Coconut cake with chia seeds

Thermomix recipe

• 200 grams  brown sugar
• 130 grams Butter
• 2 eggs
• 160 grams   flour with 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 juice of a lemon
• 50 grams milk
• 70 grams dessicated coconut
• 50 grams chia seeds

How to make

Place sugar and butter into the bowl and cook for 3 mins 90 degrees speed 2.

Aerate for 1 minute Speed 3

Add eggs through lid, one by one on Speed 3

Add flour and juice of a lemon, mix for 20 seconds Speed 5.

Scrape inside of bowl, Add chia, coconut and milk and mix for 20 Seconds speed 5.

 cook for  35 to 40 minutes

 Good to know !

Chia seeds has 8 times more omega 3 than salmon, more importantly; chia doesn't contain cholesterol and toxic heavy metal components as fish and other marine or animal products.

Chia seed contains 5 times more calcium than milk.
I use them in the morning with the breakfast , on the yogurt , or to add in fresh fruit juices , even in soup ! it will give volume to your soup !

  

Delicious pasta & avocado , basil sauce

  Delicious for avocado lovers,

 Cook some pasta ( your choice)
peel 2 avocados , some basil leaves about a handfull , some brasil nuts or other, one garlic,2 spoon of lemon or lime fresh juice, some olive oil salt and peper , mix all in a mixer pour over the hot pasta decorate with cherrie tomatoes

 Enjoy it !

Manakish

Manakish which is basically a kind of flat bread baked with Zaatar and olive oil spread over it.

Manakish

How to make 

500g bread flour
10g salt
5g dried yeast
320ml/g water
50g olive oil
1/2 cup za’atar mixed with enough olive oil to make it into a paste.

Put the oven on at 250C.  Mix the flour, salt and yeast,  add the water and olive oil and bring together. Knead until smooth.  Leave to sit for an hour or so , then divide into 10 balls and let them sit for a further 10 minutes.  Flatten and roll with a rolling pin so it’s nice and thin.  spread  zaatar and olive oil on the base is cook it for 10 minutes.  Eat hot or cold 


Labne is a greek  stained yogurt , put the yogurt in a cloth and let it stain for a few hours , add some salt an is ready to eat with the manakish .

Enjoy it !

Yogurt &lemon zest cake

Delicious moisty cake .

1 1/2 all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons bp
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup vegatable oil
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°. butter the cake pan. Dust with flour.

Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, and  salt in a medium bowl.

 Rub sugar with lemon zest in a large bowl until sugar is moist. Add yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract; whisk to blend. Fold in dry ingredients just to blend.

Pour batter into pan. Bake until top of cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into center comes out clean, 50–55 minutes

Enjoy it 

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chocolate cake with delicious sauce

Chocolate delice 

4 eggs
2 cups sugar ( cups are 140ml)
1 cup water
½ cup oil
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

Sauce

4 cups of sweetened condensed milk
2 cups heavy cream
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon butter

How to make

With an electric mixer, mix the eggs with the sugar until you get a smooth cream.increased , double the volume
Add, with constant mixing, water, oil, chocolate, sifted flour (part by part) and finally the baking powder until smooth.
Bake in a preheated oven (150 ° C) for about 30 minutes.

Sauce

  In a pan, put the  condensed milk, cream, cocoa, butter, heat  stirring constantly, for about 20 minutes over medium heat. put over cooled cake, you can also put the sauce in between layers

Enjoy it

Good advice

Lettuce will help you to sleep 

In a saucepan, boil lettuce leaves and press them in their cooking water. Add the water  in your bath (a warm bath before bedtime promotes muscle relaxation, essential to sleep), it will help you fall asleep more easily.


Good dreams !