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Macadamia Nut Cookies

July 15, 2018 by Jo Barnett

First weekend in Hawaii and so I just had to bake macadamia nut cookies.

Macadamia Nut Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Xyla
  • 1 stick unsalted butter – room temp
  • 2 eggs – room temp
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xantham gum
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nuts
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix the Xyla and butter together, add the eggs and vanilla extract and combine well. In a separate bowl combine gluten free flour, baking powder, salt, xanatham gum and combine. Add the dry mixture to the wet bowl and combine well, then stir in the macadamia nuts.
  3. Place dough on non-stick cookie sheet (or parchment covered sheet) and bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes than transfer to cooling rack.
  4. You are ready to enjoy.

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Focaccia Bread Horseradish Roast Beef Sandwich

February 1, 2017 by Jo Barnett

Been missing tasty bread to make a great sandwich with? Hate not having a great sandwich to eat or serve as game day food? Well your wait is over as the focaccia bread flavored with horseradish and made into a sandwich with Horseradish Roast Beef Horseradish Crusted is delish.

Focaccia Bread Horseradish Roast Beef Sandwich

Ingredients for Horseradish Focaccia Bread:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon Xyla or 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (about 1 1/3 packets)
  • 1 1/2 cup Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Gold’s Horseradish
  • non stick spray
  1. Dissolve Xyla in warm water, stir in yeast and let stand until foam forms (with Xyla or honey you do not get a huge foam) about 5 minutes.
  2. While yeast is blooming in a separate bowl whisk together the flour, xanthan gum, salt.
  3. In another bowl mix the egg, olive oil, and horseradish together and then add to yeast and mix well. Add the wet mixture to the dry and combine well (it is easy to mix by hand so no need to dirty the standing mixer).
  4. Spray a 9 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray, spread the dough out, cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm spot for about 20 minutes
  5. Preheat oven to 400.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes, let cool in pan.

To make the sandwich

  1. Slice the focaccia in half, your choice of a lite white cheese, a lite schmear of horseradish sauce, springs greens or lettuce, tomato slices, sliced horseradish roast beef. And since it your sandwich add what you think will be good on it.

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Oatmeal Granola Cookies

July 26, 2016 by Jo Barnett

Yummy and healthy Gluten Free and Sugar Free cookies.

Oatmeal Granola Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter – room temp.
  • 1 cup XYLA
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs – room temp
  • 1 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill Extra Thick Gluten Free Rolled Oat
  • 1 1/2 cups Udis Gluten Free Vanilla Granola
  • 1 cup Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

Takes 10 min

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a standing mixer combine the butter and XYLA (about 4 to 5 minutes). Add vanilla extract and eggs to this mixture.
  3. In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients and whisk together. Add the dry mixture to the mixer and combine well.
  4. Using a small scoop place cookies on the parchment lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes then move to cooling rack to continue cooling.

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You Can’t Just Eat One Cashew Cookie

July 6, 2016 by Jo Barnett

I named these “You can’t eat just one Cashew cookie” because it is true…no one who has had them could do it…always went back for another…and to me that makes it a great cookie.

You Can’t Just Eat One Cashew Cookie

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter – room temperature
  • 1 cup XYLA
  • 2 eggs – room temperature
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 cup Once Again Unsweetened / Salt free Creamy Cashew Butter
  • 2 cups finely chopped cashews

Takes 9 min

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. line cookie sheets with parchment paper
  3. In the bowl of a standing mixer combine the butter and XYLA on medium speed until well combined. Add in the vanilla extract and eggs and continue to combine. Add in the cashew butter.
  4. While the butter/Xyla are combining in a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt and chopped cashews. Whisk together.
  5. Turn mixture to low and add dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Use a spatula to scrape the bowl to make sure all is combine well.
  6. Using a small (or large if you want larger cookies) scoop and place on parchment line cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake for 9 minutes, let cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then move to cooling rack.

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Oatmeal w/ Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 12, 2016 by Jo Barnett

Not sure what kind of cookie you want, oatmeal? peanut butter? chocolate chip? peanut butter and chocolate? well with this cookie you don’t have to decide as you get three great flavors in one.

Oatmeal with Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gluten free oats (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
  • 1/1/4 cup gluten free flour (I use Pamela’s brand)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Xanthan
  • 1 stick room temperature unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
  • 1/2 cup XYLA
  • 1 cup crunchy peanut butter (I use Trader Joe’s brand of natural peanut butter)
  • 2 large eggs – room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life brand)
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (I use the Trader Joe’s 50% less salt kind)

Takes 10 min

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a standing mixer combine the butter with the Palm Sugar and XYLA.
  3. While butter mixture is combining whisk flour, baking soda,xanthan and salt in a small bowl.
  4. With the mixer still running add in the peanut butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix till combined.
  5. With the mixer on low add the flour mixture. Add in the oats, chopped peanuts and chocolate chips.
  6. Using the small scoop place the dough on the parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and bake for approx. 15 minutes.
  7. Let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes than move to a cooling rack to continue the cooling.

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