Gluten Free Applesauce Sweet Bread

Do not judge how the bread looks when it comes out of the oven. I thought this tasted great and found it was more of a dessert bread than a sandwich bread. I used olive oil instead of the vegetable oil.  

APPLESAUCE SWEET BREAD

Contributed by: Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods

• 1/2 cup Applesauce
• 1/3 cup Milk (Soy, Rice, Cow)
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup White Rice Flour
• 1/2 cup Brown Rice Flour
• 1/2 cup Potato Starch
• 2 tsp Baking Powder

Directions

Combine applesauce, milk, sugar and oil in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine the flours, starch and baking powder.

Beat the dry ingredients into the wet. Spread into a greased 8-inch loaf pan.

Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.

Makes 1 loaf (10 slices).

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ Land O Lakes

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies ~  Land O Lakes

2 1/4 cups Gluten-Free Flour Blend (see below)1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum ( I omit)

3/4 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar (I use less, about 1/2 cup)

1/2 cup sugar (I use organic sugar cane)

2     eggs

2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla

1 (12-ounce) package (2 cups) gluten-free semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips

Instructions:

Heat oven to 375°F. Combine flour blend, baking powder, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum in medium bowl. Set aside.

Combine butter, brown sugar and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.

Reduce speed to low. Beat, gradually adding flour mixture, until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. (DO NOT OVERBAKE.) Let stand 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets. 

Gluten-Free Flour Blend: To make flour blend, combine 2 cups rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch, 1/3 cup tapioca flour and 1 teaspoon xanthan gum. Use appropriate amount for recipe; store remainder in container with tight-fitting lid. Stir before using. 

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffin recipe from Elana's Pantry. 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut flour (doesn't seem like a lot but it is the correct amount)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla 
• 1/3 cup grape seed oil
• 1/3 cup honey (Elana uses agave)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Directions

• mix in a bowl flour, soda, salt
• mix eggs, vanilla, oil, and honey 
• combine both mixtures
• fold in the blueberries

I made 18 mini muffins and baked them at 350 for 15 minutes. Elana writes that this recipe makes 12 muffins and baked them at 350 for 20-25 minutes. 

Bolthouse Farms ~ Olive Oil Vinaigrette Raspberry Merlot

I needed a salad dressing for the huge amount of romaine lettuce I bought from Costco. I am not much of a salad eater but this dressing looked amazing. It even says gluten free on the bottle. At Winco it cost $3.98, a little more money than other salad dressings but I think it was worth it. It has 30 calories in 2 tablespoons and is full of flavor.

Gluten Free Pasta ~ Quinoa Ancient Harvest

I was never a huge fan of spaghetti or noodles because they never made me feel good....now I know why....Celiac Disease! But my kids love noodles and I wanted to eat noodles with them. I tried some brown rice pasta ones that did not taste very good but I found these gluten free spiral noodles made from quinoa, corn, and spinach flour and dried beet and red bell pepper. The texture is amazing, not mushy at all. I topped the noodles with RAGU chunky vegetable spaghetti sauce. According the the RAGU website, their spaghetti sauces are gluten free.

Gluten Free Granola ~ Bakery on Main

I bought this Gluten Free Granola at Against the Grain located on 2292 West 5400 South in Taylorsville, Utah. I just bought it today and I think I ate half the bag. It is very good with a great crunch and sweet, but not too sweet, taste. It tastes similar to the Trader Joe's Granola. I posted pictures of ingredients if you can read them at a side angle :-) 

I bought it for $9.89 for 22 oz. I went online to the company's website www.bakeryonmain.com and found it for $6.49 for 12 oz.