Gluten Free Cherry Bars

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Cherry Bars

I decided I needed to find a bar that people who love Cherries, Apples,Blueberries etc. could make and use for all of the above. I've been searching for quite a while, and trying to find just the right combination; I have found this  a little difficult, because I HATE cooked fruit!! (this is a trait my father passed down and I apparently passed to my kids) I however, really do love this crust. So, if you like cooked fruit like my husband, and all the men he works with, choose your canned fruit of choice for ease of use, and here is is a Quick and Tasty dessert!!  See, I don't always make Chocolate and Nutella recipes....I do bake things that aren't my favorite just to make others happy, 

occasionally!  

Happy Baking, Natalie

Ingredients:adapted from Mom Foodie

- 1 cup butter

-3/4 cup plus 2 TBS sugar

-1/4 tsp salt

-1 tsp baking soda

-1/4 tsp Almond extract

-2 large eggs

-3/4 cups quick oats (GF of course)

-1 1/2 cups Pamela's Bread Flour
-21oz. Wilderness brand,Cherry Pie filling

Glaze-

-milk or heavy cream

-powdered sugar

Directions:

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, in a greased 9x13 in glass pan.

-First cream together your butter and sugar, then add your salt, almond and soda.

-Next add your eggs mix well, then add your oats and flour, mix well, scrape the sides and bottom. 

-Take 1/2 of the crust and press it onto the bottom of the pan, then pour on the Cherry Pie filling and next crumble the rest of the crust onto the top of the cherry.

-Now Bake! Then eat warm with a glaze or with vanilla ice cream (Or even better when it's cold!). 

 

 These are some of my FAVORITE things, thank goodness for Blue Diamond!  I love these, my whole gluten loving family does too!!! 

 

Gluten Free Tasty Carrot Cake

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                       Tasty Carrot Cake

     Carrot cake is one of my husbands favorite desserts, he figures he's getting a vegetable to go along with his Cream Cheese Frosting!  I have to agree I do love Carrot Cake myself, but I'm very boring, no pineapple, raisins or nuts can be involved in the the cake making process...I know so boring!  I have made this cake about 6 times now trying to find the perfect recipe, and I think this is it.  The rise is great, the texture is great and I love how moist it is, apparently so did my family and the neighbors who taste tested the cake. Just because my recipes are Gluten Free, does not mean they are fat free or calorie free; because I assure you they are not! I'm just trying to make desserts that taste and look exactly like Gluten Full desserts.  
  Just a little update if you have been following my blog, I had Brain Surgery for the 3rd time on March 3.  I'm so excited it was a total success, I finally don't have head pain after 6 years, I haven't felt this good since before I had my first Brain Surgery!!  What I've learned through all of this, I CAN DO HARD THINGS!!!    
Have a Great Day and Happy Baking, Natalie


 

Ingredients:Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
-2 1/2 cups Pamela's Bread Flour
-2 cups sugar
-1 tsp baking powder
-2 tsp baking soda
-1 tsp cinnamon
-1/2 tsp ginger
-3 cups shredded or ground carrot
-1 cup buttermilk
-4 large eggs




 

To Make:
-You will need either 2 round or I used square 9inch pans, spray them well with Pam spray.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, bake for 40-45  minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- In a large bowl or mixer add flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, ginger and mix them together.
-Next add carrots, eggs and buttermilk and beat well.  Scrape down the sides and make sure it is all mixed in.
-Now pour as evenly as possible into the 2 greased pans and bake.  Cool for 10 minutes on wire racks them dump them out of the pans and onto parchment paper, they won't stick to this.  Then cool completely before frosting. 


Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 package room ( 8oz.) temperature cream cheese
- 1 cube butter(softened) 1/2cup
- 1 tsp real vanilla
- 4 1/2 - 5 cups powdered sugar( depending on how sweet you like it)
 -1 dash salt
- milk as needed(or whipped cream, I love what it does!)

  Beat together the cream cheese and butter until creamy, then add vanilla, and salt.  Next add powdered sugar and mix together, add milk if it gets too thick.  Beat well.  I put a layer of frosting in the middle of the cakes, and then tops and sides.  If you want it to look really clean and nice, put wax paper underneath the cake, then pull it out when you are done and it will look like Martha Stewart did it( I learned the tip from her).  I make this recipe, it makes a lot, if I don't use it all I put it in a sealed container in the freezer and get it out for the next time I need to frost something, it works great when your in a hurry.    

 

My favorite thing this week is!! 

Greek Gods Yogurt, I love it!! You can eat it plain, bake with it, use it in dips whatever!

Gluten Free Banana Snack Cake

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                          Banana Snack Cake


     I really like Banana cakes, and I will use any way I can to a Banana into my 13 year old.  It's a texture thing, I know a lot of kids don't like them for that reason, but amazingly they will eat them in a cake or bread.  This little cake is awesome and would work perfect for a picnic or family party, it has a nice dense texture, so you don't need a plate or fork...you can put it in a napkin and go!  Who doesn't want a portable treat!? 
      Every time I bake, I just can't wait to taste it and see how the taste and come out!  Lately, I haven't been disappointed, now if only when I went out to eat I could say the same!!! 
    I have recently found, the travel industry has heard our cries and they are improving their knowledge, quality of service and food that is being made available for us when we travel. I have found this through my own travels and my clients.  The Travel industry has realized, there are so many of us, and we want to travel and are willing to spend our hard earned money if they take care of us!  It's about time, we can't be ignored.  
Happy Baking, Natalie




Ingredients:
-2 large eggs
-1 cup butter
-1 cup sugar
-1/4 tsp salt
-1 tsp baking soda
-1 tsp baking powder
-1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
-1 1/2 cups ripe, smashed banana 
-1 cup quick oats
-3/4 cup Buttermilk
-2 1/2 cups Pamela's Bread Flour 
-1 cup Chocolate chips (optional, I did not)
-1/2 cup nuts (optional, I did not)


To make:
-Get a 9x13 inch pan and spray it with Pam, Preheat your oven to 375 degrees-Bake for 30-33 minutes or until your toothpick comes out clean.
--Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. 
-Next add salt, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla and mix well.
-Then add the bananas and mix, scrape the sides. Then add the eggs, and buttermilk and mix.
-Next add the oats and then the flour and mix well. Add your chocolate chips if you want and nuts now. Scrape the sides, then pour into the pan and bake.
-Cool completely, you can either frost or just eat plain.
 


 Cream Cheese Frosting:

I like to color my frosting, just for fun!!

- 1 package room ( 8oz.) temperature cream cheese
- 1 cube butter(softened) 1/2cup
- 1 tsp real vanilla
- 4 1/2 - 5 cups powdered sugar( depending on how sweet you like it)
 -1 dash salt
 - milk as needed(or whipped cream, I love what it does!)

      Beat together the cream cheese and butter until creamy, then add vanilla, and salt.  Next add powdered sugar and mix together, add milk if it gets too thick.  Beat well.  I put a layer of frosting in the middle of the cakes, and then tops and sides.  If you want it to look really clean and nice, put wax paper underneath the cake, then pull it out when you are done and it will look like Martha Stewart did it( I learned the tip from her).  I make this recipe, it makes a lot, if I don't use it all I put it in a sealed container in the freezer and get it out for the next time I need to frost something, it works great when your in a hurry.   


This is one of my favorite things! Cream Cheese, it makes everything taste so much, I am not a Butter Cream fan.