It is a tradition in our family to serve Dutch Bitterballen- also known as Turkey Croquettes on New Years Eve although they are great any time of the year! Our family serves them with homemade plum jelly or mustard. My recipe is gluten free but if you want you can substitute the rice flour for…
Author: Caroline
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Gluten Free Speculaas – or Gluten Free Dutch Almond spice cake
Another of our family traditions is Speculaas. This almond paste filled cake was easy to make gluten free and tastes just as good. Gluten Free Speculaas 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 large egg 2 cups chickpea flour 2/3 cup potato starch 1/3 cup tapioca starch 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg…
Gluten Free Stroopwafels (Dutch syrup wafers)
A family tradition for as long as I can remember. My mom brought a stroopwafel iron home from Holland and has been using it for years. She even made enough of the wafers to serve to our guests at our wedding in 1978. For years I tried to mimic my mom’s recipe and no matter…
Gluten Free White Christmas Fruit Cake
My mother-in-law always made a White Fruit Cake and my mother always makes a dark fruit cake. I have managed to make the White Fruit Cake Gluten free with good success. Gluten Free White Fruit Cake or Gluten Free Christmas Cake – makes 2 loaves 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup softened butter 2 eggs 1/2…
Gluten Free Banana Muffins – Super Moist and Light!
Gluten Free Banana Muffins – makes 24 2 cups rice flour (I use Asian) 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup soft margarine or butter ( I have also used canola oil) 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 cups banana puree ( about 3 medium bananas) 4 large eggs chocolate chips – optional about…
Freezer bag to crockpot recipe – Pineapple Mandarin Kielbasa – Gluten Free
I’m on the look out for easy recipes that are either “Dump” or “Freezer Bag to Crock pot” . This one could be either. The recipe shown in the picture was done as a “dump” recipe right into the skillet and was ready in no time. The nice thing with this method is that the…
Dutch Meatball Soup – Gluten Free
Ran out of rice vermicelli so had to add some gf spaghetti noodles. Every year for Soup and Skate the school asks parents to make Dutch Meatball soup. The recipe includes packages of soup mix from the Dutch store. The recipe is not gluten free so I worked at getting a homemade version using no…
Gluten Free Savoury Sausage Stew – From Freezer to Crockpot
This stew can be made the day you eat it or you can do the Freezer Bag Cooking Method and make multiples for the freezer and throw into the slow cooker the day you wish to serve it. Thanks to Shirley Feenstra for this recipe…I have modified it to be gluten free and have added…
Gluten Free Boterkoek or Dutch Butter Cake
Gluten Free Boterkoek This cake is more like a bar or squares – we grew up calling it Boterkoek. It’s best made with real butter rather than margarine. However, if you are on a dairy free diet use margarine. It’s also nice that it does not use any guar gum or xanthan gum.Dutch Butter Cake…
Gluten Free " Bran" Muffins by the pail full
You might remember your Grandmother or Mother making Bran Muffins by the Pail Full in the early 1980’s. This is that old recipe reworked to be gluten free. They taste the same and have the same texture and you can use up some of your gf flours that are kicking around or even use up…
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