Ingredients
1 cup GF flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1 mashed banana
2 flax eggs (1 flax egg = 1 Tbsp flax meal + 2 Tbsp water)
3/4 cup dried mangoes, sliced thinly
1 cup water
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
zest of one lemon
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup tapioca flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
In a medium bowl, combine GF flour, almond flour, confectioner's sugar, and add vegan margarine and mashed banana to form a dough.
Press the dough into a lined baking pan.
Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until lightly brown and firm crust is formed.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and mangoes to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes until color is golden. Drain excess water.
To the saucepan, now removed from the heat, add 1/3 cup tapioca flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, and flax eggs.
Spread the mixture over the crust, then bake again for 20 minutes.
I have always wanted to make these, especially because my children always ask me to buy them dried mangoes, and then, they don't want them for a while, so they just sit in my pantry and look sad.
I finally had a chance to experiment with a few options and at the end of the day, this recipe calls for a bit more oil than I was hoping for - so I used 1 mashed banana to help me form the proper consistency for the dough. Thank you, freezer banana, for once again, saving the day, or in this case, the baked good.