Sara and I are having lots of fun trying some new recipes when we help in the kitchen. There have been desserts, yummy lunches, new breakfasts and lots of creativity. :) I'll be posting a few of my favorites from the past weeks and Sara will be sharing some of her recent recipes.
There were some hit recipes and I had a great time making them in between the 'typical' weekly breakfasts of oatmeal, cream of rice, etc. I also made a fabulous new dessert last Tuesday night that was scarfed down in three days flat. :) Here is the recipe and interactive pictures below....I am learning the art of 'tweaking' recipes to fit our needs and use what we have so I will include what we used in each recipe.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Gluten Free and Flourless
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Butter
1 c. Brown Sugar
1 can crushed pineapple (it called for 12 slices of pineapple but we only had crushed in our pantry) don't forget to drain it like I almost did. :)
8 egg yolks
8 egg whites
1 1/2 c. sugar (we used natural)
1 1/2 c. tapioca, corn or potato starch
1 tsp. Baking Powder
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a small pan or microwave and mix in the brown sugar
2. Pour the butter/sugar mixture into a 13 by 9 baking pan and spread it evenly (I recommend using a little more butter and sugar to make it more even)
3. Place whatever type of pineapple you use over the butter/sugar mixture
4. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until very creamy (set aside in a seperate bowl because you'll need the mixer again)
5. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff but not dry
6. Fold the egg whites carefully into the egg yolk and sugar mixture
7. Fold the starch and baking powder in carefully
8. Pour the batter over the pineapple in the 13 by 9 baking pan
(My lovely assistant/gabby girl extraordinaire!)
9. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until a knife can be stuck into the middle and come out clean
Here comes the good part...okay, so it would be a little while until Mum, Sara and Ronnie came back from dance/basketball so, not wanting it to get stale, and having a boatload of dishes, I left it in the pan in all it's golden beauty....
We let it sit until dinner is cleaned up and Mum looks at it and says, "Uh...Meghan, aren't you supposed to flip it upside down?" Whoops! I think my face was as red as a tomato. I was praying it hadn't stuck from sitting so long in the pan....it scarcely stuck at all! And what did stick was swiftly picked out of the pan and enjoyed by my younger siblings. :)
