A weekly recipe exchange started by Nay (who is about to pop any minute with baby number one so go to her blog and wish her luck and send “baby come now” vibes)
This week I thought I would share recipes that I took to the hanami party on Saturday (as quite a few of the girls asked for the apple cake recipe.)- this recipe was given to me by a friend Sherry who got it from an AFWJ cookbook from 10 years ago)- it is brilliant and super moist!
Can`t wait apple cake
Ingredients:
4 cups of apples, chopped (I used two big apples)
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of soda (the recipe says soda and i think it is baking soda but I didn`t have any so used baking powder and it worked fine)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 cup of walnuts ( I left them out)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup of oil
Method:
Mix chopped apples and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Mix flour, salt, soda, cinnamona nd walnuts and add to the apples. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, vanilla and oil and then add to the flour mixture. Pour into small individual loaves or into a 13 x 9 inch square pan and bake at 180 degrees celsius. For the small individual loaves they take about 20-30 minutes and for the large pan bake for an apple.
This cake is best eaten the day after (hence the name)
Lulu`s hummus
Am pretty sure most peoples hummus is the same but this is what I do.
Ingredients:
1 can of gorobonzo beans
2 big tablespoons of tahini
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon of water (or oil)
paprika or chilli powder to taste (I usually put 1 and a half tspoons of chilli powder)
Method:
Chuck in a mixer and blend until smooth. Serve with vegetable sticks or pita bread!
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
Yay! Two great recipes
I loved the apply cake you brought to hanami so I will def. try it out.
Also glad you put your hummus recipe as I never have one I refer to, but I like how yours tastes so I think I will use your measurements from now on!
Happy Tuesday
I also loved the apple cake you brought, perhaps I will have a go at that tomorrow.
I haven`t seen any garbanzo beans or tahini around but you never no
Thanks Sara! The apple cake will become a regular in our house I think too! Makes a lot too which is good!
Melanie- I get the beans sometimes at the regular supermarket. But usually from Kaldi instead (cheaper). The Tahini I bring from Australia. I can make about 5 batches from one jar which is about what I make each year anyway so it works out well- I just pick up more when I go home. Never seen it in Japan though!
Melanie – RE: tahini
I’ve heard of people using Goma (sesame) paste if you can’t find tahini which like Lulu said is pretty much impossible here unless you “import” it.
I’ve got some Tahini from Lulu but when that runs out I plan on giving on the Goma paste a try!
YEah, my old collegue`s mum was Japanese and she used to use goma paste as well! Tastes the same!
I thought that tahini was sesame paste so I googled it and whatdayaknow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahini
it seems it is!! It says though that the asian sesame paste is more bitter because it is made with the sesame seeds shell on! There are also recipes available to make your own which could be an option as it doesn’t look difficult at all, esp if you have a food processor.
Oh I love Apple Cake! My favourite! I made one a few weeks ago for my birthday! It’s also a family tradition. Hommus looks yummy too!
I love these recipe posts you guys do! I really don’t have the skill to pull off half the stuff posted by you ladies but I love reading and eating vicariously through your blog.
I love hummus and yup, it can definitely be made with neri goma. I recommend white over black as the colour is rather oddd…. ;P Chickpeas (I thought you were an Aussie Lulu! ;P) are hiyko mame and my middle of nowhere supermarket has them dried or in itty bitty can so ask and see! The apple cake sounds amazing….
Yes! The recipe =) Bought the ingredients today to make some for a get together on Sunday. Can’t wait! Will try with the walnuts… I am a nut, afterall
I just tried making your hummos recipe yesterday (with neri goma btw, worked fine). Absolutely delicious, but I have a question about the size can of garbanzo beans you used because it seemed less creamy than what I’m used to. I used a big can 400g, but I also have some smaller cans, 275g I think. Also, it came out SUPER garlic-y, which is fine by me, I LOVE garlic, but I am having trouble getting my husband or daughter to let me near them now. LOL I only had 1 tbs and a bit of lemon juice on hand, so I’m wondering if the lack of lemon juice was the cause of the intense garlic, or is it just an intensely garlic-y recipe? I am seriously domestically challenged so you’ll have to forgive me if these questions seem inane.
Brenda- I use 400gram cans and I just LOVE garlic so it is probably super garlic because of that!! Sorry! My recipe pretty much changes everytime as I taste test as I gol LOL! Hummus is usually pretty garlicy though I think!
Mine is not a super creamy type either- not sure what some places put in it to make it super creamy? Maybe people put more lemon juice than I do? Or more Tahini? Or add something like milk…Im not sure sorry!
Hope this helps!
Hey Lulu, just thought I would let you know I tried the recipe again today with the proper amount of lemon juice, and let me tell you, that 2nd tbsp of lemon juice…very important. It tasted totally different. Still really garlic-y, but not overpowering this time. I also added a 2nd tbsp of olive oil and it was a lot creamier this time too. Just thought I would share my research with you!