Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Once you find some wonderful Gluten Free Recipes, you may wish to decorate some of them. Cakes, cupcakes, donuts, and cookies, look more celebratory and inviting with a little color. It is fairly easy to read a label to determine whether or not a decorating product for cakes and cookies contain gluten. However, if you …
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I recently made a large-size Gluten Free Panettone (pronounced pan uh tony) in an angel food cake pan. Panettone is a rich, buttery Italian yeast-cake prepared during the Christmas season. I usually make panettone more like bread than cake as I did in the above recipe link. That version has a crunchy crust, much like homemade bread. …
In my attempt to create more single-serve recipes, I recently tested out my small, inexpensive, ceramic waffle iron to make gluten-free quesadillas. They turned out incredible! They have a slight crispness to the outer shell, which you can control by cooking shorter or longer. The inside contains gooey cheese with chicken, or any other addins you prefer. …
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Pressure cookers went out of use decades ago, but for those of us who still own one, it’s time to dust it off. Why waste energy when you can cook meat to fork-tender in minutes? Let’s bring back pressure cooking! I have an old Presto Pressure Cooker, but they sell an extremely similar version, still …
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Naan is the Indian version of flatbread. There are two versions, crisp/firm and the one I prefer, soft. The soft is to-die-for and is the only version I make! Everyone who has tried my skillet version raves about it. If you have a pizza stone, that version is even better! That’s all I make during the …
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Do you have a young child or teenager that is fighting you on staying on a gluten-free diet, or doesn’t even want to try it? When it’s not their idea, sometimes they need coaxing to get them onboard. Below I include an easy step-by-step plan that I created for you to follow. It’s nothing more …
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You can easily make this gluten free lady fingers recipe by using my gluten free sponge cake recipe. (I have two recipes on this site for sponge cake, but I used the one calling for superfine rice flour.) The amount you make will vary, depending upon which pan you use. There are lady finger pans available, …
When you wish to make a recipe that that has a lot of liquid, pudding, custard, etc., it is best to use a sponge cake versus a regular cake. Sponge cake absorbs liquid, can withstand refrigeration without becoming soggy, and is spongy/springs back when touched. This recipe provides all of that. While experimenting on a …
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If you are intolerant to gluten due to celiac disease or other gut issues, I believe that taking a probiotic is essential for optimal health. Lovebug offers probiotics for three areas of a woman’s health. They are offering a month’s supply as prizes in this giveaway to two lucky winners. Read on to learn more and enter. …
A boule (French for “ball”) comes in different sizes. This petite (French for little) gluten free boule recipe, bakes up high, with a crisp crust, and is doughy inside. Gluten free baking is often more successful in smaller sizes; and this gluten free bread bowl is the perfect example! I’ve been working on perfecting this recipe …