Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Use Organic ingredients whenever possible

• 1/4 cup - olive oil

• 3/4 cup - butter or margarine

• 1 cup - brown sugar

• 1 cup - white sugar

• 2 - farm fresh eggs

• 1 tsp - natural vanilla

• 2/3 cups - brown rice flour

• 1 tsp - baking soda

• 1 tsp - gluten-free baking powder

• 1 tsp - xanthan gum

• pinch - sea salt

• 1 cup - quinoa flakes

• 1 cup - coconut

• 1 cup - gluten-free rice krispies [Kinnininnick or Erewhon or Pacific Nutty Rice

• 1/2 cup - choc chips or carob chips or nuts & seeds or raisins, chopped dates, apricots etc

Preheat oven to 350-375 degrees
Cream olive oil and butter until whipped very well
Add sugar and eggs, continue to beat very light
Add brown rice flour, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum, pinch of salt, quinoa flakes, gluten-free rice krispies, coconut and optional ingredients - Chill for 1 hour

Dough should be firm enough to roll into a soft ball [shouldn't stick to your hands except for light film] but won't need to be pressed down. The smaller the cookie the less they crumble.

Place on un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Do not over bake. Cool and wrap lightly.

Ginger Variation: Omit quinoa flakes, coconut and vanilla. Add

• 1 tsp - gr ginger

• 1 tsp - cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp - gr cloves / raisins / nutty rice

Gluten-Free Brown Rice Bread - Bread Maker

Use Organic ingredients whenever possible
If rice flour is not available and you bake a lot with rice flour it is economical to purchase a "Bosch" grinder for freshest available ingredients.

Place following 7 ingredients in bread maker pan and whisk well

• 1 2/3 cup - warm water

• 3 - large farm eggs

• 3 tsp - olive oil

• 1 tsp - sea salt

• 2 tbsps - sugar or honey or unrefined sugar

• 1 tsp - cider vinegar

• 1/2 cup - instant skim milk powder or soy

Note: Do not substitute with actual milk or milk substitute. Important: Spoon flour into dry measuring cup - do not pack. Layer in remaining ingredients in order

• 1 cup - organic brown rice flour

• 1 1/4 cup - organic white rice flour

• 2/3 cup - tapioca starch or flour

• 1/3 cup - potato starch

• 1 tbsp - xanthan gum

• 2 tsps - pectin crystals

• 2 tsps - instant yeast

Add on cycle

• 2 tbsps - quinoa flakes or flax seeds

During first kneading cycle - scrape down sides of pan with rubber spatula. When bread is baked remove from pan and cool on rack

Select grain cycle [approx 3-4 hours]

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