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Hello everyone. This is a guide for making delicious gluten-free baked goods. My mom’s a big baker, so she’s developed a few go-to recipes and substitutes. There are some things that won’t ever be the same (bread is the big one), but some stuff is just as good. Here are a few recipes and tips.

Flour

The only flour substitute we use is 3 parts white rice flour to 1 part almond flour. You can  substitute it for flour in many recipes, especially ones that call for buttermilk.

Crepes

Ingredients:

1.5 cups white rice flour

.5 cup almond flour

2 cups milk

1 tsp vanilla

.5 tsp salt

Whisk the ingredients above until smooth. Then, add 4 eggs one at a time and whisk all together. Cook on a griddle/in a pan.

Cupcakes (Adapted from the Barefoot Contessa. These taste just like normal cupcakes! You can also use this method of separating the eggs for any cake/cupcake recipe with buttermilk.)

Ingredients:

3/4 pound unsalted butter (at room temperature)

2 cups sugar (plus 1/4 cup for whipping egg whites)

5 extra-large eggs at room temperature

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract

3 cups flour (2 1/4 cups white rice flour + 3/4 cup almond flour)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 325. Separate eggs and whip whites with 1/4 cup sugar, and set them aside until the end. Cream the butter and sugar. Add egg yolks. Add vanilla and almond extract. Add dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk. Then mix in the egg whites. Bake in cupcake liners for 25-30 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from Mrs. Field’s Recipe)

Ingredients:

1/3 pound butter

1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups flour (1 1/2 cups white rice flour + 1/2 cup almond flour)

1 cup chocolate chips

optional: 2 oz. nuts

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, then dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Pasta, Lasagna, Bread, Cream puffs, etc.

Pretty great GF pastas can be found at some grocery stores in the US (most likely a health/natural food store, trader joe’s or whole foods). You can also find tons of different pre-made stuff like potstickers, cookies, bread, etc. There are also a ton of recipes online for making awesome GF food. All the photos above are of treats we’ve made.