Lemony Sprouted Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Cake
Ingredients
- 16 oz TYH sprouted organic garbanzo beans, cooked and drained
- 4 tablespoons organic lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Olive or avocado oil
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 2 organic or pastured egg yolks
- 2/3 cup TYH sprouted organic flour (your choice)
- 1 cup organic sugar or Lakanto
- 2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 organic or pastured egg whites
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed organic lemon juice
- organic powdered sugar or Lakanto
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and lightly flour 2 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a blender or food processor, puree chickpeas (garbanzos) with lemon juice, oil and lemon zest. Add egg yolks and blend well. Turn mixture into a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, ½ cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir to blend. Add to pureed chickpea mixture and mix well.
- In another medium bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add remaining ½ cup sugar slowly, beating until whites form peaks that are stiff but not dry.
- Fold beaten egg whites into chickpea mixture.
- Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack, then turn cake out of pans and cool completely.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon lemon juice over each round and sprinkle tops with powdered sugar. May stack layers if you want.
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Alena’s Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups tyh sprouted wheat or spelt flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cups butter softened
- 2/3 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In separate bowl mix wet ingredients.
- Make a well in the center of dry ingredients, pour wet ingredients into the center.
- Work all ingredients together with hands until just combined.
- Grease a baking sheet.
- Form dough into lumps of approximately 3–inches diameter and place on baking sheet.
- Make sure oven has reached 425, then bake for 15–20 minutes.
- Makes 8–10 biscuits.
Recipe Notes
We like to spread our biscuits with a mixture of molasses and softened butter. Enjoy! (Thank you! Rachel for sending this simple and delicious recipe to us. Biscuits are a great way to serve bread at breakfast and with soups and stews to warm up a cold winter day.)
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