Gluten and Dairy Free Microwave Mini Jam Sponge Pudding

What a long tittle for such a little pudding!

This adapted recipe by Jane Burke was published in the Irish Daily Mail a while ago. I kept the recipe and, as usual, it's only months later that I remember to try it. And what a success. We ate them yesterday still warm with homemade custard and I can't tell you if they keep well because there were none left.

You can bake this pudding in a preheated oven (180C) for 20 minutes if you prefer it.

Ingredients:

• 125g dairy free margarine
• 125g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100g gluten free self-raising flour
• 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
• 30g ground almonds
• grated zest of half a lemon
• 6 tsp raspberry or strawberry jam

Method:

Grease 6 microwave-proof dishes. Add 1 tsp raspberry jam to each. Beat the margarine with the sugar until fluffy then gradually beat in the eggs until smooth and creamy. Fold in the flour, baking powder, ground almonds and the lemon zest. Divide the mixture between the pudding basins. Microwave on high for about two minutes. Serve warm with dairy free hot custard.

Note: It took 5 minutes to cook 5 puddings in my 800w microwave and 2 minutes to cook an individual one. As microwaves vary greatly the cooking time is just a guide.

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Gluten and Dairy Free Walnut Bread (Bread machine recipe)

I found this recipe on the tesco.com website, there are some good gluten and dairy free recipes. On the website you can find the recipe to make this bread by hand. I decided to make mine in the bread machine and it came out with a lovely crust (because of the molasses maybe?). It was really tasty, I will be making this bread again.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp cider vinegar
• 6 tbsps light olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 320ml rice milk
• 450g Doves Farm gluten free bread flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsps molasses
• 40g walnuts, chopped
• 2 tsp quick yeast

Method:

Beat the vinegar, oil  and eggs into the milk in a jug then pour into the bottom of your bread maker bowl. Add the flour, salt, molasses and nuts and stir around. Sprinkle the yeast over the top. Start the machine on a normal bread programme. After a few minutes of mixing lift the lid and, with a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Continue to bake as normal. When finished, remove and cool on a rack before slicing.