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March 29, 2020

Healthy banana pancakes

https://cooktoria.com/healthy-banana-pancakes/#wprm-recipe-container-5113

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Puree the bananas with potato masher or fork.
  • Add almond milk, eggs and whisk until smooth.
  • Add flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix the batter gently and try not to over mix. A few lumps are fine. If the mixture looks too thin, add a little extra flour.
  • Heat up a non-stick skillet on medium heat. Using 1/3 cup as a measure, scoop the batter onto the skillet. 
  • In about 1 minute you should see some bubbles appear. Flip the pancake over and fry for another minute. Repeat this step with the remaining batter. You should have 6 pancakes.

March 28, 2020

High Tea Sandwich Cookies

https://www.sugarandsoul.co/downton-abbey-earl-grey-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-24785

—> used lavender earl grey, skipped the glaze and cut them into inch squares to make sandwich cookies with lemon cardamom caramel


Ingredients

Cookies

Glaze


Instructions

  • Blend the butter and earl grey tea leaves together and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 2 hours, longer is fine. If you are running short on time, this step can be skipped and the tea can be added with the powdered sugar. Just note that the flavor may not be as strong.
  • Once the butter has finished setting. Preheat oven to 350­° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Cream the butter and tea mixture and powdered sugar in a large bowl or stand mixer.
  • Add in the flour and salt. continue to mix until a soft dough forms. The mix will be dry and crumbly at first but will come together.
  • Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's 1/4 inch thick.
  • Cut out cookies using a 2 in round cookie cutter.
  • Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown in color.

Once cooled, whisk together the glaze ingredients and dip or drizzle the cookies as desired and place on wax paper to set.

    Notes

    • Slightly Adapted from Dine & Dish.
    • If using a large loose leaf tea, run the tea through a food processor or use a pestle and mortar to ground it so it's finer.
    • 1 cookie is 3 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.
    • The longer these cookies sit, the more intense the flavor will get.