Thursday, August 22, 2013

Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes / Cake


Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes Made With Garbanzo Bean Flour – My Best Gluten-Free Cupcakes To Date
Yield: About 30 cupcakes

Ingredients
  • 2 3/4 cups garbanzo bean flour, sifted twice [I whisked well with sugar] 
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar [1 cup sugar]
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • [1 tsp cinnamon] 
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. Mix in eggs, vanilla, olive oil, and milk until just combined.
  3. Mix in water.
  4. Fill cupcake liners just halfway.
  5. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes or until the top bounces back when lightly touched.
[I used mini muffin tins and baked for 13-14 minutes.] 

As a loaf cake, bake for about 40 minutes. 

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Bread

3 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 very ripe bananas, mashed
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
1 1/2 cup chickpea flour
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. 

Whisk egg and sugar fluffy before adding butter, yogurt and mashed bananas.
Sift flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the batter and stir until completely mixed.

Pour into a greased loaf tin and bake in a pre-heated oven (175°C/350°F) for 30 minutes.

Friday, August 09, 2013

Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Garbanzo Bean Flour

Yield: 24 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs at room temperature, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon 
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger powder (optional)
4 tablespoons peanut butter
1 1/2 cups chickpea flour
3/4 cups oats
1/2 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter, omit)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (or use 3/4 tsp baking powder)
2/3 cup chocolate chips


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix butter, sugars, molasses, eggs, and vanilla.
Mix chickpea flour, oats, salt, soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by the heaping tablespoon onto a greased baking sheet. 

Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. 

Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing. Cool completely on a wire rack.