Hey everybody, sorry it's been a while. Things have been busy at work and when I come home my husband has usually made dinner or is about to start dinner. However, this past Wednesday I had off and since my husband, Tom, surprised me last week by giving me a new cook book I wanted to try baking one of the recipes. The new cook book is called The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar Free Baking by Peter Reinhart & Denene Wallace. Since I love to bake, I'm always looking for new recipes and new ways of baking. This book doesn't use regular Gluten-Free Flour, but other alternative flours, like Pecan Flour, Coconut Flour, and Almond Flour. So if you are allergic to nuts this book is not for you. They also replace sugar with either Splenda (which I wouldn't recommend using since it's not natural) or Stevia (which is natural). You can use Stevia Extract in the Raw or New Roots Stevia Sugar, or Splenda. Splenda is a lot easier to find, it's at your local grocery store. However, finding Stevia was a little more difficult. I could have bought many many many boxes of it in those tiny small packages, but I wanted a large bag. The only place I found it was at Walmart. As for the New Roots Stevia, I think it's more expensive and I don't know where you can buy it, Amazon.com maybe?
The first recipe I decided to try were these Thumbprint Jam Cookies, they were easy and came out delicious.
What you'll need:
2 1/2 cups (10 oz.) almond flour (I always weigh out my flour because I've noticed the end result is always better.)
1 cup (4 oz.) coconut flour
1 1/2 cups Splenda or Stevia Extract in the Raw, or 3/4 cup New Roots Stevia Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 salted butter or margarine, melted
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
About 6 tablespoons sugar-free jelly or jam (I didn't use sugar-free, I just used what I had lying around in the refridgerator.)
Position 2 oven racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist 2 baking sheets with spray oil, or line them with parchment paper or silicone mats and then lightly mist the surfaces with spray oil.
In medium bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder, and salt and whisk until well mixed.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, butter, and vanilla together.
Add the flour mixture and stir with a large spoon for 1 to 2 minutes to make a stiff, playdough-like dough. The spoon should be able to stand straight up with out falling.
To form each cookie, scoop out 1 heaping tablespoon of dough and, using oiled hands (I put jojoba oil on mine), roll it into a ball, then press it gently between your palms to flatten it slightly. Place the cookies on the prepared pans, spacing them 3 inches apart. Press your thumb into the center of each cookie to make an indentation. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the jelly into each indentation.
Bake for 8 minutes, then rotate the pans.
Switch racks and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden and firm to the touch.
Immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the jam to cool.
Enjoy!
The first recipe I decided to try were these Thumbprint Jam Cookies, they were easy and came out delicious.
What you'll need:
2 1/2 cups (10 oz.) almond flour (I always weigh out my flour because I've noticed the end result is always better.)
1 cup (4 oz.) coconut flour
1 1/2 cups Splenda or Stevia Extract in the Raw, or 3/4 cup New Roots Stevia Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 salted butter or margarine, melted
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
About 6 tablespoons sugar-free jelly or jam (I didn't use sugar-free, I just used what I had lying around in the refridgerator.)
Position 2 oven racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist 2 baking sheets with spray oil, or line them with parchment paper or silicone mats and then lightly mist the surfaces with spray oil.
In medium bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder, and salt and whisk until well mixed.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, butter, and vanilla together.
Add the flour mixture and stir with a large spoon for 1 to 2 minutes to make a stiff, playdough-like dough. The spoon should be able to stand straight up with out falling.
To form each cookie, scoop out 1 heaping tablespoon of dough and, using oiled hands (I put jojoba oil on mine), roll it into a ball, then press it gently between your palms to flatten it slightly. Place the cookies on the prepared pans, spacing them 3 inches apart. Press your thumb into the center of each cookie to make an indentation. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the jelly into each indentation.
Bake for 8 minutes, then rotate the pans.
Switch racks and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden and firm to the touch.
Immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the jam to cool.
Enjoy!
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