Organic Box Recipes

This recipe was given to me by Jenny who works with me at Slow Living. We think that this recipe originates from the depression era where flour was scarce that people would replace a portion of the flour with potatoes. Similarly, carrots were often used in place of sugar.
200 g Butter
1 cup Caster sugar
4 Eggs
4 Medium potatoes – peeled, boiled then mashed
2 cups Self [...]

makes 12 medium muffins
2 ½ cups Plain flour
1 cup Caster sugar
2 tsp Baking powder (heaped)
3 Medium pears – cored and diced
2 tsp Grated ginger
80 g Butter – melted
1 ¼ cups Milk
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees celcius. Line a 12 hole medium muffin pan with butter/spray oil or cupcake/muffin paper.
2. Sift the sugar, flour and baking powder together into a mixing bowl. [...]

2 cups Flour, plain wheat, spelt, gluten free or rice
¾ cups Caster sugar
2 tsp Baking powder
2  Lemons – juiced and zest grated
4 Eggs
3 tbsp Natural yoghurt
50 g Butter – melted
1 tsp Vanilla extract
¼ cup Olive oil
4 Medium apples – unpeeled, cored and sliced
½ cup Sultanas
White (granulated) sugar
1. Pre-heat oven to 175 degrees celcius. Line the bottom of a 24 cm cake tin with baking paper [...]

Makes 12 medium/80g muffins
2.5 cups Plain flour
1 cup Caster sugar
2 ½ tsp Baking powder
1 Medium zucchini – quartered lengthwise then chopped
1 Lemon – zest grated and juiced
300 ml Milk
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
80 g Unsalted butter – melted
1 pinch Ground nutmeg
Melted butter for lining the muffin holes
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celcius. Line a 12 medium/80g muffin tin with melted butter or muffin paper.
2. [...]

2 Medium bananas – peeled and mashed
2 cups Flour; plain, wholemeal, rye or spelt
1 ½ cups Raw sugar
2 ½ tsp Baking powder
1 pinch Ground nutmeg
1 cup Yoghurt
5 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
100 g Unsalted butter – melted
Soft butter for lining the cake tin
Silicone baking paper
Icing
250 g Cream cheese
120 g Unsalted butter
1 Lemon – zest grated and juiced
1 cup Icing sugar
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees celcius. Combine the flour, [...]

For a 24 cm Tin
4 Pears – peeled, quatered and cored
220g Spelt Flour
150g Blanched Almonds
200g Raw Sugar
20g Baking Powder
100g Natural yoghurt
120g unsalted butter – melted
5 eggs – whist lightly
ICING
3/4 cup water
1 cup caster sugar
1tsp Vanilla extract
2 tbsp Icing Sugar
 
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees celcius. Grease & line a spring form cake pan.
2. Put [...]

To make in a 24cm tin
250g Spelt Flour
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
180g Brown Sugar
120g Sultanas
1tsp Ground Nutmeg
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
350g grated Carrots, this is about 3 medium carrots
100ml Olive Oil
3 Eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
Butter
ICING
250g Cream Cheese
120g Unsalted Butter
2tsp Lemon Zest
3/4 cup Sifted Icing Sugar
 
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees celcius. Line a spring form [...]

2 cups Flour, plain wheat, spelt, gluten free or rice
¾ cups Caster sugar
2 tsp Baking powder
2  Lemons – juiced and zest grated
4 Eggs
3 tbsp Natural yoghurt
50 g Butter – melted
1 tsp Vanilla extract
¼ cup Olive oil
4 Medium apples – unpeeled, cored and sliced
½ cup Sultanas
White (granulated) sugar or Panella (evaporated cane sugar)
Pre-heat oven to 175 C. Line the bottom of a 24 cm cake tin [...]

This is great for a healthy snack for work or school lunches.I have tried a few muesli slices and so far this is the best. I substituted brown sugar for panella (evaporated cane sugar) and added a couple tbs of Powerfoods Cacao Crunch or try adding sultanas or another chopped dried fruit. Butter can also [...]

400g Chopped dates
1 ½  cups  boiling water
1 tsp  Bi carb soda
½ cup Unrefined Safflower Oil
½ cup Apple or Pear Juice Concentrate
1 cup Four Leaf 85% flour
1 cup Four Leaf Self Raising flour
1 cup Powerfoods Cacao Powder
1 cup Milk or Soy Milk
1 tbs Vanilla Essence
For extra chocolatey taste, add 100g Cocolo 70% Dark Chocolate – finely chopped.
Combine dates with water and bi carb soda. [...]