UpBeat Living: Yummy Gluten-Free (GF) Desserts, Part 2

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If you are sensitive to gluten, or simply wheat, or you have a loved one with those sensitivities, you’ll want to have some quick and simple gluten-free (GF) recipes handy.  Here are two easy ones that require no technical expertise at all.  The GF Almond Cookies are the simplest cookie recipe I have ever seen, and they freeze well. Not that they will last long, once your guests taste one!  The Honey-Pecan-Pumpkin Cake is a classic winter cake with a Southern flare, and it freezes well also.  You can make it with- or without the nuts.  Have fun with these!

GF Almond Cookies

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• In a medium bowl, mix:
  • 1 c. almond butter (organic if possible)
  • 1 c. organic sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 T vanilla
  • Optional:  6 oz GF chocolate chips

• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet you have sprayed with GF baking spra
• Bake at 350 degrees about 13 minutes or until firm. Time will vary by the brand of almond butter you have.
• Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, if you can wait.  Makes about 20.

GF Honey-Pecan-Pumpkin Cake

• Spray, or butter-and-flour, one bundt cake pan or two 5” x 9” loaf pans.

• Assemble:
  • 1 c organic sugar
  • ¾ c medium honey
  • 1 ¼ c olive oil
  • 4 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 ½ t baking soda
  • 1 ½ t baking powder
  • 1 t sea salt
  • 2 c white rice flour
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • 2 t ground coriander
  • 1 t ground cloves
  • 3 c well-mashed steamed pumpkin (or 24 oz canned pumpkin)
  • 1 c chopped pecans

• Try to mix the sugar and honey.  Add oil and eggs, mix well.
• Add pumpkin, mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients, add and mix well.
• Bake at 325 degrees for at least 30 minutes, depending on your oven.  Cake/s will be done when springy to the touch.  Let cool in pan for 20 minutes before turning out.
• If desired, serve with whipped cream and tangerine sections.

Enjoy!

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