Anyone Use Unusual Ingredients In Baking?

Baking By kakeladi Updated 26 Oct 2018 , 10:27pm by SandraSmiley

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kakeladi Posted 25 Oct 2018 , 10:22pm
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Watch an older segment of a cake show this a.m. and some of the ingredients they used were Jasmine, Rosemary, Starfruit and Sweet Olive.   Have you ever used any of those?  What have you used?    I know about olive oil cakes and I made another green tomato cake today but what have you come up with?  

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-K8memphis Posted 25 Oct 2018 , 10:38pm
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i make a lavender cookies and i just bought some tigernut flour -- haven't used it yet -- tiger nut is a tuber --

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SandraSmiley Posted 25 Oct 2018 , 11:15pm
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I think the most unusual ingredient I've used is prunes, and they are not odd at all.  Never heard of tiger nut???  

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-K8memphis Posted 26 Oct 2018 , 12:52am
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it's a grain free flour -- allowed on this diet i'm on -- haven't tried it yet but here's two recipes:

https://gutsybynature.com/2018/09/04/tigernut-toffee-bars-aip/

https://www.feastingonfruit.com/tigernut-flour-shortbread-cookies/

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SandraSmiley Posted 26 Oct 2018 , 2:27am
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I look forward to a report, Kate.  Hope it does well for you.

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kakeladi Posted 26 Oct 2018 , 8:23pm
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Hey Sandra I once had a customer order a prune cake:)  I think I posted the recipe on there.

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-K8memphis Posted 26 Oct 2018 , 8:53pm
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thank you, sandra -- i'll be sure to report back -- as soon as a little motivation kicks in -- ha!

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SandraSmiley Posted 26 Oct 2018 , 10:27pm
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Lynne, prune cake was one of my mama's specialties.  She baked it as a bar cake, like a brownie, but it was very moist and oh so delicious!  It had a glaze made with buttermilk.

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