1 whole egg
1 egg white
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup sugar
2/3 cup sifted gluten-free all purpose flour or Bette Hagmans 4 Flour Blend
½ teaspoon xanthan gum
2 tablespoon melted gluten-free butter, cooled slightly
½ teaspoon gluten-free vanilla

If too thin and runny, add another spoon of flour, or cocoa. Beat the eggs and salt in a small bowl with fork until well blended. Beat in the sugar and beat until sugar is incorporated and the egg has lightened in color, about 1 min. Add the flour and xanthan and stir slowly until all flour is moistened. Beat another 15 seconds to remove all lumps. Add melted butter and stir until well blended. Bake using pizzelle iron.

Gluten-Free Bar Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup pumpkin
½ cup oil
1/6 cup water
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup flour (I used ¾ cup Bobs Red Mill mix + ¼ cup tapioca flour)
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon each: ground cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon

Gluten-Free Bar Directions:
Beat egg and add other wet ingredients and mix well. Add dry ingredients. Bake in a glass 9” x 13” pan about 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Bars will be a slightly browned. Bars will be very thin and moist. Let cool.

Gluten-Free Frosting Ingredients:
¼ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon milk
½ pound powdered sugar

Gluten-Free Frosting Directions:
Melt butter, add brown sugar and milk. Heat to boiling and cook 1 minute. Remove from burner and add powdered sugar, stirring until good frosting consistency. Spread onto bars.

Note: The frosting hardens quickly, so mix it up and spread onto bars immediately while still warm. I actually added the powdered sugar a little at a time so I wouldnt add too much and dry out the frosting. I hope you enjoy this recipe. Happy fall!

Fig Spread Ingredients:
1 pack of cut up dried figs
1 cup water

Fig Spread Directions:
Soak overnight and/or simmer until soft and process until smooth.

Cookie Dough Ingredients:
1 cup of tallow or butter
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups rice flour
2 teaspoons guar gum
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground nutmeg (optional)

Cookie Dough Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F and combine cookie dough ingredients in food processor until they form a ball, then roll out half of the dough (or press) into a pie pan or cake pan for the bottom layer. Next spread the fig filling on the layer and roll out the rest of the dough for top of the crust between two pieces of gluten-free floured wax paper for easy handling. Flip on top of fig filling and bake for about 12-15 minutes until light brown.

¼ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 cup white rice flour
¼ cup almond flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon guar gum
1 cup chocolate chips

Mix the ingredients in a food processor or mixing bowl. Add chocolate chips. Make little cookies. Bake at 350F for 6 minutes.

½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1 ½ cups gluten-free flour mix
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
¼ cup baking cocoa
(optional: ½ cup chocolate chips added to the dark batter--I did this and the result is delicious)

You could also add chopped pecans...will do this next time! You could also dust with powdered sugar after they cool.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until thoroughly combined. Blend in the bananas.

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide batter in half. Add cocoa to half; spread into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Spoon remaining batter on top and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes or until the bars test done.

Yields about 2 ½to 3 dozen bars.

This recipe comes to us from Jay Perlman.

Yield: 12 cookies.

Ingredients:
l egg
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn oil
2 tablespoons water
¼ cup cornstarch

Directions:
Have fortunes prepared in advance. Beat egg on low speed until frothy. Beat in sugar, a little at a time, and continue beating until mixture is a very light yellow and thick. Fold in corn oil. Blend water and a little of the egg mixture into cornstarch, then stir into the remaining egg mix.

Heat in a heavy, well seasoned griddle to 350F, or until drops of water bounce when dropped on the griddle (For griddles without temperature control, keep heat between low and medium), Drop heaping tablespoon of batter on the griddle and spread with the back of a spoon to about 4 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick. Cook until edges are slightly brown and cookies can be easily lifted from griddle with a spatula—about 5 to 8 minutes.. If they stick the bottoms need to cooked a little longer. Turn and cook the other side, until light brown. Be careful to keep temperature even.

Place fortune paper on cookie as soon as it is removed from the griddle. Folding is easier to do than to describe, but the end result is shaped like a horseshoe. Fold opposite edges together, forming a semicircle. Crease crosswise at the center of the straight edge to form a flattened side, then bend the opposing corners together for the traditional shape. Set in a small glass or muffin tin until cookie cools and holds its shape. Wipe griddle and stir batter. Repeat.

Good luck. Be careful, I think I burned my finger a few times but they are great.

Ingredients:
½ cup salted butter, softened
¾ cup packed, brown sugar
½ cup white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 package Andes Baking Chips (substitute a bag of the baking chip of your choice, and the recipe works out equally well)
1 and 1/3 cups white rice flour
1 and 1/3 cups tapioca flour
1 teaspoon Xanthan gum

Directions:
I use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment for this, however a hand held mixer could, of course be used. Starting at low speed and then moving up to the highest speed as ingredients are incorporated, cream together the butter, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, Xanthan gum, vanilla and eggs until fluffy and lightened in color, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least twice during beating.

Turn off mixer, scrap down the bowl again and add the entire bag of baking chips. Use the lowest stir level to incorporate the chips into the mix, turn off mixer. Add all of the flours to the bowl, and mix again at low speed just until incorporated. Place all of the dough into a gallon sized zip bag or wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator at least one hour. (Do not try to skip the refrigeration. Chilling for longer is fine. I have found that baking up small batches and storing the remainder in the refrigerator for several days works very well.)

When ready to bake take a small spoonful of dough and roll between your palms to form a ball. Place on a greased cookie sheet and slightly flatten with your palm. These cookies turn out the softest and chewiest when made quite small, mine are usually between the size of a quarter and a half dollar after flattening. Try to make them all about the same size to aid baking.

Bake in a 350F degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes, do not over-bake. Cookies are done when they are no longer glossy and are just starting to lightly brown on the edges. Let stand on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling racks. These soft cookies stay soft for days!

I have found that a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips substituted for the Andes Chips makes an out of this world chocolate chip cookie. Experiment with your favorite baking chips!

In a large bowl Beat together:
½ cup margarine
½ cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 level teaspoon of Baking powder gluten-free

When creamy add:
1 cup gluten-free cornflakes
½ cup rice flour
½ cup maize flour
½ cup of chopped crystallized ginger
½ cup chopped apricots

Mix until combined and place teaspoons of the batter on a greased biscuit tray and bake in hot oven at 375F for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and let cool on tray.

This recipe comes to us from Phil Walker.

Ingredients:
4 medium egg whites
225g/8 oz. caster sugar
1 teaspoon corn flour

Beat egg whites to soft peak, beat in caster sugar, a quarter at a time. Beating for a full minute after adding each quarter. Fold in corn flour. Place in spoonfuls, or pipe onto lined baking trays, allowing room for spreading.

Preheat oven to (gas 2) 300F/150C and when trays go in turn down immediately to (gas1) 250F/140C. Leave for 1 hour, then switch oven off, and leave to cool in oven, (about 1 hour 30 minutes) will keep for a few days in a tin.

Preheat oven to 350F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Combine:
1 cup almond flour (freshly ground if possible)
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
½ teaspoons gluten-free almond extract
½ cup chipped dried apricots
2 Tablespoons butter

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drop by scant teaspoonful onto parchment paper. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. DO NOT LET BROWN. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to cookie rack to cool completely. Store them in an air-tight container. Makes three dozen.

Directions:
Mix together gluten-free flour, sweet rice flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Cream the butter until white. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Blend in the eggs, one at a time. Add the orange zest and vanilla, then stir in the nuts. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients to form a soft dough. Refrigerate the dough for at least one hour or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.

Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a log 1 ½ to 2 inches thick. Place 2 logs on one sheet, and one log on the other sheet, leaving enough space between them for the dough to spread while baking. Bake the logs for 20 minutes.

Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Slice the logs on a slight diagonal about ¾ inch thick. Place the slices, cut side down, on the cookie sheets. Lower the oven temperature to 350F and bake the slices for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.

This recipe comes to us from Ellen in Oregon.

Mix in a bowl with a wire whisk:

1 cup white rice flour
¼ cup sorghum flour (or any other gluten-free flour you like)
¼ cup rice protein powder or ¼ cup any other gluten-free flour
½ to 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
¾ teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom, or to taste
¼ to ½ teaspoon salt

In a mixer beat:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, or 1 cup oil (I like safflower) or for a lower fat version:
½ cup oil + ½ cup baby food pears (I use a 4 oz. jar of organic pears)
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg or 2 egg whites

Beat in flour mixture, then when well combined add:
1/3 to ½ cup crystallized ginger, chopped fine
1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
Optional: Chopped nuts and raisins

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons (I used a tablespoon) onto a Teflon or coated pan, or butter yours and bake in preheated oven at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden (approximately 18 minutes). Cool on baking sheet 1 minute, and then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Extra notes: The rice protein powder I use is from NutriBiotic and is labeled vegetarian brown rice. The rice protein powder tastes great in baking, but terrible as a blender drink. It also adds a nice consistency to the finished baked goods. Other than the rice protein powder, I only use white rice flour for baking because the result is more predictable and tastes better than brown rice flour, even though I am aware that brown rice is more nutritious - but give me a break - I am making cookies and sweet treats after all. . The oil + baby food pears (it could also be applesauce) takes the place of 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter. The baby food pears, produced better results than the applesauce. I cannot taste the pears at all, just the flavors of the spices. When I have used applesauce, the taste of the apples always came through. I use baby food pears + oil in all my baking.