CHOCOLATE-CHERRY-GRANOLA BARS (GLUTEN FREE)

When I was shopping in Nuremberg I have found this yummie gluten-free oats and the first thing i was thinking about, was to make granola bars with them. This is so simple and you can add almost everything to the recipe you like. I felt like cherries and of course chocolate  =) And this is the result!! OMNOMNOM

• 1/2 cup gluten free oats
• 1 ripe mashed banana
• 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
• 2 tbsp flax seeds
• 1/3 cup soy-flakes
• 1/3 cup gluten free cornflakes
• 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup kokos-flakes
• 1/4 cup vegan chocolate drops
• 2 tbsp coconut fat or oil (melted)
• 1/4 + 1/8 cup golden syrup or agave syrup or maple syrup
• some cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to about 175°C. Grease a a baking tin with some vegan margarine or use parchment paper.
2. Just add all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
3. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, pressing it into an even layer. Put it in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Cool completely in the pan. Then cut it into the form you like and store in a airtight box.

PUFF-PASTRY STICKS WITH CREAMY ONION FILLING

When i was filling the puff pastry with apples i was thinking about a savory filling for some puff pastry appetizers or snacks. Then i reminded me of this delicious vegetarian puff pastry strips that my colleague once brought to work. Her recipe was with cheese and sour cream cheese. I neither had a vegan cheese nor a vegan sour cream cheese at home. In Addition... they are very expensive. So i tried to make them with drained yogurt and without cheese and i really was so surprised how good they have become. It´s really an easy and yummie snack for partys or something like that!!!

Ingredients:

• 2 sheets of  puff pastry
• 500g unsweetened soy-yogurt
• 1/2 - 3/4  package organic onion soup powder
• 3 tbsp poppy seeds

1. Fill yogurt into coffe filters and let it drain overnight or at least 2 hours.
2. Mix the drained yogurt with the onion soup powder. Taste from the mixture. Don´t take too much of the powder. It shouldn´t be too spicy!
3. Roll out the  puff pastry into equal-sized pieces. Give something of the yogurt mixture on one of the sheets. Place the second sheet evenly on top of the first sheet, pressing lightly to seal.
4. Use a sharp knife and cut the dough into strips. Spread the poppy on a work surface and place the strip on it. Press a little bit, so that the poppy can stick on the dough.
5. Twist each strip into a spiral shape and transfer to a perpared baking sheet. Press down at the tips.
6. Bake in a pre-heated oven according to package instructions or until puffed and golden.