Ingredients:
½ c quinoa flakes
½ c sultanas
½ c raisins
½ c honey
¼ c citrus peel
1 c dried apricots, chopped
1 c rice flour
¼ t salt
1/3 c orange juice
4 t gluten free baking powder*
2 T olive oil
½ c dates, chopped
1 t vanilla essence
Method:
- Preheat oven at 175°C.
- Soak sultanas, raisins and dates
in orange juice for 30 minutes. (This step is
optional.)
- In a large bowl, mix quinoa flakes,
rice flour, baking powder.
- Add the other dry ingredients.
- Mix well again.
- Add the liquid ingredients (oil,
honey, orange juice, vanilla essence).
- Mix well.
- Let mixture rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Bake in oiled medium cake tin for
50-55 mins or till a skewer inserted in the centre comes
out clean.
- Let cool for 5 mins in the tin before
gently turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Do not cut while hot as the pudding
will crumble.
**Serve with Easy Cream Custard (Feb 2009 Recipe Club)
or Pear Cream Topping (below).
Pear Cream Topping
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashews
2 t vanilla essence
1 x 800g can of pears in its own juice
Pinch of salt
Method:
- Place all of the ingredients in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.