Cozy autumn in the countryside | Preserving mint, apple cake & handmade details [silent vlog]

In this silent vlog, I gather fresh mint from the garden to preserve for winter, pick fragrant Japanese quince and colorful autumn leaves, bake a simple apple cake, and spend a peaceful afternoon in my little creative room making a handmade charm for a mint jar I love this time of year for its simple rituals — harvesting herbs from the garden, baking with seasonal fruit, making tea from things we grew ourselves, and finding little ways to make home feel warmer as the days become cooler If you enjoy slow living, peaceful countryside life, seasonal cooking, gardening, handmade crafts and quiet everyday moments, I hope this video brings you a little calm 🤍 CC subtitles are available if you’d like to follow the little story behind the day I write them as small diary notes with thoughts, memories and little moments from our life 🌿 🍎 Simple Autumn Apple Cake A soft and simple apple cake made without eggs I often use whole-grain flour in my baking, but I’ve also included a gluten-free option below Ingredients:
▪️ 120 g whole-wheat flour or spelt flour
▪️ 80 g chickpea flour
▪️ ¼ tsp cinnamon
▪️ ½ tsp baking soda
▪️ 210 g orange juice
▪️ 30 g neutral vegetable oil or coconut oil
▪️ 90 g Jerusalem artichoke syrup, chicory syrup, maple syrup, date syrup, honey, or any sweet syrup you enjoy
▪️ 100–150 g apples
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F
2. Mix all the dry ingredients together
3. Add the orange juice, oil and syrup, then mix until combined
4. Cut the apples into small cubes, add them to the batter and gently mix again 5. Pour the batter into a 16 cm baking pan
6. Bake for about 30 minutes at 180°C / 350°F, using top and bottom heat without convection
7. Check the cake with a toothpick — it should come out without wet batter sticking to it If you replace the orange juice with water or milk, add 1 teaspoon of vinegar 🌿 Gluten-free option You can replace all the flour with chickpea flour if you enjoy its flavor, or use a mix of:
▪️ 100 g rice flour
▪️ 60 g chickpea flour
▪️ 40 g corn flour Use certified gluten-free ingredients if needed Thank you so much for spending this quiet autumn day with us Your kind comments and support mean so much to me and always inspire me to keep creating and sharing these little moments
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