recipes_Australia_September_2017

SEPTEMBER 2017 recipes+ 21

Apple & Strawberry

Muffins

MAKES 12 PREP 15 minutes

COOK 25 minutes COST $1.95 each

1¾ cups gluten-free plain flour

2 tablespoons gluten-free cornflour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

½ cup caster sugar

1 cup almond milk

½ cup apple puree

1 green-skinned apple, unpeeled, cored,

grated, plus 1 extra, unpeeled, sliced

1 Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan-forced.

Line a 12-hole (⅓-cup) muffin tray with

paper cases. Sift flours, baking powder

and soda into a large bowl. Stir in sugar.

Make a well at centre. Whisk almond milk

and apple puree in a jug. Add to flour

mixture, along with grated apple; stir

until just combined, taking care not to

over-mix. Spoon into prepared holes;

level surfaces.

2 Arrange sliced apple over tops of

muffins. Bake for 25 minutes or until

a skewer inserted at centres comes out

clean. Stand in tray for 5 minutes, then

transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Brownie Date Cookies

MAKES 30 PREP 20 minutes + 15 minutes

to chill + cooling COOK 15 minutes

TOP TIP Dates are a great natural

sweetener. Blend them into smoothies,

or sprinkle chopped dates over porridge.

200g dairy-free dark chocolate, chopped,

plus 100g extra

125g dairy-free margarine

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs, lightly whisked

1¼ cups gluten-free plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup dried pitted dates, finely chopped

Cocoa powder, to dust

1 Combine chocolate, margarine and sugar

in a saucepan; cook and stir over low heat

for 5 minutes or until melted and smooth.

Cool slightly.

2 Stir egg, flour and baking powder into

chocolate mixture until just combined.

Stir in dates. Chill for 15 minutes.

3 Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan-forced.

Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.

4 Roll level tablespoons of mixture into

balls; place on prepared trays about

3cm apart. Flatten tops slightly. Bake for

10 minutes or until just firm to touch.

Remove from oven. Cool completely

on trays (biscuits will firm). Serve dusted

with cocoa powder.

BUDGET

WINNER

45¢

EACH

+ SPREAD THE WORD Replace

butter with a dairy-free margarine.

Be careful when beating not to

over-beat, as it may separate.

+ MILKY WHEYS Replace milk

with almond milk, and yoghurt with

soy yoghurt.

+ GLUTEN-FREE These recipes are

also suitable for a gluten-free diet.

DAIRY-FREE

TIPS & TRICKS

family baking

PHOTOGRAPHY

ROB SHAW