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Archive for December, 2009

Thank you for returning to Never Living Without. I hope my information has given you some inspiration to go out and try some new Gluten Free cooking experiments. That is how some of my best recipes were developed!

Who doesn’t love no-bake cookies? Before the introduction of GF oats I couldn’t eat these, they always gave me a stomach ache. Now, I can make them as often as I want to. I always make mine with old fashioned oats. I love the chewy texture and those following the GF diet need as much fiber as possible because it tends to be low on the daily fiber requirements.

No-bake Cookies

• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 cups GF oats
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a saucepan bring sugar, cocoa, margarine, milk, and salt to a boil for 1 minute.
2. Add oats, peanut butter, and vanilla; mix well.
3. Working quickly, drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper, and let cool.

Cooks Note: Sometimes I use my instant oatmeal mix in place of the plain oats. With the cinnamon it gives the cookies a slightly Mexican hot chocolate taste which my family loves.

This weekend I made an even better version than my last. The new ones were even more chewy and did not crumble as easily. They could be cut in half and loaded up with homemade strawberry jam or honey. Making these brought back memories of when I could eat them from KFC or McDonald’s. Next time I am going to make them into breakfast sandwiches loaded with sausage, eggs and cheese. YUM! Unfortunately, they went so fast that I didn’t even get a chance to take a photo.

GF Buttermilk Biscuits

• 2 1/2 cups sorghum flour mix
• 4 teaspoons guar gum
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cups cold butter, diced into small chunks
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.  Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
2. Place the first six ingredients into a food processor. Pulse until blended.
3. Sprinkle the butter cubes evenly over the flour mixture, cover, and pulse until the mixture become crumbly.
4. Pour the buttermilk evenly over the mixture. Pulse until the dough becomes a moist clump. Make sure all of the flour mixture from the bottom is mixed properly.
5. Using a cookie scoop, scoop up 18 biscuits and place on cookie sheet. Dip a glass cup into flour and press the biscuits down slightly.
6. Bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Brush tops of biscuits with butter. Enjoy!

Sorghum flour mix: 2 parts sorghum flour to 1 part tapioca flour