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Blueberry Muffins

April 10, 2012
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The Internet is a weird, wild place. Way back in 2009 (21 years ago in Internet time), I posted a bunch of recipes. They sported some horrible photos in bad lighting, but the food sure was tasty. All of a sudden, readers started getting mad at me (it happens). It seems that some of those [...]

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Jules Gluten-Free Puff Pastry

April 9, 2012
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Jules Gluten Free and I made some puff pastry over the weekend. What did you do? If you’re new here, this is part of a blog series we’re calling Great Gluten-Free Flour Test: Four All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Blends (Better Batter, Cup4Cup, Jules & Tom Sawyer). Four recipe categories (cake, pastry, bread, cookies). Scoring in 10 [...]

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Cup4Cup Gluten-free Puff Pastry

April 5, 2012
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Holy. Moly. I’m in love. And this time, it’s for real. The Great Gluten-Free Flour Test: The Pastry Challenge. This time, Cup4Cup Gluten-Free Flour in my recipe for Traditional Puff Pastry.* Four All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Blends (Better Batter, Cup4Cup, Jules & Tom Sawyer). Four recipe categories (cake, pastry, bread, cookies). Scoring in 10 different categories, [...]

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Baking Gluten-Free Bread with a Proofing Basket

April 4, 2012
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You know those beautiful artisan loaf breads you see in a conventional bakery? They’re the ones with the pattern of concentric circles etched into the bread. They come in all shapes and sizes, some round, some oblong, some even square or triangular. “May I please have one of the crusty round loaves, right there,” you [...]

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Hot Cross Buns

April 3, 2012
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These days, I’m trying very hard to be a Good Blogger Citizen. Before I post, I ask myself questions. Self, I say, why are you posting this? Wanting ever more blog traffic – not a good enough reason. Period. Full stop. Enticing you to buy my cookbook – well, if you like my blog (the [...]

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Gluten-Free Puff Pastry – with Better Batter

April 2, 2012

Welcome back! Today is Round Two of the Great Gluten-Free Flour Test: The Pastry Challenge. Day One? Better Batter Gluten-Free Flour in my go-to recipe for Traditional Puff Pastry. Are you new around here? {By the way, you look fabulous today.} The test comprises Four All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Blends (Better Batter, Cup4Cup, Jules & Tom [...]

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Top 10 Secrets to Baking Good Gluten-Free Bread

March 29, 2012
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Look out, sista! I’m gonna be the boss of you today. But with l-o-v-e. I’m spilling my secrets, so kindly put on your thinking caps. Here are my Top 10 Secrets to Baking Good Gluten-Free Yeast Bread: 1. Try your best to avoid making any substitutions the first time you make a bread recipe. If [...]

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Tom Sawyer Devil’s Food Cake

March 28, 2012

Welcome back to The Great Gluten-Free Flour Test. Don’t know what that is? Here’s the skinny. And by skinny, I mean the lowdown. ‘Cause all this cake is not helping a girl be actually skinny. In a nutshell: 4 all-purpose gluten-free flour blends (Better Batter, C4C, Jules, Tom Sawyer), 4 recipe categories (cake, pastry, yeast [...]

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