Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wheat-free pumpkin scone recipe


A couple of weeks ago, I posted a wheat-free sourdough bread recipe. With just slight change, you can also easily make a pumpkin anything - pumpkin scone, pumpkin pancake, pumpkin muffin, etc. I was asked for a recipe from quite many people, so I'm posting here separately.

Ingredients:

- 2 tablespoons oat bran
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin (you can get a canned one which has been already cooked and mashed)
- 1 egg or 2 egg whiltes
- svetia or other sweetner to your taste
- a pinch of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

Mix all the ingredients.

For pancake - with oven

1. Put parchment paper on a flat metal cooking tin
2. Lay the "dough" on it
3. Put it in the oven at 350 and bake for 8-9 minutes










Here is the photo of it make in the oven (made with 2 egg whites)

For pancake - in pan

1. Prepare small skillet by heating up to medium heat and spray cooking oil
2. Pour mixture in pan and cook on one side until bubbles start to form on the pancake. Then flip.

For muffin

- Pour mixture in a muffin shaped container (use silicon container, so it won't stick)
- Put it in the oven at 350 and bake for 18 minutes.

Needless to say, if you use whole egg, it comes out more yellow, and if you use 2 egg whites, it comes out more white.

When I know I won't have much time the next morning, I make the mixture the night before and and make it all ready, so all I need to do in the morning is to pour the mixture and put it in the oven. By laying the mixture over night, it becomes thicker and you'll be able to make thicker scone. You need to adjust the baking time depending on how thick your scone is. The thicker it is, the longer, of course.












And here is the photo of muffin (made with a whole egg)

You can try many different ways and see which ones you like :)

Enjoy!!

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A "good loser"

I love tennis! I watch almost all final games of every major tournament, especially when my current favorite player, Rafael Nadal, is playing! He is such a fighter. His play is always very strong, energetic and speedy. He is persistent and doesn't give up. I really love watching his games.

In 2007 Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal played against Roger Federer - another "one of the best of all time." They played against each other in 2006 Wimbledon final, too, and at that time, Federer won. In 2007, Federer was playing for his 5th title (and 5th consecutive) and Nadal was playing for his first title in Wimbledon.

It was such a close game. In fact, it was the third longest men's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes. The result? Rafa lost again.

But I still remember his speech after this match. He said, "I'm a good loser." What? A "good loser"???

What he meant was (remember, his native language is Spanish!!) that he accepts his loss well. He does not make any excuses as to why he lost, but confronts the hard fact that he lost and that he lost because Federer's play was better in many aspects in the game today. He sees what his weaknesses are, what improvements he can make, so he can practice, get better at these points and come back as a stronger player.

Next year, the final was again, Nadal vs. Federere, and this time, Nadal won!

His attitude is very admirable. I know it's not easy sometimes. But that is why he's been one of the top players for many years now.

One of my very favorite authors, L. Ron Hubbard, said:

"Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow."

This is a very helpful principle to follow. It saved me so many times.

Like just a couple of days ago, I made a pretty big mistake on something. I was a bit disturbed, as it couldn't be undone. I thought about it for a while, wondering what could have happened, if I didn't make the mistake. But it has already happened!! There is no point in keeping thinking about all sorts of "what if's"!

So I told myself, "OK, I made the mistake. It has happened already and it cannot be undone at this point. Let's stop thinking about it now and no look back! Let's see how I can avoid making the same mistake in the future and what I can do to make it up."

Once I took on this attitude, things started rolling again, and now I'm on the right track! And I'm sure I'll have better tomorrow!!

So I highly recommend you follow this principle, too!

:)

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Super easy wheat-free sourdough "bread" recipe!!

I got this recipe from my friend recently. It is super easy, super healthy and yummy!!

Wheat-free sourdough "bread" (this ingredient will make one piece/ slice)

Ingredients:

- 2 tablespoons oat bran
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 egg or 2 egg whiltes

How to make it:

1. Mix all the ingredients
2. Put parchment paper on a flat metal cooking tin
3. Lay the "dough" on it
4. Put it in the oven at 350 and bake for 8-9 minutes

DONE!!!

Easy, right? :)

You can also put the same "dough" in a muffin shaped container (use silicon container, so it won't stick) and bake it at 350 for 18 minutes

or

fry it in a frying pan using cooking spray and have it as a pancake.

I like to have it with scrambled eggs or yogurt on top. It's good with cream cheese, too. If you think of some other great idea, please write me at KenkobiFactory@gmail.com and share your idea.

:)

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