Baked Goods

These yummy cookies are easy to make and store well in the freezer.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter or GF margarine or transfat free shortening
• 2/3 cup fructose
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Dry ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup white rice flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca or cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons GF baking powder
• 1/8 tsp xanthan gum
• ¾ teaspoon salt

Equipment

Cookie sheet.

Process

Beat first five ingredients together in the mixing bowl.

Blend dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, then add to wet ingredients in the mixer.

Mix lightly until dough forms.  Make one inch balls.  Place evenly on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.  Using thumb, indent a hole in the middle then fill with apricot jam or your choice of other fruit jam.

If you like, sprinkle tops with chopped nuts as a variation.  Bake 8 to 10 minutes.  Do not allow the bottoms to brown.  Sprinkle with fructose while hot for added sweetness.

Too hot to bake in the kitchen? Try this hearty flatbread on the grill! Goes great with whatever else is cooking. And don’t forget — yeast is an important nutrient.

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown rice flour
• 1 ¼ cup fine white rice flour
• ¼ cup millet flour
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 1/4 teaspoon (1 packet) gluten-free yeast
• 1 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large fresh egg
• 2 tablespoons applesauce (flat)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• ¾ cup tapioca flour
• 1 tsp rosemary (optional)
• olive oil to brush tops of bread

Equipment

 8 pieces of aluminum foil cut into 6 inch squares and brushed with olive oil.

Process

Yeast needs warmth to work, so heat oven to just below 100 degrees, turn off.  Meanwhile, wisk the brown rice flour, white rice flour, millet flour, and xanthan gum together in a medium bowl (flour mixture).  If flours are cold from being refrigerated, place in oven to warm.  Set cold egg in a small bowl of hot water to warm.

In a warmed mixing bowl, add water, yeast and honey.  Let stand 4 minutes to proof (if does not foam, yeast is too old).  Slowly beat in egg, oil, applesauce and flour mixture to thoroughly combine, about 3 minutes.  Let stand in bowl in oven for 20 minutes to raise.

Remove mixture from oven and fold in salt, (rosemary) and tapioca flour (mixed first).  Mixture should come together away from sides of the bowl.  Form into 8 palm-size very soft balls and place on aluminum squares.  If too sticky to form balls, add a teaspoon of white flour at a time.  If too dry, add a teaspoon of water at a time.  Flatten into disks ½ inch thick for foccacia type or 1/4 for crisper bread (shown in photo).  A silicon spatula makes it easiest to shape.

Brush tops with additional olive oil. Sprinkle lightly with salt (optional).  Let rise in the warmed oven for 20 minutes.  Meanwhile, heat the grill to 350 degrees F.  Arrange squares on the hot grill surface.  Cover with the lid and bake for about 6 minutes or until the bread has firmed.  Turn over and remove the foil.  Bake until browned on the outside, about 6 minutes more. 

Makes 8 breads.

Yes, cake can be both nutritious and delicious! Chocolate and nuts are great sources of antioxidants and minerals like calcium, copper, potassium and zinc for strength and vitality — and good for the mind. Bitter chocolate (unsweetened) is unadulterated pure chocolate liqour that gives a deep flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cup fine white rice flour
• ½ cup tapioca starch
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons GF baking powder
• ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ scant teaspoon xanthan gum
• 2/3 cup fructose 
• ½ cup GF margarine or coconut oil
• 2 large cold eggs
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2/3 cup rice milk or soy milk
• 1 teaspoon GF vanilla
• 1 square bitter chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Equipment

9 inch round cake or springform pan.

Process

Set oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease then flour a 9 inch round cake pan. Lining the bottom with a circle of wax paper cut to fit will make removing this moist cake easier, or use a spring-form pan if you have one.

In a medium bowl, blend the first 6 dry ingredients and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the fructose and margarine or oil for a minute.  Then, add the eggs and vanilla and beat for another minute.  Blend in rice milk or other liquid and applesauce.  Next, lightly mix in the dry ingredients until smooth.  Last, fold in the chocolate and walnuts with a large wooden spoon. 

Pour batter into prepared pan.  Bake for 35 minutes.  Toothpick inserted into center of cake should come out clean.  Allow to rest in pan for 5 minutes then remove to cool on wire rack.  Frost if desired.

Try this twice-baked cookie for a delicious treat that’s yummy to the last bite.

Ingredients

• 1 cup fructose
• ½ cup butter, softened or substitute fat
• 2 eggs
• 1 ¼ cup rice flour
• ½ cup tapioca
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
• 3/4 cup almonds (optional)

Equipment

Aluminum cookie sheet.
Oven.

Process

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.  In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and fructose until light and fluffy.  Add extracts, then beat in eggs one at a time.

In a medium bowl, mix together flours, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, and cocoa.  Add to creamed mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until blended. Stir in almonds then cover dough and chill 10 minutes to make easier to handle.  Divide dough into 2 parts.  Place each part on a lightly greased cookie sheet and shape into a uniform loaf about 10 inches long.  Bake 25 minutes.

Remove from oven. Let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then place loaves on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. With a thin, sharp knife cut each loaf into diagonal slices about ½ inch wide.  Place slices on cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.  Turn over and bake 8 minutes.  Cool on wire rack, then store in airtight container.  Makes about 36.

When Apple Dumplings are baking, their unmistakable aroma fills the air. Much more satisfying than apple pie, everyone is sure to appreciate them.

Ingredients

• Pastry for 2 pie shells (see below)
• 6 medium tart apples (Jonathon, Pink Lady, Winesap, Granny)
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 6 tablespoons fructose or honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons butter (optional)

Ingredients for syrup

• 2 cups apple juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Equipment

• 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.

Process

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.  Lightly grease bottom of baking dish.
2. Make the syrup: in a medium pot, mix together the apple juice, honey, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and clove.  Bring to boil, then turn down to low and cook 3 minutes.  Set aside.
3. Prepare the pastry dough, or see below for our recipe. Divide pastry into 6 balls, then chill.
4. Pare and core apples.  Mix together raisins, nuts, fructose or honey, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Evenly fill apples with this mixture and add a half teaspoon of butter.
5. Make the dumplings.  One at a time, roll each pastry ball between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to form an 8 inch circle.  Remove the top piece of plastic and place an apple in the center of the circle.  Bring the edges of the pastry to the top of the apple to enclose it, then press to seal.   Peel away the bottom piece of plastic.  Repeat with the remaining 5 apples. Space the dumplings evenly in the baking dish and pour the syrup over each one.
6. Bake 40 minutes or until crust is golden and syrup has lightly carmelized or thickened.

Pie pastry from our recipe file:

• 1 1/4 cup white rice flour
• 1/4 cup GF millet four or sorghum flour
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
• 2 large eggs, beaten

Blend dry ingredients – flours, xanthan gum, baking powder and salt.  With a pastry blender, mix in the shortening till it resembles coarse meal.  Lightly mix in the beaten eggs just until the dough pulls together. Makes 6 dumplings.