Morning glory muffins try 2

 https://delightfuladventures.com/vegan-gluten-free-morning-glory-muffins/#recipe

I made this gluten free with these ingredients:

▢2 tablespoons ground flax seeds

▢6 tablespoons water

▢1 cup (125g) Bob's 1:1 gluten free all-purpose flour

▢¾ cup (94g) gluten free oatmeal 

▢1 teaspoon baking powder

▢1 teaspoon baking soda

▢¼ teaspoon salt

▢1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

▢¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

▢½ cup (123g) plain, unsweetened applesauce

▢½ cup honey 

▢¼ cup oil (plus extra for greasing muffin pan if not using liners)

▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract

▢¾ cup (90g) finely grated carrots (roughly 1.5 medium carrots)

▢½ cup (38g) unsweetened shredded coconut

▢½ cup (65g) apple, grated 

▢½ cup dates (because I didn't have any raisins, which I think would be better)

Our oven is not working, so I mixed all the dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls and combined them just before I was going to bake. They needed a little more than the 24 minutes, probably closer to 30-35 minutes. I tried one and it was very moist. I think it might be a little under done, still, but the flavors were great. Could also benefit from some nuts, walnuts or pecans.

Banana protein muffins

 I started using this recipe 

https://nutritionistmom.com/blogs/blog/banana-oat-protein-muffins-low-fat?srsltid=AfmBOoreb0bofjtX2X6DDPmPizVhbyYKgRJ7qw06hTo3bk9EiHOe5Tut

But then went a little rogue. Here's what I actually used in the recipe 

80g organic oats

80g 1:1 gluten free flour 

3 scoops (100g) vegan protein powder (I used Hy-Vee vanilla pea protein powder)

1/4 cup honey 

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt 

 4 medium over-ripe bananas

3 Tbsp ground flaxseed 

2 large egg 

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

2 tbsp. Olive oil or coconut oil, melted

I baked the 12 muffins in the 350 deg F oven for about 25 minutes. 

They turned out ok, but I will have to refine the recipe. They are not super sweet but at the same time, sweet enough to be tolerable. I can definitely taste the protein powder, so not sure about that either. Texture-wise, I think they are pretty good, not gummy, but not super light/delicate.

Senshi's fluffy pancakes

 https://youtu.be/acxpQIAnp6U?si=mJFvbCKO21vL4ZdG

The Fluffiest Pancakes You'll Ever Eat:

1 1/4 Cup Cake Flour 

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Iodized Salt

1 Cup Whole Milk - Room Temperature

1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil

1 Large Egg, Room Temperature

In a measuring cup, combine the milk and lemon juice and allow to sit for 5 minutes to curdle. 

Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar and iodized salt. 

Once the milk is curdled a bit, pour into the flour mixture, add the oil, the egg, and mix together with a spoon until no large clumps remain. Allow to rest for about 5 minutes before cooking. This allows the cake flour to absorb the liquids and will result in a fluffier, lighter pancake. Heat a pancake griddle or nonstick skillet, once hot pour 1/3 cup of batter and cook for 2 minutes on both sides. You'll know your pancakes are ready to flip when bubbles form, rise and pop in the center of your pancakes. 

Baked French toast

 https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/overnight-french-toast/

I omitted the streusel topping, kids and parents seemed to like it.

Carmel Apple Baked Oatmeal

 https://rachaelsgoodeats.com/baked-apple-oatmeal/#wprm-recipe-container-63025

Subbed pureed zucchini for the applesauce and milk and 2T flax+water for the eggs. I baked in a 9x9 pan so it took quite a bit longer, probably around 60 minutes or longer.

Pear Crumble

 https://theglutenlessmaximus.com/cakes-and-tarts/the-best-gluten-free-pear-crumble-vegan-option/#recipe

This was super simple and I thought was very tasty as well as not having too much sugar.

AIP Cinnamon rolls

 https://healmedelicious.com/cinnamon-rolls/

These were pretty good for gluten-free, lower-sugar, lower-fat cinnamon rolls. As one commenter wrote, the whole thing is like the inside of a Cinnabon roll.

I followed the recipe except for using honey as the sweetener in the filling, I needed to chill the filling so the coconut oil solidified in order to keep it from oozing out when rolling. They needed to bake for about 33 minutes. If you follow the recipe or use maple syrup instead of honey, then they would be vegan.

GF Crepes

 https://www.mamaknowsglutenfree.com/gluten-free-crepes

I made this recipe for La Chandeleur on the lefse griddle and they were pretty good. Based on the videos I saw, I think it's easier to spread out the batter with a t-shaped tool to make them extra thin. I made do with a spatula.

We had strawberry, banana, Nutella, and peanut butter toppings.

Pumpkin pie Smoothie

 https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/pumpkin-pie-smoothie/

Good to use up some frozen pumpkin 

Will try to add some hemp seeds next time 

GF Rabarbrakake

 I made this rhubarb cake using Bob's Red Mill 1:1 flour. I really liked it because it wasn't too sweet 

https://northwildkitchen.com/simple-norwegian-rhubarb-cake-rabarbrakake/#/

GF Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 With all the baked goods recently, I wanted to make something that I could eat. There was also some sour cream that needed to be used. I was very happy how it turned out. I will plan to make it to bring to work for our weekly donut day.

https://www.healthygffamily.com/recipe/gluten-free-sour-cream-coffee-cake/

Gluten free blueberry bread

 Made this for A, C, and myself. It was really delicious!

https://www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com/healthy-blueberry-bread/#wprm-recipe-container-30274

Pear and Blueberry crumble

https://www.sweetandsavourypursuits.com/pear-and-blueberry-crumble/

This was ok. I was trying to use up frozen blueberries and pears, but it wasn't very sweet. 

Golden Milk powder

 https://minimalistbaker.com/4-ingredient-golden-milk-mix/#wprm-recipe-container-36777

I've wanted to try golden milk for a while now.  The first week,  I mixed it with coconut milk, So Delicious, I think it was sweetened,  from a box. The second week I tried both almond milk and yogurt. I prefer the coconut milk so far and also cold or on ice.  I tried it hot, but prefer it cold.

I like to quadruple the recipe and store it in a 12 oz jam jar

112 g ground turmeric

16 g ground ginger (plus more to taste)

16 g ground cinnamon (plus more to taste)

8 g ground black pepper (plus more to taste)

ADD-INS (optional)

1 g ground nutmeg

1 g ground cloves

Rhubarb muffins

 I wanted to use up the rhubarb mash I had from making the rhubarb syrup earlier last week. We had some spoiled milk,  so I used that too.

I used this recipe https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/150141/aunt-normas-rhubarb-muffins/

It wasn't too sweet, so I might need a little more sugar or honey. 

More baking

 Bread machine recipes 

Cinnamon swirl bread-I was so happy how this turned out.  Just had the Cinnamon and baked in a loaf pan in the oven.  This was great as toast and on its own in the first couple days. 

https://saladinajar.com/recipes/bread-machine-cinnamon-raisin-bread/

No-Fuss Focaccia, made in the bread machine.  Stopped the dough cycle early and transformed into the 9x13 pan. Topped with pizza seasoning and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.  They burned a bit,  so next time I will try to mix into the dough better. 

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/no-fuss-focaccia-recipe

Lemon poppyseed muffins- made these without the glaze and they weren't too sweet. R called them salty and I can taste all the baking powder,  so I'm going to call these a bust.

https://handletheheat.com/lemon-poppy-seed-muffins/#wprm-recipe-container-27966

More zucchini

I planted more zucchini than we could use again.  In addition to some of the same hits from last summer, here's what I tried making this summer 

Chocolate zucchini loaf cake

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023356-chocolate-zucchini-loaf-cake?smid=ck-recipe-android-share

I wasn't a huge fan and neither were the kids. Folks at work liked it though!

Zucchini cake with ginger and hazelnut 

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9661-zucchini-cake-with-ginger-and-hazelnuts?smid=ck-recipe-android-share

I really liked this cake/quick bread. The first time I made it, I vegaized it by using a combination of ground flax and chia seeds and a frozen banana.  I also didn't have hazelnuts so used walnuts instead.  The second time i made it i followed the recipe more closely. I think I liked the first version better.  Perhaps I will chop the hazelnut smaller next time.  

I made this cake too,but it wasn't what I wanted  (zucchini spice cake)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/zucchini-cake-3075406

Vegan Breakfast cookies

I was experimenting with vegan stuff for L while we were trying to figure out trouble with her stomach.

These end up kind of dry, but taste ok with some jam.

https://www.mydarlingvegan.com/gluten-free-vegan-breakfast-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-18360

Recent baking adventures

 Here’s a list of things I have baked recently...

We got another box of peaches and I made peach pie, cobbler and crisp. I much preferred the crisp. I think I probably need to up my pie crust game.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/brown-sugar-peach-crumble-pie/#tasty-recipes-70284

https://pinchofyum.com/peach-cobbler

For some reason, I can’t find the pie recipe, but no loss, because I would not want to make it again.

Fall apples and cider mean apple cider donuts-https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019593-baked-apple-cider-doughnuts

Another bread maker recipe, this time for cottage bread  - https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=731136

Coffee cake, I it may have been user error, but I thought the layers were too separate and the sweet was only concentrated in the streusel part- https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/cinnamon-streusel-coffeecake-recipe

The kids saw something on Daniel Tiger that was made. I tracked down a recipe and made some. They seem to be fairly healthy and they tasted that way too. I wouldn’t mind making it again for the kids. https://www.pbs.org/parents/recipes/mozie-mazing-cookies

This is a great framework for making muesli https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/how-to-make-muesli-cereal

This isn’t baking, but definitely a treat. I tried this ice cream recipe and it was very rich. The kids didn’t like it at all.p, but I enjoyed it. I won’t make it again tho https://livinghealthywithchocolate.com/desserts/paleo-mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-2073/#wprm-recipe-container-9423

Gluten free granola

I said I would make some gluten free granola for my coworker. I didn’t have a whole lot of the gf oats, so I found a small batch recipe and used it. It was a little different from my usual recipe, but I liked it and more importantly, so did my coworker.