New Zealanders, it seems, have quite a reputation for home baking. Their 1908 cookbook, Edmonds Cookery Book, provides recipes for a plethora of favourite sweet-treats including the classic and now politically incorrectly named, Afghans ….
VALENTINE'S DAY LIME AND ROSE CHEESECAKE
CHESTNUT MONT BLANC CAKE
CARAMEL ALMOND BUCKWHEAT TART
Most of our recipes for pastry - and we do have a few of them on the blog – are made with a blend of flours that work together to replicate the characteristics of wheat flour. This one is unusual because it uses only buckwheat flour, along with the usual butter, sugar, egg, etc. Whether it’s serendipity, chemistry or both, the buckwheat flour behaves beautifully, just like wheat ….
ORANGE, ALMOND AND VANILLA BISCUITS
These Orange, Almond and Vanilla biscuits are delicious and can be made in any shape and iced in any way for any occasion. However, we at The Coeliac’s Revenge have produced them in ‘YES’ shapes and in the colours of Aboriginal Australia to show our support for a YES outcome in our upcoming vote for constitutional change in Australia ….
GINGER HAZELNUT CRUNCH
f you’re on the lookout for a sweet little chunk of gluten-free deliciousness, and you’re partial to ginger, whip up some of this Ginger Hazelnut Crunch. Each small bite has a layer of smooth ginger topping on a crunchy hazelnut biscuit base, which makes it great company for a coffee or to round off a good meal ….
PISTACHIO AND LIME CAKE
APPLE AND POPPY SEED TART
RHUBARB AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE
CHOCOLATE, HAZELNUT AND SOUR CHERRY CAKE
I’ve been making this cake for many years now and I can’t quite remember from where the recipe originated. What I do know is that it is very well liked and often ‘just another small slice, please’ is guiltily requested. To decorate, either go the full bling by applying some gold leaf to the ganache frosting or simply dust with icing sugar ….
VALENTINE'S DAY CAKE
CHERRY MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE
We know that lots of people love a cheesecake so here we’re offering a baked Cherry Mascarpone Cheesecake for you to try. With the use of a food processor it’s very simple to make so maybe this is one to try with your enthusiastic little cooks. They’ll just have to wait overnight until it chills in the fridge ….
MACADAMIA AND WHITE CHOCOLATE COOKIES
Years ago, the Byron Bay Cookie Company used to make some very decent gluten-free Macadamia and White Chocolate Cookies. In those days, when there wasn’t a lot of gluten-free on the market, they were a stand-out. Sadly, the quality of the product didn’t last, but if you like a good cookie, please try a batch of our Macadamia and White Chocolate Cookies ….
A WEDDING CAKE
QUINCE AND VANILLA CAKE
LINZER BISCUITS
Small sweet and spicy, our gluten-free Linzer Biscuits are a variation on the traditional Austrian cake, the Linzer Torte, a latticed topped, jam filled tart made with hazelnut pastry. Our biscuits are flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon and filled with our homemade sour cherry jam but any jam, homemade or not will be delicious ….