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: Hamburgers
We've just had the most glorious summer here in South Australia. It was predicted to be a real stinker, with day after day of 40-plus degree heat (that's 104 degrees Farenheit). While we got a nasty bit of that heat in early December, the rest of summer seemed to be perfect - warm enough to swim and enjoy balmy evenings but not uncomfortably hot. Not bad for the driest state in … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Rock Cakes
Ah, nostalgia! Do you remember rock cakes? I learned how to make rock cakes at school when I was about 13 years old. They stand out in my memory because it was the first time I learned a baking technique - how to rub butter into flour. And because they were simple and straightforward to make, I tended to make them regularly, thanks to my Mum giving me free run of the kitchen whenever I felt … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Pizza Sub
Honestly, I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. It's the perfect solution when you don't want to prepare yet another gluten-free sandwich or roll, but that's your only option. And it's such a flashback to the 1980s. Remember the pizza subs that you could buy frozen? Pop them in the oven and you had a pizza meal. I used to think they were the ants pants. Always desperate to try one, … [Read more...]