Popped Amaranth This photo was taken by CJ Baldacchino during a live tv show
‘a great alternative to popcorn. If you dip fruit and bananas into a bowl of popped amaranth, it forms a thin coating and makes a crunchy and tasty snack. The first time I tried to make popped amaranth, it was not very successful. You need a very hot pan and to make it is small quantities, a spoonful at a time. You need patience but its worth it :)’
You will need:
3 Tablespoons of raw amaranth
Heat a heavy pan over high heat until it is extremely hot. Add one tablespoon of raw amaranth. Cover the pan with a lid, lift the pan from the burner and shake it from side to side. Provided that the pan is very hot, it will take around 12 seconds for the amaranth to pop. Remove from the pan immediately to avoid it burning. Add the next tablespoon of raw amaranth, repeat the process and then pop the last tablespoon of seeds. The process will not work if you add more than one tablespoon at a time. The popped amaranth can be stored in an airtight container for up to a month in the fridge. This recipe will give you 1 cup of popped amaranth.
This is a vegan, gluten free, nut free diabetic friendly recipe
Amaranth is available via Good Earth Distributors and you will also find it at Big Fresh in Mosta
![Sundays are for baking and this vegan banana coconut cake is made without refined sugar and it is one of the most healthy yet delicious cakes you can make soooo quickly. It is topped with a thin layer of cashew frosting.
3 cups self raising flour
2 cups coconut
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
vanilla
1 cup tofu
4 tablespoon linseed ground with 12 tablespoons water
6 tablespoons aquafaba [chickpea water]
4 bananas
juice of one lemon
1 tablespoon cornflour
and instead of the processed sugar:
1 1/2 cups golden raisins soaked in just enough water to cover for a few hours or overnight. Then simply use a hand blender to process to a pulp.
in a large bowl sieve the flour and cornflour. Add the bicarbonate of soda and coconut. Mix.
In another bowl use a hand blender to process the bananas, lemon juice, linseed, tofu, vanilla.
Add the flour mixture a little at a time and mix in using a metal spoon. Finally beat the aquafaba until it is light and foamy and fold in gently.
Immediately pour the cake mix into a prepared cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 170c for 35 minutes.
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3 cups self raising flour
2 cups coconut
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
vanilla
1 cup tofu
4 tablespoon linseed ground with 12 tablespoons water
6 tablespoons aquafaba [chickpea water]
4 bananas
juice of one lemon
1 tablespoon cornflour
and instead of the processed sugar:
1 1/2 cups golden raisins soaked in just enough water to cover for a few hours or overnight. Then simply use a hand blender to process to a pulp.
in a large bowl sieve the flour and cornflour. Add the bicarbonate of soda and coconut. Mix.
In another bowl use a hand blender to process the bananas, lemon juice, linseed, tofu, vanilla.
Add the flour mixture a little at a time and mix in using a metal spoon. Finally beat the aquafaba until it is light and foamy and fold in gently.
Immediately pour the cake mix into a prepared cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 170c for 35 minutes.
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![The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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#lovemalta roast #roastdinner #roastpotatoes #roastlunch #sundaylunch #sunday #food #foodie #healthy #quickandeasyfood #simple #familyfood #budgetmeals #glutenfree #vegan #life #love #yummy #veganfood #malta #lovinmalta #lovemalta #recipes #cooking #instafood #blog #familyfoodtribe #fennelseeds #sesameseeds #deliciousfood #mediterraneanfood](http://scontent-ams3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/9442d7592f2dbc163963946dcd6d3b0a/5C57AC20/t51.2885-15/e35/s150x150/41891006_946226838918442_1611937023861337886_n.jpg "The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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#lovemalta roast #roastdinner #roastpotatoes #roastlunch #sundaylunch #sunday #food #foodie #healthy #quickandeasyfood #simple #familyfood #budgetmeals #glutenfree #vegan #life #love #yummy #veganfood #malta #lovinmalta #lovemalta #recipes #cooking #instafood #blog #familyfoodtribe #fennelseeds #sesameseeds #deliciousfood #mediterraneanfood")
can almost taste this wonderful smoothie. would love you had a pinterest share button
I am glad you like it and I would also love to have a pinterest share button but I do not know how to install it and would appreciate any help to get it done, pls email me leaahogg@gmail.com. Thanks much !
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Thank you for the reblog !
It’s a tough life, Lea … but someone has to live it. 😉
For sure Margaret Rose! Have a lovely Sunday !
I like it .. going to try it myself .. I do not know if we have fresh pineapple available at this time ..Perhaps compote …Bon appétit ..For you and your friends ..
Thank you Khaled and Bon appetit to you too, hope you enjoy it !
Excellent – Thank you so much .. Kindly more of spring cocktails,
Juices – Fruit ..Thanks again, have a good day
The pictures are beautiful and the smoothie looks delicious and refreshing I am so making this. Yum yum yum….
Thank you so much, glad you like it, have a wonderful day !