Banana Bread to Die For!!

OK....I am sorry i have not written in a while, money is tight so I can't bake as often as I would like, however I did get around to making my first loaf of banana bread! It was made with gluten free all purpose flour from Bob's Red Mill so it is completely gluten free. It did call for chocolate chips but I didn't have any so I used nutela. It was AMAZING! That having the hazel nut it was perfect, my only suggestion would be to add nuts to it if you aren't allergic because it really gives it more texture and nuts are just plain good! I think if you used more bananas and maybe xatham gum you may be able to skip the coconut oil that is very fatty and expensive. You could use butter but some poeple prefer baking with out it. Also...none of her recipes are made with eggs...I know ERIN IS A GENIUS! If she only knew how inspiring she is!

The upcoming recipes I will be doing have some intense steps and require more ingredients so as soon as I get that together I will be posting. Also I am going to start putting up pictures to make this look more interesting because frankly....I kinda stink at this whole blog thing....but I WILL get better!
PLEASE TELL ME if you find anything yummy or interesting!
Happy Baking!
mrs. melcher <3

Raspberry Scones, wow you gotta make these

So I made these last week and totally forgot to blog about them because someone (being my husband) ate them so fast I kinda forgot I even made them! haha, well he just reminded me that I have not blogged about it. Not that it's terrible important because there are SO many of you depending on this ...haha...but it's fin, right?

The Raspberry scones, where made with spelt flour and I used butter instead of coconut oil because it's ALOT cheaper. I wish I could afford to use the oil, but not right now. The batter should be sticky when you mix the dough together. The agave nectar gives it some sweet to it, but really you don't need too much of it because of the raspberries! I used ALOT! I love putting a tons of fruit in my scones. She says to "marble" in the raspberries but I fold them in like a scone would fold over, but that's just the way I like it. Not much to report on these other than they were AMAZING!!!
happy baking!
mrs. melcher

Strawberry Shortcake..what a delight!

I felt like a true baker when I made this recipe. I had to knead the dough (which was fun!) and separate into 12 biscuits. They were made from spelt flour so again, not gluten free but defiantly a great alternative from wheat flour! So, i ran out of coconut oil...sad, but really you can just use butter, as long as it is solid form it can work. So I used butter and almond milk and the texture was fabulous. FORGET that angel food cake you buy at the grocery store (that is basically air...) this is way better. I sliced up some strawberries to add to it and cut the biscuit in half to serve. There is a gluten free, dairy free vanilla frosting recipe that I attempted, but botched horrible, when I find one I can do I'll post it for sure! I ate this for dessert and then the next morning ate it for breakfast, it's not too sweet to be either! My husband LOVED THESE!! He was taking them to school and eating them plain, like a biscuit...just heat them for up for about 20 seconds and you got yourself a hearty snack! Tonight.... Raspberry Scones!! Happy baking!
mrs. melcher <3