Teff Brownies

One grain I have discovered since going gfcf is teff. I LOVE it! There are two varieties, brown and ivory. I've only used the brown so far but now that I know how much I love teff I plan on keeping both around so I can use teff in more things without turning all my baked goods some form of brown or gray. Anyways, I was making brownies again using my other recipe but wanted to make some changes (especially after finding out my dear son CN is reacting to coconut which is in my other recipe, though easily replacable). I can never leave a recipe the same. I decided to try using teff as I love the combination of teff and chocolate. So I made them and they turned out better than the others! I took them to my home Bible study and all the kids (gluten lovers I might add) scarfed them down so fast, none made it home :).

2 T. oil
¾ c. sugar
1 egg
1/3 c. applesauce
¼ c. plus 2 tablespoons teff flour
¼ c. rice flour
2 tablespoons tapioca starch
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ teaspoon guar gum

Mix oil, sugar and applesauce. Add egg and mix well. Add in remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour into a greased 9 in round or square pan. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Zucchini Bread

Surprisingly, this is an absolute favorite in my house. My oldest asks for this bread all the time and my husband raves about it. I made a few changes from the original recipe found here It makes 2 loaves also which means it lasts more than one day.

3 eggs
1/3 c. oil
½ c. applesauce
1 ½ c. sugar
1 ¼ c. millet flour
½ c. rice flour
½ c. sorghum flour
½ c. tapioca flour
¼ c. potato starch
2 ½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1 ½ tsp. guar gum
2 tbsp. flaxseed meal
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. baking powder
½ c. almond meal
2 c. grated zucchini

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 loaf pans with cooking spray. Set aside. Combine millet flour through almond meal with whisk. Set aside. Whisk together eggs, oil and applesauce. Add sugar and mix well. Add dry ingredients to the wet. Beat to mix well. Fold in zucchini. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake 50-60 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

This stuff is so good. I took a loaf to a ladies Bible study I attend and even all the gluten loving women there thought it was quite tasty (the ultimate compliment to any gluten free baker). Enjoy your veggies!

The best ever brownies

I LOVE chocolate! Before going gfcf, I had the perfect brownie recipe that my family LOVED. Even my husband who doesn't care for brownies really at all couldn't get enough of them. After finding out my dear CN couldn't have gluten or casein and deciding on our own to avoid most soy I had to find a new brownie recipe. My amazing mother in law bought me a basic gf cookbook (I just make them cf as well which isn't hard at all) that had a decent brownie recipe in it made with rice flour. I have tweaked and changed quite a few thing to make the PERFECT gfcf and soy free too brownies.

1/2 cup coconut oil, liquified
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons rice flour
2 tablespoons tapioca starch
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

Mix coconut oil and sugar. Add in eggs, applesauce and milk. Mix well. Add in remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour into a greased 9 in round or square pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Enjoy!