From Daryl aka Avery:
Congratulations to Krista and Sheila on their new releases!
In honor of the cyber tea party Krista held yesterday - SO MUCH FUN! - I decided to make myself a little tea plate that I could enjoy while e-chatting with her fans. This simple little dessert was the perfect addition to the afternoon. I have often made a banana coffee cake, using raisins in the filling, but I was all out. However, one of my favorite "breads" at Christmas is a date bread. I thought, hmmm, I bet dates would be good in this coffee cake.
And they are. By tonight, the verb might be "were". I am finding it hard to resist eating the rest of it. I must put my fingers to work and get cracking on my next book.
Enjoy!
Look below the recipe for some fun news from me.
CREAM CHEESE
COFFEE CAKE
(Gluten-free*)
Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanillin (you may use
real vanilla if you have no reaction to it)
2 eggs, large
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 tsp. cider vinegar
2 cups gluten-free flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon xanthan gum
Filling:
1/2 cup chopped dates,
pre-soaked
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 bananas, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. cinnamon
Topping:
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 9 pan or line
with parchment paper.
Soak the “filling” raisins
in ½ cup hot water and set aside.
For the filling: drain
raisins. In a small bowl, mix raisins
with the bananas, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Mix the topping ingredients
and sprinkle topping all over the coffee cake.
Let cool for 20 minutes and
remove from the pan. Serve warm or room temperature.
If you want to make this with regular flour, just sub out regular flour with the gluten-free flour and omit the xanthan gum. Same baking time!
NOW FOR THE NEWS.
FINAL SENTENCE is on sale for $1.99 - e-book!! This is to generate sales, I'm sure, for GRILLING THE SUBJECT. So if you haven't read the Cookbook Nook series, you can get the very first book for a steal!
Here are links:
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I've revised my website a bit. Are you part of my fan club? There are fun puzzles, special pictures, tidbits, and giveaways. Do you get my newsletter? Sign up today so you don't miss out in the future. I won't inundate you with mail. I'll just share announcements when special things are happening, like the release of my books. The next? GRILLING THE SUBJECT, August 2016.
GRILLING THE SUBJECT, the 5th Cookbook Nook Mystery, can be pre-ordered.
Coming August 2016!!
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Hi Daryl! I've never baked with cider vinegar before - can you taste it? I use King Arthur Flour's Boiled Cider when I bake with apples, but never vinegar - it sounds very, very yummy (and very moist!!!) and it probably wouldn't last long it my kitchen either. Sparky is adorable, as always! Nicole :-)
ReplyDeleteNicole, you can't taste it at all. The vinegar merely works with baking powder (or soda) as a chemical reactor. Sugar balances out any tart flavor. Promise. ~ Daryl
DeleteOh, that makes sense! (High school chemistry and Home Economics flashback!!!) :-)
DeleteI like that the bananas aren't mushed into the batter, but retain some structural integrity.
ReplyDeleteAs to the vinegar--Because baking powder is a leavener that contains both the sodium bicarbonate and the flavor-saving acid, it is usually paired with non-acid ingredients like whole milk and Dutch-processed cocoa. Baking soda need an acid. Baking powder has an acid.
In this case the vinegar gives a boost to the leavening.
Thanks, Libby! I appreciate the chemistry lesson. Yay! I like that the bananas have structure, too. Very creamy and delicious. ~ Daryl
DeleteLooks like another amazing gluten-free recipe! Love the use of dates and bananas in the filling for extra natural sweetness. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKim, you are more than welcome! ~ Daryl
DeleteThat looks very good! My Grandma Rose used to make a very good prune cake. I requested it for my birthday cake for many years. So moist like this must be. Thanks!
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