Quinoa Cake With Fruits And Nuts Glutendiary Free Food

QUINOA FRUIT CAKE - VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Soak the quinoa in enough warm water to cover it by a few inches and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
• Juice the clementines and lemon then pour over the dried fruit and leave it to soak in a bowl for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 190C / 375F.
• Rinse and drain the quinoa then add with the freshwater (3/4 cup) and chia seeds into a small blender and blend until all is broken up and no hard bits remain.
• Pour the quinoa and chia seed cake batter in to the bowl with the fruit.
• Cut the rind off half a lemon skin and half a clementine then slice thinly and add to the cake mixture bowl.
• Add everything else (apart from the frosting and topping ingredients) to the bowl and mix well.
• Pour the gluten free fruit cake batter into a lined tin that's about 8" in diameter. Can use a loaf tin or individual tins if you prefer.
• Place quinoa fruit cake into the oven in the middle and bake for 40 minutes. Remove when the top is golden. As it's gluten free it's difficult to tell by sticking a knife in if it's cooked as it will still be soft even when cooked.
• Leave to cool for half an hour for the healthy fruit cake to firm up before removing from the tin.
• Enjoy the cake! Or if frosting your quinoa fruit cake; blend together all the ground almonds until they become creamy. This will take several minutes and need breaks to push the almond powder down on tothe blade. A small bullet is best for this.
• Once the almond frosting comes together in a ball and starts to release it's oils stir in the sweetener like maple syrup. Once the sweetener is added don't blend anymore.
• Use a shiny surface like a plate or non-stick paper on a chopping board to push the raw almond marzipan down and spread to make a flat disk. Use your fingers to push it out, turn regularly to stop it sticking then use a spoon to smooth it off once you've got the right size.
• Place the raw marzipan on top or just use normal marzipan if you prefer then decorate with dried fruit such as cranberries and goji berries or nuts.
• Enjoy easy vegan fruit cake within a 5 days and keep in the fridge. As it's a quinoa cake it won't last as long as a normal Christmas cake that's made with flour, butter and sugar.

QUINOA CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together quinoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together egg, egg white, butter, milk, and syrup until smooth. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and whisk to combine.
• Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet or griddle with butter and heat over medium-high. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into skillet. Cook until bubbles appear on top, 2 minutes. Flip cakes and cook until golden brown on underside, 2 minutes. Wipe skillet clean and repeat with more melted butter and remaining batter (reduce heat to medium, if overbrowning). Serve with maple syrup and fresh fruit or preserves, if desired.

QUINOA SALAD WITH DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS

Steps:

• Bring the quinoa, salt, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Once done, scrape into a large bowl, and allow to cool for 20 minutes. Stir in the green onions, celery, raisins, cayenne pepper, vegetable oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and sesame oil. Allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend. Stir in the cilantro and pecans before serving.

QUINOA CAKE WITH FRUITS AND NUTS - GLUTEN&DIARY FREE

Steps:

• Cook the quinoa, set aside to cool.
• Roast the apples in oven at the same time quinoa is cooking.
• Then mix all the ingredients together in a large pot to achieve a wet, sticky texture. Then either make individual cookies on baking tray or poor it all into a baking dish and cook it for minimum 30 minutes (sometimes 45,depending on the oven) on 180 celsius.
• Measurements and ingredients are very felxible so as the cooking time, so good luck experimenting!