Aronia berry cubcakes

Aronia berry cubcakes

When my daughter and her family built their own house on the other half of our yard a few years ago we decided to mark the boundaries of our properties with a hedgerow. There wasn’t really any need to plant bushes, but we wanted to keep the dogs on our side of the yard, and because of small children it i safer to grow bushes with edible berries (kids eat berries whether those are poisonous or not), so we planted aronia berry bushes. Continue reading “Aronia berry cubcakes”

Gluten free chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting

Gluten free chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting

New amazing muffin creations were born in the kitchen of the nocturnal baker again. It’s just so silly that my desire to bake always occurs at night. Often I will start searching for flour, eggs and other things I need from the cupboards after midnight and then get busy with pastry. Continue reading “Gluten free chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting”

Pineapple chocolate muffins – gluten free

Pineapple chocolate muffins – gluten free

Every now and then – or as a matter of fact quite often  – I happen to get a strange and incomprehensible inspiration to bake something sweet in the middle of the night. The results are usually ready far after midnight. But why not, especially if you like to work at night. Continue reading “Pineapple chocolate muffins – gluten free”

Gluten free wheat buns or baquettes

Gluten free wheat buns or baquettes

As I have mentioned a few times already – every baker needs to practice in order to master a good dough, which applies to all kinds of doughs, with or without gluten.

It has taken me several attempts to arrive at the recommended amount of flour, and while gluten free doughs do not need as much flour as the regular ones, and the buns have to be baked using a “looser” dough, I think I have found a good balance through trial and error. Continue reading “Gluten free wheat buns or baquettes”