Apple Crumble (Paleo & Gluten Free) with Scream Sorbet

 As the finishing touch to a paleo feast, I made an apple crumble sin flour and milk. Served with Scream Sorbet out of the East Bay which is sold from the Ferry Building Farmer's Market on Saturdays. I had the pleasure of meeting Sierra who was working the Scream Sorbet stand. Sierra is full of life and knowledge about Scream Sorbet's process and ingredients. They usually have 4 - 6 flavors available for sampling and purchasing and I believe it changes week to week. For this I used their 'Saffron Almond' flavor which was divine. The ingredients are on the carton and include nothing more than water, Kashiwasi Farms blanched almonds, sugar, sea salt and saffron.

Apple Crumble 

Ingredients:
6 large apples, peeled and sliced. I recommend the Pink Lady apples for crumbles
1 1/2 cups almond flour
1 egg
2 tablespoons coconut oil
Raw honey
Cinnamon

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place apple slices in a glass baking dish. Drizzle the honey on the apple slices
2. Mix the almond flour, egg, coconut oil and cinnamon in a bowl until you have a 'crumbly' consistency
3. Add the topping to the apples. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes, until hot and bubbly and the crust is golden.
Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving with Scream Sorbet. Enjoy!

Flax & Almond Bread (Paleo & Gluten Free)

 I recently made a Paleo feast for 8 good friends. This bread is like an energy and fiber packed bread that is lovely alone, with dips and it keeps in the refrigerator for a little over a week.  Instead of flours, this "bread" is made with flax meal and almond meal. The finer the grind, the better the bread will taste. I grind my flax seeds in a mini mill. In addition, flax seeds need to be ground for us to get their full nutritional benefits, so always be sure to cook with flax meal as opposed to flax seeds. It's an extremely easy recipe and can definitely be jazzed up with pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top, or walnuts folded into the batter. I've also though this would taste nice with crushed dried herbs. Let me know if you come up with any good ideas! I served this bread warm with a paleo lemon walnut parsley pesto.

Flax & Almond Bread

Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups flax meal
2/3 cup almond flour
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
4 eggs
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & Pepper

Directions:
1. Turn on some nice tunes - Natalie Merchant recommended
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Oil a loaf pan.
3. In a bowl mix the flax meal, almond flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.
4. In a separate bowl vigorously whisk the eggs. This is where your love goes into the bread baking
5. Add the olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper to the eggs.
6. Add the dry mixture to the eggs mixture and mix.
7. Put mixture in the loaf pan. It will not be as wet or fluid as most bread batters, you will need to use a spatula to get the batter into the pan. If it is too dry, you can add a little more olive oil. 
8. Bake for 30 minutes.

Erika's Delicious Juicer-Pulp Cake

My good friend Erika came over for dinner and brought a DELICIOUS juicer-pulp cake. It was moist, tasty, and the perfect dessert to our yogi feast. I don't have a juicer, but I may have to get one just so I can make this cake with the pulp! She also made a ricotta-honey sauce that had the perfect level of tartness and sweetness to compliment the cake. This cake is gluten free and can easily be made paleo!

Erika's Delicious Juicer-Pulp Cake

(Makes 1 loaf)

Ingredients:

2 C. Juicer Pulp 

1/2 C. Agave

1/2 C. Coconut Oil, Melted 

1 egg

1 C. Unsweetened nutmilk

1 1/2 C. Flour-- I split this between coconut flour and white rice flour

1 Tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 Tsp. Sea Salt

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large bowl, add the juicer pulp, agave, coconut oil, egg and nut milk, mix to combine

3. Add in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt with wood spoon.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean

Enjoy! Thanks Erika for sharing!