Yummy Free From Savoury Muffins

Danny is away at the moment so I must be trying to keep busy with baking plus Izzie just loves to "help".....

Creamed Corn & Bacon Free From Muffins

• 6 rashers bacon, diced or could use ham
• ½ spanish onion, diced
• 2 cups Gluten free plain flour
• ½ tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp gluten free baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg replacer
• ½ cup diary free milk (I used Oatly)
• 60g diary free butter, melted (I used "Pure" Margarine)
• 300g creamed corn

Preheat oven to 220C. Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin with butter or line with paper cups.

Cook the bacon and onion in a frying pan over medium-high heat until crispy. Sift the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.

In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter and creamed corn, and mix well. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients; the batter should be lumpy. Add the bacon mixture and fold through.

Spoon the batter into the tins and bake for 20 minutes, until the muffins are risen and golden coloured. Set aside for five minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Birthday Free From Jam Sponge Cake

Izzie has her bff birthday party tomorrow. Miss Olivia Wheeler will be 2! She is having a Pepper Pig cake so I am going to try this Doves Farm Sponge Cake recipe so Izzie doesn't feel left out.

• 125g Sugar
• 6 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
• 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Small Ripe Banana
• 150g Gluten Free Self Raising Flour
• 4 Tbsp Cold Water
• 1 tsp Oil
• 2 Tbsp Jam
• 1 tsp Icing Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 190oC or 170oC Fanbake
2. Lightly oil a 18cm round cake tin
3. In a bowl beat together the sugar, oil & vanilla
4. Peel & mash half the banana then beat into the sugar mixture
5. Add the flour & water & mix well
6. Pour the batter into the prepared tin & smooth top
7. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes
8. Cool the sponge on a wire rack
9. Cut the sponge in half with a bread knife and spread with jam put top back on and dust with icing sugar

Even tho Izzie is allergic to banana she seemed to be ok with this small amount of highly cooked banana. Banana is used in a lot of recipes instead of egg as a good binding agent.

Izzie adored the cake but next time I would make two sponges and jam them together as it didn't rise as much as expected.

Awesome Free From Pancakes

I came across this egg free pancake recipe from a blog (Art of Dessert) today and adapted it to be also wheat free and dairy free.

Horray they turned out just like proper pancakes. I have popped a few in the freezer as they might be good for quick snacks.

Love that Izzie won't miss out on one of my childhood favourite treats. We used to make pancakes with lemon & sugar on Sunday evenings using juicy fresh lemons from my mums tree's.

2 cups gluten free flour (I used Doves Farm)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons gluten free baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups diary free milk (I used Oatly)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup melted dairy free butter (I used Pure)

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, oil and orange juice. Slowly add in the melted butter. Pour about 1/2 cup of batter onto a hot nonstick pan. Cook until you see a few bubbles rise to the surface and it's dry around the edges, then flip over to cook the other side until lightly browned. Serve syrup, jam or fresh fruit etc