Cathy's Spelt for Health

Spelt Christmas Cake

2011-12-04T12:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

You will need:
12 oz/350g Margarine
12 oz/ 350g dark brown sugar
1lb/450g currants
12oz/ 350g rasins
5oz/ 150g cherries halved
5 oz / 150g mixes peel
5 oz/ 150g almonds blanched and chopped
Grated rind of two lemons
Grated rind of 1 orange

Sieve Together;
150z/ 425 g of white spelt flour
1 and a half level teaspoons of mixes spice
1 and a half level teaspoons of ground nutmeg

3 oz/ 75g ground almonds
7 eggs size 2
3 tablespoons of whisky

Preheat oven to gas mark 2, 300 degrees F, 120 degrees C
9 inch round baking tin

Method

1. Brush the tin with melted margarine and line the sides adn bottom with double grease proof paper

2. Sieve together the 15 oz/ 450g of white spelt flour, 1 and a half level teaspoons of mixed spice, 1 and a half level teaspoons of ground nutmeg

3.Place all the cake ingredients together in a very large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon umtil well mixed, 3-4 mins

4. Place the mixture in the prepared tin and smooth out top with a wet spoon

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 2 and a half hours approx depending on oven at 120 degrees on middle shelf

6. test the cake by pressing on top with spoon it shouls feel very firm and also with a skewer through the centre of the cake it should come out clean

7. Once baked leave the cake to cool overnight in its tin and remove all paper and tin the next day

8. To store your cake wrap it in grease proof paper and then tin foil!

I will put up the icing recipe before christmas when complete!!

Cathys Spelt Crumble with Greek Yoghurt and Raspberries

2011-07-21T04:58:00.000-07:00

Here is another recipe using my Flapjack Mix, a fresh raspberry and greek yoghurt crumble. As no honey/golden syrup is added you can really taste the combination of oats, seeds (sunflower and pumpkin) and coconut.

Fresh raspberry and greek yoghurt crumble

What you need:

Half a bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Flapjack (serves about 4)
70g of butter
Punnet of fresh raspberries
Large tub of greek yoghurt
Fresh mint to garnish

Baking instructions:

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees/Gas Mark 3.
Place the contents of the bag in a bowl
Melt the butter in a saucepan
Pour melted butter into bowl with flapjack mix and stir
Place mixture on greased flat baking tray
Placemixture in the oven for 10-12 mins until seeds are toasted
Place fresh raspberries into bowl
Add desired amount of greek yoghurt
Top with the toasted crumble
Add a few leaves of fresh mint to garnish

Flapjacks

2011-07-21T04:55:00.000-07:00

How to make Flapjacks

What you need:

A bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Flapjack Mix
140g of butter
140g of Golden Syrup
Flat baking tray
Dried Apricots

Baking instructions:

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees/Gas Mark 3.
Place the contents of the bag in a bowl
Melt the butter, golden syrup/honey and apricots in a saucepan
Pour melted ingredients into bowl with flapjack mix and mix together
Grease flat baking tray and flatten out mixture onto tray
place in the oven for 15 mins or so until its golden and slightly soft
Allow to cool and cut into desired sized squares

Spelt Tomato and Herb Foccaccia Bread

2011-06-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

Another recipe which you can make using the Tomato and Herb Spelt Mix is a Foccaccia Bread. Its lovely with a salad, soup or dipped in olive oil, pesto...Its very easy to make and is lovely and colourful.

Tomato and Herb Spelt Foccaccia Bread

What you need:

A bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Tomato and Herb Mix (225g)
380ml of buttermilk/soya milk/fresh milk
12 cherry tomatoes
12 olives
Olive oil
Sea salt

Baking instructions:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/Gas Mark 4.
Place the contents of the bag in a bowl
Add 380ml of buttermilk
Mix to wet dough

Brush flat baking tray with olive oil
Place mixture onto greased baking tray
Coat hands with olive oil and flatten mixture with your hands
Press in cherry tomatoes and olives
Sprinkle with sea salt
Place in middle tray of oven for 20-25 mins or until golden
Serve hot or cold

Tomato and Herb Spelt Pizza Base

2011-06-09T04:54:00.000-07:00

The Tomato and Herb Spelt Bread/Pizza Base Mix is the newest arrival to the range which is now a family of five. By adding buttermilk/soya milk you can make a 2lb loaf, scones, pizza base or foccaccia bread, very versatile! At the Sheridans Food Festival earlier on in June I sold plenty of Tomato and Herb Mixes and the pizza samples were very popular, twenty five pizzas were eaten in samples!

Tomato and Herb Spelt Pizza Base

What you need:

Half a bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Tomato and Herb Mix (225g)
190ml of buttermilk/soya milk/fresh milk
Dolmio tomato sauce
2 medium sized tomatoes sliced
Sliced mozzarella cheese
Grated cheddar cheese two handfuls
Basil leaves to garnish

Baking instructions:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/Gas Mark 4.
Place half the contents of the bag in a bowl (225g)
Add 190ml of buttermilk
Mix to wet dough
Brush flat baking tray with olive oil
Place mixture onto greased baking tray

Coat hands with olive oil and flatten mixture with your hands so it is 1cm approx in depth
Spread tomato sauce over base approx 3 desert spoons
Top with sliced tomatoes, sliced mozzarella and grated cheddar cheese
Place in middle shelf of oven for 20-25 mins
Serve with topped with fresh basil leaves

Tasting event this Saturday

2011-04-14T15:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our new blog!

Tasting event this Saturday.

Saturday 16th April Tasting in Loop De Loop Castletownbere, Co. Cork

I look forward to meeting you all then.

Cathy