Brownies, and sharing the love ❤️

Living well in the 21st century - Limassol, Cyprus - Baking pan with a brown baked brownie with dark black cacao nibs.

This weekend I had a craving for brownies! I looked through my freezer and pantry to see what I can experiment with. I found a couple of items that sounded interesting, and wanted to see how the taste, flavor, and texture will turn out. Remember, taste + aroma + mouthfeel (texture is part of mouthfeel) = flavor from my previous posts. 

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Sorghum flour and baking

Living well in the 21st century. Limassol, Cyprus. Flour and egg picture.

Image credit: everyday gluten free gourmet

Today, I’m switching gears and baking a sticky date pudding with caramel sauce. I’d like to see how the flavor – when taste, texture, and aroma mix – with Sorghum flour. Let the baking start 🙂 Here is the link for the recipe.

I used goat butter instead of regular butter, and coconut sugar instead of white sugar in the pudding. Feel free to change the recipe and experiment in the kitchen as you like. After all, half of the fun is testing with different ingredients your recipe.

Sticky date pudding – the texture was moist, soft, smooth, fluffy & grainy. The pudding was rich with light molasses taste. The sweetness was not overpowering but I thought it gave the right amount for a sweet tooth. I ended up sharing the pudding with friends and freezing the rest. I’ll probably finish it though in less than a month ;).

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