powder 12g (2t) baking soda 1/2 t salt   170g ( 3/4c or 1 ½ sticks) room softened  butter 30g (3T)…

Spiced Apple Skillet Cake

Spiced Apple Skillet Cake Yelids 1- 9” round cast iron skillet or cake pan, serves 8-10 people  Cake 50g (1/3c) rye flour 500g (2/3c) whole wheat flour 40g (1/3c) natural almond meal 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon powdered ginger ½ teaspoon cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg Pinch ground black pepper…

Rye Focaccia

Focaccia Yields One 1⁄2 sheet pan 18 x 13 in ( 46 x 33 cm) 2 1⁄2 teaspoons active yeast 8g cane sugar (agave, honey, or maple will also work) 500g warm water (100-110ºF/ 37-43ºC)   500g all-purpose flour 200g toasted rye flour* 75g olive oil 10g salt   1 each delicata squash (sliced into…

Gluten Free Vegan Banana Bread

Banana Bread  Yield 1 loaf (9x5x3) 340g banana, mashed 3g vanilla extract   7g flax meal 30g water   45g sunflower oil 105g sugar 60g maple syrup 180g vegan yogurt   3⁄4t salt 12g baking powder 145g almond meal 115g oats 120g sorghum flour 25g white rice flour 40g arrowroot starch   150g walnuts, or…

Legume and a Cavendish: A Love Story

Peanut Butter and Banana, this couple has been together for decades. Showing that no matter how different you may be, there is always a sweet ending. For this cookie marriage I decided to spice things up a bit a bring in a third for the night; my go to Marshmallow. This addition ands texture, chew,…

Mallow Mallow Mallow!

I recently asked what y’all what would you like to see as my next post and by strong request it was Marshmallows or as I commonly refer to them: Mallows This mallow recipe is not a typical recipe, it incorporates blueberry puree and St. Germaine liquor. With that being said I really pushed the hydration…

Joy Ride The cookie adventure

Lately I have been craving a good cookie adventure and more specifically a Mudslide. Not my go to usually, I recently saw one at Nuvrei Bakery in Portland, Ore. Since then I’ve been trying to make them at work, but sadly no time. Finally my weekend has arrived and it’s time to get my bake…

Love is in the air

I know for many people Valentines Day is an over rated holiday that has very little meaning. That is a fine point of view to have, it is not mine tho. This is my favorite holiday, which I know is odd to hear someone say, especially someone who is single but it’s true. Growing up…

Making Traditions

Looking back on my childhood I noticed a very disturbing occurrence, the lack of tradition. My family is rich with culture, my grandma is first generation in this country, with her parents coming from Sicily and my adopted family is strong with French and German decent. Both of which have strong culinary history, some more…

PositivelySweet

For the holidays I will be making some of my favorite sweets and treats. I know it has been quite some time, it’s time to dust of my molds and get back into. How about we end 2016 with a sweet finale. Candy Box Divinity Hazelnut Pralines Toffee Bark Bonbons- will be available in box…