In the previous post (Blueberry Coffee Cake) I mentioned that the recipe came from the book The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook by Cybele Pascal. I really enjoy this cookbook. I haven't made many recipes but they all look very yummy and so far, I'm 2 for 3. (More on that later!) One note that I wanted to make is that Pascal mentions that there should be no modifications made to her recipes. I have broken the rules in that respect when it comes to wheat flour. I do not need to omit gluten from our cooking and therefore do not. So far, the cakes that I have made have turned out fantastic. Also, I have had to use a margarine that is not supposed to be used for baking because everything else contains soy.
I attempted cookies yesterday but the results were less than stellar. So for now, I'm still trying to work out the best combinations and will post both my successes AND my failures. I had a spectacular failure with the chocolate chip cookies. Yummy, but not presentable in the least. I think I will attempt a more traditional recipe next and use non-dairy milk and the egg replacer. I'm hoping that I'll still get to use the recipes from AFBH, but have to figure out the flour portions.
I'll keep you updated on how these attempts work out!
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Saturday, April 03, 2010
Blueberry Coffee Cake
My first food entry! I made this because we were having some guests over for dinner (although they brought the dinner - yummy, yummy maki rolls. Mmmm...I'll post them later.)
This recipe comes from The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook (AFBH) by Cybele Pascal. I have made three recipes from this book and the two cake recipes have turned out fabulously! This book is written for many allergies, including gluten. K's allergies are milk, eggs and peanuts (confirmed) and a suspected sesame (this one is all but confirmed since he had an emergency trip after eating hummus) and we think maybe soy, but we can't be sure because we're too chicken to try after said trip to hospital.
So, those are my criteria when cooking - no dairy, eggs, peanuts, sesame or soy. Ack! You can see why I wouldn't willingly add another no-no to the list! I followed the recipe in AFBH quite closely, except for the gluten free part. I used regular flour. Here are the ingredients, with my modifications in brackets.
Blueberry Boy Bait (not a fan of the name, so I just call it coffee cake!)
2 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (I used white and whole wheat flours - she provides a recipe for gluten-free flour in her book.)
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (used to mimic gluten - I omitted because I was using wheat flour)
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (hmmm....I believe I omitted this, but only because I missed it when reading the recipe. Oops!)
3/4 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening (This is, like, impossible to get in Canada. So I used Becel RSF which very clearly specifies that it is not to be used for baking. Another oops.)
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 6 tablespoons rice milk (This brand is an American one. I use PaneRiso brand egg replacer. So, I work backwards and try to figure out how many eggs should be used and then use the appropriate amount of egg replacer. Difficult.)
3/4 cup rice milk (I used vanilla flavoured.)
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries tossed with flour or flour mix (Oops. Another step I missed! I will add more blueberries next time - maybe half a cup more.)
1/4 cup granulated sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I left out the cinnamon because the boys both hate it. I love it. Sad. I also found 1/4 cup to be a LOT. Half that would do, I think!)
Here's the egg replacer I used, for my Canadian peeps (which, as far as I know, are all the peeps I have!)
1. Preheat the over to 350 F. Grease 9 x 9 pan and sprinkle with a little [gluten-free] flour mix, tapping out any extra.
2. Whisk together the flour mix, [xanthan gum], baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the shortening (margarine), brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
4. Add the egg replacer and mix for about 20 seconds.
5. Reduce the speed to medium and beat in one-third of the flour, mixing for 15 seconds.
6. Add half the rice milk, mixing for 20 seconds.
7. Beat in half the remaining flour, then the remaining rice milk, and finally the remaining flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
8. Add half of the batter to the pan, spreading evenly across the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with half the blueberries. Top with the remaining batter, spreading it as evenly as possible across the blueberries. Top with the remaining blueberries, then sprinkle with the [cinnamon]-sugar mixture.
9. Bake in the centre of the over for 1 hour, until the [cinnamon]-sugar mixture has begun to caramelize and the top is golden. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes before turning out onto a serving platter or just serve out of the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Yummy, yummy!
This recipe comes from The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook (AFBH) by Cybele Pascal. I have made three recipes from this book and the two cake recipes have turned out fabulously! This book is written for many allergies, including gluten. K's allergies are milk, eggs and peanuts (confirmed) and a suspected sesame (this one is all but confirmed since he had an emergency trip after eating hummus) and we think maybe soy, but we can't be sure because we're too chicken to try after said trip to hospital.
So, those are my criteria when cooking - no dairy, eggs, peanuts, sesame or soy. Ack! You can see why I wouldn't willingly add another no-no to the list! I followed the recipe in AFBH quite closely, except for the gluten free part. I used regular flour. Here are the ingredients, with my modifications in brackets.
Blueberry Boy Bait (not a fan of the name, so I just call it coffee cake!)
2 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (I used white and whole wheat flours - she provides a recipe for gluten-free flour in her book.)
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum (used to mimic gluten - I omitted because I was using wheat flour)
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (hmmm....I believe I omitted this, but only because I missed it when reading the recipe. Oops!)
3/4 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening (This is, like, impossible to get in Canada. So I used Becel RSF which very clearly specifies that it is not to be used for baking. Another oops.)
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 6 tablespoons rice milk (This brand is an American one. I use PaneRiso brand egg replacer. So, I work backwards and try to figure out how many eggs should be used and then use the appropriate amount of egg replacer. Difficult.)
3/4 cup rice milk (I used vanilla flavoured.)
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries tossed with flour or flour mix (Oops. Another step I missed! I will add more blueberries next time - maybe half a cup more.)
1/4 cup granulated sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I left out the cinnamon because the boys both hate it. I love it. Sad. I also found 1/4 cup to be a LOT. Half that would do, I think!)
Here's the egg replacer I used, for my Canadian peeps (which, as far as I know, are all the peeps I have!)
1. Preheat the over to 350 F. Grease 9 x 9 pan and sprinkle with a little [gluten-free] flour mix, tapping out any extra.
2. Whisk together the flour mix, [xanthan gum], baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the shortening (margarine), brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
4. Add the egg replacer and mix for about 20 seconds.
5. Reduce the speed to medium and beat in one-third of the flour, mixing for 15 seconds.
6. Add half the rice milk, mixing for 20 seconds.
7. Beat in half the remaining flour, then the remaining rice milk, and finally the remaining flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
8. Add half of the batter to the pan, spreading evenly across the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with half the blueberries. Top with the remaining batter, spreading it as evenly as possible across the blueberries. Top with the remaining blueberries, then sprinkle with the [cinnamon]-sugar mixture.
9. Bake in the centre of the over for 1 hour, until the [cinnamon]-sugar mixture has begun to caramelize and the top is golden. Let cool in the pan for 30 minutes before turning out onto a serving platter or just serve out of the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Yummy, yummy!
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