recipes_Australia_September_2017

22 recipes+ SEPTEMBER 2017

Banana

& Almond Slice

MAKES 24 pieces PREP 20 minutes

+ cooling COOK 30 minutes

COST 65¢ a piece

125g low-fat dairy-free margarine

2 tablespoons maple-flavoured syrup

2 eggs, at room temperature

2 overripe bananas, mashed

1 carrot, grated (about 1 cup)

½ cup traditional rolled oats

¼ cup almond meal (ground almonds)

¾ cup wholemeal gluten-free

self-raising flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

⅓ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

½ cup flaked almonds

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

Lightly grease and line a 30cm x 20cm (base

measurement) slice pan with baking paper.

2 Using an electric mixer, gently beat

margarine and maple-flavoured syrup

together in a bowl. Add eggs, one by one,

beating lightly after each addition. Stir in

banana, carrot, oats and almond meal.

3 Sift flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of

soda together. Fold into creamed mixture,

alternately with orange juice, until

combined. Pour into pan; level surface.

Sprinkle with almonds.

4 Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer

inserted at centre comes out clean.

Cool completely in pan (slice will firm).

Cut into squares to serve.

MAKE AHEAD

You can bake this

slice up to 2 days

ahead. Store in an

airtight container

in a cool, dark place

family baking

Raspberry

Crumble Friands

MAKES 9 PREP 20 minutes + cooling

COOK 20 minutes COST $1.95 each

½ cup quinoa flakes

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¼ cup gluten-free plain flour,

plus ⅔ cup extra, sifted

40g low-fat dairy-free margarine,

plus 150g extra, melted, cooled

1⅓ cups almond meal (ground almonds)

5 egg whites, lightly whisked

1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

1¼ cups pure icing sugar, sifted

125g frozen raspberries

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

Grease a 9-hole (½-cup) oval friand tray.

Combine quinoa, brown sugar and flour in

a bowl. Rub in margarine to make crumbs.

2 Combine extra margarine, almond meal,

egg white and zest in a separate bowl. Fold

in icing sugar and extra flour until just

combined. Spoon into prepared holes. Push

a few raspberries into each friand, then

sprinkle tops with quinoa crumble mixture.

3 Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer

inserted at centres comes out clean.

Cool in tray for 5 minutes, then transfer

to a wire rack to cool.