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Lemon Buttermilk Ice Cream

2019-03-23T15:33:00.002-07:00

I have been obsessed with lemon lately. I am craving it! I have been experimenting with lemon cookies and today I was noticing that my buttermilk was about to expire and than it hit me:
Why not try to make a lemon buttermilk ice cream. When I was little my favorite ice you could buy at the neighbor hood convenience store was the Buttermilk Zitrone from Cornetto. I am getting nostalgic. Anyhow with help with my Ice Cream maker it worked out beautiful!

I used:

1 cup whole milk
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 organic lemon (juice and skin)

Just mix it and in my case all you need is to pour it in my ice cream maker and wait 30 minutes.
I got the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker and you need to prefreez the metal container (which I store in the fridge to be ready to go when needed). My Ice Cream is always on the soft side and try to be patient enough to put the ice cream in the freezer before serving for a more sturdy consistency.
This Ice Cream did not make it to the freezer :)

Enjoy!!

Mandel Schokoladen Plätzchen - German Almond Chocolate Cookies

2018-12-14T13:26:00.000-08:00

MANDEL SCHOKOLADEN PLÄTZCHEN

This recipe is from my grandmother. I rediscovered a whole bunch of her recipes and I am determined to bake all of them this christmas season. I made these last week and they were gone after couple of days.

Ingredients:
100g butter
70g sugar (org. recipe is calling for 100g but even with 70g it was pretty sweet)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
50g almond slivers
100g flour
75g old fashioned oatmeal
100g chocolate chips
1tbsp Hirschhornsalz (Ammonium Carbonate or Bakers Ammonia)

What you do:
Mix butter, sugar, egg and vanilla with an electrical mixer until it is creamy.
Add almonds, flour, chocolate chips as well as the Bakers Ammonia. The Bakers Ammonia needs to be dissolved in water (use as much water as needed for it, should be couple of tbsp.)
Use 2 teaspoons to make little cookie dough mountains on parchment paper.
Bake for 12 minutes on 392 Fahrenheit. It will smell delicious when it is done!

Guten Appetit!

German Rumkugeln - Rum Balls - easy recipe

2018-12-07T10:47:00.001-08:00

RUMKUGELN

Being short on time constantly, I decided to try out some classics that looked amazingly simply to accomplish. No baking! All you need for this delicious treat :

100 g butter
2 tbsp. chocolate
2 tbsp. rum (I used schnaps)
200 g dark chocolate
200g almond or hazelnut flour
powder sugar as needed

chocolate sprinkles if desired

All you do is cream the butter with an electrical mixer.
Melt chocolate. Add all ingredients slowly. At last you add the confection sugar until the dough won't absorb anymore. Form small balls and roll them in chocolate sprinkles to finish. Let fully cool down and store cold if you do not end up eating them all at once.

I'll promise to post a picture in a bit. Unfortunately I can not find my download cable :(

Enjoy !!!

Orangeat and Zitronat recipe (candid orange & lemon)

2015-12-09T14:02:00.001-08:00

This year I forgot to stock up on Zitronat and Orangeat when I was in Germany. Those ingredients are very essential for German Christmas cookies and I still have not found it locally.

Time to make it.

Ingredients for Orangeat:
2 organic Oranges (Sevilla, if available)
1 cup of sugar
1 cup water

wash oranges with warm water.
peel the oranges, if you can in nice even stripes. Peel might be not the right word, you need more than just the skin, but the white part. I used a knife to get it all.
toss Orange skin-peel in a pot with water the water and sugar. Boil on low for about 50 minutes.
move the Orangeat on a drying rack and let it dry out over night. Cut it in little pieces.

I have not figured out what to do with the left over syrup, but there must be a use?

Do exactly the same with lemons if you need Zitronat (just use lemons instead of oranges)

Zimtsterne Recipe, Traditional German Cinnamon Christmas Cookies

2015-12-09T13:30:00.001-08:00

Christmas again :)

Time to bake some Zimtsterne. This cookies can be a little be tricky if you are not sticking completely to the process. So stick to it and you will be fine, unless me :)

Ingredients:

5 egg whites
400 gram almond meal
400 gram powdered sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
flour for dusting

beat egg whites with an electrical mixer on high until they are super stiff. Add powdered sugar and lemon juice slowly. The result will be a shiny stiff texture.
set 4 tablespoons a side in a different bowl for glazing.
add the almond meal to the rest of the dough carefully. Do not use the mixer for this, just a spatula. Make sure you do over mix, the dough should be airy and fluffy. Add cinnamon.
preheat the oven to 140 Celsius or 285 Fahrenheit.
time to roll out the dough. Make sure you have a very generous amount flour dusted on your work area. If you are not using enough you will have a hard time to cut out the cookies (the dough is really sticky) also dust your roller very generously. Keep the dough thicker than a centimeter. Thicker makes it easier to work with. Do not be afraid of using too much flour, you need too, if not this won's work and will be a sticky mess. Dust the cookie cutter with flour each time before you cut out a new cookie to prevent sticking. I set aside an extra plate with flour to keep the cookie cutters dusted.
Finish with brushing the extra egg whites from earlier on the cookies.
bake cookies for about 30-40 minutes. Take cookies out as soon they are done, they should be still soft. If they turn out really hard give them a couple of days to get soft again.

Luzie, der Schrecken der Strasse. Free classic German kids movie on youtube

2014-07-08T11:02:00.002-07:00

Just a quick note for those who are having a long lazy summer ahead as I do with my dear family.
My brother send me a link to one of my favorite shows when I was a kid " Luzie, der Schrecken der Strasse". You can watch it on YouTube for free right know, but I have no idea how long it will last. No need to say, this is a kids show in German, which I am looking forward to share with my kids.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7hEsDC4I7wDliXDPLOhM3IMKS9cOzsXC

german coconut macraroons (glutenfree) recipe

2013-12-30T13:47:00.000-08:00

This is a quick, easy dessert and also very tasty. You only need 3 egg whites, 200 g grated coconut (unsweetened) and 150 g sugar. You can dress it up with white chocolate or some lemon peel from an organic lemon.

First you beat the egg whites until it is a stiff mass, add the sugar and the coconut. Mix well.
Spoon it on a baking sheets, making little balls. Bake them for ca 10 minutes at 300 Fahrenheit.

Guten Appetit!!

German Christmas Cookies "Vanille Sternchen" Recipe

2013-12-17T21:45:00.002-08:00

Can you believe it is Christmas next week??

I just started to bake this week-end and have a lot more I want to do and share like Zimtsterne, Marzipankartoffeln and Vanillekipferle. I am getting excited just writing about it!

Anyhow, I was at least able to make a batch of Vanille Sterne. Well, it is a very easy recipe. That always helps :)

I pinned this recipe 12 years ago from Brigitte and the original is excellent, no questions asked. However I swapped the flour to whole wheat and changed the sugar to honey, making this treat a little healthier. It works, but it is done faster (mean the baking oven part) and it is also more fragile, meaning the cookies tend to break more easy. Generally I also use Omega 3 eggs and butter from grass fed cows to make it healthier all around (Kerrygold is one of the more affordable options).

Ingredients :

200 g cold butter
400 g flour (whole wheat if you like)
150 g sugar
1 pinch salt
1 egg (omega 3)

cut the butter in small pieces and mix with the other ingredients until you have a smooth dough.
wrap the dough tight in a plastic foil and cool it for at least an hour in the refrigerator.

Ingredients for the topping:

50 g butter

2 tsp vanilla

80 g confection sugar

100 g raspberry confituere

preheat the oven to 200 Grad or 392 Fahrenheit.
melt the butter, add the vanilla.
cut out cookies, about 3 mm thick. I do this directly on parchment paper, but first I dust the work area with flour to prevent sticking.
bake the cookies about 10 minutes (the whole wheat version is about 6-8 minutes)
put the butter vanilla mixture on the cookies when they are still warm from the oven.
heat the raspberry jam and and stir it until it is smooth, than top half of the stars with it.
Than add the other stars on top, using a different angle finishing with dusting the confection sugar.

You are all done!!! These cookies need a couple of days to develop the full vanilla aroma. Question is can you wait?

Froehliche Weihnachten!!

Note:

This cookie dough works great with kids. They can cut out their favorite shapes. Just omit the extra topping since that can get very messy, at least in our household.

mango coconut creme recipe, vegan dessert

2013-04-12T20:46:00.002-07:00

Mango's have been on sale for the last couple of weeks and I bought a lot for this dessert. All you need is three ripe mangos and 1 can of coconut milk. This is enough for the five of us. You peel the mango and cut them in pieces. Open the can of coconut milk. Add both in a blender and blend until you got a smooth creme. You should let it sit for a while (at least an hour). The creme starts to thicken naturally and it will turn into a sort of pudding mousse.

Enjoy!!!

foolproof hazelnut cake (gluten free) recipe

2012-12-28T16:35:00.001-08:00

I needed a simple cake fast for a kids birthday party (we have way to many at this time of the year) and after realizing that I am out of flour I did a hazelnut cake that never fails. The recipe is an adoption from "Minnchen Haselnusstorte". I reduced the sugar and eggs which is hard to believe and increased the hazelnut content.
It is still a very very moist cake and you can add at least two layers without being a great pastry chef. For the layers you can use any kind of frosting you like. Easy ones would be whip cream or jam (raspberry is my personal favorite).

what you need:

400 g grounded hazelnuts
150 g turbine sugar
10 eggs
100g dark chocolate for frosting
as desired raspberry jam
some parchment paper

what you do:

separate the eggs
beat the egg whites until they are stiff
mix in a large bowl the rest of the ingredients
add the stiff egg white rather carefully, do not over mix, so the cake stays fluffy.
grease a baking pan
pour the batter in
bake for 30-40 minutes at 380 Fahrenheit
let it cool down
cut the cake lengthwise in 1-2 layers
add the desired creme or jam
warm up the chocolate in a hot water bath or microwave
place some parchment paper under the sides of the cake, to keep the plate clean and cover cake with chocolate

Guten Appetit!

whole wheat banana pancake recipe

2012-12-20T21:56:00.004-08:00

Today was one of those really unfriendly days that was calling for some comfort food. It was banana pancake day!!!
When I was little we lived for a while in Nigeria and during this time we ate a lot of bananas in all kind of sizes and colors. Anyhow, my mother learned their to smush bananas in the pfannkuchen.
This is an easy meal to prepare. We eat them to breakfast, as dessert or as the main dish.

what you need (serving 4)

2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 cups of milk
2 eggs
3 bananas
pinch of salt
maple syrup as desired

what you do:

mix all the ingredients in a bowl. The batter should be on the runny side
heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat
scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/2 cup for each pancake
brown on both sides and serve hot
sweet with maple syrup as desired

german christmas cookies "Elisenlebkuchen" (gluten free) recipe

2012-12-19T20:05:00.002-08:00

These are my husbands favorite cookies. They are a bit tricky, but if you know what to watch out for you will be amazed!

you need (ca 80):

5 eggs
2 organic oranges
2 organic lemon
600g ground almond ( Trader Joes sells almond meal, which is perfect for this)
350g raw brown sugar
a pinch of nutmeg
2 tbs cinnamon
a pinch of salt
parchment paper ( or Oblaten, if you happen to bring them from Germany)

icing:
100g powdered sugar
lemon juice as needed

what you do:

preheat the oven at 300° Fahrenheit
mix the eggs, sugar and spices
wash the oranges and lemon with hot water
peel the skin and dice them
add the diced peel and ground almonds
keep on mixing
when done use a couple of spoons to place a cookie on the parchment paper.
the cookie should be flat (mine seldom are)
bake for 12-15 minutes ( the trick is to get this right, the Lebkuchen should still be moist in the middle, if not it becomes very quick to hard, if you undercooked it you will notice when you taste it, in this case just put them back in the oven and bake a few more minutes)
prep the icing mixing powdered sugar with lemon juice, be careful not to use too much juice, the icing should be white not transparent like the one I did.

Guten Appetit!

german gingerbread recipe

2012-12-16T22:11:00.001-08:00

It is tradition in our family to make a gingerbread house for Christmas. Usually I am off the hook since my mom volunteers, but the last couple of years I have been on my own. I still use her recipe, however I am using whole wheat which brought me a raised eyebrow from my mother, but no one else noticed.

what you need:

500g honey
250g raw cane sugar (refined is traditional)
250g coconut oil
1000g whole wheat pastry flour
50g chocolate powder
3 eggs
2 tbsp rum (or rosewater)
10g cardamon
10g cinnamon
5g ground clove
10g baking soda

what you do:

combine the honey, sugar and coconut oil in a large pot
bring it to bubble over medium heat
let it cool down
add the other ingredients and mix well until you got an even dough
refrigerate over night
roll the dough out and cut out the cookies (stars and flowers are fun to decorate with icing)
if you are doing a ginger bread house the thickness should be close to 1 cm
bake for 15-20 minutes at 390 Fahrenheit (really depends on the size or your cookies)I tend to make big cookies and decorate the tree with it

Christmas cards

2012-12-13T21:28:00.003-08:00

It has been a couple of years since I actually wrote people for Christmas, and simultaneously I am getting less and less cards myself.

I swore to myself that I would get back on track this year and I ended up cutting a Mini Boden Catalog in little strips and gluing them on white cardboard. It was fun for an hour, which was enough to make 8 cards. It works even better with a glass of red wine!

german hazelnut macaroons (glutenfree) recipe

2012-12-13T20:38:00.001-08:00

I have been in the mood for Christmas cookies and started with some of my favorites.
These are super easy and so delicious! I have cut down 1/3 of the sugar, so if you like it sweet jam it up again.

you need:

3 egg whites
250 g ground hazelnuts
ca 30 whole hazelnuts for deco
100 g turbinado raw cane sugar
1/2 organic lemon (zest and juice)
1/2 tsp cinnamon (opt.)
parchment paper

mix the ground hazelnuts with sugar, lemon juice, zest and cinnamon
beat the egg whites until they are stiff and add carefully to the dry mix (do not over mix!)
preheat the oven at 280 Fahrenheit (convection oven)
lay out cookie sheet with parchment paper
use a spoon full to make the cookies
place one hazelnut on each cookie
bake for 20-25 minutes

Guten Appetit!

basic german coleslaw recipe

2012-07-01T20:31:00.000-07:00

We were invited to a barbeque today and since my friend is very pregnant I wanted at least to bring a salad along. Being sleep deprived from the night before and my always demanding kids I needed to come up with something simple and quick. Here it is:

Ingredients:

1 white cabbage

1 small onion 

1 cup white vinegar

1 cup olive oil (or any other vegetable oil)

1/2 cup of sugar

pinch of salt

how to get there:

chop the cabbage very fine (I used my kitchen aide)
chop the onion
mix vinegar, sugar, salt and oil in a small pan and heat until it starts to bubble
pour the sauce over the cabbage and onion and set a side for at least 2 hours (24 hours is even better)

Guten Appetit!!

Tip: one time I actually used a whole cup of sugar and my husband likes it that way even better, so if you like it sweet you might try that, if you are not a big onion fan you could use just 1/2 of an onion. The oil serving is also on the generous side, so do not hesitate to use less.

german whole wheat strawberry cake recipe (biskuit rolle)

2012-06-22T16:08:00.001-07:00

My day started out pretty bad. My kids were cranky beyond my patience!!

So, when I tried out my first Erdbeer Biskuit Rolle ever I was surprised to have accomplished at least something which had a positive feedback. Anyhow, my mother made this cake in all kinds of fruit variations (raspberries, peaches, apricots, mangoes, currants and so on) but my personal favorite is still strawberry. My husband told me that this dessert reminded him of a strawberry shortcake, which of course I have to try out as well.

ingredients:

4 eggs
3 tbsp water
1 pinch of salt
125 g brown sugar
75 g whole white wheat flour
50 g cornstarch
400 ml heavy cream
400 g strawberries

what you do:

preheat the oven at 390 Fahrenheit
separate the eggs
beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff
beat the egg yolk with the 3 tbsp of water and 75 g of the sugar until it bubbles, add the egg white and than add carefully the flour and cornstarch. Do not over stir it.
pour the batter in a rectangular shape on a flat baking sheet lined with parchment paper. It should be 1/4 inch thick. (use a spatula to get the desired thickness)
bake for 10 minutes
prepare a dish towel, lay it flat and sprinkle some sugar on top
flip the crust on top of it (remove parchment paper) and roll it up immediately
let it cool down
cut the strawberries in little pieces
beat the heavy cream until firm
add the rest of the sugar and the strawberries
refrigerate the strawberry creme until the crust is cool.
fill the crust with 2/3 of the creme, roll it up again.
cover with the rest of the creme, decorate with some strawberries and chocolate sprinkles

Guten Appetit!

rote gruetze / summer dessert a la German recipe

2012-06-14T20:31:00.001-07:00

The summer is here!!! We finally got to go strawberry picking and we picked a lot!!!

So I started with freezing most of them (no way we can eat them all fresh) and I also cooked a big pot of Rote Gruetze, one of my very favorite summer deserts. The fruit mix is up to you, this time I only used strawberries (since I have tons of them, but traditionally it is a fruit mix of strawberries, cherries, raspberries and currants.

ingredients for 4 servings:

400 g strawberries (or a mix of berries, cherries etc)
400 ml apple juice or similar
1 tbsp kirschwasser or any other fruit schnapps
vegetable based gelatin use as instructed by manufacture
(you can also use cornstarch instead)

how to get there:

clean the strawberries and puree them in a food processor.
pour in a large pot the strawberries, add the juice, snaps and the gelatin, stir well and bring to boil.
stir until the gruetze starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.
let it cool down and serve with ice, vanilla pudding or vanilla sauce

enjoy!

simple whole wheat lemon cake recipe

2012-06-07T20:11:00.001-07:00

simple whole wheat lemon cake

You need:

125 g butter (room temperature)

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda 

3 organic lemons (clean with hot water)

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup kefir

3 eggs

preheat your oven to 325° Fahrenheit
generously butter the cake pan
cream the butter, and slowly pour in the maple syrup.
beat in the eggs and add the lemon zest and juice as well as the kefir.
mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients
bake at 325 Fahrenheit for 30-45 minutes. The cake is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

I made this cake for my little ones. The cake is really moist and a big hit. I try to limit their sugar intake and have for that reason skipped the lemon glazing.

lemon glazing:

keep the lemon zest for the glazing, add 2 tbsp lemon juice and add powdered sugar. Mix well and cover the cake with it.

Guten Appetit!

sweet potato pancake recipe (Kartoffelpuffer inspired)

2012-06-07T19:39:00.001-07:00

Kartoffelpuffer tastes like home for me!!! It is greasy, I admit, but just too good to live without it.

Today I tried it with sweet potatoes instead of the normal cooking potatoes. I loved the result and so did my family.

So the ingredients of the day for 4 servings are: 

1 kg sweet potatoes 

1 onion

1 tsp salt

8 tbsp flour (whole wheat)

3 eggs

frying oil

pepper

how you get there:

peel the potatoes
grate them, twist them in a dish towel to get the water out
do I make sense???
mince the onion
beat the eggs lightly, add flour, salt and pepper and at last add the potatoes and onion
heat the frying pan over medium heat, add vegetable oil or butter
fry little pancakes, press them thin
flip when they start to get golden brown
serve hot with apple sauce

tip: if you like it fruity you can also mix a couple of peeled and grated apples in the batch.

Guten Apettit!!!

almond rice pudding (german style) recipe

2012-05-23T20:45:00.001-07:00

Since it is raining (still!!!) my craving for something sweet is enormous and rice pudding jumped right into my head. I was out of milk and used almond milk and the result was better than I even imagined.

you need for 4-5 servings:

1 l almond milk (classic would be whole milk)

60 g butter

250 g arborio rice (any short grain will do,

but brown rice does not work well)

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tbsp maple syrup

1 pinch salt

melt the butter in a large pot
add the rice
salt to taste
add 1/2 cup of almond milk at a time until absorbed, repeat until all the almond milk is gone. you will need to steer it constantly so it won't burn.
add the cinnamon
when the rice looks really creamy you are done.
you can eat it hot or cold
sprinkle with some cinnamon and maple syrup if you like it extra sweet.

Note: combine with apple sauce or cherries.......

guten appetit!!

garlic pizza recipe (german style)

2012-05-12T20:41:00.001-07:00

If you like garlic and pizza you will be in heaven. For this pizza dough you won't need any yeast and therefore no rising time is involved. The crust should be almost paper thin for best results.

for 2 pizzas you need:

220 g flour (I use whole wheat)

100 ml/g water

3 tbsp olive oil

1 egg yolk

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp creme fraiche (or sour creme)

2 garlic bulbs (I know!)

200 g aged cheddar

fresh thyme

2 tbsp olive oil for drizzle

mix flour, water, olive oil, salt and egg yolk in a bowl to a smooth dough.
divide the dough into 2 equal pieces and wrap in plastic foil.
let rest for 30 minutes at room temperature
preheat the oven at 430 Fahrenheit
cut the garlic super thin
grate the cheese
roll the dough super thin in 2 ca 11" diameter pizza
sprinkle with olive oil
spread the 1 tbsp creme fraiche on each pizza
add garlic and thyme
salt and pepper to taste
top with cheese
bake for about 15 minutes on bottom rack.

Guten Appetit!

Tip: serve with tomato salad

apple pancake recipe (apfelpfannkuchen)

2012-05-10T13:53:00.000-07:00

This following recipe is from my sister in-law. It has a twist to the most common pfannkuchen which traditionally is eaten with apple sauce and sweetened with sugar and cinnamon.

you need:

3 eggs

375 ml milk

250 g flour

3 apples (grated)

1 pinch salt

grade the apples (preferable peeled)
mix all ingredients in a bowl, add grated apples at the end when the batter is well mixed
heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat
scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/2 cup for each pancake
brown on both sides and serve hot
sweet with sugar and cinnamon as desired.

whole wheat linzer torte recipe

2012-04-30T23:07:00.000-07:00

If you ever ask my father what cake he would like to have for tea he always will ask for a Linzertorte.

I share this fable with my dad and had to live without this great treat until I finally located some hazelnuts (not an easy task 12 years ago in Austin) Anyhow in my mind they are very important for the perfect Linzer. It is also important to pick a good Jelly, which should not be too sweet. The Linzertorte tastes better by the day. The crust itself needs to have time to soak up the perfect moister from the jelly. So resist the urge to eat it right away, no matter how good it smells!!

you need:

250 g flour (I use white whole wheat)

220 g brown sugar

150 g ground almonds

100 g ground hazelnuts (I use a food processor for this)

1/2 tbsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground clove

250 g unsalted butter

2 omega-3 eggs

250 g raspberry jelly

3 tbsp Himbeergeist or another fruit snaps

confection sugar for final touch

make a dough out of the flour, brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon, clove, one(!) egg and butter.
split the dough in 1/3 to 2/3 and wrap it in plastic foil and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
preheat the oven at 350 fahrenheit
grease an 11" round pan generous
cover the pan with the 2/3 dough and pull up the edges.
combine jelly with the snaps and fill-up the pie.
make a typ. crust pattern on top or get creative.
beat the last egg and cover the crust with it.
bake for 30 minutes
powder some confection sugar over the finished Linzer.
wait a day before you taste it!

muesli hausfrauenart or home made granola recipe

2012-03-04T14:36:00.005-08:00

I love eating granola and so does my family. I have made lots of different batches and this is my personal favorite. You can of course switch around the fruits and nuts to your own taste.

Ingredients:

1 cup of almonds

2 cups of mixed fruits (raisins, dried apricots & dried figs)

1/3 cup of coconut

4 cups oatmeal (old fashioned toasted)

2 cups corn flakes

6 tbsp flax seeds

1 tsp nutmeg

4 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup agave nectar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat the oven to 300 Fahrenheit.

Combine the oatmeal and the flax seeds in a large bowl.

Combine the veggie oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and agave nectar in a saucepan and simmer on low (about 4 minutes).

Pour the sauce over the oatmeal and flax seeds and stir evenly.

Prepare two baking sheets ( I recommend parchment paper) and spread out the mixture.

Bake for ca 40 minutes and stir occasionally.

When it starts to smell yummy and it turns golden you are almost done. Let the granola cool down and add the cornflakes, dried fruits, nuts and coconut flakes.