Post by Loupy on May 20, 2018 20:04:25 GMT -7
Cranberry-Orange Ladyfingers
From: Peggy @ buttoni.wordpress.com/2018/05/20/cranberry-orange-ladyfingers-2/
WOW! Did these ever come out tasty! And they just get better and better each day. They’re gluten-free, if you leave out the oat fiber. I think they are one of my very best cake treats. Hubby really liked these and he’s not really a fruit and nut man. If you don’t have a twinkie baking pan, just make 12 small muffins, a round flat circle you will cut into 12 scone wedges or a single cake using a loaf pan.
Makes 12 portions (whatever shape you make)
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup almond flour
¼ cup flax meal (I use 50:50 gold and dark)
¼ cup plain whey protein powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free version)
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
3 T. softened cream cheese
2 beaten large eggs
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1 T. heavy cream
2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
1 T. warm tap water
1 tsp. yeast dissolved in the warm water above
½ cup cranberries (fresh or homemade sugar-free dried)
½ cup slivered almonds (or chopped pecans)
1 oz. orange peel
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350º.
Lightly oil a non-stick pan of your choice (discussed above) and set aside.
Measure out the first 6 (dry) ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
In a separate small glass bowl, soften the cream cheese either at room temp or in your microwave on defrost.
Dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm water in a saucer and add to the cream cheese.
Stir.
Beat in the eggs well. Add the cider vinegar and cream.
Add the creamy mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir.
Trim off 1 oz of orange peel from an orange.
You want to get as little white, bitter membrane as possible.
Cut into approximately 1″ pieces.
Place in food processor or blender.
Add cranberries and nuts to the bowl and pulse it all together about 10 times or so, to a coarse chop.
Add the fruit/nut mixture to the batter.
Stir.
Finally squeeze/measure out the orange juice.
Stir well one last time to incorporate all to achieve a uniform distribution of the fruit/nuts.
Dip into/onto your chosen pan, distributing the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups, 12 twinkie slots or a round circle about 1/2″ thick for scones.
Pop into 350º oven and bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Allow to cool a bit before lifting with the assistance of a knife tip.
If making a loaf, bake around 35 minutes or until the center passes a dry toothpick test.
NUTRITIONAL INFormation:
each contains:
160 calories
12.64 g fat
6.53 g carbs
2.71 g fiber
3.82 g NET CARBS
8.3 g protein
266 mg sodium
From: Peggy @ buttoni.wordpress.com/2018/05/20/cranberry-orange-ladyfingers-2/
WOW! Did these ever come out tasty! And they just get better and better each day. They’re gluten-free, if you leave out the oat fiber. I think they are one of my very best cake treats. Hubby really liked these and he’s not really a fruit and nut man. If you don’t have a twinkie baking pan, just make 12 small muffins, a round flat circle you will cut into 12 scone wedges or a single cake using a loaf pan.
Makes 12 portions (whatever shape you make)
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup almond flour
¼ cup flax meal (I use 50:50 gold and dark)
¼ cup plain whey protein powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 T. oat fiber (omit for gluten free version)
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
3 T. softened cream cheese
2 beaten large eggs
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1 T. heavy cream
2 T. fresh squeezed orange juice
1 T. warm tap water
1 tsp. yeast dissolved in the warm water above
½ cup cranberries (fresh or homemade sugar-free dried)
½ cup slivered almonds (or chopped pecans)
1 oz. orange peel
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350º.
Lightly oil a non-stick pan of your choice (discussed above) and set aside.
Measure out the first 6 (dry) ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
In a separate small glass bowl, soften the cream cheese either at room temp or in your microwave on defrost.
Dissolve the yeast in the tablespoon of warm water in a saucer and add to the cream cheese.
Stir.
Beat in the eggs well. Add the cider vinegar and cream.
Add the creamy mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir.
Trim off 1 oz of orange peel from an orange.
You want to get as little white, bitter membrane as possible.
Cut into approximately 1″ pieces.
Place in food processor or blender.
Add cranberries and nuts to the bowl and pulse it all together about 10 times or so, to a coarse chop.
Add the fruit/nut mixture to the batter.
Stir.
Finally squeeze/measure out the orange juice.
Stir well one last time to incorporate all to achieve a uniform distribution of the fruit/nuts.
Dip into/onto your chosen pan, distributing the batter evenly into 12 muffin cups, 12 twinkie slots or a round circle about 1/2″ thick for scones.
Pop into 350º oven and bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Allow to cool a bit before lifting with the assistance of a knife tip.
If making a loaf, bake around 35 minutes or until the center passes a dry toothpick test.
NUTRITIONAL INFormation:
each contains:
160 calories
12.64 g fat
6.53 g carbs
2.71 g fiber
3.82 g NET CARBS
8.3 g protein
266 mg sodium
