Saturday, January 14, 2012

THE BEST multigrain pancakes

I adapted these from the Gluten Free Goddess' recipe because I'm allergic to some of the ingredients in hers.
She's a genius.   If I could eat all of her recipes as they are, I would!
These are egg yolk free & dairy free. 

Mix dry ingredients:
1 3/4 cups brown rice flour
1/4 cup sorghum flour
1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 t xanthan gum

Mix wet ingredients separately:
1 cup almond milk or another milk or orange juice
1 cup water
2 egg whites
1/4 cup applesauce
4 T melted coconut oil
1 T agave
1 t vanilla extract

Add wet & dry together.  Mix until smooth.  Cook like regular pancakes.

Makes about 20 4" pancakes.

When I made these with orange juice, they didn't rise as well so I added 1/2 t baking soda and an extra 1/2 t baking powder and they were delicious.  Really, like a mild orange creme pancake because of the vanilla in there!
My kids like these with chocolate chips cooked on top.
If you can't have egg whites, try subbing energ egg replacer for 1 egg and still keep the 1/4 cup applesauce for the other.  (The original recipe called for 2 eggs.)  I find that using 2 different egg substitutes works better than just 1...

Sunday, January 1, 2012

THE BEST Gluten free egg yolk free CAKE POPS! (dairy free option)

Yep, that's right.  Even with multiple food allergies, you can have cake pops!  And they are so good!  Trust me, I ate more than a few!

This is a cute little guy my husband made.  There are a couple of fancy pops in the background (I wish I had gotten pictures of them), including a cake pop dipped in smashed candy canes

For the cake part, use :
1 Betty Crocker gluten free cake mix (I used yellow)
1 package pudding mix (I used chocolate, pudding mix is dairy free)
1 cup almond milk (or regular milk or your favorite milk sub)
2 egg whites
1/2 cup applesauce
(if you can have egg yolks, you can use 3 whole eggs instead of the egg whites and applesauce)
1 stick of the Best Life margarine (this is dairy free)

Mix all ingredients together and bake in a cake pop maker.

Now, for the dipping part.  Your food allergies will determine what you can use.  I used almond bark.  It does have dairy in it.  If you need to be completely dairy free, consider dipping these in dairy free or dark chocolate chips (you can use a little melted shortening to thin it if you need to).
Make sure your sprinkles and toppings are gluten free and go for it.

THE BEST Sugar free dairy free egg yolk free gluten free banana muffins

These came out so delicious.  I'll admit to start out with that when you add chocolate chips, these are not sugar free, but the muffin itself is, and I'm so excited about that!

Here's the recipe:

1/2 c rice flour
1/2 c sorghum flour
1/2 c corn starch
1/4 c agave nectar
2 1/2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
2 egg whites
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 c oil
1/2 t vanilla
3 mashed bananas
chopped nuts (optional)
chocolate chips (I used 1/4 cup in these)

Mix wet ingredients together.  Then add dry and mix again.  Add optional ingredients (nuts, chocolate chips).  Bake about 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
Makes 12 regular (but generous) muffins.