Sunday, February 7, 2021

Kitchen Gadgets and Keto Donuts.

I have been trying to eat Keto to control my Sugar and loose weight. One thing missed is the donuts. This recipe is a good one to use with my BabyCakes Donut maker. they are glazed with a maple keto friendly glaze. This gadget is one of the best I have purchased. Love the way is makes mini Donuts. It is still available in many store an online.


 


Keto Donuts.

 

  • 3 ounces cream cheese room temp mixes better
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon  Mexican vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoon Splenda Allulose
  • 1 Tablespoon  Lakanto Powered Monkfruit Sweetener.
  • 1/4 teaspoon Xanthan Gum


  1.   Mix the dry ingredients together and sift, set aside
  2.  Blend eggs and cream cheese, vanilla together 
  3. combine Dry mixture with Wet and blend together until creamy and thick. ( I use an Immersion Blender to do this,
  4. Heat  Baby Cakes Donut maker up  Pour batter into each well of the donut maker.
  5.  cook for 3 minutes on one side, flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
  6. Remove donuts and set aside to cool slightly. Repeat process with the rest of the batter.
  7.  make the glaze ( recipe below) dip tops on donut in glaze. Set aside to set up.

  The Maple Glaze

 2 Tablespoons of Lakanto Powered Monkfruit sweetener

 1 Tablespoon of Vermont Sugar Free Maple syrup

 about 1/2 Tablespoon of Coconut milk.

Mix together with with small whisk until  smooth.

Dip donuts top into glaze.

Friday, February 5, 2021

Auntie E's Kitchen Old Fashion Banana Bread.


 I love Banana Bread.  Recently I was ask to post a recipe for Old Fashion Banana Bread. I have a recipe from the 1940's.It was in  my Grandmothers recipe collections. It is a simply one and very easy to make.  She had made it several times. I remember eating it as a young child. Make one 8x4x2 1/2 loaf. Bakes in a 350 F degree oven for 50 minutes.

 
 3 very ripe  Banana's Mashed equaling  1 Cup Mashed Banana's
2/3 cup  Sugar
1 and 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 Large Eggs
1/3 cup Shortening
2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract



Sift Flour then measure the Flour, you will need 1 and 3/4 cups for sifted Flour.

Now add the Baking Powder,Baking Soda and Salt and re-sift 3 times. set aside

Cream together  shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each one.

Add Mashed Banana's and mix on low, folding in. do not over mix, Just fold in the mashed banana.

 divide the flour into 4 portions, add one portion at a time mixing until smooth. then add another portion and repeat mixing til smooth. Continue until all the flour has been added.

Pour into a 8x4x2 1/2 inch well greased bread pan

Place in Preheated 350° F on the middle rack for 50 minutes, test with knife or cake tester to make sure bread is done. The tester  used should come out clean.
When done allow to cool completely, remove from pan , cut and enjoy.

Recipe copyright ,1948 WM.H.Wise & Co.,Inc."