Fava bean flour in baking and cooking

A while ago I purchased this fava bean flour from Hodmedod’s, and have been slipping it here and there ever since. I’ve used it for example in burger patties and homebaked rolls. I will definitely keep the fava bean flour as one of my dry cupboard staples, as it’s a very convenient way of adding a bit of extra protein to dishes and baking. It’s also gluten-free.

Unfortunately I didn’t note down the exact recipe for these rolls that contain fava bean flour, spelt flour, wheat flour and linseeds. I just threw all the ingredients together. They were so nutty in taste and very filling. I packed them up as our travel snacks with fried halloumi slices, lambs lettuce, tomatoes and chilli pickle. Five rolls pretty much fed the two of us all day long.

Do you have any good tips to share for using fava bean flour?

Your VegHog

Flourless chocolate cake

Here's something for true chocolate fans and also for those, who need or want to make a gluten free cake.

I haven't quite decided yet what kind of cake to make for the Christmas coffee table, but I wanted to test this flourless version in advance, as I was curious what it would be like. I followed Felicity Cloake's recipe, which once again had very good detailed instructions. So, have a look in the Guardian, if you would want to bake this cake.

The cake turned out to be extremely tasty, but it also was very rich of course (look at the butter amount alone!). Well, I guess every now and again one can allow to indulge themselves with such a cake. It sank a bit in the middle, but that was hard to prevent and didn't disturb the presentation too much. However, I have decided against this one as a Christmas cake, as it could be too rich after a Christmas dinner, but I will certainly make it again for other occasions.

How do you like Spike posing on the cake?