Pizza crust that ACTS like pizza crust

Ingredients:
starter:
1 1/4 c. warm water
1 tsp brown sugar
2 1/4 tsp fast acting/bread machine  yeast
~combine all ingredients in a cereal sized bowl
Set aside

Ingredients:
Dry:
1 c. sweet white sorghum flour
1 c. tapioca flour/starch
1 c. potato starch (NOT FLOUR)
1/2 c. brown rice flour
1/2 c. buckwheat flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp xanthan gum
3 T. brown sugar
~ combine all dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
Whisk together
Set aside

Wet:
2 large eggs
1/4 c. olive or canola oil
1/4 tsp vinegar
~combine wet ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl
Whisk together

COMBINE:
~starter mixture and then wet ingredients into dry mixture
mix until it forms a dough
Keep kneading the dough on a counter until fully mixed
Divide the dough in to two equal parts
Spray two 12 inch pizza pans with Pam non stick spray

Place two 24 inch strips of plastic wrap overlapping each other a bit on a clean counter
Place the ball of dough on top of the plastic wrap in the center
Place two more pieces of plastic wrap, also overlapping , on top of the ball
Use a rolling pin top to bottom, side to side, on the diagonal, to flatten the dough into a 12 " round disc
Dough should be a half an inch thick
Peel the top layer of plastic wrap off and place the pizza pan face down on top of the disc
Reach under the plastic wrap and flip dough and pan over
Peel off the plastic wrap and for edges of the pizza in the pan
REPEAT for second ball of dough using the same wrap

For rectangular pizzas in a cookie sheet, make double the recipe and divide into  three balls of dough

BAKE:
Shells:
Bake shells, one at a time in a preheated 350 F/177 C on the middle rack  for ten minutes
Remove shell and REPEAT for the second shell

TOP:
Top  the cooked shell with Prego sauce and cheese/meat/veggies/ of your choosing

BAKE PIZZA:
 Bake each topped pizza for 5 mins
REPEAT for second shell
ENJOY!!
adapted from a recipe by the gluten free goddess ~<3

FINALLY !!! EASY YUMMY WHITE BREAD !!!

Ingredients :

Starter :

1 1/2 c. warm water
1 T. white sugar
2 T. instant/bread machine  yeast

~ mix all ingredients in a cereal sized bowl
set aside


Dry ingredients:
3 c. (see the best gluten free flour for baking recipe in this blog)
2 tsp. xanthan gum (in addition to the xanthan gum already in the flour )
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 T. white sugar

~whisk ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and set aside

Wet ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 c. olive or canola oil
2 tsp vinegar
~ whisk together in a medium sized bowl
combine with yeast mixture after it bubbles up

Combine:
~wet ingredients into dry ingredients
Mix for three minutes with heavy duty stand mixer or hands
Dough will be sticky
Spray a 5x9x2 or 1.5 L bread pan with Pam
Scrape the dough into the pan
Wet your hands and mold into the shape of a loaf
Allow loaf to rise in a warm spot covered with a clean dishtowel for 30-40 minutes until just over the

edge of the pan.
Place in a preheated 375  F /190 C oven on the middle rack for 20 minutes.
Remove from pan and let cool on a breadboard
ENJOY!!!

GF bread is really not very good past day 2.. it never lasts that long here...
For storage , when cool,  cut bread into slices and flash freeze on a cookie sheet for 15 mins.
Store in a Ziploc bag or airtight container and use slice by slice.

Gluten free Pumpkin muffins stuffed with cream cheese :)

Pumpkin muffins stuffed with cream cheese:

Preheat  oven to 325 F , 163 C.
Spray muffin tins with Pam cooking spray 
and then line with muffin cups.


Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 c. pumpkin
2 cups Bob's Red Mill gf flour
1 tsp gf cinnamon 
1/4 tsp gf ground cloves 
1/2 tsp gf nutmeg 
1 teaspoon gf baking soda
1/2 teaspoon  salt 
Philadelphia light cream cheese 
gf pumpkin seeds

Directions:
Cream together butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla and pumpkin.
In a separate bowl whisk together flour, spices and salt.
Gradually add dry to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Fill muffin cups 1/2 full of pumpkin muffin mixture. 
Add a tsp of cream cheese.
Press cream cheese down into pumpkin muffin mixture.
Fill muffin cups to the top with remaining pumpkin mixture.
Press a few pumpkin seeds down into the muffins top.
Bake for 20-23 minutes. 
...Makes 12 muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins:

preheat oven to 350 F /176 C

Combine in a large bowl:

3 large mashed ripe bananas

1/4 cup e.v. olive oil

1 cup tight packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons gf vanilla extract

2 eggs 

1/4 teaspoon white vinegar

Whisk together in a separate bowl:

1/2 cup sorghum flour

1/2 cup sweet white sorghum flour

1/2 cup potato starch (not potato flour!)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Add the dry ingredients into the banana mixture and beat or stir until smooth.

add 1 c. chocolate chips or raisins
fill muffin tins 3/4 full
spray a 12 tin muffin pan with Pam and put in baking cups
bake muffins for 15-20 mins or until tops are firm.  Less time for mini muffins.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE soooo easy one bowl and a microwave

One bowl Microwaved chocolate fudge:

3 1/2 c. gf powdered icing sugar (rogers) 
1/2 c. Fry's cocoa (check the label..not all fry's is gf)

1/4 c. milk 
1/4 c. butter
1 tsp. gf vanilla (I use western family pure vanilla)
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Lightly grease an 8-inch square dish or line with wax paper. Set aside. 
Place powdered sugar and cocoa in a medium-sized, heat-resistant mixing bowl. 
Stir to mix. Add milk and butter to sugar and cocoa mix. 

DO NOT STIR.

Heat uncovered on HIGH for 2 minutes. After heating, 
stir JUST to combine ingredients. Add vanilla and nuts. 
Stir until blended. Pour into prepared dish
 refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 
Cut and serve.

I MISS CHINESE TAKE OUT!!! This is YUMMY!!!

Gluten Free sweet and sour chicken balls:
Make and refrigerate the sauce first... My family MISSES Chinese take-out (well ALL takeout actually..) SOOO much that i decided to try this recipe...My hubby said RESTAURANT QUALITY!!!

Sweet and Sour Sauce:

1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon gluten-free soy sauce
1/3 cup white vinegar 
3/4 cup water
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons gf cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions:

1. In a saucepan combine the first 6 ingredients; bring to a boil whisking constantly.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer stirring for 2 minutes.
3. In a small bowl or cup dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water until smooth, then add to the simmering sauce stirring constantly.
4. Cook stirring until bubbly and thickened (about 3 minutes, the sauce will thicken as it simmers).
5. Cool to room temperature then chill.
6. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.

Chicken Balls

• 1 /2 cup brown rice flour
• 1/3 cup potato starch
• 1/4 cup tapioca starch
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 1/3 cups cold water
• oil (for frying)
• 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2"-3" chunks

Directions:

1. In a bowl combine rice flours , cornstarch, baking powder,
2.  baking soda, sugar.
3. Add cold water until smooth.
4. Heat oil in a deep-fryer 329 F or 170 C
5. Dip the chicken pieces into the batter, then drop in hot oil 
6. and fry until golden (about 10 mins).
7. Drain a paper towel
8. Serve immediately with sweet and sour sauce. 

 ENJOY!!!  I bet this would be good with fish too...

Canadian labels must show gluten on labels!!!

http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenfreefoodshoppin1/a/Canadas-Gluten-Label-Rules.htm?nl=1


Canadian labels now REQUIRED to show if gluten is in the ingredients!!!! YAY!!!!