Gluten Free Cake Pop Eyeballs

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 / Janet Monk / Leave a comment

Gluten Free Cake Pop Eyeballs

1/2 Cup Plain GF Greek Yogurt ( or 4oz. cream cheese)

1 Cup Sugar

3 eggs

1 Cup Tom Sawyer Gluten Free/Betty Crocker GF Flour Mix ( ½ & ½ mix)

1 Teaspoon Gluten Free (Clabber Girl) Baking powder

1 Teaspoon pure Vanilla

Cream yogurt, sugar & eggs. Add remaining ingredients & mix well on high speed until blended. Let dough set in fridge for about 30 min. When ready to bake preheat oven to 350*F. Butter both sides of non-stick cake pop pan and fill bottom half of pan with batter. (without the holes). Place top on, and lock together. Place in oven and bake for 9 minutes, then turn pan over and bake another 9 minutes. (18 minutes total). Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before removing top. If batter comes through holes in the top be sure and remove those little bits before cooling. After 5 minutes remove from pan and lay them out to cool on cooling rack ( It may be necessary to trim the seam side of pops) When cool dip in melted GF almond bark and decorate.

Or use the Simi Royal Icing recipe below. You must cover cake pops with a crumb coating ( thin glaze icing) then let set before covering with royal icing.

Simi Royal Icing

6 ½ – 7 cups Powdered Sugar (or icing sugar)

1/4 Cup Pure Light Corn Syrup

1/4 Cup Milk ( plus 1-2 Tablespoons if needed)

In food processor add 6 ½ Cups powdered sugar then add remaining ingredients. Blend well until all ingredients are smooth and forming a stiff dough. If dough is too wet then add the other ½ cup of powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until dough is stiff. If dough is too stiff add 1 Tablespoon milk.

I would not advise adding water. It makes the icing too sticky.

Remove Icing from processor and place on wax or parchment paper covered with powdered sugar roll out icing to about 1/8 inch thick and cut a 3 inch square from icing to wrap around each cake pop. Trim bottom of eyeball and finish decorating with piping any color you prefer.

Gluten Free Thanksgiving Stuffing (or Dressing)

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 / Janet Monk / 2 Comments

Gluten Free Thanksgiving Stuffing (or Dressing)

by Janet Monk

Gluten Free Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing

2 Sticks of Salted Butter

2 Medium Onions Chopped (about 4 cups)

2 Cloves of Garlic Crushed

2 Tablespoons Additive Free Dried Celery Flacks

2- 14 oz. Cans of 100% Chicken Broth (Swanson’s)

1 ½ Teaspoons Salt

1 Teaspoon Pure Ground Black Pepper

1 Container of Frozen GF Cream of Chicken Soup (See Recipe in previous post)

¼ Cup Pure Additive Free Ground Sage

2- 10 inch Pans of Baked GF Corn Bread (See recipe in previous post) (this should make about 12 cups when crumbled)

4 Cups Gluten Free Croutons ( See recipe in previous post)

2 Eggs beaten.

1 Cup of Turkey Drippings (if you like your dressing Really moist you can add another ¼ to ½ cup)

In large sauce pan melt butter, and add onions, garlic, and celery, sauté until onions are translucent. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, GF chicken soup and sage, until soup melts do not boil. In large mixing bowl, crumble cornbread and add croutons. Pour onion and broth mixture over bread, (make sure broth & drippings is not too hot to cook eggs) add beaten eggs and turkey drippings. Mix well and add to turkey roasting pan. (as per directions above) Or if you would rather not stuff the turkey with dressing, you can always bake the dressing independently, at 325* for 40 – 45 minutes. This will fill 2, greased 9×13 pans, and will feed a large gathering for the holidays.

When I make dressing for us during the year, not on any holiday. I half the recipe and buy a small 1 – 1 ½ pound turkey breast, thaw it, wash it well and slice it into about ½ inch x 2 inch shreds and add it to the onion and chicken broth mixture to cook. Only when you add the frozen GF cream of chicken soup, go ahead and add the whole container. Then you must let the mixture come to a boil to help cook the turkey pieces. Let this cool before adding to bread and both beaten eggs. Bake as above in one greased 9x 13 pan.

Ella’s Gluten Free Strawberry Cake

October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 / Janet Monk / Leave a comment

Ella’s Strawberry Cake

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix

Replace the 2/3 Cup of water called for in the mix with 2/3 Cup Puréed Strawberries

Use only 1/2 Stick of melted Butter(or 1/4 Cup oil)

1/4 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt ( I use Fage)

Instead of 3 Eggs Use 4 Eggs (Beaten)

Omit the Vanilla called for on the box

Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and fold liquids into cake mix. Then mix on high for 30- 40 seconds or until all dry ingredients are mixed. Then let batter rest for about 20 minutes before baking to let the rice flour absorb the liquids.

Preheat oven to 325*

When ready to bake pour batter into a greased and floured square 9 inch or 9inch round. Bake for 35- 40 minutes or until cake is set in the center and a tooth pick inserted in center of cake comes back clean. Let cool and Ice with Butter Cream Frosting below. This makes a very rich dark red cake. Enjoy!

To make a 2 layer cake or 9×13 inch cake, you will need 2 Cake mixes and double the recipe above.

You may want to add fresh strawberries to decorate or add the pureed strawberries to the frosting. Whatever you prefer. ( Or drizzle the strawberry juice over the frosting then add fresh strawberries)

Basic Butter Cream Frosting

8 oz. Plain Philadelphia Cream Cheese

2 Sticks unsalted Butter Softened (or 1 Cup)

1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla

4- 5 Cups Pure GF Powdered Sugar

In food processor blend all ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate in sealed container until ready to use.

To make a Fruit Flavored Butter Cream Frosting.

Instead of 2 Sticks of butter, replace 1 Stick with 1/2 Cup pureed Fruit and omit the vanilla. Mix until frosting forms peeks. If it needs to be thicker just add a little more Powdered sugar, until the frosting is the consistency you prefer.