Breads

It can be difficult to find a good gluten-free bread, let alone a good recipe. Each gluten-free flour blend is different and creates a different rise. This is a one rise bread. Do not expect it to be super airy, but it is a nice quality loaf; which is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. 

Prep Time: 15 minutes Rise Time – 45 min to an hour Bake Time: 25-30 min Makes: 1 large round

Calories: 2458

The base of this recipe is straight from a long-lost Scottish friend of mine. He taught me that you could make scones sweet or savory. 

Prep Time: 5 minutes Bake Time: 10-15 Makes: 8 servings

Calories: 4129 total / 688 per serve

This traditional recipe is made with acorn flour. Acorn flour might be difficult to find. If you want to know how to process acorns into flour, you can go here. You could use alternatives such as: almond flour, oat flour, walnut flour. chickpea flour. 

Prep Time: 2 hours Bake Time: 20 min  Makes: 6 servings

Calories: 1020 total / 255 per serve

The gluten-free breads you can generally find at your local grocery are typically cardboard. I’m serious, there are very few gluten-free breads that are tasty and soft. I make my own for this very reason. 

Prep Time: 20 minutes Rise Time: 1 hr, 30-45 min

Bake Time: 35-45 minutes Makes: 6 hand loaves 

Calories: 2993 total / 499 per serve

Prep Time: 20 minutes  Rise time: 1st (1 hour) 2nd (30 Min) 

Bake Time: 35-50 min  Makes: 2 loaves

Total Time: 2.5-3 hours

Calories: 2385 total / 1192.5 per loaf/ about 120 per slice

This super dark cake will satisfy the inner chocolate monster in everyone. Traditional Black Forest Cake is made with cherries and cherry liqueur, this one is made with strawberries. 

Prep Time: 30 minutes Bake Time: 35 – 40 min Makes: 10 servings

Calories: 4990 total / 499 per serve

This cake is light & fluffy. It utilizes coconut in place of butter; which adds a light coconut flavor and cuts some of the fat out. If you used an egg substitute this would be vegan. It’s already gluten-free and lactose free!

Prep Time: 5 minutes Bake Time: 35-40 min Makes: 8 servings

Calories: 2405 total / 301 per serve

My birthday is in May and lemon is my favourite spring flavor. It seemed only natural for me to create a lemon birthday cake for myself. I, also, adore blueberries and they go so well with lemon. You will have extra blueberry gelee, which you can use on bread, in muffins, or just as a guilty pleasure by the spoonful. 

Prep Time: 49 minutes Bake Time: 45 – 1 hour  Makes: 12 servings

Calories: 6708 total / 559 per serve

Want a nice fudgy brownie with a hint of coconut? This is the recipe for you!

Prep Time: 10 minutes Bake Time: 25-30 min Makes: 20 brownies

Calories: 2726 total / 136 per serve  

This is just a basic gluten-free donut dough recipe. I have actually never had a gluten-free donut that I didn’t make, but these are amazing!

Prep Time: 20 minutes Rise Time: 1-2 hour Fry Time: 2-3 min each 

Makes: 20 servings

Calories: 3288 total / 164.4 per serve

This is a great autumn/winter cookie full of spices and packed with flavor. 

Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 12 min per tray Makes: 48 cookies

Calories: 3231 total / 67 per cookie  

This cake is light, fluffy, and not terribly difficult to make. You can use store-bought lady fingers or make your own. You can use pre-made whipped cream, or make your own. The level of difficulty and time-consumption is entirely dependent on what you want to do!

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cool Time: 3-4 hours Makes: 12 servings

Calories: 3032 total / 253 per serve

Looking for a hearty, delicious, one dish meal with almost no effort? 

Prep Time: 5 min Bake Time: 13 min  Makes: 24 servings

Calories: 5050 total / 210 per serve

In 2001, I created this recipe from my mom’s left-over pumpkin pie mix. I’ve tweaked it since then. Now, of course, there are gazillions of pumpkin cheesecake recipes, but this one is 2 decades of delicious. 

Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 45 – 1 hour Makes: 12 servings

Calories: 6280 total / 523 per serve

This is a quick and easy pastry glaze. You could use this for donuts, eclairs, even cakes. 

Prep Time: 2 minutes Cook Time: 10 Min Makes: 350ml

Calories: 1226 total

Crème Patissiere is a custard like confection that is often used to stuff pastries such as donuts, eclairs, and tarts. The difference between crème pat and custard is cornstarch to do a quick set. Don’t be afraid of this recipe, it’s manageable. 

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cool Time: 1-2 hours Makes: 700 ml

Calories: 1415 total 

I learned my pie crust from my mom. She taught me how to make pie when I was 3. When we found out that I have Celiac Disease, she spent almost 2 years perfecting her pie crust so that I could have pie crust that wasn’t the consistency of cardboard. 

Prep Time: 10 minutes Bake Time: 45 – 1 hour Makes: 2 crusts

Calories: 2059 total 

Don’t like the flavor of canned pumpkin? Me either! I grew my own pumpkins, this year, as I have in the past. Even if you just buy your pumpkins from a stand, here’s how you process them. 

Prep Time: 10 minutes Bake Time: 1 hour 

Calories: Depends on how much pumpkin you end up with: 26 calories per 100g

If you’re a little afraid of making your own caramel sauce, have no fear. This is simple, has 4 ingredients and is fixable, even if you mess up!

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 min  Makes: 200 ml

Calories: 859 total