Gluten Free Biscuits – easy to make!

We like baking powder biscuits with our turkey pie.  Before our gluten free days I would place the biscuit top over the filling and bake it all in the oven.  It has taken years to find a good gluten free biscuit recipe and I think I may finally have tweaked a recipe enough to make…

Thin and Crisp Pizza Crust -gluten free

This crust holds together well, tastes great!  Thin and Crispy Pizza Crust 2 cups fine rice flour 1 cup tapioca starch 1 tsp salt 1 tsp guar gum or xanthan gum 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 1/4 cup warm water 1 tablespoon yeast 1 teaspoon sugar Method…

Tomato Lentil Soup

I have some dark lentils in my pantry that no one seems to like so I figured I’d use them up in a soup – I think it tastes quite good!Tomato Lentil Soup1 ham bone10- 12 cups water28 oz crushed canned tomatoes2 cups dried lentils1/4 cup  onion, diced1 carrot, diced or shredded2 celery stalks sliced2…

Low carb gluten free flax bun

Putting this recipe on my blog so I don’t lose it as like this toasted with egg and bacon.Low Carb Flax Bread- Bun1 1/2 cups flax meal2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2 eggs, large1/2 cup water4 teaspoons canola oilMix the above altogether.  Let sit for 15 minutes.  Lightly grease a 6 “cup” muffin top pan…

Gluten Free Four Layer Lemon Slice

Had this after church today.  The base was a little thick so I have reduced it to half in the recipe.  If you want the crust/base to stick together a bit you can substitute the 3 tablespoons sugar for corn syrup or Rogers golden syrup.Because I wanted to make it the day before serving (Saturday)…

Gluten Free Meat & Potato Pie – Delicious!

I like one dish suppers and this has become one of our favourites. Gluten Free Meat & Potato Pie1 -2 potatoes diced – cooked until almost tender (or 1 -2 cups frozen hash browns – depends how deep your pie pan is)2 tablespoons bacon bits or cooked diced bacon2 mushrooms, minced or sliced1/4 lb ground…

Easiest Gluten Free Perogies Ever!

For years we made a great perogy but it had too many ingredients so I did not like to make them very often.  I had a recipe in a binder for a few years that was for steamed dumplings that I thought would work  for perogies and today I finally tried that recipe using a…

Gluten Free Pita Bread

Just out of the oven! I’ve been using coconut flour a lot in my baking trying to eat more fibre and less carbs.  I like the way it works and thought I could probably make pita bread with it.  I was pretty pleased with my first attempt – they puffed nicely but were a bit…

Gluten Free Flour Tortillas

Roll while still warm- then let cool and store in zip lock bag These wraps are much like store bought flour wraps- sturdy enough to hold a filling.  They are quite a bit stronger than my gluten free low carb tortillas made with pysillium husk.  If making extra store in zip lock bag in fridge….

Low Carb Gluten Free Soft Tortillas

I wanted a low carb wrap and tested many recipes.  Most are like a crepe or so fragile that they break.  I also didn’t want one that was 100% flax meal – even though I like the taste.  I just didn’t want to be eating that much flax.  This recipe came about by combining recipes…