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Cranberry Cornmeal Scones with Acorn Squash & Ginger
Not exactly traditional scones, but gluten free and a flavor blend that is nutrient dense enjoyment.
Servings Prep Time
12scones 25minutes
Cook Time
25-30minutes
Servings Prep Time
12scones 25minutes
Cook Time
25-30minutes
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup (100g) organic granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup (240g) white rice flour
  • 1/3cup (40g) organic cornmeal
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 1/2tsp baking soda
  • 1/4tsp xantham gum
  • 1/2tsp kosher salt
  • 1tsp turmeric
  • 1tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4tsp cloves
  • 3/4cup (1 1/2 sticks) organic unsalted butter, frozen
  • 1cup fresh cranberries, cut in half
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2cup sweet potatoes, mashed
  • 1/4cup buttermilkplus additional for coating
  • 1tbsp turbinado or granulated sugar for sprinkling on scones
Instructions
To bake acorn squash
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Using a sharp, heavy knife cut squash in half at the middle (not at the stem ends). Scoop out and discard seeds or save them to plant or roast. Place squash face down in a shallow baking dish with about ¼ inch water. Cover with aluminum foil.
  2. Bake for approximately 45 minutes until soft. Cool completely, then scoop out flesh and mash. Set aside ½ cup for scones. Remainder can be refrigerated and used for a dinner side dish mixed with butter or olive oil and a little salt and pepper.
For scones
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, white rice flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
  3. Using the large holes of a hand grater, grate frozen sticks of butter into a separate bowl, adding the slivers of butter to the dry ingredients as you go. Each time butter is added to dry, toss lightly to coat it. Continue until all butter is grated and added into dry ingredients.
  4. Add sliced cranberries to butter and flour mixture and toss lightly to combine.
  5. In medium bowl, beat egg lightly. Add acorn squash puree and buttermilk and mix together until smooth. Add to other butter, flour and cranberry mixture and blend together until forms a thick, moist batter.
  6. Turn out batter onto a lightly floured surface. Knead a bit if needed to smooth it out and press into a flat disc that is about 1½ inches thick.
  7. With sharp knife, cut as a pie into 12 wedges. Pieces do not have to be exactly even. Gently lift wedges and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight. If very short on time, these can be chilled in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  8. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400°F.
  9. Remove scones from refrigerator and brush with buttermilk then sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  10. Bake until golden, 25-30 minutes. Cool while still on baking sheet.
Recipe Notes

** Using organic ingredients whenever possible will make your baked goods all the more nourishing. For these scones, use organic butter, eggs, sugar, flour, acorn squash, and cranberries if available.

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Authenticity.

I am nutritionist by profession, an aspiring herbalist, love the concept of cooking, and dream of being a baker. It makes me happy to have the Herbal Bake Shoppe as a platform to mix all of this together. The baker dream part means I don’t get it right most of the time, but will keep working on that. When I discussed with my herbalist mentor this venture, he suggested it was important to maintain processing the herbs in traditional ways, as teas or tinctures for examples, to get any effect at all. I understand his point and have been working on ways to incorporate herbal water, alcohol, or oil infusions into the recipes I create. This cake is not perfect, but it is timely and uses a widely available herbal tea. The texture is lovely, but the taste not as chocolaty as I imagined, also not as sweet or even enough cranberries. The tulsi flavor comes through making it more like a mild spice cake. I am going to make it again and attempt a better result, but I am posting to ask for your input. What do you think of a mild, not so sweet, touch of sour cranberry chocolate cake? Would you even make a cake using tulsi tea? Do you like the idea of using herbal preparations in baking or is that an extra step you would not take? And specific to this recipe, if you were to bake it, how much cocoa powder would you add; what measure of cranberries? Please leave a comment below and thank you so much for supporting my journey with your input!

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Tulsi Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake
Tulsi, also known as holy basil, blends sweet and fragrant tones into this not so perfect cake. It could be more chocolaty or packed denser with cranberries, but it's lightness may be just the perfect complement to the sugar of the holidays. Post a comment below to tell me what you think!
Servings Prep Time
12-16slices 20minutes plus 2 hours for rise
Cook Time
40minutes
Servings Prep Time
12-16slices 20minutes plus 2 hours for rise
Cook Time
40minutes
Ingredients
For tulsi tea *
  • 3teaspoons tulsi, dried and powdered3 tea bags
  • 12oz hot water
For glaze
  • ¾cup organic powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1-2tbsp organic whole milk
  • 1tbsp organic unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/2tsp chocolate extract
For bundt cake
  • 3 1/2 cups organic all-purpose flour
  • 6tbsp cocoa powder (Dagoba)
  • 3/4cup organic granulated sugar
  • 3/4cup organic coconut sugar
  • 1/2tsp salt
  • 2packages active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2cups organic unsalted butter, softened
  • 1cup hot tulsi tea
  • 4 eggs
  • 1cup organic fresh cranberries, cut in half
  • 1/3cup dried cranberries, chopped
  • 1tsp lemon zest, grated
Instructions
For tulsi tea
  1. Tulsi is also known as holy basil. Brew strong tea using 3 tea bags to 12 ounces of hot water or 3 teaspoons dried, powdered tulsi with 12 ounces of water. Steep for 20 minutes. Strain, reserving liquid and pour into small saucepan to keep warm over lowest heat setting
  2. Tea can be prepared up to 48 hours in advance, kept refrigerated and then gently warmed prior to adding to batter.
For Bundt cake
  1. In bowl of electric mixer, combine 1 cup flour, cocoa powder, sugars and salt. Stir well until thoroughly mixed through. Add yeast and stir. Cut butter into large chunks and add to flour mixture with hot tulsi tea. Beat on low for 2 minutes.
  2. Add eggs and additional 1 cup flour, beat this time on high for two minutes more.
  3. Cover mixing bowl with plastic wrap and then damp kitchen towel and allow to rise for 1 hour.
  4. Stir in fresh and dried cranberries, lemon zest, and additional 1½ cups flour. Mix with wooden spoon to create a smooth cake batter.
  5. Recover mixing bowl with plastic wrap and damp kitchen towel and let rise an additional hour.
  6. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray bundt pan with olive oil cooking spray to thoroughly coat. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes. Test with toothpick to assure it comes out clean.
  7. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool completely
  8. Prepare glaze by combining all ingredients, stirring until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
Recipe Notes

Tulsi is also known as Holy Basil or Sacred Basil so may be sold under these names as well.

Using organic ingredients whenever possible will make your baked goods more wholesome and nutritious. For this cake, use organic flour, sugars, butter, eggs, and cranberries if available.

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