doughnut time

2 cups gluten-free biscuit/baking mix
3/4 cup sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/

2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)

6 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
GLAZE:
1 cup apple cider or juice
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2/3 to 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
In a large bowl, mix the first eight ingredients. In another bowl,
whisk the water, butter, applesauce and vanilla until blended. Add
to the dry ingredients; stir until blended. Cover and let rest for
10 minutes.
Cut a small hole in the corner of a food-safe plastic bag; fill with
batter. Pipe into a 6-cavity doughnut pan coated with cooking spray,
filling cavities three-fourths full.
Bake at 325° for 11-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5
minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Repeat with
remaining batter.
For glaze, in a small saucepan, bring apple cider to a boil; cook
until liquid is reduced to 3 tablespoons. Transfer to a small bowl;
stir in butter until melted. Stir in enough confectioners' sugar to
reach glaze consistency. Dip each doughnut halfway, allowing excess
to drip off. Place on wire rack; let stand until set. Yield: 10

easiest cookie ever

this is the easiest cookie dough to make and it makes a ton quickly, so if I need a lot of cookies quickly and have bare cupboards this is what I go to for a quick solution. Yep they are gluten free but you can’t tell.

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 bags of kisses

now I make them just big enough to put a kiss in the middle. They are the perfect size to jut pop in your mouth.

So roll the dough into a ball, roll the ball in sugar, place the cookie ball on an un-greased cookie sheet and pop them into a 350 degree oven for 10 min. Once they come out top them with a kiss lightly pushing the kiss down a bit in the center. I also sometimes don’t add the kisses on top and they are just as good that way. Maje sure you freeze what ever wont be eaten within 2 days.

coffee cake

I am not sure why this is called a coffee cake when there is no coffee in it, although it goes really well with a cup of coffee in the morning.

1/4 cup of oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups gluten free flour regular flour for non gluten free

1 1/2 tsp zanthan gum exclude for non gluten free

1 cup sugar, again I used stevia
2 tsp baking powder

In a mixing bowl mix all wet ingredients until well blended then add your dry ingredients and mix together till smooth.
spray a 9 inch pan and put your batter into the pan

1/2 cup brown sugar, I used brown sugar in the raw
2 tbs gluten free flour
2 tsp cinnamon
3 tbs melted butter
In a small bowl mix all the ingredients together to form the streusel topping. Mix until well blended. And top your batter with it. Place in a 375 degree oven and bake for 25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

lemon Bars

The crust:
2 cups gluten free flour (reg flour for non gluten free)
2 cups of regular flour for non gluten free
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter soft
1/2 tsp zantham gum (omit if non gluten free)

mix until crumbly then add to the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

The filling:

4 eggs beaten
2 cups of sugar (I used stevia for my hubby)
1/4 cup gluten free flour (use regular flour for non gluten free)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/2 tsp zanthan gum (omit for non gluten free)

mix well, pour over warm crust. Return to oven for an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool completely before adding the glaze.

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tbs of lemon juice
this way is thick keep adding lemon juice to get the desired consistency 

gluten free cheese its

Theses are very good.They smell like and taste like cheese it's, best part they are gluten free. Thanks Ashley for the recipe. ( I will include the link to Ashley's blog so you can find this and other tasty treats)


  So here we go:
2 TBS butter
1 large egg
1/2 TSP salt
1/8 TSP pepper
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup potato starch
1 TSP zantham gum
salt to sprinkle on top

preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter until creamy, add salt, pepper and egg. Beat until blended. Beat in cheese gradually. Stir in flour and gum. Work the dough into a ball. If it is not sticky enough add 1 TSP of water at a time. Roll the ball to about an inch thick. Now I roll mine right on the cookie sheet with a small roller. Then I take the pizza cutter and cut them into small squares. Sprinkle with salt and bake for about 8 to 10 minutes. Store in an air tight container so they don't go stale on you.

Candy cookies

Now this is a winner of a cookie. Who doesn’t love snickers candy and peanut butter cups? We are going to take the candy and hide it in a cookie, so you chose which candy to use, me I do a double batch using both kinds.
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
mix it all together very well
1 tsp xanthan gum
2 cups brown rice flour
1/2 cup potato flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well
It is easier if you chill the dough for like 20 min
Grab your bag of candy and warm up the oven to 375
theres two ways to do this cookie, use which ever is easier for you

now you can wrap the dough around your candy and then place it onto a greased cookie sheet or you can take a muffin pan and scoop the dough into the muffin pan bake your cookie for 9 min and as soon as it comes out of the oven push the candy in the center. We have done both ways and they are both yummy. Make sure you let the cookie cool before removing it from the cookie sheet or the muffin pan. Again these are gluten free so you want to freeze any that wont be eaten with in 2 days

Warm banana Delight and home made banana nut pudding

Warm Banana delight

1 banana sliced in half or in pieces 

A frying pan warmed, cook until the banana is warm then add cinnamon, nutmeg and honey to your taste liking. serve warm. very yummy. Tastes naughty but its not.


Banana nut pudding 
1 banana
3 tbs peanut butter
1/2 cup of yogurt, plain or vanilla

mash the banana add your peanut butter, mix till smooth. Add your yogurt and mix all of it together very well. Serve chilled.

chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies

2 1/4 cup gluten free flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp salt
1 cup soft butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup of M&M's

preheat oven to 375

mix flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and set aside

beat butter and sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl with mixer till creamy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg. Slowly beat in your flour mixture. Add chocolate chips and M&M's. Place your round drops of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 mins or until lightly golden brown. Let the cookies cool on baking sheet for about 2 mins before placing them on a wire rack. This makes about 5 dozen cookies if they are small enough.

I leave a good amount on a plate for the kids and the rest I place in a ziplock freezer bag and put them in the freezer for later. You have to remember gluten free products will go stale very fast if not frozen. They also defrost very quickly so there always ready for when you need them.