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When Life Gives You Lemons...

Si la vida te da limones, haz limonada... 
Que tal los limonazos que estamos recibiendo? Esta vieja frase del inglés se usa comúnmente para mostrar optimismo y una actitud positiva frente a la adversidad. Los limones representan las de las dificultades de la vida; hacer limonada es convertir esas circunstancias en algo positivo...
Los primeros 3 meses del 2020 se han sentido cómo una larga década (Urano en Tauro, eres tú?) personalmente y en lo colectivo todo está cambiando, se puede sentir en el ambiente... 
Pará mí cocinar es una gran manera de usar mi energía así que decidí usar los últimos limones que dará el árbol de mi jardín ésta temporada para hacer algo que me haga feliz. 
Puede que en este momento no podamos sentarnos todos juntos a comer pastel, pero que tal compartir una receta? 
🍋Panqué de limón con chía 
200 grs harina de trigo
200 grs mantequilla sin sal suavizada
200 grs azúcar
3 huevos grandes
5 grs de polvo para hornear
1 pizca sal
Ralladura de limón
100 ml leche entera
3 cdas. jugo de limón
20 g semillas de Chía

Precalentar el horno a 170 grados C° Engrasar el molde con mantequilla y espolvorear ligeramente con harina.
 
Añadir el jugo de limón a la leche, mezclar y reservar (Esta mezcla espesará y hará que el panqué quede más esponjoso) 
  
Mezclar la harina, el polvo de hornear, la pizca de sal y tamizar. Agregar la ralladura de limón y las semillas de Chía. Para mí 20 gramos fue la cantidad perfecta pero prueba qué es lo que más te gusta a ti... 
  
Poner la mantequilla suavizada en un bowl con el azúcar y batir hasta obtener una mezcla cremosa. Añadir los huevos batiendo de uno en uno. 
Después de incorporar la harina y mezclar hasta conseguir una masa uniforme. Por último, incorporar la leche con limón que se había reservado al inicio. 

Verter la masa en el molde preparado.

Hornear durante 50/60 minutos a 170° o hasta que al pincharlo con un palillo, éste salga limpio.

Espera a unos 10 minutos y sirve el panqué, disfrútalo con un té ligero que no sofoque el sabor. 

El mundo exterior está en pausa, me imagino estos días cómo despertar temprano en fin de semana antes de que empiece la actividad. 
Hay algo que hace que te olvides del reloj completamente? 
Que tal si le dedicas un tiempo a eso, antes de que despierten los demás y tengas que hacer otras cosas? 
Voy a jugar un rato en mi cocina, Gracias por leer. 

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 
Do you feel like life is throwing them at you right now? 
This phrase is used to encourage optimism and a positive attitude in the face of adversity. Lemons are associated with sourness or difficulty in life; making lemonade is turning that into something positive. 
The first 3 months of 2020 have been a long decade (is that you Uranus in Taurus?) a lot has happened personally and collectively something is changing... 
Cooking is a great way for me to channel my energy so i decided to use the last lemons the tree in my garden will yield this season and do something that makes me happy with them. 
We might not be able to sit down and eat cake together but how about sharing a recipe? 
🍋 Lemon Pound Cake with Chía seeds
200 grs wheat flour
200 grs unsalted softened butter 
200 grs sugar
3 large eggs
5 grs baking powder
1 pinch of salt
Lemon zest
100 ml whole milk
3 tbsp lemon juice
20 grs Chía seeds

Preheat oven to a 170 C°, grease the loaf pan and dust with flour. 
 
Add the lemon juice to the milk, mix and reserve (this will thicken and give the loaf great texture)  
  
Mix the flour, baking powder and pinch of salt and pass through a sieve, add the lemon zest and chía seeds (20 grams did the trick for me but try it for yourself and add to taste) 
  
In a large Bowl add the softened butter and sugar and stir together until its creamy, add the eggs one by one, then add the dry ingredients until everything is evenly mixed and lastly add the lemon and milk mix that we had reserved at the beginning. 

Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake for 50/60 minutes at 170ºC or when inserting a pick, it comes out clean.

Wait 10 minutes and serve, preferably with a soft tea that wont overpower the taste. 

Out there in the world everything is in pause, it almost feels like waking up early on a weekend before activity starts. 
Is there anything that completely makes you forget about time? 
How about investing your time in it right now, before everyone else wakes up and you have other stuff to do? 
Im off to my kitchen to keep playing around, Thanks for reading

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