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Gluten Free Vegetarian Pot Pie

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Gluten Free Vegetarian Pot Pie
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time:  25-30 minutes

Crust:

Filling:

  • 1/2 cup yellow onion chopped (1/2 inch)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons cumin
  • 1/2 coconut cream concentrate
  • 12 cups your favorite veggie (I have used sweet potato, asparagus, zucchini, corn, all have been delicious…experiment and share how it turned out!)
  • 2 small potatoes, cubed 1/2 inch
  • 1 cup carrots, sliced
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 1/2 cup broccoli
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flour (or as needed to thicken)

Dough:

Mix almond and coconut flour with the salt, then slowly fold in softened butter until it crumbles.  Stir in water by the tablespoon and mix dough thoroughly by hand.  Once dough is mixed, divide in half and roll into balls.  Cover or wrap balls and put in fridge.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees ºF.
Saute onions in coconut oil until they become translucent.  Heat vegetable broth in a medium pot and bring to a boil.  Once boiling add cumin and lower head to medium.  Add coconut cream concentrate.  Add vegetables to mixture and let simmer 15 minutes stirring frequently.

While mixture is simmering take 1/2 the dough and push down into the dish fairly thin and up the sides covering the dish.  Roll out remaining dough to cover top and set aside.  Fill the dish with rolled out dough making sure to fill any cracks.

Once mixture has simmered and dough is rolled out add coconut flour to mixture to thicken the liquid.  Pour mixture into dish.  Take rolled top and lay over dish.  If some cracks or falls apart that’s ok just press it back together and fill in cracks.  Press edges together.  Place in oven for 20-30 minutes or until dough is golden brown around edges.

Notes:

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

  • If you want to make this recipe completely vegan just substitute earth balance for butter.  Also coconut oil may work, but I haven’t tried it yet.
  • I use frozen broccoli florets and frozen peas to save time and it turns out great.

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Avocado Rosemary Pasta

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Avocado Rosemary Pasta
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time:  25 minutes

  • 1 large zucchini, spiral cut into strands
  • 1 delicata squash, spiral cut into strands
  • 1 large avocado, peeled and pitted
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk*
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice

In a large saucepan, cover vegetable pasta strands with water and bring to a boil. Cook for just a few minutes until slightly soft – be careful not to overcook.

In a small blender or Magic Bullet, combine avocado, oil, milk, rosemary, salt, pepper, lemon juice and lemon zest; blend until smooth. Pour over pasta and heat until warm.

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*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Gluten Free Snickerdoodles

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Gluten Free Snickerdoodles photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 20 cookies
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Mixture for sprinkling:

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees ºF.

Stir the butter/coconut oil, honey, egg, and vanilla until uniform. (Mixing this recipe by hand works fine.)

In a separate bowl, mix the nut flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

Add dry ingredients into the wet. Allow to sit a few minutes to thicken.

Use a cookie scoop to place balls of dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten a little with a buttered spatula.

Sprinkle tops with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

Bake approximately 12 minutes, until slightly golden. Cool a few minutes on the cookie sheet before moving them to a rack.

Keep in an air-tight container in the fridge.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

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Gluten Free Pecan Crescent Cookies

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Gluten Free Pecan Crescent Cookies photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 30
Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees ºF.

In a bowl, combine shortening, vanilla extract, almond extract and honey. Cream together until smooth.

Add in flours, starch, salt and pecans until dough forms. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour. Form into boomerangs and place on a greased or lined baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until edges start to brown. Let cool completely. Dust in powdered sugar if desired. Store in a sealed container.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

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Maple Glazed Carrots with Coconut Oil

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Maple Glazed Carrots with Coconut Oil photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 4-6
Preparation Time 30 minutes

Cook carrots in a skillet with just enough water to cover them. Add dried rosemary and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer until the water has evaporated and the carrots are soft.

Stir in the coconut oil, maple syrup, salt and pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes over low heat.

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Gluten Free Cranberry Currant Persimmon Bars


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Gluten Free Cranberry Currant Persimmon Bars photo by recipe author

 

Servings: 15
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Crust:

  • 1 cup plain almonds
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup dates (10 regular dates, pits removed)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Fruit Filling:

  • 2 medium persimmons, chopped (about 1/2-3/4 cup)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cranberries
  • 1/3 cup dried currants or raisins
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Crumb Topping:

Preheat oven to 375 °F.

Crust: in a blender, puree almonds, water and dates together until smooth. In a bowl, add in date mixture and remaining crust ingredients and mix until well combined. Spread into a greased 9×13 baking pan. Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Filling: in a saucepan, combine fruit filling and bring to boil over medium heat. Cook for about 10 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken. Pour fruit mixture over crust.

Topping: in a small bowl, combine topping ingredients and blend together with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over fruit filling. Return bars to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until crumb topping starts to brown. Let cool about 15 minutes and cut into bars.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie


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Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie (photo by author)

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 1 hour

Crust

  • 1 cup almond flour*
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot starch
  • 1/4 cup tapioca starch
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons palm shortening or butter
  • 1/4 cup cold water (more or less as needed)

Filling

Whipped topping

  • 14 oz full-fat coconut milk**
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees ºF.

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients for crust. Add in palm shortening and blend until a coarse crumble is created. Slowly add in cold water, just until a dough ball begins to form.

On a piece of wax or parchment paper, place dough. Top dough with another piece of wax or parchment paper and roll dough out in a circle about 1/4″ thick. Place dough in a 9″ pie plate and form edges of crust. Pierce with fork and bake for about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine raw nuts and water in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Add in pumpkin puree (see note below) and remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth or about 45 seconds, scrapping sides if necessary.

Pour filling into pie shell and bake for about 45-60 minutes until top starts to brown and filling is set. If necessary, cover pie with foil to prevent over browning. Let pie cool completely and store in fridge.

In a small blender, pulse together coconut milk and honey until whipped. Store whipped coconut in fridge until ready to serve.

To make pumpkin puree:
Steam pumpkin. I used small pie pumpkins. Cut them in half and scrape out seeds. Don’t discard seeds! (Use in other recipes). Place the pumpkin halves cut-side down in a large baking dish.

Pour about 1/4 cup of water in dish. Bake at 350 ºF for about 30-40 minutes or until soft.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

**For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Gluten Free Banana Almond Muffins


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Gluten Free Banana Almond Muffins

Servings: yields 12
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup raw honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil or butter, melted
  • 3 overripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 cups homemade almond flour*
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt

Topping:

  • 2 tablespoons almond flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Whisk eggs and honey together in a large bowl until well combined. Add extracts, cream, butter/coconut oil and bananas and whisk until well mixed.

Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined.

Mix topping ingredients together. Divide muffin batter between 12 paper lined muffin cups and sprinkle with topping.

Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

Recipe courtesy Sarah Shilhavy

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