Sharing a great dessert

nancyl · Post by **nancyl** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:40 pm

I just had to share this wonderful dessert. It's a cranberry apple cake, GF, SF, DF, EF. I have made it twice and even my DH loves it. I just took a piece out of the freezer, warmed it up and put some DF ice cream on top. Yummy!! Wish I could have given each of you a piece.

The recipe comes from the Gluten free goddess' website.

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2 ... rries.html

Nancy

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:48 pm

That sounds great, Nancy - I just emailed it to my friend with the GF/SF/DF/EF kids. We're planning to do a food-intolerant Thanksgiving feast together, and this sounds like the perfect finale!

YUM,

xox/S

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:30 pm

Nancy,
congrats on the cake accomplishment

having something that you can freeze in portions and have it anytime you want is fantastic. How are you going with the Questran?

I have converted a couple more of my reciepes (that were passed to me by grandparents and aunties) thanks to the So Delicious Coconut milk, the awesome store for GF/DF/SF ingredients nearby to me just started stocking it and it has been a great milk replacement in reciepes.

Sara, how cool that you have friends that you will be doing food intolerant friendly thanksgiving!
it makes such a difference when you can socialise and share meals with people who 'get it'

nancyl · Post by **nancyl** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:52 am

Hi Gabes,
I use Silk almond milk in all my recipes and it works out great. Thankfully, we do have these alternatives for dairy.

I haven't used the Questran much since I'm back on 6 mg of Entocort. When I was down to 3 mg I was using about a half a packet every other day or something like that. It did help. I will use it again if needed.

Nancy

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:58 am

Sounds great. I'm going to try it. I haven't baked ANYTHING since I started this diet!! But I can't afford all the ready-made stuff. I go to Whole Foods and leave with less than what I came for, because I can't bear to pay their prices! I'm determined to find time to bake.

garina · Post by **garina** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:35 pm

Nancy,

I am definitely going to make this recipe. Sounds great! But, I didn't even know there was GF/DF ice cream. Could you tell me what the brand is and possibly where to buy it. I do miss ice cream so much and would love to try a substitute.

garina

nancyl · Post by **nancyl** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:58 pm

Garina,
They have coconut milk ice cream, I think So-Delicious is the brand, in most grocery stores. I get mine at the health food store and one is "Luna & Larry's" Coconut Bliss non dairy frozen dessert which is very good and I like it a lot better than the So-Delicious. The other is Blue Mountain Cashew Creamery also non dairy. It certainly does make a difference putting that on warm apple cake. Almost tastes like the old days. Today I made some chocolate chip cookies that were amazing. I know, I do have a sweet tooth, but I can control it with only one cookie a day or one dessert a day. It's from the same website as the cake. I think making my own is safer and less expensive than store bought, I throw them in the freezer, take one out when I want one and they do last me for quite a while.

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2 ... okies.html (I used dairy free Joy of Life mini chips instead of the chocolate chunks, easier and faster)

Nancy

garina · Post by **garina** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:22 am

Nancy,

Thanks so much for the list of DF/GF ice cream. I'll be checking that out next time I'm at the grocery. I've always been a fan of ice cream, so I'm looking forward to this treat.

And, those cookies look wonderful, so I printed that recipe out just now.

You know, I think I'm making a lot of mistakes with this GF cooking, because I just tried to make a loaf of bread in my bread maker, and it turned out sad, partially cooked. I ate some anyway as did my husband, but it was discouraging. It was the one on the package of Bob's Red Mill Brown Rice Flour called Walrus Bread. I was so looking forward to a rare piece of fresh, hot baked bread, but somehow it failed.

I guess we learn as we go.

Thanks so much.

garina

Kimberly M · Post by **Kimberly M** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:15 am

Wow Nancy.....this looks amazing!! I will definitely try this!

Kimberly

Post by **tex** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:40 am

Garina,

As you are well aware, baking good GF bread is an art, and it's much more difficult than baking conventional bread, even with a bread machine. There are a lot of little tips and tricks that can help to make the project successful. Are you aware of these tips, by the gluten-free goddess?

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2 ... -tips.html

Tex

garina · Post by **garina** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:31 pm

Yes, Tex, baking GF bread must be an art, and I definitely have not acquired the skills yet. But, the GF tips site you posted is a great source, and I printed that out for re-reading and future baking, hopefully, with success.

The cookies Nancy baked from the glutenfreegoddess site really sound good to me. I absolutely have to bake them! Everyone here is so kind to help, and I'm very grateful.

Thanks very much.

garina