Delicious cake with no flour

This cake is suitable for gluten-free diet. The preparation does not require special cooking skills. It is easy to make. The cake contains seeds and nuts, so it provides omega 3 fatty acids.

Ingredients:

eggs	3 medium
sugar	½ mug
maple syrup	1 tbsp
ground poppy seeds	1 mug
ground almond	1/3 mug
ground walnuts	1/3 mug
ground sunflower seeds	1/3 mug
butter  melted	30g
sodium bicarbonate	1 tsp

Method:

Beat the eggs in a medium bowl

Add the ingredients one by one and mix them  well

Transfer the mixture into a baking tin with about 20 cm diameter

Place it into the 180 ⁰C preheated oven

Baking time 30 minutes

Health Benefits of Turnips

Carved turnip “jack-o’-lantern” (man with a lantern) was used for Halloween as a British tradition dates from the 17^th century. Nowadays it is replaced by carved pumpkin. The turnips are healthy, autumn food.

Rutabagas- their other name-  are roots that belong to the family of cruciferous vegetables, other members of this family are: broccoli, cauliflower and kale. Turnips have rich nutritional values: proteins, omega 3 fatty acids, dietary fibres, small amounts of carbohydrates, minerals; potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and phosphorous and vitamins; A,C,E,K, B1,B2,B3,B5,B6. Rutabaga provides only a small amount of calories, so it is perfect for weight watchers.

As you can see turnips have number of essential nutrients that our body needs for proper functioning. Its high-level potassium content helps to lower blood pressure preventing heart attack and strokes.  Turnips improves our blood circulation, lowers cholesterol level due to its omega 3 fatty acids content.  The fibres present in turnips can help to bulk up the stool and move it through the gut while promoting more efficient uptake of nutrients. Calcium, in turnips, can help aid in the growth and repair of bone matter throughout our body. It contains high level of vitamin C, acting as an antioxidant boosts your immune system, prevents cancer and heart disease. Vitamin K and omega 3 fatty acids lower inflammation in your body.

While eating turnip raw will not harm your health, you might find the root more palatable after it has been cooked. Before cooking or serving turnips, wash them under running water and scrub them thoroughly with a brush to remove any dirt or fungicide residues. Peel them and cut away their greens. The cooked turnip cubes can be mashed and seasoned. Other way you can roast in the oven with parsnips. The grated raw turnips can be ingredients of your salad with grated raw beetroots and carrots.

Healthy, Motherdough, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Sugar-free Bread

Following a healthy diet you want to avoid or definitely reduce eating processed foods, because they contain preservatives, other food additives, sugar and fat. Our daily gluten-free bread provided on the supermarket shelf is not exemption. This bread is suitable for vegans, people with gluten sensitivity and lactose intolerance. The bread does not contain preservatives only xanthan gum is used due to keep the dough more elastic. The sunflower seeds make it more rustic and to great extent they enhance the omega 3 fatty acid level of the bread.

Ingredients for the quick sourdough:  (It needs about 14-16 hours to get fermented for the bread)

Gluten-free white flour	120g
Yeast	1 tsp
Water	100ml

·      Mix the ingredients and leave it at room temperature for a night

Ingredients for the bread

Gluten-free brown bread flour		120g
Gluten-free white bread flour		120g
Yeast		2 tsp
Xanthan gum		1 tsp
Olive oil processed		2 tbsp
Salt		1 tsp
Water		150-200 ml
Sunflower seed		Handful

·      Place the ingredients and the sourdough prepared previously into a medium size bowl.

·      Mix the ingredients into homogenous elastic dough using your hand or a mixer, if it needs more water add it slowly. (max 200ml)

·      Leave the dough to rise for 40 minutes.

·      Mix the dough again with your hand and transfer it into a buttered medium size casserole dish. Place the top on and leave it for 1 hour at room temperature.

·      Preheat the oven to 230⁰C.

·      Bake the bread for 45 minutes.

·      Bake it further 5-8 minutes without the top on.

·      Place the hot bread on a wooden board and sprinkle it with a little water

·      Leave it to cool.

If you want to bake a bigger loaf just multiply the ingredients