Einkorn Cupcakes with Raspberry Sugar
Amateur boyfriends buy conversation hearts with another one of those little stuffed bears. Better boyfriends line the walkway with rose petals leading to chocolate and a gift that proves he really knows her. Norwood Thomas flew 10,500 miles to Australia to meet up with his girlfriend from the war whom he hadn’t seen in over 70 years. People do crazy things on February 14th. Why? Love. Brace yourself for ring and flower ads, clever memes from people celebrating Single Awareness Day, and an influx of love songs (I love you for sentimental reasons…Love was made for me and you…a hunk, a hunk of burning love…etc). Somewhere along the way, St. Valentine’s Day (Which is one of many days celebrating saints in the Catholic church) became the day of love.
It’s not 100% clear how this happened but the stories are “lovely.” Saint Valentine was a real person, but there are multiple saints with that name and multiple accounts of how he became the face of love. One popular tale is that he was a Roman priest in the 3rd century. After concluding that single men make better soldiers, Emperor Claudius II banned marriage for young men. In brave defiance, Saint Valentine continued to secretly perform marriages resulting in his martyrdom. Another story also ends in martyrdom but not before the imprisoned Saint Valentine fell in love with a girl and is rumored to have sent the first valentine that read “From your Valentine.”
The tradition of the official holiday is said to have been created as a way to replace a certain pagan holiday in February, but it has certainly taken off since then. The earliest valentine known for sure was a 1415 poem to his wife by Charles, Duke of Orleans. He was in prison at the time (It seems people often come to a full realization of their love while incarcerated), and it was a sad poem that never reached her before she died. We’ve improved in positivity, and now millions of people in several countries take the opportunity to show love to the special people in their lives with gifts and cards making Valentine’s Day a multi-billion dollar industry.
Despite its popularity, the world is full of Valentine’s Day haters who maintain that it’s stupid to pick a day to show love, but that’s just silly. If your significant other only shows love one day a year, then direct that sentiment at them, but there’s no need to attack the holiday over it. It’s not St. Valentine’s fault. I say we take Valentine’s day for what it is – a fun time to celebrate love with the people who matter most.
Try branching out this Valentine’s Day!
A beautiful cupcake with a moist crumb made from our new organic all-purpose einkorn flour!
Ingredients
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Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cup Evaporated Cane Juice
- 1 cup Butter
- 4 Eggs
- 2 tablespoon Coconut Flour
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla
- 2 1/2 cup Einkorn All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Real Salt
- 2 teaspoon Aluminum Free Baking Powder
Butter Cream and Raspberry Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter softened
- 4 1/2 cup Confectionary Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 5-7 tablespoon Milk
- 1/3 cup Evaporated Cane Juice
- Few drop Raspberry Extract
Instructions
Frosting and Raspberry Sugar
1. Blend butter, sugar, vanilla, and half the milk. 2. Slowly add remainder of the milk until right consistency. 3. In a separate little bowl, mix evaporated cane juice with raspberry extract and set aside. If you want a darker red, add a drop or two of red food coloring.Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven to 350º. 2. Cream evaporated cane juice, butter, and eggs. 3. Add coconut flour, milk, and vanilla. Mix. 4. Add flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix. Do not over mix. Stop as soon as it's all blended. Over mixing can cause sinking cupcakes. 5. Spoon into greased or papered cupcake pan. Each cup should be just under half full (A couple tablespoons). 6. Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes.
7. Let cool and then frost and sprinkle with raspberry sugar.
8. For a more completed, decorative look, add raspberries to the top of each.
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There’s something satisfying about using a single ingredient in so many different ways. Einkorn is incredibly versatile, and the recipes below make it easy to bring this ancient grain into your everyday meals. Here are a few to explore:
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Julie Koyle co founded and has been the driving creative force behind Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a regenerative organic family farm and mill nestled at the base of the Grand Teton foothills in eastern Idaho….