GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS with TOASTED PECANS & HAZELNUTS

These are one of the best muffins I have ever made. I am not going to lie that I am baking them every other day now ;)

GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS w/TOASTED PECANS & HAZELNUTS /Makes 6-9

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 & 1/4 cups almond flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 egg
• 2 TBS cashew nut butter (any nut better will work)
• 1/4 cup almond milk (any nut milk will work)
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 TBS of Organic Millet Amazake - Sweet Grains Dessert (or any other sweetener)

• handful of toasted pecans
• handful of toasted hazelnuts
• cocoa nibs or chia seeds, or both

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 190C. Prepare muffin tray.

Mix well all ingredients in a large bowl. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with cacao nibs or chia seeds. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

When ready, take out from the oven and set aside for 5 minutes. The take out each muffin and leave to cool on a wire rack.

in Polish


BEZGLUTENOWE MUFINKI z PRAŻONYMI ORZECHAMI PEKAN i LASKOWYMI


SKŁADNIKI:

• 2 i 1/4 szklanki mąki migdałowej (albo drobno mielonych migdałów)
• 1/4 łyżeczki proszku do pieczenia
• 1/4 łyżeczki sody
• 1 jajko
• 2 łyżki masła orzechowego (jakiegokolwiek)
• 1/4 szklanki mleka migdałowego (lub innego roślinnego)
• 1/4 szklanki rozstopionego oleju kokosowego
• 1 łyżeczka cynamonu
• 2 łyżki musu jabłkowego lub syropu klonowego
• garść prażonych orzechów pekan
• garść prażonych orzechów laskowych
• chia ziarenka lub wiórki z kakaowca (lub oba)

WYKONANIE:


Rozgrzać piekarnik do 190 ° C. Przygotować blachę na mufinki wykładając ją papierowymi foremkami.

Dobrze wymieszać wszystkie składniki w dużej misce. Nabierać ciasto do przygotowanej wcześniej blachy i posypać wiórkami z kakaowca lub nasionami chia.

Piec około 20-25 minut, albo aż wykałaczka włożona w środek mufiny będzie sucha.

Upieczone wyjąć z piekarnika i odstawić na 5 minut. Wyjąć każdą mufinkę i pozostawić do ostygnięcia na kratce.

SAVOURY SPELT & CORN MUFFINS

Few days ago, my mum told me that she had made savoury buckwheat and maize flour muffins. I thought I would have to make something similar too as that is a great snack.

You can prepare bunch of these small ones, refrigerate and take, for example, to work.

SAVOURY SPELT & CORN MUFFINS / Makes 6-7 

BATTER INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup maize flour
• 1/2 cup spelt flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup any nut milk
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 tsp pink salt
• 1 TBS  thyme

FILLING INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lrg portobello
• handful of asparagus
• 1 leek (only white part)
• 3 sticks of celery
• clarified butter

METHOD:

Cut vegetables in small pieces. Melt butter on the frying pan, add vegetables and sauté until tender. Remove from the gas and leave to cool on the side.

Preheat oven to 200 C. Prepare muffin tins.     

In large bowl mix all dry ingredients. Then add vegetables and mix well. Divide between muffin cases and bake for about 20-30 minutes.

Enjoy!

LECZO

When white peppers are available at the local market, my mum makes "leczo". I am big fan of that dish as it can be eaten as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Moreover, it reminds me of summer.
So I could not resist and I made that amazing dish trying to remember how my mum used to make it.

LECZO

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 breast of turkey
• 1 large white onion
• 1 large courgette
• 1 tin choppede tomatoes
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 orange or yellow bell pepper
• paprika
• pink salt
• clarified butter

METHOD:

Heat the batter on the frying pan, then add the whole tin of tomatoes. Simmer them until there will be not too much liquid. Cut onion in small pieces and saute until soft. Then add cut into small pieces peppers and courgette. After few minutes, add tomatoes and crushed garlic. Simmer for about 15 minutes until soft.

In the meantime, cut turkey breast into small pieces and fry.

At the end add meat into the vegetable mixture, mix and salt and paprika according to your taste.

Serve warm with homemade bread!

COFFEE NUT BROWNIES

I need to admit something. Yesterday, I ate vanilla & chocolate cheesecake. By the way, I prefer vanilla one. I did not feel well after eating it so that was my first and the last time when I ate something sweet not made by me or made from ingredients which I do not tolerate anymore.

That situation made me very motivated to think again what I am putting into my body.

I made something I am flabbergasted about! I think you should be too!

COFFEE NUT BROWNIES

/ Recipe adapted from here /

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 3 TBS raw cacao powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (if your nut butter does not already include it)

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 165 C. Grease or line with parchment paper glass baking dish (about 10x15 cm or any other small square one).

In large bowl mix all ingredients and transfer to the baking dish. Bake for about 25-35 minutes. 

Serve it warm or cold.

CELERIAC FRITTERS

Sometimes there are ingredients in your fridge which you need to use as soon as possible. It may be challenging to find a dish you can make from them. But I have seen there is application where you choose ingredients you have and it converts them into a recipe. Let me know if you have tried it :)

CELERIAC FRITTERS


INGREDIENTS:

• 1 celeriac
• 1 red onion
• 1 yellow or green courgette
• 1 cup wholegrain spelt flour
• 3 beaten eggs
• spring onion
• pink salt

METHOD:

Grate celeriac and courgette. I used food processor. Finely cut red and spring onion. Beat eggs. All these ingredients with salt and spelt flour add to grated vegetables. Mix well.

Melt clarified butter on a large frying pan. When hot, transfer mixture onto the pan using big spoon. Fry on each side for few minutes, until golden brown. 

Enjoy warm!

CHIA PUDDING with BLACKBERRIES

Living without desserts is very difficult for me. However, I have already noticed how better I feel when not eating sweet things. At the same time, it does not stop me from dreaming about cakes, pancakes with maple syrup and blueberries etc.

Nowadays that is my version of dessert.

CHIA PUDDING with BLACKBERRIES


INGREDIENTS:

• 3 TBS chia seeds
• 1 cup GMO free soy milk
• handful of blackberries

METHOD:

Pour soy milk into medium glass jar, add chia seeds and stir. After 10 minutes stir again, as well as after next 10 mins. Place the lid and refrigerate overnight.  

Transfer to nice glass serving dish. Wash blackberries and add them to chia mixture.

Enjoy!

LEMON CHIA & BLACKBERRY CHIA MUFFINS

These muffins are grain flours free and with no sugar. When making these small treats, I would suggest to add some maple syrup, honey or agave nectar... but I am eating sugar free now so I will do that another time.

I made two versions of those. First one with lemon zest, the second one with blackberries.

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*LEMON CHIA or **BLACKBERRY CHIA MUFFINS 
/ Original recipe comes from here /


INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups almond meal
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2  tsp pink salt
• 1 TBS chia seeds
• 2 beaten eggs
• zest of 1 lemon*
• 1/2 cup of melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup blackberries**

* first version

** second version with blackberries

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 175 C and prepare 6 muffins moulds.

Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl and all wet in another one. Then transfer wet ingredients to dry and mix well.

Pour the batter into moulds and fill in 3/4 of the way full. Bake for about 30 mins or until golden brown.

Store in airtight container. 

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/ Zulus tasting muffins... /

/ Yummy... Zulus loves almonds :) /

IS YOUR BODY IN GOOD CONDITION?

Is your body in good condition? Even if it looks well, it does not mean it is healthy.

I had a chance to find that out when I took the Electroacupuncture test according to Voll. I am not going to give here many details about my condition.

However, you will see the difference in the following posts as nearly one week ago I started eating in different way. That means no sugar, no gluten and no lactose. 

I analysed my moods, what I wanted to eat and which part of the day, what energy levels I had during the day... Now I am aware of all that and I am going to be healthier!

* Excluding sweetness from my daily palette of tastes will be the most difficult for me!