Winter Delights

Hey everyone!
          It's been a while since my last posting so I thought that I'd make this posting a special one. This recipe is by no means sugar free. It is just simple, honest comfort food.
      Note: In this picture, everything you see is gluten free. In a future post I will most certainly expand on these recipes, but there is a pattern: I usually use 1-1 gluten free baking flour as a substitute for all purpose white and whole wheat flour. This has worked well for most of my recipes (although I do occasionally modify them) and in many cases I find the result to be a lighter, tastier version of my favourite foods. Feel free to try this with your favourite recipes- you may find it a welcome change!

Date Loaf, Banana Muffins and Em's Best Brownies 

Em's Best Brownies

Ingredients

1 cup plus 2 tbsp butter

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ tsp vanilla

1 cup 1-1 Gluten Free Flour

2/3 cup cocoa

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method

            Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt Stir into butter mixture. Add chocolate chips.

            Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350F for about 25 minutes or until cracked. 

*Really like icing? Want that extra little bit of sweetness? Try Fry's Chocolate Sauce! 

     This sauce keeps in the fridge for a few days and is easily reheated in the microwave (provided you don't first put it on the ice cream....). 

Ingredients

2/3 cup sugar

½ cup cocoa

½ cup water

½ cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

Method

Combine sugar and cocoa in a small saucepan. Stir in water. Stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add in butter and vanilla.

Makes about 1 ½ cups.