Recipe Collection
Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
Method
2 2/3 cups flour
120 g unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses/honney
1/2 tsp each of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla paste
Method
Step 1
Wet ingredients: cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg, honey, and vanilla and incorporate it well.
Step 2
Dry ingredients: to the flour add the salt, baking soda, spices and mix to incorporate all the ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well.
Step 3
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap & chill for 1.5 hours.
Step 4
Roll and cut the dough in desired shapes. Bake in preheated oven at 350 F for 10-15 minuntes. Let them cool completely on a wire rack and decorate with icing.
Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients
Method
3 eggs
10 tbsp flour
6 tbsp greek yogurt
6 tbsp whole milk
1/4 tsp vanilla paste
1 tsp melted butter/sunflower oil
a pinch of salt
maple syrup to serve
Method
Step 1
Separate egg whites from yolks. Mix whites until fluffy.
Step 2
To the egg yolks add the rest of the ingredients and mix until they are throughly incorporated. Now add the egg whites and mix well.
Step 3
Cook pancakes in a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Serve with maple syrup and fresh fruit of your choice.
Banana Bread
Ingredients
Method
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla paste
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Step 2
Wet ingredients: cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.
Step 3
Dry ingredients: combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into the banana mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Step 4
Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let banana bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.