Rice Flour Banana Bread

By on 8-23-2010 in sides & sweets

I am finally getting around to using some rice flour I purchased from Amazon a few months ago. I found this recipe and it turned out yummy!

: Rice Flour Banana Bread

: Delicious, wheat free alternative

 Ingredients

  1. 1/3 cup softened butter
  2. 2/3 cup sugar
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 3 tablespoons buttermilk
  5. 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  6. 2 cups brown rice flour or 2 cups rice flour
  7. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  8. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  9. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  10. 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
  11. 1 cup toasted coconut

 Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
  3. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  4. Stir in buttermilk and lemon extract and mix well.
  5. Combine rice flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the butter mixture.
  6. Stir in bananas and coconut and mix well.
  7. Spoon the mixture into two greased mini loaf pans (5 1/2 by 3 inches).
  8. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pans 2 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s)

Cooking time: 1 hour(s)

Number of servings (yield): 10

Calories: 307.4, Fat: 13.5

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As a side note, I left out the toasted coconut, lemon extract and it still turned out great. Also, I cooked mine for approximately 50 mins.

Colorful cinnamon rolls

By on 8-23-2010 in sides & sweets


Cinnamon Roll King Cake

Tools needed: spoon, apron

Ingredients:

One can of cinnamon rolls that include icing
Food coloring

Instructions:
Pull apart cinnamon rolls and straighten them out. Twist each strand several times to give it shape.

Now start to layout your cake. Start with the center piece, first. Wrap the strand from the center to make the start of your ‘cinnamon roll’. Continue by adding, another piece to the end of your first and so on. Continue until have used all your strands.

Follow instructions on cinnamon roll package to figure cooking time.

This recipe requires cooking on the stove or in the oven. Practice safety around open flame and always use an oven mitt when removing something from the oven. While cinnamon rolls are baking prep your colored glazes.

Take your glaze and seperate in to several small containers.

In each container add a 2-3 drops of your desired colors. The brighter the better for Mardi Gras (Purple, Yellow, Green are traditional colors of the holiday).

When they are finished cooking, start by adding one of your glaze colors. Continue with the rest until you have finsihed your glazes.

Sprinkles or other sugar garnishments can be added to make it more festive!

Prep time: 15-20 mins
Serves: 3-4
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Easy Naan Recipe

By on 8-23-2010 in sides & sweets

Some days I am super inspired to tackle a new recipe and then others, not so much. I mean we all can’t be Moonstruck Mommy right : ) I’ll get there eventually!

With that said, I had to look up an easy naan recipe. Let’s see how this goes. Yumm, don’t forget the cucumber dip!

Ingredients

  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes, until frothy. Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise. Let it rise 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.
  2. Punch down dough, and knead in garlic. Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball. Roll into balls, and place on a tray. Cover with a towel, and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  3. During the second rising, preheat grill to high heat.
  4. At grill side, roll one ball of dough out into a thin circle. Lightly oil grill. Place dough on grill, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until puffy and lightly browned. Brush uncooked side with butter, and turn over. Brush cooked side with butter, and cook until browned, another 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from grill, and continue the process until all the naan has been prepared.

Amount Per Serving Calories: 211 | Total Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: 24mg

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/naan/Detail.aspx

Yogurt Cucumber and Mint Dip

By on 8-23-2010 in sides & sweets

Farmers market was yummy as usual. There’s a vendor who sells delicious heritage tomatoes … so sweet, they taste like candy! The booth nearby was giving out samples of dip. Eggplant, cucumber and cilantro. Oh so good, had to look up a recipe. I’ve made hummus and cucumber dip before, so I knew I’d love it. Sometimes it is just those few subtle ingredients that give it a whole new life. Drool. Next I need to bake some naan.

Yogurt, Cucumber and Mint Dip

1 cup plain yogurt

2 Persian cucumbers, roughly chopped

½ tsp. Kosher salt

½ tsp. dried mind or 2 tsp. fresh mint

Pinch of dried, ground garlic

Mix all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and stir thoroughly.   Serve with pita chips, sambosas or bolani.

OMG this looks scrumptious, Layered Afghan Eggplant... and the Spicy Chutney.

Recipe from Afghan cooking dot net.

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