Healthy Old Broad

Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Macadamia Nut Cookies

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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.

Vanilla Tea Cakes

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I received a Flower Petits baking pan from my friend Tessa’s son, Parker who is 7 for my birthday.  I wanted to use it and thought vanilla petit cakes would be good (even topped some with melted chocolate, because sometimes chocolate just makes things even better).  These tea cakes would be perfect to make for Mom for Mothers Day, having tea with friends or just for any old time.

Vanilla Tea Cakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick unsalted soften butter
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 vanilla bean – split with the seeds scraped out
  • 1 cup Xyla
  • 2 1/4 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • non-stick spray
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray thoroughly the baking pan with non-stick spray.
  3. In a standing mixer combine the butter, Xyla and sour cream. Add the vanilla extract and vanilla bean seeds.
  4. In a separate bowl combine the Flour, salt, xanthan, baking powder and soda, whisk together.
  5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer and combine.
  6. I used a small scoop to place the dough in the flowers of the pan – fill only 1/2 way.
  7. Bake at 350 for 22 to 25 minutes.
  8. Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then let finish cooling on wire rack.
  9. Option: melt your favorite chocolate in a double boiler, add a splash of vanilla and a splash of decaf coffee, and dip the vanilla cakes lightly into the chocolate.

Donuts – they are baked not fried

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These donuts are so yummy. They are baked not fried, so that a bonus. And they don’t go stale and hard after one day.

Donuts – they are baked not fried

Ingredients:

  • 5 tablespoons room temperature unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup Xyla
  • 1 large egg – room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Califia Farms Almond Creamer
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Xanthan gum

Optional Ingredients (to make toppings or frosting:)

  • room temperature butter
  • Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Coconut Palm Sugar
  • Cinnamon

Optional Ingredients (to make chocolate donuts:)

  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  1. and of course you will need donut baking pans (unless you just want to make donut holes).
  2. Preheat oven to 325. Spray donut pans with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. In a standing mixture combine the wet ingredients (the dough at this point will look like cottage cheese but do not worry it is fine). Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to the mixer to combine. Fill the donut rings about half way up with dough (as it will rise when cooking). Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool, then remove from donut pan.
  4. Want chocolate frosting: heat butter and chocolate chips together, when melted add a splash of vanilla extract. Dip the cooled donuts into the chocolate and place on cooling rack.
  5. Want cinnamon topped donuts: elt room temperature butter with Coconut Palm Sugar and Cinnamon. Dip the cooled donuts into the mixture and place on cooling rack.

Sour Cream Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake

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This coffee cake is so delicious that it should be called OMG Coffee Cake…it’s moist, cinnamonny, and loaded with pecans. It is a must try.

INGREDIENTS:

filling:

  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup Palm Coconut Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter

cake batter:

  • 2/3 cup butter – room temperature
  • 1 cup Xyla
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup low fat sour cream – room temperature
  • 2 cups Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour
  • 2 large eggs – room temperature

glaze:

  • 1/2 cup Powder Xyla
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons water

Preheat oven to 350. Line a 7 x 11 baking dish with a piece of parchment paper (I spray the bottom of the pan with no stick spray which keeps the parchment in place while filling pan).

In a small bowl combine all the filling ingredients and set aside.

For the cake: mix the Xyla and butter until well combined. Add vanilla extract, eggs and sour cream and combine. Add flour and mix well.

Spoon 1/2 the batter into the parchment lined pan, sprinkle with 1/2 the pecan mixture and swirl them thru the batter, spoon the remaining batter on top then top with the remaining pecans.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan. Lift parchment paper to remove cake from pan.

While cake is cooling, combine the glaze ingredients then drizzle on the cooled cake.

Sliders

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Getting close to the Fourth of July holiday so how about sliders…using Focaccia Bread cut into slider size with turkey burgers stuffed with cheese.  I served these with Endive Fennel Jicama Slaw.

Sliders

Ingredients (Focaccia Bread):

  • I topped this bread with sautéed shallots
  • 1 loaf of bread will make 9 sliders
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix the ingredients on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Ingredients (Turkey Burgers | makes 6 nice size sliders):

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • 2 spicy sausages – casing removed – you can use chicken or pork sausages
  • 1/4 onion – grated into the meat
  • salt and pepper
  • cheddar cheese (or any kind of cheese you prefer.
  1. Combine the ground turkey, spicy sausage meat and grated onion. Salt and pepper to taste and combine. Divide the mixture into equal size sliders, form balls, stuff with cheese and make sure the cheese is surrounded by meat mixture.
  2. Either cook on stove top or grill, add more cheese to melt just before the burgers are cooked.

Ingredients (Ketchup Dressing):

  • 1/3 cup Xyla Ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
  • 1/4 cup Cornichons – finely chopped
  • fresh ground pepper (to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon horseradish
  1. Combine all ingredients together and then schmear on the buns.
  2. Add the burgers, a slice of tomato and you are ready to go.