Curd strudel

A sweet strudel made with a slightly different filling. Just try it and you will be delighted. The lucuma powder is not common, but it adds a certain kick to this strudel.

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Curd strudel

A curd strudel of a special kind. The filling has been refined with quark and lucuma powder.

Course cake

Keyword Almond drink, Apple puree, Date flour, dry yeast, lucuma powder, Soy curd, Vegan, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours

Servings 3 person

Ingredients

• 600 g whole spelt flour
• 1 sachet of dry yeast, 7 g
• 150 g date flour
• 100 g applesauce
• 300 ml almond drink

For the filling

• 300 g soy curd
• 20 g lucuma powder
• 30 g date flour

Instructions

• Mix whole spelt flour and dry yeast in a bowl.
• Add date flour and applesauce.
• Add almond drink and mix to a homogeneous dough.
• Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour.
• Then roll out into a rectangle with some type 630 flour.
• Mix the soy curd with the lucuma powder and date flour in a bowl.
• Brush the rolled out dough with it.
• Then carefully roll up the dough.
• Place the strudel dough on a baking sheet with baking paper.
• Bake in preheated oven at 160 degrees celsius top/bottom heat for about 30 minutes.
• After cooling, the curd strudel can be cut.

Tip

When adding lucuma powder to recipes, especially in baked goods or desserts, I recommend using a careful amount.

You can find more cake recipes here.

Interesting to know

Lucuma has a sweet taste similar to caramel and can quickly add a pleasant sweetness.

Oat bread with yeast

This oat bread recipe is perfect if you want to bake a healthy and moist loaf. It’s made with simple ingredients like rolled oats, is quick to prepare, and even baking beginners can make it successfully. It’s perfect for breakfast, as a sandwich for work, or for dinner with a tasty spread and cucumbers or salad.

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Oat bread with yeast

Moist yeast-raised oat bread with a fresh, light texture. Perfect as a snack with spreads or various toppings.

Course bread, Side dish

Keyword healthy, nutritious, oat flakes, simple, Spelt flour type 1050, Vegan, Yeast

Prep Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

• 500 g spelt flour, Type 1050
• 10 g salt
• 42 g a cube of fresh yeast
• 300 ml water
• 100 g blended oats into oat flour
• 100 g whole oat grains
• water for cooking the oats

Instructions

• Cook the whole oats in water for 50 minutes until tender, then strain.
• Mix all the dry ingredients.
• First, mix the fresh yeast with a little lukewarm water in a cup, then add it to the dry ingredients and knead everything together with water. Be careful when adding the water, as the cooked oats are quite moist.
• Knead in the cooked oats. The dough should have a good, slightly firm consistency.
• Cover the entire dough and let it rise for 1 hour.
• Then transfer it to a lightly floured surface and knead it again.
• Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and place the loaf in it. Let it rise for another 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius (top and bottom heat). Make a slit in the center of the loaf and bake at 220 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 200 degrees and finish baking. Total baking time: about 50–60 minutes.
• Remove the bread from the oven. The bread is done when you tap the bottom and it sounds hollow. Brush it briefly with cold water.

Tip

Steam helps the dough rise better during baking and creates a crispier crust thanks to the moisture in the oven. The dough should have visibly risen before baking, but it doesn’t necessarily have to double in size.

You can find more ideas for baking different kinds of bread in this section.

Interesting to know

Oats are naturally high in fiber, which helps keep oat bread especially moist and fresh for a long time. Since oats contain very little gluten. Oat bread with yeast often includes additional flour to help the bread rise properly and develop a firm crumb.

Vegetable snails

Savory rolls with a difference. Filling, soft, and aromatic in taste. Chickpeas and vegetables make them special. If you don’t always want to eat pizza or pizza sticks, just try this heavenly alternative. Ideal as a small snack to take with you or to enjoy at a party.

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Vegetable snails

As an alternative to pizza snails these vegetable snails have a savory taste and pure vegetable flavor. Ideal as a snack between meals.

Course snack

Keyword fresh yeast, oil-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Servings 3 person

Ingredients

• 250 g spelt flour type 1050
• 10 g fresh yeast
• 120 ml lukewarm water
• 1 jar of chickpeas, approx. 350 g
• 200 g frozen peas
• 100 g frozen corn or from a jar
• 2 tsp locust bean gum
• salt, pepper, cayenne pepper powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, cumin to taste
• water for the vegetables

Instructions

• Prepare the pizza dough and leave it covered to rise for approx. 1 hour.
• Rinse the chickpeas and purée them in a pot with a little water.
• Simmer frozen peas and corn with a little water in a pot for about 10 minutes. Then strain.
• Season both vegetables with salt and pepper. Add curry powder, turmeric powder, and cumin to the chickpea mixture. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to the pea mixture.
• Thicken each vegetable paste with 1-2 teaspoons of locust bean gum.
• Knead the risen dough briefly on a work surface, then cut it in half.
• Roll out each half with flour. Spread the chickpea paste on the bottom half. Then place the second half of rolled-out dough on top. Spread the pea and corn paste on top.
• Carefully roll up from the side. Then cut into strips approx. 2 cm wide.
• Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let rise for another 15 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (top and bottom heat) for approx. 20 minutes.

Tip

The vegetable snails can of course also be filled with other vegetables. Spinach or carrot fillings also go very well with them. A well-seasoned white bean and cauliflower paste, refined with herbs, tastes absolutely delicious.

Interesting to know

Pizza dough is very versatile. It doesn’t always have to be traditional pizza. Pizza sticks or stuffed pizza are also popular snacks for between meals. The spelt flour type 1050 makes these snacks particularly delicious, but also wholesome, as this flour contains even more fiber from the whole grain. Of course, you can also bake these pastries with regular spelt flour type 630. This will make them even more delicate.

This apple cake with quark contains no oil or refined sugar, yet is wonderfully moist. The natural sweetness of the banana in the batter and the apples on top, combined with simple plant-based ingredients, makes for an aromatic and light pastry. Perfect for anyone who wants to bake consciously without compromising on taste.

Apple cake with quark

A moist cake with fresh apples and a creamy layer of soy quark. A simple recipe that is quick to make and perfect for any coffee table. It is ideal for everyday enjoyment, with coffee, or as a healthier alternative to classic apple pie.

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Apple cake with quark

Moist apple cake with quark topping. A simple recipe with fresh apples—perfect for a quick, fruity cake.

Course cake

Keyword Apple, Banana, Date flour, moisty, oil-free, quick, Soy curd, Vegan, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

• 100 g whole spelt flour
• 150 g spelt flour type 1050
• 20 g corn starch
• 12 g baking powder
• 50 g date flour
• 1 banana
• 1 – 2 large apples
• 250 g sparkling water

Topping

• 220 g soy quark
• 1 large splash of lemon juice
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder
• 3 tsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp lupin flour
• 4 tsp sparkling water
• 1 tsp locust bean gum

Instructions

• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Peel the banana and mash it with a fork.
• Mix together with the mineral water and dry ingredients to form a smooth dough.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius top and bottom heat.
• Line a cake pan with parchment paper and pour in the batter.
• Wash and peel the apples and cut them into thin slices. Arrange these on top of the cake.
• Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the quark mixture. To do this, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Finally, sprinkle in the locust bean gum and stir in quickly. The mixture thickens very quickly due to the locust bean gum.
• After baking for 20 minutes, remove the cake and spread the quark mixture on top. Then bake for another 20 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.

Tips

If you use very sweet apples, you usually need less additional sweetener—varieties such as Elstar or Jonagold are particularly well suited for apple pie. Boskop is another variety that is particularly crumbly. It is precisely because of these characteristics that Boskop is one of the classic baking apples. It breaks down easily in cakes, apple strudel, or applesauce and develops an intense aroma.

Interesting to know

Quark is ideal as a cake topping because it develops a creamy, slightly airy consistency when baked. Soy quark is a vegan alternative. You can buy it ready-made or simply make your own soy quark.

To make it yourself, simply cook the fruit until soft and then purée it into a creamy mixture. In just a few minutes, you have a healthy sweetener that will keep in the refrigerator for several days. Better than store-bought date purée.

Date paste

Making your own date paste is very easy and a perfect alternative to refined sugar. With just a few ingredients, you can create a natural sweetener for cakes, desserts, or smoothies. The paste can be made with either Deglet Nour dates or Medjool dates. Medjool dates are slightly softer in consistency than Deglet Nour dates.

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Date paste

Make your own date paste – a natural sugar substitute that is quick and easy to make. The perfect alternative.

Course do it yourself

Keyword dates, easy, simple, Vegan, water

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

• 200 g pitted dates, either Deglet Nour or Medjool dates
• 350 ml water
• 1 tbsp lemon optional

Instructions

• Pit the dates and chop them into small pieces.
• Simmer with the water in a pot for about 10-15 minutes.
• Then purée with a hand blender until smooth. Remove any excess water beforehand and add back as needed to create a mushy consistency.

Syrup

• If you want to make syrup, simmer the date mixture with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice for approx. 30–45 minutes. Add a little water if necessary. Then purée.
• Place a strainer cloth over a bowl and pour the pureed date mixture into the cloth. Then squeeze the cloth as tightly as possible.
• The finished date syrup can be poured into jars and sealed airtight. It will keep in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

Tip

Medjool dates are softer and do not necessarily need to be cooked. Simply soak and purée them. If the dates are very dry, they should be soaked in warm water for at least 10–20 minutes. This makes them easier to purée and gives the paste a particularly creamy consistency. Make sure that there is not too much water when puréeing.

You can find even more ideas under the heading “Do it yourself.”

Interesting to know

In addition to natural fruit sugar, dates also contain fiber, minerals, and antioxidants. Unlike refined sugar, they provide additional nutrients and add a pleasant caramel sweetness to baked goods.

Air fryer sweet potato slices

These crispy sweet potato slices from the air fryer are quick to make, healthy, and incredibly delicious. You can enjoy them on their own or add some vegetables or another side dish to make a complete meal. Baked sweet potatoes are always a treat.

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Air fryer sweet potato

These crispy air fryer sweet potato slices are quick to make, healthy, and incredibly delicious.

Course main course, Side dish, snack

Keyword air fryer, nutritious, oil-free, quick, sweet potatoes, Vegan

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato

Instructions

• Peel the sweet potato and cut it into evenly sized long slices.
• Place as many as will fit in the air fryer.
• Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. Adjust the time depending on the thickness of the slices. Turn the individual slices approx. 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

Tips

Try a sweet variation and spread maple syrup or homemade jam on top. It’s not just the savory version that tastes good.

Cut the sweet potatoes into evenly thin slices so that they all crisp up at the same time. Set the temperature and time according to your air fryer, as each hot air fryer works differently. Don’t place them too close together so that the air can circulate. These air fryer sweet potato slices are best enjoyed hot, when they are at their crispiest.

You can find more baking ideas under “Quick Air Fryer Recipes.”

Interesting to know

Cooking in an air fryer takes some getting used to. However, it saves a lot of time and energy, as you can always cook at lower temperatures in a hot air fryer. It also eliminates the need to preheat the oven. Full power is available immediately.

The cake is topped with a creamy almond-based carob pudding—an exciting alternative to cocoa, mild in taste and naturally sweet. Ideal as a healthy afternoon cake, for children, or as a conscious alternative to classic sponge cakes.

Moist Air Fryer Banana Cake

This vegan banana cake without refined sugar is sweetened only with date flour and ripe bananas. It is topped with a pudding made from carob, a low-fat alternative to cocoa, which is cooked with almond milk. This moist banana cake from the air fryer is the perfect healthy alternative to classic cake — vegan, low in fat, without refined sugar, and ready in no time.

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Air fryer banana cake

Moist vegan air fryer banana cake made with bananas, spelt flour, and date flour, topped with almond-based carob pudding.

Course cake, vegan baking

Keyword air fryer, Almond drink, carob powder, Date flour, healthy, oil-free, Vegan, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas
• 130 g whole spelt flour
• 130 g spelt flour type 1050
• 16 g baking powder
• 50 g date flour
• 1 juice of one lemon
• 100 ml almond milk

Topping

• 20 g carob powder
• 20 g date flour
• 20 g starch flour
• 250 ml almond milk

Instructions

• Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork.
• Mix the dry ingredients.
• Add the banana puree, lemon juice, and almond milk to the dry ingredients. Mix everything well.
• For the air fryer, use a round piece of baking paper with a rim. Fill it with half of the batter.
• Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
• Remove the cake, turn it upside down, and peel off the baking paper. Allow to cool.
• Repeat the process with the second half of the dough.
• In the meantime, prepare the topping and allow it to cool slightly. To do this, take approximately 50 ml of the almond milk and mix it with the carob and cornstarch in a cup. Add the date flour to the remaining almond milk and bring to a boil in a saucepan. Then quickly stir in the mixed powder with a whisk and bring to a boil.
• Spread the topping on the underside of each half.

Tips

Do not stir the batter for too long. Especially with spelt flour, brief mixing is sufficient. Stirring for too long will make the cake dense instead of light and fluffy.

There are also special silicone baking molds for the air fryer. These replace baking paper and can be used again and again.

You can find even more air fryer recipes on my website.

Interesting to know

Experiment with temperatures, as every air fryer works differently. It is better to bake the air fryer banana cake a little longer at a moderate temperature (e.g., 160–170 °C). This will keep the cake moist and prevent the top from becoming too dark.

Preparing them in an air fryer means the fries are quick, clean, and energy-efficient. They are the perfect side dish, a popular snack for an evening in front of the TV, or an easy meal for the whole family.

French fries from the air fryer

French fries from the air fryer are the perfect snack for a night in front of the TV—warm and crispy. They’re quick to prepare and the whole family can enjoy them.

Why these fries turn out particularly well

Floury potatoes are the key to good french fries. Soy sauce gives the potatoes a certain delicate coating. Soaking in water beforehand ensures a certain level of moisture.

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French fries from the air fryer

Crispy, spicy french fries from the air fryer with paprika and curry. The quick snack for the evening.

Course Airfryer, potatoes, Side dish, snack

Keyword Airfryer, Low Fat, Potatoes, quick, Snack, spicy

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

• 500 g floury potatoes
• 2 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• water
• 1 tsp onion powder optional
• 2 tsp dried herbs optional

Instructions

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
• Place in a bowl of cold water for approx. 15-30 minutes. Then strain.
• Mix in a bowl with paprika powder, curry powder, and soy sauce.
• Then place in the air fryer basket. Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
• Halfway through the baking time, turn the potato cubes once using the special air fryer tongs.

Tips

The perfect french fries from the air fryer are best made with floury potatoes. Soaking them in water and adding soy sauce ensures that they retain a certain amount of moisture when baking in the air fryer.

The fries can be varied, for example with Italian herbs or herbs de Provence.

If you prefer long French fries, cut them into long strips or eighths. These also taste good with the skin on.

You can find even more ideas for quick air fryer recipes on my website.

Interesting to know

The air fryer is always slightly hotter than a conventional oven at the same temperature. It must not be preheated because the air fryer should never be run without any food inside. However, this also saves time and electricity.

Baking in an air fryer removes water from the potatoes, so you should use a larger quantity.

They are very easy to prepare without an oven. In the air fryer, the rolls become delicately golden brown on the outside and wonderfully fluffy on the inside. The savory version with black cumin as a topping adds a subtle spicy note and makes the rolls particularly appetizing to look at.

These healthy milk rolls are ideal for breakfast, for children, as a snack between meals, or as a light alternative to classic sweet yeast rolls. They also taste great with a savory bean spread. There are no limits to the flavor possibilities here.

Air fryer milk rolls

Why are these air fryer milk rolls so healthy? They are gently and quickly baked in the air fryer, the whole wheat flour, or spelt flour type 1050, is rich in fiber yet soft in consistency, and they are completely vegan thanks to the soy milk used. These air fryer milk rolls are a real treat with or without toppings.

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Air fryer milk rolls

Vegan and healthy air fryer milk rolls refined with soy milk and maple syrup. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, just as milk rolls should be.

Course air fryer, rolls

Keyword air fryer, fluffy, healthy, hearty, maple syrup, quick, simple, soydrink, Spelt flour type 1050, sweet potatoes

Prep Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

• 100 ml soy drink
• 3 g maple syrup
• 3 g dry yeast
• 150 g spelt flour type 1050
• 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

Preparation in the air fryer

• Warm the soy milk to lukewarm and mix with maple syrup and dry yeast in a bowl.
• Stir in the spelt flour (type 1050), or spelt wholemeal flour, and salt, and knead into the mixture.
• Cover and let rise for about 50 minutes until the volume has increased significantly.
• Then, on a floured surface, loosely shape into a roll and cut it into 3 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball.
• Then cover again and leave to rise for 20-30 minutes.
• Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper. Brush each roll with soy milk and sprinkle with black cumin to taste. Then place on the parchment paper.
• Bake in the air fryer at 170 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Then turn the rolls over and bake for another 5 minutes.

Tips

Raisins in sweet breakfast rolls with a sweet topping are always particularly delicious and taste great as a light alternative to sweet pastries. A little cinnamon in the dough adds a wintery touch.

Milk rolls taste best when freshly baked. However, they can also be reheated in an air fryer for 3-5 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius.

Under the heading “Air fryer recipes,” you will find further ideas for cooking and baking in the air fryer.

Interesting to know

The air fryer can be considered a small oven. Compared to a conventional oven, it does not need to be preheated, thus saving time and electricity. Food in the air fryer must not be covered, as it works with a fan and heating coil. It is particularly suitable for small portions.

Streusel cake with pudding

Low-fat crumble cake with yeast dough and vanilla pudding. The crumble remains pleasantly crumbly and soft thanks to the apple sauce and vanilla pudding underneath.

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Streusel cake with pudding

Vegan crumble cake with custard. The yeast dough makes the cake light and fluffy, while the vanilla custard and crumble topping make it especially moist.

Course cake

Keyword Applesauce, corn flour, Date flour, fresh yeast, Low Fat, oat drink, oil-free, simply, Spelt flour type 1050, vanilla pod, Vegan

Prep Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

Yeast dough

• 300 g spelt flour type 1050
• 25 g fresh yeast
• 180 ml oat drink
• 50 g date flour
• 1 pinch of salt

Vanilla pudding

• 400 ml oat drink
• 37 g cornstarch
• 1 vanilla pod
• 5 deglet Nour dates
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder

Streusel

• 150 spelt flour type 1050
• 40 g date flour
• 4 – 5 tbsp applesauce
• 1 pinch of cinnamon optional

Instructions

Yeast dough

• Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm oat drink.
• Knead together with flour, date flour, and salt to form a soft dough.
• Cover and let rise for 45–60 minutes.

Vanilla pudding

• Simmer the oat drink with finely chopped dates and the scraped vanilla pod until the dates are soft, approx. 5 minutes.
• Mix the cornstarch and a little cold oat drink in a cup.
• Add to the hot liquid and stir quickly. Remove the vanilla pod. Allow the pudding to cool slightly. It is best to cover it with a lid. The dates can remain in the pudding or be removed before the pudding sets.

Streusel

• Mix the dry ingredients.
• Knead in the apple sauce spoon by spoon.
• Just crumble roughly, do not knead.
• Keep refrigerated until use.

Completion

• Roll out the yeast dough on a floured surface and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Spread the slightly cooled pudding over the surface.
• Sprinkle the crumble topping over the top. Then leave the yeast cake to rise for approx. 15 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees Celsius top/bottom heat for approx. 20-25 minutes. Place the baking tray in the lower third of the oven. When baking, make sure that the crumble topping does not become too hard.
• Remove from the oven and brush the crumble topping lightly with cold water.

Tips

Cover the streusel cake with baking paper halfway through the baking time. This increases the moisture and keeps the crumble topping crumbly. Allow the streusel cake with pudding to cool slightly while covered. For a change, apples or cherries also taste good on the cake.

There are various alternatives for vegan crumble topping without butter. If you enjoyed this cake, then try baking my plum cake, with or without streusel topping. Here, the streusel topping was made with soy quark.

Interesting to know

Why do these low-fat streusel work? Apple sauce provides moisture and binding, the steam from the pudding keeps them soft, low temperature prevents drying out, large streusel instead of fine crumbs.