3 - 2 - 1 cookies!
Biscuit recipes don't get any easier than this, with just 3 ingredients you can't go wrong. The added bonus is that these biscuits make a fantastic base recipe. You can change them by icing them, adding cocoa or vanilla, using coconut oil instead of butter, honey or maple syrup instead of sugar, so many possibilities for one little recipe. Try sandwiching them with lemon butter cream; you won't regret it.
3-2-1 Coconut cookies
Makes 20 small cookies
1/3 cup coconut sugar
2/3 cup butter
1 cup coconut flour
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius. Line a biscuit sheet with baking paper.
Cream butter and sugar. Add flour and mix well.
Form dough into small balls. Flatten with a fork. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until base has just browned. Allow to cool slightly on tray before removing.
Tres leches with a twist
Pastel de tres leches is right up there as one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten. Which is why I'm somewhat perplexed that it isn't more popular in Australia. In fact, the only place I have visited which has this most divine of desserts on the menu is Spice Temple. Great place for food, but a little on the expensive side if you're just looking for a slice of cake.
For those not in the know, pastel de tres leches is essentially a genoise sponge soaked in a mixture of evaporated, condensed and plain milk. The twist in this recipe? Coconut flour, to give my grain and nut-free friends an opportunity to partake in the sweet, milky goodness. As a bonus, you can easily substitute coconut milk and cream for the milks and coconut oil for the butter to make it grain and dairy free. Winning!
Pastel de tres leches
Cake
10 eggs, separated
1 cup panela*
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
3/4 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter, melted
Topping
395g sweetened condensed milk
375ml evaporated milk
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
2 cups cream (35% fat)
Icing sugar to taste
Method
Preheat oven to 180 Celsius. Grease and line 30cm cake pan.
Combine egg yolks, vanilla and panela. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Add coconut flour and baking powder. Fold through, trying not to lose too much volume. Add melted butter, a little at a time until well combined. Set aside. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks appear. Gently fold through batter. Place in prepared pan and bake 45 - 60 minutes until mix comes away from the side of the pan. Remove from oven and allow to cool before turning out. Set aside to cool completely.
Meanwhile, mix condensed, evaporated and plain milk together. Pierce top of cake repeatedly with a skewer or fork. Pour over milk mixture and allow to soak in. Refrigerate if time allows (a minimum of 2 hours recommended). Whip cream, vanilla and sugar. Spread on cake.
* Note that you can substitute any sugar or honey. Panela, also known as rapadura, has a great flavour and is readily available at metropolitan supermarkets.
Lemon and coconut treats
Seems to be everywhere I look someone is talking about reducing carbs, or increasing protein, or coconut being the answer to all of life's ills. Then there are the people who are avoiding gluten, soy and animal products. And then there are those who are proponents of the raw food movement. These little snacks tick nearly all of those boxes, and if you use honey, maple or agave as the sweetener, they even tick the last one. So what's the down side? Each tiny little ball contains over 400 kilojoules, with nearly 9 grams of fat each. That's fine if you're particularly active, but if you're sitting at a desk most days, then enjoy responsibly.*
Lemon and coconut balls
1 1/2 cups almond meal
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1/3 cup coconut flour
2 tbsp glucose syrup
4 tbsp lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1/4 cup coconut oil
Method
- Mix together the dry ingredients.
- Combine the glucose, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla bean paste. Add to almond mix and stir well.
- Melt the coconut oil and drizzle in to the almond mix. Mix until a ball forms.
- Roll the mixture into balls and refrigerate until firm.
Makes around 20 balls. If glucose syrup is not available, replace with honey or you sweet liquid of choice.
*Of course, there are also plenty of people who say that you won't get fat from eating fat, but I don't want to risk it.
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