BIZZY BAKES

I bought my married granddaughter a book by Paula Shoyer which motivated me to take out a copy of another book by Paula, The Kosher Baker.   I remember making her blueberry cake some time ago and decided to make it again, adding apples to the mix. When I checked my blog to see what I had posted, I found I had not posted the recipe, at all so I have a second chance, one which hopefully makes it to print. Apple and Blueberry Cake (adapted to be gluten-free from Kosher Baker) Ingredients: Spray oil 1/3 cup orange juice 4 eggs 3/4 cup oil 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 1/2 cups gluten free flour mixture 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ginger Blueberry mixture - 3 cups fresh blueberries or a ten ounce bag of frozen blueberries, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour, 1/4 teaspoon ginger Preheat oven to  375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Mix t...

For Rosh Ha Shana, it is traditional to make honey cake.  So, what did I do.  I made a date cake and an apple cake.  This was supposed to be an upside down cake and I followed the directions except that I divided the batter into two smaller pans.  I am not sure if that is the reason, my apples rose to the top.  As a result, I did not turn mine but it does look very much like the original version. Below is the original recipe except, I am using gluten-free flour and I did not flip the cake.   Apple Cake Adapted from The Kosher Baker, by Paula Shoyer Ingredients: Spray oil, for greasing pan 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon  2 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided  2 cups gluten-free flour   mixture 5 large eggs  1 cup  oil 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract  4 apples (McIntosh, Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious)  1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar Method: Preheat the oven t...

No, this is not Paula Deen but these are certainly Paula's Brownies, Paula Shoyer, the Kosher Baker. While kosher baking is really no different than  your regular baking, there is an issue that does pop up. Briefly, an aspect of being kosher means not eating milk and meat together or for a period of time, afterwards (milk following meat).  That means having dairy baked goods is not practical. Picture it.  You just had a barbecue with hamburgers and hot dogs and your dessert is cheesecake.  No go.....you can't serve it.  That applies to cakes that have milk or butter in them and that explains why I usually use margarine or oil, rather than butter.  I use Rice Dream or another non dairy drink in place of milk or cream. Paula Shoyer wrote a book that is dairy free.  All her recipes, are what we call, pareve, neither dairy, nor meat.  Any of these can be eaten after a meat meal. She has also divided the book into simple recipes, two step recip...