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Gluten-Free Cake

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Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Ingredients: 1 1/2 C White Rice Flour3/4 C Tapioca Flour1 tsp salt1 tsp baking soda3 tsp baking powder1 tsp xanthan gum4 eggs1 1/4 C white sugar2/3 C mayonnaise1 C milk2 tsp vanilla extract Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and rice flour 2 8 or 9 inch cake pans or a jelly roll pan.2. Mix the eggs, sugar, and mayonnaise until fluffy.3. In different bowl, mix together dry ingredients.4. Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Add milk and vanilla and mix well. Spread batter into pan(s).5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cakes…

Works for Me Wednesday: Cookies

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Yum, peanut butter cookies… Around here, we enjoy our sweets. I knew that going gluten-free may mean some changes, but I didn’t want it to have to be a horrible change. Off I went in search of some easy, yummy sweets. I stumbled across a recipe for flourless peanut butter cookies. Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies 1 Cup Peanut Butter (crunchy or creamy is fine)1 Cup Sugar1 Egg1 tsp baking powder Cream together the ingredients until smooth. Place heaping tbsps of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool for a…

Strawberry Pie

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I started out with 2 buckets of strawberries and ended up with this nice, large bowl of strawberries. Some have been frozen for use later. Some have been eaten. Some were turned into 2 yummy strawberry pies! The key to this strawberry pie recipe is patience before eating as it really does need to set for a few hours at least (overnight is even better). Since this was the first time using this recipe (and making strawberry pie), I followed the directions exactly. Strawberry Pie Ingredients: 2 1/2 C water 2 C white sugar 5 Tbsp cornstarch 1 small pk…

Favorite Ingredients Friday: Chocolate Edition

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Here is an easy, but delicious recipe for Valentine’s Day (or any day). I jazz it up a little for Valentine’s by adding strawberries in a heart shape. Click on image to see more great recipes for Favorite Ingredients Friday: Valentine’s Day Chocolate Edition. White Chocolate Cheese Cake Ingredients : 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened 2 cups cold milk, divided 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) White Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling 1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed 1 Graham Pie Crust (6 oz.) Preparation: BEAT cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the milk in large…