Category Archives: Gluten Free

by | December 21, 2012 · 3:37 pm

Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes

I’ve tried a few recipes for gluten-free cupcakes but I keep going back to this one.

gluten-free vanilla cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes
Adapted from: 500 Cupcakes edited by Fergal Connolly

Ingredients

225g/8oz unsalted butter, softened
225g/8oz caster sugar
225g/8oz gluten-free self-raising flour mix (I like Orgran Gluten-Free Self-Raising Flour)
1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
2 tablespoons milk
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius/350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the bowl of a stand mixer beat butter slightly, then add sugar, flour, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Spoon mixture into 18 – 24 patty cases. (Fill only to half full to avoid muffin tops.) Bake for 15 – 20 minutes.

Remove trays from oven and cool 5 minutes before removing from tray to cool on a rack.

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

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by | December 27, 2011 · 10:44 am

Gluten-free Caramel Slice

Caramel slice reminds me of two things – the 80s and my mum. Did everyone’s mum make caramel slice in the 80s? It sure seemed like it. I don’t really remember for sure if my mum made it regularly but each time I make it the memory of her is near. There is something familiar about it, comforting and nostalgic.

It’s an easy recipe to modify to make it gluten-free friendly, I’ve included the modification below.

Caramel Slice
Modified from a recipe by Donna Hay
 
Ingredients
Base:
1 cup gluten-free plain (all-purpose) flour mix (Use regular plain flour here if you don’t need it to be gluten-free)
125g butter, melted
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup brown sugar
Filling:
125g butter, melted
1/3 cup golden syrup
1 can (400g) sweetened condensed milk
Topping:
1 block dark cooking chocolate
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 180°C (355ºF).
Base: Place the flour, coconut, butter and sugar in a bowl and mix to combine. Firmly press the mixture into a 20cm x 30cm tin lined with non-stick baking paper and bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool.

Filling: Place the golden syrup, butter and condensed milk in a saucepan over low heat and stir until thickened. Pour over the base and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Refrigerate until cooled completely.

Topping: Place the chocolate and oil in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until melted.Pour the chocolate mixture over the caramel and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.

To serve slice with a warm knife. (Leave the slice out of the fridge a few minutes if it’s too difficult to cut.)

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by | December 25, 2010 · 9:09 am

Gluten-Free Cupcakes

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

I made these last weekend as we now have two family members diagnosed as non-Celiac gluten intolerant. I’ll update with the recipe once I get a review on them from the non-gluten eaters. (No, the M&Ms aren’t gluten free – they were eaten by the gluten eaters.)

Recipe here. I used gluten-free flour mix.

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by | October 7, 2007 · 9:19 pm

Gluten-free Vanilla Cupcakes

I really wasn’t happy with the chocolate cupcakes I recently baked for Leonie so I went back to my basic vanilla cupcake recipe. I used gluten-free self-raising flour. The cupcakes have quite a round top, filling the patty cases somewhere between half and three-quarters full seems to work best for a nice rise to the cake without “muffin top”. I find these cook in 18 minutes in my oven so be sure to check on the cakes as they cook.

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 Here’s the recipe, as I have posted before:

Vanilla Cupcakes
From: 500 Cupcakes ed Fergal Connolly

225g/8oz unsalted butter, softened
225g/8oz caster sugar
225g/8oz self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence (extract)

Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius/350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place all the ingredients in a medium bowl and beat with electric beaters until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Spoon mixture into 18 patty cases. Bake for 20 minutes.

Remove trays from oven and cool 5 minutes. Then remove the cupcakes and cool on a rack.

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

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A handy way to give baking as a present is to include the container in the gift!

Welcome to the world Lily!

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