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Wholewheat Almond Biscotti

June 8, 2015 by TheWhiteRamekins

Wholewheat Almond Biscotti | The White Ramekins

Summer arrives and the longing to escape to the mountains just doubles up. I love staying in mountains for a couple of days at least two three times a year. It’s always been a refreshing and rejuvenating experience and that is why I love being in their lap more than anywhere else. Walking on the trails, listening to the birds sweet chirping, soaking in all the serenity are few of the things I’d love to do always. …

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Strawberry & Almond Friands

February 19, 2015 by TheWhiteRamekins

strawberry & almond gluten free friands

So we wanted to go out and spend the entire day on weekend in a farm or some park or even near a river, if possible. Because it is spring officially for us. Winters are long gone and it’s definitely the time to step out. Sun is rising and shining with cool breeze flowing through the ears. Such immense pleasure to soak up all that positivity which this bright and sunny weather brings along with it! I had been waiting for this weather eagerly and lots of ideas were playing on my mind since then. I wanted to make lots of picnic food and bake those lovely fruity summer berry cakes. But rarely the things go the way you would have thought them to happen! It wasn’t different anyway this time too. Friends had plans of their own for almost during the entire Spring season. And I couldn’t wait. So, I baked these lovely strawberry & almond friands, bottled some fresh milk, tucked in some seasonal juicy berries, a bottle of jam, a flask of tea and few books to read and of course a dear friend to share this joy with me. Though we couldn’t find a river but we got ourselves this beautiful airy and sunny solace in the middle of a farm nearby, where we soaked in the beauty of greener fields. It was a dream which we lived through our entire day in that farm, munching on to these yummy berry cakes, reading books, and soaking up sun. 

strawberry & almond gluten free friands

 

strawberry & almond gluten free friands

strawberry & almond gluten free friands

Strawberry & Almond Friands
2015-02-18 10:14:32
Strawberry & Almond Friands
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Ingredients
  1. 100 gm unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  2. 125 gm icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
  3. 120 gm ground almonds
  4. 3 medium egg whites
  5. 1 lemon, grated rind only
  6. 1 tsp vanilla powder
  7. 100 gm strawberries, hulled and sliced
  8. 4 tbsp flaked almonds
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to fan 180 degree C. Butter six non-stick friand or muffin tins.
  2. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
  3. Sift together the icing sugar and almond flour into a bowl.
  4. Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until they form a light foam.
  5. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, tip in the egg whites and lemon rind, then lightly stir in the butter to form a soft batter.
  6. Divide the batter among the tins. Sprinkle strawberries slices and flaked almonds over each cake and bake for 15-20 minutes until just firm to the touch and golden brown.
  7. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack.
Notes
  1. You can substitute vanilla bean for vanilla powder.
By Himanshu Taneja
Adapted from BBC Good Food
Adapted from BBC Good Food
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Gluten Free Almond Cake

July 6, 2014 by TheWhiteRamekins

Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums I’ve seemingly started loving gluten free recipes as much as I adore the classic flour based cakes and bakes. And the lighter and fresher after feel is an added bonus. I have been avoiding the refined flour in my cooking from past few weeks. Whole grains and nut meals have  recently replaced the refined flour completely. Every now and then I come across a beautiful recipe, mind starts working on ways to substitute refined flour with some better alternatives. Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums Here weather has started to change and few rain showers have started making way for summer fruits to say goodbye soon. Now peaches, plums and cherries will soon be invisible. And to tap the opportunity to cook/bake with them to as maximum as possible, I decided to bake something with plums. Few days back, I baked this olive oil wholegrain stone fruit cake, so I didn’t want to repeat the theme, and started thinking of ways to use  fruits as filling or toppings rather than easy way of bunging them into the cake batter. Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums I had this lovely Italian gluten free almond cake  recipe from Nigellissima. It’s a very light wonderful meringue based olive oil and almond cake recipe which alone is a treat in itself. Nigella Lawson’s recipes have always worked as charm to me, without any single disappointment till date. And this one came out really beautiful. Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums I adapted the recipe to my taste slightly and replaced the almond flakes topping with the almond meal. I topped the cake with more decadent white chocolate whipped ganache.  And how could I forget my obedient ingredient Plum! I picked this amazing idea of roasting them with fragrant rosemary from Ottolenghi’s. I really love the therapeutic aroma of rosemary in my sweet bakes. It feels so summery and fresh!  Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums So, here two of my favorite cookbooks meet together to make this ever so wonderful and yummiest concoction, A gluten free almond cake topped with white chocolate ganache and rosemary roasted plums. Gluten Free Almond Cake With Rosemary Roasted Plums  

Gluten Free Almond Cake
2014-07-09 00:57:46
Gluten free almond cake topped with whipped white chocolate ganache and rosemary roasted fresh seasonal plums.
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For the cake
  1. 250 gm almonds {blanched, peeled and finely ground}
  2. 125 ml light olive oil
  3. 1 tsp vanilla extract/powder
  4. 1 tsp baking powder
  5. 125 gm castor sugar
  6. 8 egg whites
  7. zest of a lemon
For the plums
  1. 8-10 plums, de-stoned and quartered
  2. 1 tbsp kirsch {optional}
  3. 2 tbsp sugar
  4. 1 sprig rosemary
For the chocolate ganache
  1. 100 gm white chocolate
  2. 100 ml cream
Instructions
  1. For the cake, preheat the oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 9 inch springform pan. Line it's base with parchment paper and keep aside.
  2. In a clean washed bowl, beat the egg whites using an electric beater, until soft peak form. Start adding castor sugar in it gradually and keep beating, until soft and glossy peaks form.
  3. In another bowl, beat the ground almonds, olive oil, vanilla extract, lemon zest and baking powder to mix well.
  4. Add 1/4th of beaten egg whites to the almond mixture to lighten it. Now fold in the remaining 3/4th egg whites gradually, taking care not to release the air.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out with few almond crumbs.
  6. Take out of oven and let cool completely in the pan over a wire rack. Once cooled completely, unmold the cake and keep aside on a parchment paper.
  7. For the ganache, melt the chocolate over a double boiler or in microwave. In a cold bowl, whip the double cream to soft peaks and fold in the melted white chocolate.
  8. For the plums, mix all the ingredients and scatter the plums on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes in a 180 degree preheated oven, until the plums are soft and their skin starts to peel off. Let cool completely.
  9. To assemble, place the cake on the serving platter. Top with whipped chocolate ganache and cooled roasted plums.
By Himanshu Taneja
The White Ramekins http://thewhiteramekins.com/

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