tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421686477651104172024-03-14T14:48:49.091-04:00Gluten Free Baking BearConverting favorite recipes into Gluten Free ones.
A Good Recipe is a Good Recipe!Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-35192871540640316992019-03-05T11:00:00.000-05:002019-03-05T11:00:28.121-05:00MY SECRET GLUTEN FREE FLOUR BLEND
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Over many years of baking gluten free I have tried different flours and countless mixtures of various flours. Finally, I am getting the perfect texture, fluffiness and moisture that I love in my baked goods. People often ask if my baked goods are gluten free (even though they know I Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-72120510629957917532019-01-23T11:24:00.001-05:002019-01-23T11:24:41.641-05:00GLUTEN FREE CHEESECAKE BROWNIES with DAIRY FREE Directions
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Yum! These Cheesecake Brownies are to die for! I love the texture of the brownie layer and the how delicious it is with the cheese layer. I got the recipe from a friend and I have made them several times to rave reviews. My usual reply to someone who wants the recipe for something I bake is “the Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-189013527911100992018-11-28T08:58:00.000-05:002018-12-02T06:00:50.028-05:00GF POTATO LATKES (PANCAKES) FOR A CROWD
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Gluten Free Baking Bear
Soon it will be Hanukkah! Called the “Festival of Lights” this
holiday is celebrated with saying prayers, lighting a menorah (a menorah is a candelabra that usually holds 9
candles), playing dreidel games (a dreidel is a 4 sided top with a letter on each
side), singing and eating Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-42488525330337863072018-10-22T14:49:00.000-04:002018-10-22T14:49:39.921-04:00GLUTEN FREE CINNAMON ROLLS with Dairy Free Instructions
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I
love cinnamon rolls! Every time I
enter a mall there is that wonderful smell of Cinnabon rolls. Why don’t they have gluten free
Cinnabon rolls at the mall? If I
want to eat a cinnamon roll I must bake it. I found this recipe on the Recreating Happiness blog. It is great. Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-60114706096626836402018-08-16T16:20:00.003-04:002018-08-16T16:20:50.028-04:00GLUTEN FREE BLUEBERRY BARS
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It is blueberry season. I
love fresh blueberries, but I also love cooked ones in desserts. I decided to create this recipe for
Blueberry Bars based on my recipe for Lemon Bars and my recipe for Strawberry Filling. The Blueberry Bar crust
is crisp like a shortbread cookie.
Somehow using theBryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-11726856866311154952018-06-17T11:45:00.000-04:002018-06-17T11:45:41.781-04:00GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE GLAZED CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS with DAIRY FREE and VEGAN INSTRUCTIONS
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I
saw a photo online and I just had to have a chocolate doughnut with chocolate
glaze. In my gluten free world in order to fulfill any craving I usually have
to bake it myself. These doughnuts
did not disappoint. They came out
very moist with a deep dark chocolate taste and color. The texture isBryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-48968288211979949682018-04-24T15:22:00.000-04:002018-08-18T07:52:59.972-04:00GLUTEN FREE DARK CHOCOLATE MUFFINS with DAIRY FREE INSTRUCTIONS
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These muffins have a rich chocolate taste that satisfies my chocoholic
cravings. Yum! The use of Dutch process cocoa instead of regular cocoa gives
these both a deep dark chocolate color and flavor. I converted a regular wheat recipe that I found on the KingArthur Flour site into a gluten free one.
&Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-83224083691683481432018-04-12T14:36:00.000-04:002018-04-12T14:36:12.248-04:00GLUTEN FREE CINNAMON-STREUSEL COFFEECAKE
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This is the best coffee cake I have ever had. I converted the recipe from the King Arthur Flour
website. The cake is moist and
soft with a lovely thin middle layer of cinnamon and a delicious streusel
topping. Everyone loved it and
took seconds.
The butter and sour creamBryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-14497602208211921752018-03-14T13:02:00.001-04:002018-03-14T13:02:32.056-04:00GLUTEN FREE IRISH POTATO BREAD
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Irish Potato Bread is similar to Irish Soda Bread because both have a
texture that is a cross between a biscuit and regular bread and both are yeast
free. The potato bread is savory
not sweet like the soda bread.
Both are easy to make and delicious.
I
had never heard of Irish Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-11585846082831510312018-02-13T14:12:00.002-05:002018-02-13T14:38:43.992-05:00GLUTEN FREE BUTTERNUT SQUASH CRUMB CAKE MUFFINS with DAIRY FREE INSTRUCTIONS
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I
had some butternut squash left over after making some vegan mac and ‘cheese’ or
more aptly named mac and squash. I
decided to bake something cake like.
Always my preferred dessert, let me eat cake! I converted a regular recipe for pumpkin muffins into a
gluten free squash muffin version.
I Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-79390514440822041812017-12-10T11:32:00.003-05:002018-02-13T10:22:40.842-05:00GLUTEN FREE SPRITZ COOKIES
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Spritz cookies are crisp, buttery and delicious. A holiday classic, they are easy to
make and pretty. This recipe is
from my dear friend Rita Symczyk, who passed away about 20 years ago. She was a great cook and baker. I have some of her recipes and every
one is excellent (I wish I had Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-21580237832641861062017-09-19T11:52:00.000-04:002017-09-19T12:16:00.828-04:00GLUTEN FREE SWEET APPLE CINNAMON NOODLE KUGEL
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A
kugel is a pudding. There are sweet and there are savory kugels. It is typical to serve a sweet kugel
for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish new year).
This recipe for a Sweet Apple Cinnamon Kugel is an homage to the
tradition of dipping apples in honey in the hope of having a sweet new
year.
&Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-8516010485144414702017-06-21T11:14:00.000-04:002017-06-21T11:21:28.533-04:00GLUTEN FREE PINEAPPLE COCONUT COOKIES Easily made Dairy Free or Vegan
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These Pineapple Coconut Cookies are absolutely delicious. They are crispy on the edges and soft
in the center. You can taste both the pineapple and the coconut.
I
found this recipe on line on Basil Momma’s blog, it was originally from a
Clabber Girl cookbook. I converted
Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-49811350561300026392017-03-22T15:16:00.000-04:002017-03-22T15:16:33.879-04:00GLUTEN FREE GOLDEN PEANUT BUTTER BARS
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These bars are delicious and not too sweet. The crumbly crisp crust is perfect with the slightly chewy
center. They are a bit addictive,
but don’t let that keep you from making them because everyone will love these
(everyone in the peanut butter loving world that is).
I
Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-50464100071330264032017-03-15T15:52:00.001-04:002017-03-19T11:42:26.527-04:00GLUTEN FREE PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE CHIP POUND CAKE with DAIRY FREE directions
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I
decided to make this recipe because it is almost St. Patricks Day and the
recipe stated that the cake would be green. The cake is not even the slightest shade of green, but I am
quite happy that I made it anyway because it is amazing! The cake has a hint of almond and
pistachio flavor and a moist lightBryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-75628748191013767772017-03-07T15:36:00.000-05:002017-03-09T18:19:20.548-05:00GLUTEN FREE VEGAN VANILLA CUPCAKES
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These cupcakes are delicious.
They have a rich vanilla flavor, are moist and light. They are the best vanilla cupcakes I
have had. I am a chocoholic so any
vanilla baked good has to be really good for me to love it and I love
these. Alone or with the frosting
these are irresistible and Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-72562670044013576312017-02-27T17:15:00.000-05:002017-04-02T13:18:02.373-04:00GLUTEN FREE NO YEAST BAGELS with DAIRY FREE INSTRUCTIONS - Similar to Against the Grain brand bagels
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These bagels are light and delicious. Though not dense and chewy like
the traditional bagel these are delightful and satisfying in their own way and
very easy to make. The method and ingredients are much like Brazilian Cheese
Bread, but milk is added to the batter. The texture of the bagels are similar
to, but Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-46697485429809749872017-02-09T10:04:00.000-05:002017-02-27T20:53:09.796-05:00GLUTEN FREE DAIRY FREE PEANUT BUTTER MUFFINS
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These GF Peanut Butter Muffins have a definite peanut butter taste. They are moist and very tasty. You can eat them alone or with you
favorite jam.
I
transformed a wheat recipe for peanut butter bread into this GF muffin
recipe. The batter came out very
thick. It Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-28456359000234788132017-02-02T15:00:00.000-05:002017-02-02T15:00:29.356-05:00GLUTEN FREE COCONUT CUPCAKES
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These yummy GF Coconut Cupcakes are easy to make and very
delicious. The texture is fluffy
and moist and they have a delicate coconut flavor. Using a glaze instead of frosting makes them just sweet
enough and very easy to frost. The
toasted coconut on top give them a nice crunchy bite. If youBryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-19906398852793543762016-12-30T12:51:00.000-05:002016-12-30T12:51:31.985-05:00GLUTEN FREE DANISH NAPOLEON HAT COOKIES
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I
first had these cookies as a teenager when I lived in Denmark for five
months. They are a vanilla cookie
folded around a ball of marzipan and, after baking, the bottom is dipped in
chocolate. The way they are folded
into a triangle looks like an old fashioned hat (like what we call a tri corner
Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-37422187872650583962016-12-19T15:57:00.000-05:002016-12-20T07:12:39.799-05:00GLUTEN FREE GINGERBREAD DOUGH FOR HOUSES & COOKIES
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I
decided to make a GF Gingerbread House this year. I had never made one before from scratch. I used to buy the ready made kits
(before I learned that I could not eat wheat), but I have not seen any gluten
free ones yet. I never made any
gingerbread before. I found a
recipe on Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-17534247076465509842016-12-12T16:12:00.000-05:002016-12-20T07:21:32.611-05:00GLUTEN FREE PEAR GINGERBREAD ROLL CAKE
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Wow! This cake is so
delicious! The perfectly spiced
gingerbread cake has a to die for spiced whipped cream and pear filling. It is
a sophisticated cake that makes a nice presentation. Perfect to serve for
Holiday dessert.
I
adapted the Taste of Home recipe into a gluten free Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-72545678977649932202016-12-09T16:04:00.001-05:002016-12-20T07:22:25.878-05:00GLUTEN FREE GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE
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It is December and time for the traditional flavors of the season:
gingerbread, eggnog and chocolate mint!
I have a lots of chocolate mint recipes posted and a few egg nog ones,
but only one gingerbread recipe (for Gingerbread Biscotti). I plan to post a few new gingerbread
recipes this year beginning Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-68258486280106712342016-11-30T14:41:00.003-05:002016-12-20T07:23:54.660-05:00GLUTEN FREE OAT BRAN MUFFINS WITH CARROTS AND RAISINS
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by Bryna Bear aka Gluten Free Baking Bear
These GF Oat Bran Muffins
are not too sweet and very satisfying.
The texture is a little dense yet light and the muffins are moist,
flavorful and delicious. I love
raisins but you can use dried cranberries or chocolate chips if you
prefer. I also added chopped nuts
which gives the muffin some Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242168647765110417.post-31018773260007972782016-11-01T15:01:00.000-04:002016-12-20T07:25:24.852-05:00GLUTEN FREE PUMPKIN SEVEN LAYER BARS
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This recipe is easy to make with scrumptious results. A seasonal variation of the traditional
seven layer bar this version preserves all the coconut & chocolaty gooey
goodness of the original bar and adds a yummy and creamy pumpkin spice layer.
You
can change up what you put in Bryna Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370794579256100943noreply@blogger.com0