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Cheese pie
What kind of filling should you put into your lovely keto friendly pie crust? A keto frendly filling, such as cheese pie. To pre-empt a possible question, “what is the difference between cheese pie and quiche?” Simply the ratio of ingredients and the intention. With quiche the intention is to showcase and enhance the custard.…
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Keto friendly pie crust
Low carb, flaky pie crust. Just what you need! This recipe makes one 9 inch pie crust. 1.5 cups / 144 grams almond flour 4 tablespoons / 56 grams butter, cubed 1 oz / 28 g cream cheese 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 1 large egg 1/4 tsp salt (optional) Add the first 3 ingredients…
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Paggis – pork haggis
Shh, don’t tell anyone in Scotland but… I made haggis from pork instead of lamb. I know, it’s probably sacrilege, but pork is a fraction of the price of lamb, and simple economics dictate that if I want delicious haggisness, it needs to be in a reasonable price bracket. So… paggis! (And thank you to…
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Keto friendly chocolate syrup
1 cup / 240ml water 1/2 cup / 120ml cocoa powder 1/3 cup / 80ml no sugar granular sweetener of your choice pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Add the first 4 ingredients to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened. Add vanilla and stir to incorporate. MOCHA…
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Liver pate
8 rashers long streaky bacon 1 pound of calves liver 3 or 4 tablespoons cream or evaporated milk 1 egg (beaten) garlic to taste seasoning to taste Butter a loaf tin and arrange about 5 of the rashers of bacon on the bottom. Put the liver and the remainder of the bacon through a mincer…
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Nougat
Nougat is something I always associated with a sickly sweet, weirdly papery, somewhat stale confection. Freshly home made nougat is far from that, and well worth making at home. A couple of warnings. You will be handling sugar syrup, also known as culinary napalm. Please handle with extreme care, you don’t want 3rd degree burns.…
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Jam roly poly recipe
A new word for a lot of Americans will be “stodge”. It’s a word with many negative connotations, but in the case of Jam Roly Poly that’s what it’s supposed to be – a stodgy comfort food designed to deliver calories straight to your waistline. Enjoy! 300g / 10.5oz / 2 cups AP flour or…
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Gluten Free cake or pudding flour
One of the interesting aspects of cooking gluten free is that you don’t have the convenience of only using a couple of flours. You need to use different blends depending on what you’re doing. This flour blend works great for cakes and for puddings, too. While I previously wrote up a pudding flour blend, this…
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Figgy Pudding Cheesecake
So, you want a plum pudding cheesecake. I have you covered. Yes, the title says figgy pudding…. this has both figs and plums in it, so I still have you covered! This is a crustless cheesecake. You are welcome to add one if you wish. 3 packs cream cheese (8oz / 225g each) 1 cup…
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Historically Inspired pumpkin pie – Pompion Pie
Inspired by this recipe, I came up with my own version. This Pompion Pie version is delicious and will definitely feature in future Thanksgiving dinners! 1 batch pie crust for a 9 inch pie dish (see here for GF crust) 1 sugar, or pie, pumpkin, whole (not puree) 2 medium or 3 small apples half…