by Alice on September 22, 2011
Ingredients
For the filling (quantitites are enough for 3 -8 cm- tartlets)
120 g fresh blueberries, cleaned
60 g fresh raspberries, cleaned and crushed
the juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons agave syrup
1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
4-5 fresh figs, cleaned and cut into wedges
1 tablespoon muscovado sugar
For the crust
See this recipe.
To complete
unbleached, powdered sugar
Makes 3 tartlets.
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Ingredients
For the filling (quantitites are enough for around 4 baskets)
250 g fresh strawberries, cleaned and cut into cubes
the juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons agave syrup
fresh and cleaned thyme leaves, to taste
1 vanilla pod, scraped
2 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in 30-35 ml cold, filtered water
For the crust (makes around 12-15 baskets)
270 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g [...]
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by Alice on April 18, 2011
Ingredients
100 g 70% Fairtrade dark chocolate, chopped
400 g cooked amaranth
80 g semi-whole wheat flour
a few pinches of Himalayan salt
85 g agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
3 large tablespoons natural blackberry preserves (made from fruit, with no added sugar)
unbleached (organic and Fairtrade) powdered sugar, to taste
Makes 8-10 mini-cakes
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by Alice on December 24, 2010
Ingredients
For the crust
15 g coconut butter
20-25 g cacao butter
40 g vegan sugarfree cookies, processed into very fine crumbs
a 2-3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and grated or finely chopped
a pinch of whole sea salt
For the creamy filling
120 g labneh/creamy yogurt vegan/veggie cheese (let drain for 20-24 hours about 400 of unflavoured and unsweetened [...]
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by Alice on April 21, 2010
Ingredients
For the cake
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
150 g millet flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
half a teaspoon cream of tartar
4 Granny Smith apples
160 ml unsweetened and unflavoured almond milk
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
170 g rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder
For the rice malt caramel sauce
250 g rice malt syrup
150 ml vegetable cream [...]
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by Alice on April 15, 2010
Ingredients
200 g fair trade dark chocolate (70% cacao)
90 g quinoa flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
115 g rice malt syrup
55 g maple syrup, grade B or C
4 tablespons powdered flax seeds, mixed with 12 tablespoons filtered water
50 g hazelnut butter
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon hazelnut [...]
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rice malt syrup
by Alice on March 12, 2010
Ingredients
For the crust
260 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g whole rice flour
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
100-120 ml filtered water
120 ml extra virgin olive oil
For the filling (to fill 4-6 baskets)
100 g chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
4 tablespoons apricot jam, with no added refined sugar and naturally sweetened with agave syrup or rice malt syrup [...]
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by Alice on February 13, 2010
Ingredients
For the cake
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
80 g wholemeal flour
120 g almond flour
40 g unsweetened cacao powder, sifted
50 g muscovado sugar
half a teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of whole sea salt
180 g barley malt syrup
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond cream (or [...]
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candied ginger,
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semi-whole wheat flour,
vanilla,
wholemeal flour
by Alice on February 6, 2010
Ingredients
100 g quinoa flour
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
200 ml plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened rice milk
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
80 g rice malt syrup
20 ml maple syrup (grade C)
100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces
3 [...]
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semi-wholemeal flour
by Alice on December 13, 2009
Ingredients
For the mini loaves
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
50 g chestnut flour
50 g whole rice flour
50 g cornstarch
half a teaspoon powdered cinnamon
a pinch of whole sea salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 g rice malt syrup
230 ml oat milk
3 small apples (I used Fuji), peeled and pureed using a food processor
For the [...]
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rice malt syrup,
semi-whole wheat flour
by Alice on September 21, 2009
Ingredients
For the cacao butter and coconut cream
50 g cacao butter (I used raw cacao butter)
200 ml coconut milk
6 tablespoons agave syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
the zest of half a lemon
2 tablespoons almond butter
For the crust
50 g almond flour
100 g whole rice flakes’ flour
100 g semi-whole wheat flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
a sprinkle [...]
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raspberries,
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wheat flour,
white chocolate
by Alice on September 2, 2009
Ingredients
150 g semi-wholemeal wheat flour
100 g cornmeal (OGM-free)
50 g almond flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
3 tablespoons cream of tartar
150 ml agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
150 ml unsweetened, unflavoured soy milk (OGM-free)
1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest (organic)
200 g long, light green zucchini, grated
8 zucchini flowers, washed, stems and pistils [...]
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