Ricotta pancakes

2 cups self-raising flour or equiv 

Pinch salt --- mix 

300g ricotta

2 cups milk 

2 egg yolks

vanilla extract 

zest 1 lemon 

50 melted butter --- mix 

2 egg whites 

50g sugar --- meringue lightly 

Combine all the above, fry. Nice light cakes with a zesty aftertaste. Serve with cream and syrup. (OK maybe fruit too) 

Lemon Curd

(Made with our massive lemons, probably about three standard lemons worth each)

• Zest of 6
• Juice of 2 (160ml) 
• 1/4 tsp salt 
• 1 1/3 cup sugar 
• 8 egg yolks
• 2 tbs cornflour

plus 165g butter

Mucked around with double burners and thickening for ages, in the end chucked in cornflour and did it in the microwave, Bob's your uncle. Cook the main ingredients with some caution until thickish, then stir the butter into the hot stuff. Done.

Bagels

Could have sworn I put these on here before but anyway. Bagels.

• 3.5 cups water 
• 4.5 cups flour 
• 1/3 white sugar
• 1 tsp salt 
• 2 tbs veg oil
• 2 tbs yeast 
• plus a large pot of boiling water and 2 tbps bicarb of soda 

Plus toppings

Mix dough as per usual, form into bagels when done, rise again, boil for 20 seconds each side, and bake.

Mind you I might try out a totally different method if I have time sometime:

https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/amazing-chewy-bagels-from-scratch

Crunchy crust tuna fishcakes

The filling for these was leftover mashed potato and canned tuna, livened up with plenty of fresh chilli, ginger, lemon juice, and seasoning. But being on a LoFo brief and no wheat flour being permissible, these juicy little offerings were dipped in egg and then potato flour. They were pretty prone to disintegration until shallow fried, but then developed a crispy/bouncy crust which contrasted quite nicely with the squishy/spicy inside.

Served on this occasion with a tomato and olive salad and some plain sliced radishes, along with a simple caper/yoghurt/mayo sauce. All surprisingly satisfying.

If we make it again I'll try to take pics.

Corn and pumpkin pizza dough base

Yes.

• Boil your peeled pumpkin chunks in salty water until they're very soft. Drain most of the water, but not quite all.
• Mash into a hot liquidy mush. 
• Add enough masa harina until you can fork it together into a yellow tortilla-like consistency. 
• Let rest for 10 mins. 
• Knead until you have a lump of bright orange playdoh. 
• Roll out between plastic to fairly thin, place on baking tray and cut to size. 
• Grill on one side, flip over, and grill on the other until lightly coloured. 

And there, ladies and gents, is your LoFo thin crust pizza dough, ready to receive the toppings of your choice. Enjoy.

Corn Tortillas

• Ratio: 1/1 of masa harina (or maize flour) to boiling water. Maybe a little less water.
• Fork together, leave for 10 mins.
• Knead into a playdoh-like consistency.
• Roll into small golf-balls of bounciness and splat between a tortilla press, always being sure to use some plastic wrap to line the press for easy removal (cut up sandwich bags are just fine).
• Dry fry on a griddle until done.
• Stack, covering with teatowel.
• Turn upside down when serving because the bottom ones will be the softest.

I can't say that experimenting with LoFo foods has been an unmitigated pleasure, but Tortillas are, thank goodness, a tried and tested LoFo option approved by generations of Mexican grannies, not some pea-brained 'health expert' who doesn't know their gluten from their fructan  but insists the former will kill you stone dead. So, enjoy.

Classic fruitcake

	10"		80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%
Plain flour	875	g	700	612.5	525	437.5	350	262.5	175
Mixed spice	2.5	tsp	2	1.75	1.5	1.25	1	0.75	0.5
cinnamon	2.5	tsp	2	1.75	1.5	1.25	1	0.75	0.5
nutmeg	0.75	tsp	0.6	0.525	0.45	0.375	0.3	0.225	0.15
butter	625	g	500	437.5	375	312.5	250	187.5	125
muscovado sugar	625	g	500	437.5	375	312.5	250	187.5	125
eggs	10	pcs	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
lemons (zest, juice)	2.5	pcs	2	1.75	1.5	1.25	1	0.75	0.5
Almonds	125	g	100	87.5	75	62.5	50	37.5	25
brandy	15	tbsp	12	10.5	9	7.5	6	4.5	3
Currants	875	g	700	612.5	525	437.5	350	262.5	175
Raisins	570	g	456	399	342	285	228	171	114
Sultanas	570	g	456	399	342	285	228	171	114
candied peel	180	g	144	126	108	90	72	54	36
Glace cherries	250	g	200	175	150	125	100	75	50
(Fruit total)	2445	g	1956	1711.5	1467	1222.5	978	733.5	489