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Serves 1 -2, 1 cake (change servings and units)
The most dangerous gluten free cake recipe in the world! WHY! Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night! Oh my- Yummy folks, I mean it.
4 Tbs. sweet rice flour
4 Tbs. sugar
2 Tbs. cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbs. oil
3 Tbs. chocolate chips, opt.
Also required: 1 large coffee mug. (16 oz)
1. Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
4. Add the chocolate chips (if using).
5. Add vanilla extract, and mix again.
6. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
7. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed!
8. Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (This recipe can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). * Can use non-dairy milk to make dairy-free. Note: I used a 16 oz. mug.
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A special congratulations to the 3 lucky winners of this month’s popular giveaway of the Gluten-Free ALMOND FLOUR Cookbook!
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Those who suffer from celiac disease have to avoid all gluten in their diet, but diagnosis is not the only concern. There has been concern that some gluten-free products on the market made with rice, corn and potato flour and xanthan or guar gum to improve texture have lower levels of essential nutrients for our bodies.
According to their results, published in Food Chemistry, bread made from quinoa and buckwheat had significantly higher nutritional content in terms of antioxidants and polyphenol than wheat bread.
“Therefore, these pseudocereal seeds represent feasible ingredients in gluten-free baking for increasing the antioxidant properties and phenolic content of gluten-free breads, and improving their overall nutritional quality,” they stated.
Some Study Details
“…as the presently available gluten-free products in the market have been shown to be of poor nutritional quality,” wrote the researchers, led by Eimear Gallagher from the Ashtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc.
Gallagher and her co-workers examined the polyphenol and antioxidant content of extracts of amaranth, quinoa, and buckwheat, and compared them to wheat. They subsequently investigated how sprouting and baking affected the results.
According to their findings, buckwheat topped the rankings for phenol content, followed by quinoa, then wheat, and finally amaranth.
Science grows
Studies as theze do support findings from the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in New York, which found that replacing the “standard” gluten-free flours with those from ‘alternative’ grains like oats and quinoa may actually improve protein, iron, calcium and fibre intake.
Tina Turbin
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I have been cooking all day with Elana Amsterdam’s The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook for a good four months now. This has enabled me to perfect my skills in supplementing almond flour for the all-too-common GF flour mixtures and to try the delicious assortment of recipes she offers. Cooking with almond flour is quick and actually very easy, and it’s more nutritious, contains “good fats,” and has more minerals.
Elana’s book offers 95 recipes for delicious breakfasts, entrees, and baked goods with a host of full-page full-color pictures. The pictures speak for themselves.
Besides offering wholesome recipes, Elana’s healthy holistic lifestyle, which she already maintained before being diagnosed celiac, brings forth low-sugar recipes. I personally found the majority of dishes I’ve tried to have a healthy taste and smooth texture and were reminiscent of dishes I was eating before I was diagnosed with celiac disease. The sesame crackers are out-of-this-world and the marshmallow frosting made with agave and egg whites is an unusual fluffy cloud of yum to top any cake.
Enter the Gluten-Free Giveaway: Elana Amsterdam is generously donating 3 of her the GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND FLOUR cookbooks! Deadline: April 1 – 17th.
Elana found the majority of gluten-free dishes to be overly sweetened and very high-glycemic, which could wreak havoc on one’s blood sugar. With a love for cooking, a determination not to make separate dishes at her family meals, Elena searched for healthy, delicious alternatives. She was introduced to almond flour through well-informed gluten-free people on the internet, which was to be the answer to her quest.
Three years later after testing many recipes to success she had so many requests and inquiries she launched her blog to be able to share health tips and recipes.
This cookbook is given a thumbs up and is VERY HIGHLY recommended by me.
To purchase this book please go to http://is.gd/9DJOQ
“Reprinted with permission from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook: Breakfasts, Entrées, and More. Copyright © 2009 by Elana Amsterdam, Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, a division of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA. Photo credit: Annabelle Breakey.”
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Tina Turbin became extremely interested and involved in the subjects of gluten free, gluten sensitive and celiac disease a number of years ago as a result of...