Gluten-Free Garlic and Sesame Crackers

 Gluten Free Garlic and Sesame Crackers

from Gluten Free Goddess

These tasty crackers are both healthy and addicting.
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Whisk together the dry ingredients:

1/2 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup millet flour
1/2 cup pecan or almond meal
1/4 cup quinoa flour or brown rice flour
1 tablespoon potato starch
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1 teaspoon dried thyme or dried crushed rosemary
1 teaspoon xanthan gum

Stir in:

1/4 cup good olive oil
Ener-G Egg Replacer for 1 egg whisked with warm water
1/3 to 1/2 cup warm water, to start
1 tablespoon honey, raw agave or molasses

Stir the ingredients until a stiff dough forms- you'll need to press the dough out into a thin layer, so if it appears too dry, or it falls apart easily, add one tablespoon of warm water and mix; repeat until the dough is malleable but not too wet.

Divide the dough in half.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or a reusable Exopat.

Using oiled hands flatten and spread half the dough on the prepared baking sheet. Make as thin a layer as possible. Use the edge of a rubber spatula to straighten outside edges, if you like.

Score the flattened dough into cracker sized pieces. I used a pizza cutter to do this.

To bake you'll need:

Sea salt
Sesame seeds (or flax seeds, or hemp seeds)

Sprinkle the scored dough with salt and sesame seeds.

Bake in the center of a preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes till firm and slightly crisp (they will crisp up more as they cool). I use an Exopat, so keep that in mind; they may cook faster without one. Keep an eye on them.

Remove and allow the crackers to cool on a rack.

We bag and freeze the cooled crackers. If you find they soften from humidity, reheat them on a baking sheet for a few minutes before serving.

Makes 36 crackers.

Read more: http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2009/04/gluten-free-garlic-and-sesame-crackers.html#ixzz1hwZ3up8d

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I tend to be picky when it comes to hair products, and it took me a long time to even try some of the hair styling products at Apple Wellness. My younger sister is more adventurous than me and she recently bought the Giovanni LA Hair Spritz. When I saw her later that week, I exclaimed over her pretty, wavy hair and asked her what she did differently. Her response "I used that amazing LA Hair Spritz you carry at the store!" Well, I was sold and asked Tim to bring me home a bottle that night. Since then I've used it nearly every day.

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Gluten-Free Strawberry Muffins

Gluten-Free Whole Grain Strawberry Muffins

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2011/04/gluten-free-whole-grain-strawberry.html

The combo of five whole grain flours gives a delicate, aromatic flavor to these strawberry studded muffins. Light and tender, these bumpy dome topped beauties make a perfect breakfast treat for spring and summer. Use local organic strawberries for maximum deliciousness.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup hazelnut flour or almond flour
*1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup sorghum (jowar) flour
*1/2 cup millet flour
*1/2 cup coconut flour
*1/4 cup organic sugar
1 tablespoon tapioca starch or arrowroot starch
*2 teaspoons baking powder
*1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 large organic free-range eggs, beaten
*1/4 cup light olive oil or grape seed oil
*1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
*1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla extract
*3/4 to 1 cup vanilla soy milk, rice milk, coconut or nut milk, as needed
1 1/2 cups fresh organic strawberries , washed, stemmed, diced

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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients- from the hazelnut flour to the nutmeg. Add in the beaten eggs, oil, pure maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Beat to begin combining. As the batter is coming together, start pouring in the soy milk, slowly, a little at a time, and beat to mix thoroughly. When you have added 3/4 cup liquid, take a close look at your batter. It should be soft and slightly thick. Add the rest of the milk slowly, continuing to beat. When the batter looks like a muffin batter, stop adding the liquid. I used a full cup, but some of you in more humid climes might need a tablespoon or two less liquid. This batter isn't super-smooth and sticky (no xanthan gum!). It is not as thin as cake batter. It should look almost puffy.

Stir in most of the strawberries by hand, using a wooden spoon (reserve a portion of the strawberry pieces for the tops). Spoon the strawberry muffin batter into the twelve lined cups. Stud the tops with strawberry pieces. Don't smooth out the tops- leave them puffy and bumpy.

Bake in the center of a pre-heated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Note: If your berries are cold, your muffins will take a few minutes longer to bake. Cool the pan on a rack for five minutes, then turn out the muffins to continue cooling on a wire rack (this keeps them from steaming in the hot pan and getting soggy).

Cook time: 30 min, Yield: 12 muffins

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