Chocolate Genoise Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 GF all purpose flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp Guar gum + 1 big pinch Xanthan gum

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp apple cider vinegar (ACV)

4 eggs

3tbsp butter (melted)

1 tbsp vanilla essence

Method:

1. Sift all dry ingredients together (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, gums).  Set aside.

2. Break eggs into a heat proof bowl, add sugar, ACV and salt to the bowl.  Heat water on stove, and while it boils bring the flame down to medium heat.  Set the eggs bowl on this vessel and whisk for 2-3 mins (do not stop for too long or the egg will cook!).  Once the mixture seems well stirred up and gets luke warm, take them off the heat.

3. With the paddle attachment, beat these eggs using a hand mixer at the highest speed setting.  The mixture should get thick and viscous like heavy whipping cream (2-3 mins).

4. Add the Vanilla essence to the egg mixture and beat for a few seconds.

5. Add the flour mixture in batches to the beaten eggs and mix using a laddle or whisk.  Do not mix vigorously but rather use big strokes and fold the flour in.

6. Add a little of this mixture to the butter in order to thin it out and then put this mixture back into the batter.  This will help the butter mix into the batter better.  Fold this in too.

7. Grease a cake pan (9 in or 23 cm) and place a parchment paper on the bottom.  

8. Put the batter in the pan and set it in a preheated oven at 350F for about 25 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

9. Remove when done and let cool on a wire rack.

This can be eaten as is or can be used to make Black Forest Cake!!!

Gluten-Free Finger Millet bread:

Ingredients:

1 cup GF all purpose flour
1/2 cup pearl millet flour
1 cup finger millet flour
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
11/2 tsp Guar gum
1/2 tsp Xanthan gum
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp baking powder
1 big pinch baking soda
1 cup warm milk
1 tbsp honey
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar (ACV)

Method:

1. Add yeast to the warm milk.  Mix in honey and sugar to activate the yeast. Set aside for 10 mins.
2. Beat the eggs along with the ACV.
3. Mix all dry ingredients (flours, salt, baking powder, soda, gums).  Sieve these a couple times to ensure there are no lumps and that all ingredients mix thoroughly.
4. Add beaten eggs, yeast mixture and oil to the dry ingredients.  Mix with a paddle attachment using a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes on a medium speed setting.
5. Pour mixture into a big bread loaf pan (greased and ready). Put it into a warm oven (preheat for 1 minute) and let it sit for about 1 hour so that the dough will rise.
6. Once the dough rises, remove the pan from the oven.  Preheat to 350F and bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes.
7. Once done, remove bread from pan and set it on it's side on a wire rack to cool.  In 10-15 mins, flip the bread to the other side.
8. After about 1 hour, the bread should be ready to slice and eat!