It was bound to happen sooner or later. I mean, everyone needs a banana bread recipe in their baking repertoire. I've never gotten around to it, so I thought it was high time I got that sorted. I've said it before - I really love bananas in gluten-free baking. They're amazing. They add strength and elasticity as well as sweetness and a gorgeous taste. There's not much sugar in this banana … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Cheesy Pumpkin Scrolls
It's no secret that I don't dabble in gluten-free bread recipe development. It's not because I don't like bread. Geez, I LOVE bread. With lashings of butter, of course. But, as I say, "stick to your strengths." I just don't have the right touch for bread making. I can chuck a bread packet mix in the bread maker. No problems with that. But if I'm not using a bread maker, it's a lost cause. So … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Lemon and Poppy Seed Cupcakes
One of the lovely things about childhood is little rituals. Kids seem to thrive on routine and doing something over and over can form really strong memories. Every Thursday afternoon, I collect my kids from school and drive to Adelaide's eastern suburbs so that my eldest daughter can have a violin lesson. While that's happening, I take my other kids to a nearby bakery which is 100 percent … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Low Histamine Zucchini Muffins
Okay, just bear with me for this post, as I'm departing from kiddy lunchbox fare and switching to adult-with-dietary-restrictions-work-lunch instead. That's because there's been a few changes around here. For many months now, I've been trying to get a few health issues sorted out. Following a fairly dramatic and totally undeserved weight gain last year, I was diagnosed with chronic low iron … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Apricot and Coconut Cookies
School holidays have just come to an end here in South Australia and I've been able to spend a bit of time re-stocking my freezer with lots of lunchbox goodies. It's so handy being able to pull lunchbox food out of the freezer, but as you probably already know, you don't necessarily get a great quality defrosted baked good if it's gluten-free. That's why I usually use my own mix of flours … [Read more...]