bake – Fifthfloor.kitchen http://fifthfloor.kitchen Fifth Floor Kitchen is a food blog for food lovers. It is a recipe journal by Veronika Woell. She focuses on fresh, healthy and mostly sugar free recipes. Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:11:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Fluffy milk buns with blueberries and vanilla custard http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fluffy-milk-buns-blueberries-vanilla-custard/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fluffy-milk-buns-blueberries-vanilla-custard/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:06:49 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=958 These fluffy milk buns with blueberries and vanilla custard are so delicious. It’s the perfect recipe for a rainy sunday afternoon or make them in the evening and surprise your family with breakfast milk buns. They will bring some sunshine to the breakfast table! The recipe is quite similar to the cinnamon rolls or these […]

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These fluffy milk buns with blueberries and vanilla custard are so delicious. It’s the perfect recipe for a rainy sunday afternoon or make them in the evening and surprise your family with breakfast milk buns. They will bring some sunshine to the breakfast table! The recipe is quite similar to the cinnamon rolls or these vanilla custard rolls.

I made these yummy milk buns with corn sugar instead of refined sugar. Corn sugar is not only perfect for all fructose malabsorption sufferers but also for you healthy foodies. It’s as sweet as refined sugar just without the bad side effects. If you think about quitting refined sugar, have a look at my post about 12 easy ways to cut out sugar of diet

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Fluffy milk buns with blueberries

Beautiful and fluffy milk buns with blueberries and vanilla custard. 

milk buns

  • 42 gram fresh yeast
  • 120 ml warm water
  • 120 ml warm milk
  • 50 gram corn sugar
  • 75 gram butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 free range egg
  • 450 gram plain flour
  • oil for greasing
  • 1 handful blueberries

blueberry base

  • 150 gram frozen blueberries
  • 1 tsp corn flour
  • 3-4 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • 30 gram corn sugar

vanilla sauce

  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 250 ml heavy cream
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp corn sugar
  1. In a small bowl dissolve fresh yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix warm milk, grain sugar, melted butter, salt und your egg. Add 2/3 of the flour and mix until smooth. Add the yeast mixture and stir gently. Now add the remaining flour and mix until dough is easy to handle and smooth. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes. Grease a bowl with oil and place the dough into the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise at a warm place for about 1 to 1,5 hours. 

  2. For the blueberry base: In a small bowl mix corn flour with a 3-4 tbsp of cold water. Bring the frozen blueberries with rose water, corn sugar and corn starch to a boil. As soon as it starts to thicken take it off the heat and spread the blueberry base into your oven dish.

  3. When your dough doubled in size, punch it down and divide into 8-12 same size balls. One by one form balls, take 2-3 blueberries pinch them into the middle and make sure the berries are covered with dough. Arrange them on the blueberry base. Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise again at a warm place for about 1 hour.

  4. For the vanilla sauce: Cut open vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds. In a small pot bring heavy cream, seeds of vanilla pod, vanilla pod and corn sugar to a boil. Take it off the heat immediately and let it sit for 10 minutes. Take out the vanilla pod. Let it cool down a bit and pour the mix into a metal bowl. Prepare a bain marie (water bath). Mix the egg yolks together and whisk into the vanilla mixture. Place metal bowl over bain marie and whisk for 1-2 minutes over bain marie until fluffy. Don’t stop whisking or your sauce will thicken. Take it off the heat and whisk in cold water bath until it has cooled down a bit. Put it in the fridge until you need it. 

  5. Preheat oven to 170°C. 

  6. When the dough has doubled in size bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.

    Let the milk buns cool down a bit. Dust them with grain or grape sugar and serve with vanilla sauce. 

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Lovely Linzer Torte without refined sugar http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/lovely-linzer-torte-without-refined-sugar/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/lovely-linzer-torte-without-refined-sugar/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:08:56 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=905 I would like to share with you one of my favourite Austrian cakes today. This lovely nutty Linzer Torte is one of the oldest cake recipes of the world. It’s with almonds, red currant or raspberry jam, cinnamon and a few other ingredients. The recipe is quite simple and quick to prepare. The best thing […]

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I would like to share with you one of my favourite Austrian cakes today. This lovely nutty Linzer Torte is one of the oldest cake recipes of the world. It’s with almonds, red currant or raspberry jam, cinnamon and a few other ingredients. The recipe is quite simple and quick to prepare. The best thing about this lovely Linzer Torte is, it gets better every day! This recipe is completely without refined sugar. For the dough instead of industrial sugar I used grain sugar and I’ve used a special fructosefree marmelade for the topping. So it’s perfectly suitable if you are on a fructosefree diet.

Usually the Linzer Torte has a diagonal crust but I love to get creative with pie crust. Use some cookie cutters to create a unique pie crust like this lovely heart crust. Share your take on this lovely homemade Linzer Torte or any other of my recipes! Tag me on Instagram as @fifthfloorkitchen and use #fifthfloorkitchen hashtag. I love seeing your pics!

Lovely Linzer Torte

Lovely Linzer Torte with heartshaped crust

  • 250 gram butter
  • 200 gram grain sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 free range eggs
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 200 gram ground almonds
  • 200 gram plain flour
  • 0,5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 200 gram red currant or raspberry jam
  • 5 tbsp flour
  1. In a small pot heat up jam with 2 tablespoons of water. As soon as it starts to boil take it off the heat. 

  2. In a big bowl mix grain sugar, salt and soft butter. Add the eggs and mix with a blender until the colour of the dough gets pale. Now add the lemon zest. 

  3. Add the almonds, flour, cinnamon and ground cloves to the dough and stir well. Spread 3/4 of the dough on a cake tin and pull up the dough to the edge. 

  4. Add 5 tablespoons of flour the leftover dough and knead. Wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge for about 30 minutes. 

  5. Preheat your oven to 180°C.

  6. Spread the jam even on your cake. Remove the rest of your pie crust from the fridge and roll out the pasty 3 mm thick. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out your pie hearts. Place them on top of the jam.

  7. Bake the cake for 40 minutes, check with a wooden stick if the cake is ready. Take it out of the oven and let it cool down on a cooling rack. 

  8. Serve with whipped cream and remember, Linzer Torte tastes better on the second day!

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Heavenly vanilla custard raspberry rolls http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/heavenly-vanilla-custard-raspberry-rolls/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/heavenly-vanilla-custard-raspberry-rolls/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:41:19 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=880 Sundays are for sweet recipes like this heavenly vanilla custard raspberry rolls. They are so easy to make and your friends and family will love them. The combination of sweet and creamy vanilla pudding with ripe and juicy raspberries is so amazing. It’s a wonderful treat for a sunday breakfast or even brunch. Of course […]

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Sundays are for sweet recipes like this heavenly vanilla custard raspberry rolls. They are so easy to make and your friends and family will love them. The combination of sweet and creamy vanilla pudding with ripe and juicy raspberries is so amazing. It’s a wonderful treat for a sunday breakfast or even brunch. Of course they are best when they are still warm. We already made these lovely blueberry cinnamon rolls a few weeks ago. So we already know how to prepare the perfect yeast dough. It’s so satisfying to see the dough rise. I’ve to admit it’s definitely not a quick recipe, but it’s absolutely worth the time and effort!

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Heavenly vanilla custard raspberry rolls

Sweet and fluffy vanilla raspberry rolls for breakfast!

dough

  • 42 gram fresh yeast
  • 120 ml warm milk
  • 120 ml warm water
  • 50 gram grain sugar
  • 75 gram butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 free range egg
  • 450 gram plain flour
  • 1 tbsp oil for greasing

filling

  • 100 gram frozen or fresh raspberries
  • 1 bag vanilla pudding
  • 2 tbsp grain sugar
  • 300 ml milk
  1. In a small bowl dissolve fresh yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix warm milk, grain sugar, melted butter, salt und your egg. Add 2/3 of the flour and mix until smooth. Add the yeast mixture and stir gently. Now add the remaining flour and mix until dough is easy to handle and smooth. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes. Grease a bowl with oil and place the dough into the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise at a warm place for about 1 to 1,5 hours. 

  2. Prepare the vanilla pudding according to the package instructions. Instead of normal sugar you can use grain sugar so it’s fructosefriendly. Reduce the milk for the vanilla pudding. Instead of 500 ml milk use only 300 ml because we need a very thick pudding to spread on the dough. 

  3. When your dough doubled in size, punch it down. Flour your surface and roll out into a 40 x 20 cm rectangle.

  4. I used a muffin baking pan for these rolls. Grease your baking pan with butter and sprinkle with grain sugar. 

  5. When your vanilla custard is thick enough, spread the pudding over the dough. Sprinkle with raspberries, roll up the dough and cut into 12 slices.

  6. Preheat oven to 170°C. 

  7. Place your vanilla raspberry rolls in the muffin moulds and let it rise again for about 45 minutes. When they have doubled in size bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. 

  8. Let them cool down and dust them with grain or grape sugar!

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Elegant Dark berry tart with thai basil http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/elegant-dark-berry-tart-thai-basil/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/elegant-dark-berry-tart-thai-basil/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:06:58 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=796 This are the last days of summer and I’m collecting the last produce from the balcony garden. Because of a rainy summer in Hamburg my berry harvest isn’t that rich this year. So I mixed berries from my balcony garden, from my local farmers market and frozen raspberries for this elegant dark berry tart with […]

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This are the last days of summer and I’m collecting the last produce from the balcony garden. Because of a rainy summer in Hamburg my berry harvest isn’t that rich this year. So I mixed berries from my balcony garden, from my local farmers market and frozen raspberries for this elegant dark berry tart with thai basil. The pairing of berries, chocolate and thai basil is incredible delicious and worth a try. The base for this tart is a super easy short crust pastry with grain sugar instead of refined sugar. I brushed the pastry with dark chocolate so the berry filling won’t make the dough soggy. The filling is a berry mix with a bunch of thai basil. It’s a perfect balance between sweet and sour.

Elegant Dark berry tart with thai basil

Simple but yet so complex berry tart

shortcrust pastry

  • 350 gram flour
  • 125 gram cold butter
  • 125 gram grain sugar
  • 2 free range eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • pinch salt

Filling

  • 100 gram 85% chocolate
  • 200 gram raspberries (frozen)
  • 200 gram blueberries
  • 200 gram brambles
  • 2 twigs thai basil + extra for decorating
  • 3 tbsp rice syrup
  • 150 ml coconut milk (unsweetened)
  • juice of half a lime
  • 5 sheets gelatine
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 150 gram mixed berries for decorting
  1. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the cold butter straight from the fridge into the flour and rub in the mixture. Add the sugar, mix together the eggs and egg yolk, and add to the mixture. Gently mix with a dough scraper or with your hands until the dough comes together in a ball. Lightly flour your work surface, tip the pastry ball onto it, and knead with your hands until you have a smooth dough. Wrap it in clingfilm and let it rest in your fridge for at least 1 hour. 

  2. For the shortcrust pastry, preheat the oven to 190C°. I have a baking tin which doesn’t need greasing, if you don’t, then lightly grease and flour your tin. 

  3. Remove the shortcrust pastry from the fridge and flour your work surface. Roll out the pastry 2-3mm thick and line the tin, leaving an overhang of pastry. Prick the bottoms of your pastry with a fork a few times. Place some greaseproof paper on top and fill with baking beans. Now place the pastry tin in your oven and cook for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes remove baking paper and baking beans and leave pastry tin for another 8 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Afterwards trim the edges and lift out onto a cooling rack.

  4. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie (water bath). Brush the bottom of the tart with melted chocolate and let it cool.

  5. For the dark berry filling: Heat up berries in a pot with 100 ml water. Add rice syrup, chopped thai basil, coconut milk and juice of half a lime and bring to a boil. Take off the heat and blend until smooth with a highspeed blender. 

  6. Let the gelatine soak in cold water for about 8 minutes. 

  7. In a small bowl mix corn starch with 2 tbsp of cold water. Put the berry mix back on heat and stir in the corn starch. Bring it quickly to a boil and take it off the heat. Squeeze the water out of the gelatine and add to the berry mix. Quickly stir in the gelatine in your hot berry mix. Let it cool down for 15 minutes and then fill your tart with the berry mixture. Let the tart cool for at least for hours or even better over night. 

  8. When your tart is ready and the berry mixture is firm decorate it with berries and little thai basil leafs.

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Fantastic homemade blueberry cinnamon rolls http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fantastic-homemade-blueberry-cinnamon-rolls/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fantastic-homemade-blueberry-cinnamon-rolls/#comments Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:30:27 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=749 Sometimes I get this incredible craving for sweet pastries. As I quit eating refined sugar it’s almost impossible to buy cinnamon rolls or other pastries. So the only way to satisfy my craving is to bake my own sweet pastries. I made these fantastic blueberry cinnamon rolls with grain sugar instead of refined sugar. They […]

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Sometimes I get this incredible craving for sweet pastries. As I quit eating refined sugar it’s almost impossible to buy cinnamon rolls or other pastries. So the only way to satisfy my craving is to bake my own sweet pastries. I made these fantastic blueberry cinnamon rolls with grain sugar instead of refined sugar. They are so delish and no one would ever taste that the rolls are made with grain sugar. Grain sugar is not only perfect for all fructose malabsorption sufferers but also for you healthy foodies.

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Fantastic homemade blueberry cinnamon rolls

Delish blueberry cinnamon rolls without refined sugar

dough

  • 42 gram fresh yeast
  • 120 ml warm water
  • 120 ml warm milk
  • 50 gram grain sugar
  • 75 gram butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 free range egg
  • 450 gram flour
  • 1 tbsp oil for greasing

filling

  • 110 gram melted butter
  • 150 gram grain sugar
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 120 gram wild bluebberies

glaze

  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 250 gram powdered grain sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3-6 tbsp hot water
  1. In a small bowl dissolve fresh yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix warm milk, grain sugar, melted butter, salt und your egg. Add 2/3 of the flour and mix until smooth. Add the yeast mixture and stir gently. Now add the remaining flour and mix until dough is easy to handle and smooth. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes. Grease a bowl with oil and place the dough into the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise at a warm place for about 1 to 1,5 hours. 

  2. When your dough doubled in size, punch it down. Flour your surface and roll out into a 40 x 20 cm rectangle.

  3. Grease your baking pan with butter and sprinkle with grain sugar. 

  4. Mix grain sugar and cinnamon. Spread the melted butter over the dough. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon-mix and blueberries. Roll up the dough and cut into 12 slices. 

  5. Preheat oven to 170°C. 

  6. Place your blueberry cinnamon rolls close together in the pan and let it rise again for about 45 minutes. When they have doubled in size bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. 

  7. For the glaze, mix butter, powdered grain sugar and vanilla extract. (You can easily make powdered grain sugar with a handheld blender. Just blend normal grain sugar until it’s super fine.) Add hot water, 1 tbsp at a time until the glaze reaches your desired consistency. When your blueberry cinnamon rolls have cooled down coat them with your sugar glaze. 

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Fluffy dark chocolate cake donut with cardamom cream http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fluffy-dark-chocolate-cake-donut-cardamom-cream/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/fluffy-dark-chocolate-cake-donut-cardamom-cream/#respond Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:10:39 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=694 These wonderful little cake donuts are for all of you dark chocolate lovers out there! They are incredibly fluffy and come  with cardamom cream and pistachios. Their moist and fluffy secret is olive oil and flakey Maldon salt. The olive oil gives the donuts (or if you prefer, doughnuts) a rich flavor but the dough […]

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These wonderful little cake donuts are for all of you dark chocolate lovers out there! They are incredibly fluffy and come  with cardamom cream and pistachios. Their moist and fluffy secret is olive oil and flakey Maldon salt. The olive oil gives the donuts (or if you prefer, doughnuts) a rich flavor but the dough itself is surprisingly light. I’ve topped them with some sweet cardamom whipped cream. The donuts are not too sweet, but wonderful chocolatey and of course perfect for all fructose malabsorption sufferers. When about a year ago my fructose malabsorption was diagnosed I not only gave up all sorts of high fructose fruit and veggies, I also gave up industrial sugar because it often contains fructose. That means I don’t eat cookies, gummi bears, milk chocolate or quite frankly I don’t eat any sweets. This is sometimes really hard but I found a way to replace normal sugar in cakes and desserts. I either use grape sugar, grain sugar made from corn or rice syrup, all work really well for me. So I usually use the same amount or less of the alternative sugar. There are of course certain things you can’t prepare with grape sugar. Like pavlova, grape sugar will stay sticky and won’t dry. But everything else is ok… so far! By the way, I’ve tried all sorts of donut cake moulds and I can highly recommend these silicon moulds. So easy to use and most important, super simple to clean! I even used them for my sushi donuts!

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Fluffy dark chocolate cake donut with cardamom cream

Moist and fluffy dark chocolate donuts with cardamom cream and pistachios

Donuts

  • 180 ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 70 gram unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 120 ml hot water
  • 160 gram flour
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp flaky sea salt (Maldon)
  • 150 gram grape sugar or grain sugar
  • 3 free range eggs

Topping

  • 120 ml heavy cream
  • 0,5 tsp ground cardamom
  • 2 tsp grape sugar or grain sugar
  • 50 gram chopped unsalted pistachios
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

  2. In a medium bowl sift the cocoa and whisk in the boiling hot water until smooth. Add the vanilla extract, gently whisk together and set aside to cool slightly. 

  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.

  4. In another large bowl beat together with a mixer the grape sugar, olive oil, and eggs for about 3 minutes or until you have a light, fluffy cream. Turn down the speed on the mixer and pour in the cocoa mixture. Now slowly add the flour mixture until you have a smooth dough.

  5. Fill the batter into a decorating tube with a rather big hole. Now fill the donut moulds with the help of your decorating tube. Sprinkle donuts with a little bit of flaky salt. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the sides are set and the top of the donut still looks slightly moist. Insert a cake tester, if it comes out clean or with just a few crumbs on it, the donuts are perfect. Push them out of the silicon mould and let them cool down. 

  6. Meanwhile chop your unsalted pistachios. Add the cream, 2 tsp of grape sugar and cardamom to a bowl and with a mixer beat until stiff. When your donuts have cooled down serve with cardamom cream and pistachios!

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Gorgeous raspberry ricotta cake with pistachios http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/gorgeous-raspberry-ricotta-cake-pistachios/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/gorgeous-raspberry-ricotta-cake-pistachios/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:10:05 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=656 We are kicking off raspberry season with this gorgeous raspberry ricotta cake with pistachios. I know, we can get raspberries nearly all year round in the super markets but nothing beats the fresh and sweet taste of handpicked raspberries straight from the garden. Ricotta makes this lovely cake extra moist and fluffy and the pistachios […]

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We are kicking off raspberry season with this gorgeous raspberry ricotta cake with pistachios. I know, we can get raspberries nearly all year round in the super markets but nothing beats the fresh and sweet taste of handpicked raspberries straight from the garden. Ricotta makes this lovely cake extra moist and fluffy and the pistachios give it some crunch. It is so quick and easy to make but will make your guests feel very special. Decorate with some extra beautiful raspberries, a few twigs of mint and serve with some whipped cream. Delish!

Raspberries are like blueberries also perfect for fructose malabsorption sufferers. In this recipe I used grape sugar but if you prefer to use normal sugar or any other sugar alternative just replace the grape sugar with the same amount of your desired sugar. And of course, if you have a proper sweet tooth just add a bit more sugar!

Gorgeous raspberry ricotta cake with pistachios

Moist and fluffy raspberry ricotta cake with pistachios 

  • 110 gram butter
  • 200 gram flour
  • 200 gram grape sugar
  • 300 gram ricotta
  • 130 gram raspberries
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 large free range eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50 gram chopped pistachios
  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 20 – 22 cm cake pan with baking parchment. 

  2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, 3/4 of the chopped pistachios and salt in a large bowl.

  3. Whisk eggs, ricotta, rose water and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir the ricotta mixture into dry ingredients just until blended. Now fold in butter and then gently stir in the 3/4 of the raspberries, taking care not to crush the berries. Fill into your cake pan and scatter the remaining raspberries and pistachios over the top. 

  4. Bake for about 50 – 60 minutes and until wooden tester comes out clean.  Let it cool down for at least 30 minutes. Decorate with some mint twigs and a few raspberries. Serve with whipped cream. 

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Chic fructosefriendly dark chocolate and raspberry tartlets http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/chic-fructosefriendly-dark-chocolate-raspberry-tartlets/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/chic-fructosefriendly-dark-chocolate-raspberry-tartlets/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2017 10:54:30 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=604 It’s sunday and it’s cake time, or in this case tartlet time! This chic dark chocolate and raspberry tartlets will make your afternoon tea extra special. Top them with a spoon of whipped cream and enjoy the delish combination of raspberries and chocolate. It’s a quite simple cocoa shortcrust pastry with grape sugar instead of […]

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It’s sunday and it’s cake time, or in this case tartlet time! This chic dark chocolate and raspberry tartlets will make your afternoon tea extra special. Top them with a spoon of whipped cream and enjoy the delish combination of raspberries and chocolate.

It’s a quite simple cocoa shortcrust pastry with grape sugar instead of normal sugar. I prefer using grape sugar as it’s better for my fructose malabsorption. For the chocolate ganache I use good quality chocolate with at least 85% cocoa. As you healthy foodies all know dark chocolate is better for you, because it’s almost sugar free. 

For this tartlets I use non stick tarte tins, they are so easy to use and even easier to clean. Also, a big help for your quiche or tarte, tartlets or any recipes which need blind-baking are these ceramic baking beans!

So guys, if you do make these chic chocolate and raspberry tartlets or any other of my recipes, don’t forget to take a photo of it and tag me on Instagram as @fifthfloorkitchen and use #fifthfloorkitchen hashtag. Remember #sundaysareforcake and I love seeing your takes on my recipes!

Dark chocolate and raspberry tartlets

Enjoy the sunshine with this dark chocolate raspberry tartlets and some whipped cream.

Pastry

  • 250 gram flour
  • 0,5 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 60 gram grape sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 free range egg
  • 125 gram cold butter
  • pinch salt

Ganache

  • 175 gram crème double
  • 100 ml milk
  • 225 gram 85% chocolate
  • 2 free range eggs
  • cocoa powder for dusting
  • 125 gram raspberries for topping
  • 2 twigs mint for decoration
  1. For the shortcrust pastry, preheat the oven to 190C°. I have baking tins which don’t need greasing if you don’t, then lightly grease and flour your tins. 

  2. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Add the cold butter straight from the fridge into the flour and rub in the mixture. Add the grape sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Gently mix with a dough scraper or with your hands until the dough comes together in a ball. Lightly flour your work surface, tip the pastry ball onto it, and knead with your hands until you have a smooth dough. Wrap it in clingfilm and let it rest in your fridge for at least 1 hour. 

  3. Remove the shortcrust pastry from the fridge and flour your work surface. Roll out the pastry 2-3mm thick and line the tins, leaving an overhang of pastry. Prick the bottoms of your pastry with a fork a few times. Place some greaseproof paper on top and fill with baking beans. Now place the pastry tins in your oven and cook for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes remove baking paper and baking beans and leave pastry tins for another 8 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Carefully trim the edges while warm. Reduce the heat to 140°C

  4. Meanwhile prepare your ganache. In a medium pot bring milk and crème double to a boil. Remove from the heat and quickly crumble chocolate into the milk and keep stirring. In a little bowl whisk together the eggs and add 2 – 3 tbsp of the chocolate milk and mix together. Now add the eggs to the chocolate milk and whisk together. Divide the chocolate egg milk to your tartlets and bake for 10 minutes. 

  5. After 10 minutes turn off the oven, DON’T OPEN THE OVEN, and let the tartlets rest in the oven for about 1 hour. 

  6. Remove from the oven and let them cool down for about 4 hours. When ready to serve, dust with cocoa powder and top with fresh and tasty raspberries. Add a few leaves of mint and serve with whipped cream! 

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Summery Lime Basil Tart http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/summery-lime-basil-tart/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/summery-lime-basil-tart/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2017 11:26:39 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=548 Sundays are for spending time with your friends and family and for cakes. During the summer season I love exploring the countryside by bike. We pack our picnic bags with loads of food and spend the days cycling along rivers and lakes until we find the perfect spot for our picnic. I usually prepare light […]

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Sundays are for spending time with your friends and family and for cakes. During the summer season I love exploring the countryside by bike. We pack our picnic bags with loads of food and spend the days cycling along rivers and lakes until we find the perfect spot for our picnic. I usually prepare light salads and sandwiches but I also bring coffee in a thermos and cake. The best cake for hot summer days is this refreshing lime basil tart.

Lime and Basil are a perfect pairing for summer desserts. It has a lovely creamy texture and beautifully balances the flavours of the lime and basil. It’s best served straight from the fridge with a few leaves of fresh basil.

Summery Lime Basil Tart

This lime basil tart has a wonderful creamy texture and beautifully balances the flavours of lime and basil. Perfect for the summer season. 

shortcrust pastry

  • 350 gram flour
  • 125 gram cold butter
  • 125 gram grape sugar
  • 2 free range egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • pinch salt

Filling

  • 100 gram 85% chocolate
  • 4-5 fresh (organic) limes
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 150 gram rice syrup (or any sugar you prefer)
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • pinch salt
  1. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the cold butter straight from the fridge into the flour and rub in the mixture. Add the sugar, mix together the eggs and egg yolk, and add to the mixture. Gently mix with a dough scraper or with your hands until the dough comes together in a ball. Lightly flour your work surface, tip the pastry ball onto it, and knead with your hands until you have a smooth dough. Wrap it in clingfilm and let it rest in your fridge for at least 1 hour. 

  2. For the shortcrust pastry, preheat the oven to 190C°. I have baking tins which don’t need greasing if you don’t, then lightly grease and flour your tins. 

  3. Remove the shortcrust pastry from the fridge and flour your work surface. Roll out the pastry 2-3mm thick and line the 10-12 tins, leaving an overhang of pastry. Prick the bottoms of your pastry with a fork a few times. Place some greaseproof paper on top and fill with baking beans. Now place the pastry tins in your oven and cook for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes remove baking paper and baking beans and leave pastry tins for another 8 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Afterwards trim the edges and lift out onto a cooling rack.

  4. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie (water bath). Brush the bottoms of the tarts with melted chocolate and let it cool.

  5. For the Lime Basil filling: Make sure you use organic lime. Put juice of 4 limes and zest of 1 lime into a small pot. Fill up with 200 ml water, add the rice syrup, salt and bunch of basil. Keep 4 – 5 twigs of basil for decoration. Gently stir the mixture and bring it to a boil. 

  6. Mix the cornstarch with 3 – 4 tbsp cold water. Add the cornstach mixture to the lime basil filling and bring it to a boil for 1 minute. 

  7. Reduce the heat and add 2 – 3 tbsp of your lime mixture to the yolks and stir together. Now add the yolk to the lime mixture and whisk for 4 minutes constantly. Take care that the mixture does not curdle due to excessive heat.

  8. Press the lime basil mixture through a sieve in order to remove any curdled egg and basil leaves. Let the mixture cool down for at least 30 minutes before you fill your tarts. After you filled them, put them in your fridge for at least 5 hours or even better overnight. 

  9. When you are ready to serve, decorate with a slice of lime and a few leaves of basil. Bon Appetit!

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Heavenly apricot almond galette http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/heavenly-apricot-almond-galette/ http://fifthfloor.kitchen/recipes/dessert/heavenly-apricot-almond-galette/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:44:35 +0000 http://fifthfloor.kitchen/?p=494 This heavenly apricot almond galette with lavender blossoms is a great summer dessert. It’s so simple you won’t need any baking skills! A galette is a rather rustic, free-form tart made with a single crust of pastry. Usually the filling is very moist, so the sides of a galette need to be folded up. You can either make it […]

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This heavenly apricot almond galette with lavender blossoms is a great summer dessert. It’s so simple you won’t need any baking skills! A galette is a rather rustic, free-form tart made with a single crust of pastry. Usually the filling is very moist, so the sides of a galette need to be folded up. You can either make it savory or sweet. Give it a try with your favourite summer fruit or just top it with your greens from the garden and some tasty cheese. There are so many possibilties… so if you can dream it, you can definitely eat it!

Fresh and sweet apricots, almonds, vanilla and lavender are a perfect combination. It only gets better if you serve it with a spoon of sour cream or creme fraiche! This recipe is perfect if you quit sugar as it the dough is completely sugarfree and the filling is made with rice syrup. It’s not only a great dessert for all fructose malabsorbtion sufferers but also for all you healthy and sporty people!

By the way, if you do make these yummy apricot almond galette or any other of my recipes, don’t forget to take a photo of it and tag me on Instagram as @fifthfloorkitchen and use #fifthfloorkitchen hashtag. I love seeing your take on my recipes!

Apricot almond galette with lavender

Recipe for this heavenly apricot and almond galette with lavender and sour cream

Galette

  • 2 tbsp plain yoghurt
  • 160 gram flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp grape sugar
  • 110 gram cold butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2-3 tbsp cold water

Filling

  • 500 gramm fresh apricots
  • 50 gramm almond slices
  • 1 pod vanilla
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 4-5 lavender blossom
  • 2-3 tbsp rice syrup
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 free range egg for eggwash
  1. For the galette dough: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, grape sugar, salt and zest of lime. Add the butter in little pieces, yoghurt and vanilla extract and start kneading until the dough is very smooth. You need to be very fast so the butter doesn’t melt and make sure there are no butter lumps! Wrap the pastry dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

  2. For the filling: Wash the apricots, remove the stone and quarter them. Put the apricots in a bowl add the rice syrup, almond slices, vanilla, corn starch and lime juice. Mix gently and let marinate until the dough is ready. 

  3. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

  4. Lightly flour your kitchen surface and dust the top of the chilled dough. Roll out to a 20 cm circle. (With this amount of dough you will be able to make 2-3 galettes depending on how thick you like to roll out the pastry). Lift the rolled out dough carefully and transfer it to your baking sheet with baking parchment. Put the apricot mixture into the middle of the dough, leaving a clear outer border about 3 cm wide. 

  5. Gently fold the edges of your dough over the fruit mixture. Make sure there are no holes or crinkles where the filling might leak while baking. 

  6. Mix your egg with 2 tbsp rice syrup and brush the galette with this eggwash. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the crust is golden and the apricots tender. Before serving let it cool down. Serve with a spoon of sour cream and sprinkle with lavender blossom. 

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