Overnight Green Tea Spelt Loaf with Streusel

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I am a tea drinker and always try to incorporate tea, either black or green, oolong is my favourite though, into my baked goods whenever possible. This overnight spelt loaf, lightly sweetened with coconut sugar, is soft and tender with a buttery crumble topping--perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea snack.

Dough	Streusel
250 g White spelt flour 100 g Whole spelt flour 1/2 tbsp Green tea powder 2 tbsp Coconut sugar 1/2 tsp Sea salt 3 g Dried yeast 200 ml Liquid green tea, lukewarm 1 Small egg 50 g Butter, softened	50 g White spelt flour 30 g Coconut sugar Pinch of salt 40 g Unsalted butter, chopped

1. Place all the dough ingredients in a mixer and mix everything until you have a smooth, stiff dough. Cover and leave it at room-temperature to rest for 2 hours.
   
2. Gently knead down the dough and shape into a loaf to fit a standard-size loaf pan lined with baking paper. Cover and leave overnight to rise in the fridge.
   
3. The loaf will have risen slightly after 8-10 hours. Take it out of the fridge and put it somewhere warm to carry on rising until it reaches the rim of the pan, 1 to 3 hours.
   
4. Place all the streusel ingredients in a bowl and rub everything together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place the streusel on the top of bread.
   
5. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Bake the loaf for about 40 minutes until nicely golden brown. Remove and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before turn it out to cool completely.

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies

Yesterday was the first day of Fall!! This is the absolute best time of the year.  While everyone is sharing delicious Fall recipes like anything with pumpkin, apples or homemade soup, I have one last fruity recipe to share with you.  

This is an easy shortcut recipe that can be made any time of the year. 

I have been craving fresh raspberries lately.  I love that tart, yet sweet flavor.  Have you every put fresh raspberries on homemade vanilla ice cream??? Seriously - best ever!  

These cookies start out with a cake mix and pudding mix, so they are pretty much guaranteed to be soft and chewy.  I added some raspberry extract to both the cookie and the icing to give them that extra boost of flavor.  I also used raspberry puree in the icing, but you can always use raspberry jam.  I just happened to have a giant bottle of raspberry puree that I bought to flavor my Diet Mountain Dew.  

These cookies are delicious.  

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
adapted from: Shanelle S.
(Printable Recipe)

1 (16.25 oz.) box white cake mix
1 (3.4 oz.) box instant white chocolate pudding mix
1/2 c. canola or vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp. raspberry extract, opt.
1 bag white chocolate chips (about 2 cups)

Raspberry Icing
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
3-4 Tbl. raspberry puree or raspberry jam
1-3 Tbl. milk, as needed
pinch of salt
1 tsp. raspberry extract, opt.

Combine cake mix and dry pudding mix in a medium bowl.  Add the oil, eggs and raspberry extract and mix until combined.  Stir in the white chocolate chips.  Chill in the refrigerator for at least and hour or up to 24 hours.  Roll into balls (I use a cookie scoop).  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.  Remove from pan and let cool, then top with icing.  Makes around 28 cookies.  

For the Raspberry Icing: Combine powdered sugar, raspberry puree, 1 Tablespoon of milk, salt and raspberry extract and stir until smooth.  If it's too thick, add a little more milk until it reaches an icing consistency.  Drizzle over cooled cookies.  

Fresh Apple Bread

Fresh Apple Bread (Source: Maida Heatter's Cakes (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 2011 ed., pg. 262).

Our poor bedraggled apple tree has a bumper crop of apples this year. Actually, it did last year too but the squirrels and birds got most of them before you could blink an eye. This poor tree, which has never looked that great, stands along the back border of our property, growing tall with long, draping branches that are now weighted down with apples. I pruned the heck of it last year and if it weren't for the fact that it provides a little shade, it would probably have been removed entirely. 

It is earning its keep though and the apples seem to be nicer this year and it has been possible to get some good ones that haven't been touched yet by wildlife. That is saying a lot since our back garden is a virtual Grand Central Station for birds.

There are even unblemished apples lying on the ground although you have to get them quickly.

I have made several apple desserts over the past weeks. I first made an apple cake from my mother's old recipe book. After consulting my Maida Heatter books, I found a recipe that I had not tried yet. This turned okay - I have to confess that the apple cake was tastier! This recipe is filled with some spice but is surprisingly mild on the apple flavor.

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 large apple or 2 small ones
4 oz. butter (softened)
3/4 cup plus 2 TBS. light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
2 TBS. buttermilk or sour cream
Finely grated rind of 1 large lemon
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9x5x1 inch loaf pan and dust it with fine bread crumbs.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice.

Beat the butter until soft and gradually add the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the buttermilk (or sour cream - I used buttermilk) and then the diced apple.

On low speed, add the flour mixture and mix well. Stir in the lemon rind and the walnuts.

The mixture will be thick. Transfer it to the prepared loaf pan and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing it.

Homemade Sauerkraut in a Jar

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If you haven't ever made your own sauerkraut - a fermented food that's great for your gut, then you're definitely missing out. This is a really simple recipe to make traditional crunchy, tangy, probiotic-rich sauerkraut using only cabbage, salt and time.

900 g Cabbage (I used heart-shaped white cabbage) 1 tbsp Himalayan pink salt or other sea salt 1 (liter) Wide-mouth jar with a lid 1 Small jam jar as the weight

1. Half or quarter the cabbage and thinly slice with a sharp knife or a mandolin if you wish. Place the sliced cabbage in a large bowl. You can add in one or two minced garlic if desired.
   
2. Sprinkle the cabbage with 1 tablespoon of salt and mix well. Massage and squeeze the cabbage until moist, creating the brine, about 10 minutes.
   
3. Pack cabbages into the wide-mouth jar, pressing the mixture down tightly with a spoon or your hand, so that the brine rises above the cabbage. Pour the brine left in the bowl into the jar.
   
4. In order to hold the cabbage below the brine, top the mixture with a cabbage leaf and weigh down with a small jar. Close the jar with the lid. You might want to leave the lid a bit loose so that the build-up gas can escape.
   
5. Place the sauerkraut jar on a shallow dish to catch the brine that may leak out during the fermentation at room-temperature (18C-23C), out of direct sunlight and let the fermentation begin!
   
6. Be patient and wait for 7 days or up to 4 weeks if you want that typical tangy flavour from sauerkraut. After 7-days, you can open the jar and taste the sauerkraut and decide to enjoy it or let if ferment longer. I let mine ferment 15 days. Store the sauerkraut in the fridge for up to a year.
   
7. Sauerkraut juice, due to the fermentation process, is rich in natural lactic acid, vitamins and minerals--best probiotic drink!

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Peanut Butter Red Currant Bars

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An easy peanut butter jam bar recipe with almond oat base sweetened with dates and spread with a layer of red currant jam, then swirled with peanut butter. A simple and delicious dessert that's sure to satisfy both kids and adults.

150 g Rolled oats 70 g Almond paste, cubed Pinch of sea salt 120 g Dried dates, pitted and chopped 5 tbsp Coconut oil, melted 2-3 tbsp Water 400 g Red currant jam 4-5 tbsp Smooth peanut butter, slightly melted

1. Line a 24x28 rectangular pan with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Place oats, cubed almond paste, pinch of salt, chopped dates, melted coconut oil and water in a food processor. Pulse a few times until the mixture comes together.
   
2. Spread the mixture firmly into the prepared pan and press firmly. Bake the base until lightly golden, about 15 minutes.
   
3. Spread the red currant jam over and drop the slightly melted peanut butter over the jam, and then use a butter knife to swirl the two together.
   
4. Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes until the filling is almost set. Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

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Peach Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

A few years back we planted a peach tree and this was the first year we got peaches from it and we got a LOT of peaches.  I have already made three batches of this low-sugar Peach Jam, I've made peach milkshakes and I still have a bunch of peaches left.  So, I threw some in this amazing cake.

The great thing is, this is a shortcut recipe.  I love using cake mixes and "doctoring" them up to create delicious cakes.  You always get consistent results when using a cake mix.  I used fresh peaches in this cake, but you can also used frozen peaches, if you prefer.  If you want to use frozen peaches, check out this post for directions.    

When eaten without frosting there is no mistaking this is a peach cake.  You can totally taste the peach flavor.  Once you top it with the cream cheese frosting, the peach flavor is there, but doesn't stand out quite as much.  This is a super moist cake with a great texture and a recipe I will have to make each year with my fresh peaches. 

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Peach Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
(Printable Recipe)

1 (15.25 oz.) box yellow cake mix
2 (3 oz.) pkgs. peach jell-o
4 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. canola or vegetable oil
2 c. fresh peaches, peeled and diced (around 4-5 peaches)

Cream Cheese Frosting
From: Jenn@eatcakefordinner
1/2 c. (8 Tbl.) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
pinch of salt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1-2 Tbl. milk, only if needed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan; set aside.  In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, powdered jell-o, eggs, vanilla and the oil.  Whisk together until combined.  Fold the diced peaches into the cake batter.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (or with just a few moist crumbs).  Cool completely and then top with cream cheese frosting.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:  In a medium mixing bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy.  Add the salt and vanilla and mix again.  Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and creamy.  If it's too thick, add a little milk until it reaches desired spreading consistency.  

Jenn's Notes:  This cake gets very dark when baking, but it doesn't taste burnt.  I also added 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Bean Paste to my frosting, but that is totally optional.  

Base cake recipe adapted from: The Food Charlatan

Vegan, GF, DF Blueberry Buckwheat Hazelnut Muffins

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These triple coconut buckwheat muffins are perfect for breakfast, or anytime snack. The combination of protein and fiber-packed buckwheat seed, ground hazelnut and coconut products make these muffins a perfect gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free treat.

70 g Coconut oil, melted 200 ml Coconut milk 110 g Coconut syrup 30 ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tsp Vanilla extract 150 g Buckwheat flour 150 g Hazelnut meal 2 tsp Baking powder 1/3 tsp Baking soda Pinch of sea salt 120 g Fresh or frozen blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Line a jumbo 6-hole muffin pan with paper cups. Melt coconut oil, add in coconut milk, coconut syrup, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined.
   
2. Mix together the buckwheat flour, hazelnut meal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Sift the flour mixture into the coconut mixture. Mix until just incorporated.
   
3. Gently fold in blueberries and divide the batter among the paper cups. Bake in the middle of hot oven for 25 minutes until nicely golden.

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Chocolate Confetti Chip Cookies

I found the funnest thing when shopping at Walmart the other day.  Confetti Chips!  They are so cute. . . speckled white chips that almost taste like cake batter.  Of course, I bought two bags and immediately made some cookies.  

I used my current favorite chocolate cookie recipe.  These cookies are soft and chewy with the perfect touch of chocolate.  

I love this recipe, not only does it always produce delicious cookies, but I always have the ingredients on hand.  Plus, this recipe makes a bunch of cookies, so there is always plenty to share. However, if you don't want that many cookies hanging out in your kitchen, then you can easily cut this recipe in half.  

Next time you are at the store, pick up a bag of this fun confetti baking chips and make yourself a batch of cookies.  

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Chocolate Confetti Chip Cookies
From: Jenn@eatcakefordinner
(Printable Recipe)

1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
1 c. sugar
1 c. light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 (11 oz.) bag confetti baking chips (about 2 cups)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar for two minutes.  Scrape down the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and mix until light and fluffy.  Mix in the vanilla.  In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and gradually mix into wet mixture.  Mix until just combined.  Stir in confetti chips.  Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.  

Form dough into roughly 1 1/2- 2 inch balls (I like to use a 1 3/4 Tablespoon cookie scoop).   Place dough balls on cookie sheet, leaving 2-inches between each.  Bake for 8-9 minutes or until tops of cookies start to crack (mine are perfect at 9 minutes).  Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.  Repeat with remaining cookie dough.  Makes around 40 cookies.  

Base cookie recipe adapted from: Jamie Cooks It Up