Pear Cardamom Coffee Cake

Wow, I've been busy. It's been a week since I've posted a recipe and longer than that since I promised some pear recipes. Well here's one, at least. This particular recipe has been my very favorite pear cake recipe for several years. It's one of those awesome, treasured recipes I found at a local orchard. I just love making recipes that come from small family businesses, like I love buying

Xanthan Gum vs. Guar Gum

I've finally put my money where my mouth is and have been using guar gum instead of xanthan gum in my baked goods for the past few weeks. Xanthan gum is corn-derived where guar gum is not. I can see no difference between the two in my baked goods. I've been using 50% more guar gum as xanthan gum, so if a recipe calls for 1 tsp. xanthan gum, I use 1 1/2 tsp. guar gum and everything has been

GFCF Frosted Pumpkin Bars

These frosted pumpkin bars are good - almost like a cake. I've modified the original recipe (from Penzey's Spices). The maple frosting also goes well with Banana Cupcakes.2 cups GF flour blend2 tbsp. flax seed meal2 1/2 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. xanthan or guar gum1/2 tsp. salt2 tsp. cinnamon1/2 tsp. ground ginger1/2 tsp. ground cloves1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg3 eggs1/2 cup canola

GFCF Spiced Pear Crisp

Originally I wanted to turn this into a pie, but it was late in the day, the pears needed to be used right away and I didn't have the time to make a pie crust. And really, a crisp is just a pie without the crust. It only took about 15 minutes to throw together and it turned out great (so good in fact that the kids didn't get any of it because DH attacked it). I'm actually glad I didn't have

Love Affair with Pears

I love pears. Pears are an autumn fruit every bit as versatile as apples. The two are swapped easily in practically most every recipe that calls for one of them. Have pears but need applesauce? Pear sauce is perfectly lovely. Want to make Apple Pie but have too many ripening pears? Pear pie is divine. Want to make mashed potatoes and have an extra couple of pears kicking around? Mashed

GFCF Cinnamon Apple Pancakes

These pancakes are so pretty. They stack nicely, and everybody loves them. What more can you ask for in a pancake?2 cups GF flour blend (I used this one)2 tbsp. ground flax seed1 tsp. baking soda2 tsp. baking powder1 tbsp. sugar1 tsp. salt1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon2 beaten eggsscant 1 1/2 cups rice milk1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar1/2 cup applesauce1/4 cup canola oil1 large apple, peeled, cored