Gluten Free Frosted Fudge Finger

Thses are perfect Gluten Treats for your holiday cookie tray!! Enjoy!

1/4 cup Teff flour

1/4 cup & 2 tbs rice flour

1/4 cup & 2 tbs tapioca flour

1/4 cup & 2 tbs cornstarch flour

1 teaspoon potato flour

1/2 teas xanthan gum

1/2 teas baking powder

1/3 teas salt

2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate squares

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Frosting

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 cups confectioners sugar

2 tbs cream

1 1/2 teas vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Line an 8 inch square baking pan with foil, allowing several inches to hang over on 2 sides for handles. Grease the foil.

Whisk all flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt.

Melt the butter and chocolate the the microwave until melted. Usually about 1-2 minutes. Put in the bowl of your mixer and beat in he sugar and eggs until mixed. Lower the speed and slowly add dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in Pecans and place in prepared pan.

Bake until just set. The sides should begin to pull away from the pan. This is about 25 minutes. Cool completely.

For frosting, beat the all ingredients until smooth. Keep beating on slow speed until it gets fluffy.

Lift the chocolate layer out of pan. peel off the foil and transfer to a flat surface lined with wax paper. Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cookie base. Let stand until frosting is firm and cut into 3X1 inch bars. Makes 2 dozen bars.

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Gluten Free Soy Sauce

Here is something I stumbled across in a great cookbook by Donna Washrurn and Heaher Butt. Gluten Free Soy Sauce. This is great! It's simple! It is soy-free! This recipe makes two cups.

1 1/2 cups boiling water
3 beef bouilon cubes

1/4 apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp sesame seed oil

2 tbsp fancy molasses

A pinch of black pepper

Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water Graduallywhisk in vinegar, sesame oil, molases and pepper until blended. Store in a covered jar in the refrigorator for up to one month.

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Gluten Free Coconut Shrimp

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp GF mild curry paste
1 cup unsweetned coconut
1/2 cup almond flour
1/3 cup amarath flour
24 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, leave the tails on
GF dipping sauce

Combine eggs and curry paste.

In a dish toss coconut & almond flour. Place amarath flour in another dish.

Grab a shrimp and into egg mixture, then in amarath flour, back into egg mixture and then press into coconut mixture. Arrange on a single layered greased baking sheet.

Bake in a preheated oven at 400 for 10 minutes. Serve on a plate immediately with dipping sauce of choice.

The Best Gluten Free Brownies

These brownies always get kudos! Enjoy

2/3 cup gluten-free baking mix (can be found now in any grocery story)
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup butter, melted

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F , and grease an 8x8 inch square baking dish.
Stir together the gluten-free baking mix, cornstarch, white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda in a bowl, sifting with a fork to remove lumps. Pour in the eggs and melted butter, and mix with a large spoon or electric mixer on low until the mixture forms a smooth batter, 3 to 5 minutes. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes

Here is a great recipe just in time for fall! They can be eaten plain, with store bought cream cheese frosting or homemade butter cream frosting...yummy! Makes about 16 cupcakes. I frosted mine with store bought frosting and sprinkled some Cinnamon on top,

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp molasses

1 Tbsp honey

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup pumpkin purée

2 cups gluten free flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses and honey, until as light and fluffy as it will be, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla and beat until thoroughly mixed.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the pumpkin batter. Fold in pecans and raisins.

Set paper cupcake holders in a muffin tin. Spoon the batter into the cupcake paper cups, close to the top of the cups. Bake approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.

Naturally Gluten Free Foods

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and a variety f other products. As the word itself promotes it is a "glue" that holds these foods together. It gives bread and macaroni its textture and elasticity.

If you can not tolerate gluten products you need to familiarize yourself with what contains gluten and where it is found.

Before I get into a list of "have-not's", let focus on what naturally has no gluten that you can enjoy whenever you wish!

Grains include Quinoa, Buckwheat, corn, and miller
chicken
fish
untreated meats
nuts
seeds
eggs
vanilla
spices
fruits
vegetables

A gluten free diet is necessary for those with Celiac disease. Celiac disease or not, it prevents the development of the symptoms and reverses them if present. It has been shown to reverse osteoporosis, improve cardiovascular risk profiles, reduce the development of autoimmune disease. All these are great reasons to adapt a Gluten free lifestyle!

Tomorrow I will blog a few good recipes to make it easier to live a gluten free lifestyle! You can also click here of a great guide as well! http://17d10fqiic5w2v96dyapf5jn11.hop.clickbank.net/