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H.E.A.L.T.H Committee Recipes

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The recipes in our newsletters are proving to be popular, so we created a page just for recipes!

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1. GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE
2. PEAS, MUSHROOMS AND SHALLOTS
3. CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE - Milk-free, Egg-free, Nut-free!
4. PANCAKES - Milk-free, Egg-free, Nut-free!

GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE

This recipe is from The Australian Women's Weekly's Gluten-free Cooking cookbook.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup (125g) soy flour
¾ cup (110g)
100 percent corn corn flour
1¼ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
½ cup (50g) cocoa powder
1¼ cups (275g) caster sugar
150g butter, melted
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup (250ml) evaporated milk
2 eggs
½ cup mashed banana
2 tablespoons raspberry jam
NOTE: You will need 1 large overripe banana (230g).

METHOD
Grease two 22cm round sandwich cake pans, line bases with baking paper.
Sift flours, soda, cocoa and sugar into large bowl; add butter, vinegar and milk.
Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute; add eggs, banana and jam, beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
Pour cake mixture into prepared pans and bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes.
Stand cakes in pans 5 minutes and turn onto wire racks to cool.
Sandwich cakes with whipped cream, if desired.
 
PEAS, MUSHROOMS AND SHALLOTS

Recipe kindly submitted by Angela.

Taken from Pol Martin’s Supreme Cuisine
(Copyright 1993 by Brimar Publishing Inc.)

INGREDIENTS
1.4kg green peas
1 tbsp butter (most margarines contain trans fats!)
250g shallots or onions (peeled and quartered)
250g mushrooms (quartered)
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper
METHOD
Cook peas uncovered in salted boiling water for 8 minutes.
Drain, rinse under cold water, drain again and set aside.
Melt butter, add shallots (or onions) and cook for 4 minutes over medium heat.
Add mushrooms, season and cook for a further 4 minutes.
Mix in parsley, basil, cooked peas and heat through for a further 4 minutes.
 
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE - Milk-free, Egg-free, Nut-free!
Chocolate Layer Cake

This recipe is from "What's To Eat?" by Linda Marienhoff - the milk-free, egg-free, nut-free cookbook!

Picture is for display only and doesn't depict the cake from this recipe.

INGREDIENTS
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup dairy-free 100% cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons salt
2 cups water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp distilled white vinegar
2 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
Using 100% vegetable shortening, grease and flour 2 x 9" round cake pans.
In a large mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients.
Add all wet ingredients and beat with a wooden spoon or whisk until mixture is smooth and well blended.
Pour into cake tins.
Bake in the oven for about 35 mins, or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
Let cool in pans for 10 mins before turning onto wire rack to cool completely.
Frost with your choice of icing and then place one cake on top of the other.
Variation: Instead of layer cakes, bake as cupcakes!

PANCAKES - Milk-free, Egg-free, Nut-free!
Pancakes

This recipe is from "What's To Eat?" by Linda Marienhoff - the milk-free, egg-free, nut-free cookbook!

Picture is for display only and doesn't depict the cake from this recipe.

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tbsp sugar
3 tsp baking powder
2/3 cup vanilla flavoured soy milk (or rice milk)
3/4 cup water
2 1/2 tsp water + 2 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder pre-mixed
METHOD
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until mixture is smooth and well blended.
Heat a large non-stick pan over a medium-high heat.
Spoon mixture into pan to whatever size pancake you would like.
Cook until bubbles form and pop all over the pancake, then turn over.
Cook until desired colour is achieved.
Repeat until all mixture is used.
Server hot with dairy-free margarine, dair-free pancake syrup, jam or whatever you like!
Variation: Add 1 cup washed and drained berries!

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