So what does that mean? Well, in short, exactly that - desserts without wheat! No all-purpose, whole wheat, durum or semolina flours can be used, nor any wheat berries, bulgur, or wheat pastas like couscous. Heresy, you say? Well, what about rice and tapioca pudding, heck - most pudding - or meringue, or French macarons?? N
Serindipitously, I already had a recipe that I wanted to make for brownies - courtesy of Hannah at BitterSweet - that just so happened to be wheat free! It is lower in fat, gluten free and vegan, but isn't completely flourless. It uses a combination of sweet rice flour (also known as mochiko) and potato starch with a hefty dose of cocoa powder to bring it all together, and it results in the fudgiest, most decadent bar cookies you've ever imagined. Out of both personal preferences and sheer necessity (i.e. no way of getting to the grocery) I switched up the recipe, redu
Awesomely Delicious GF Brownies
Makes 12
2/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
1/3 Cup Potato Starch
1/3 Cup Sweet White Rice Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 Cup Canola Oil
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Large Banana, Mashed
2 Tablespoons Warm Coffee
1/2 Tablespoon Vanilla
1/4 Cup Peanuts, Roughly Chopped
2 Tablespoons Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and lightly grease or line an 8-inch square baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, potato starch, rice flour, salt, and white sugar.
- Mix the oil, brown sugar, banana, coffee and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and stir well, until smooth.
- Stir in the nuts and chocolate chips to evenly distribute them throughout the batter.
- Smooth the batter into your prepared pan, and bake for 20 – 24 minutes.
- The top should no longer look “wet,” and a toothpick should come out mostly clean, with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
- Let the brownies cool completely in the pan before cutting.
Calories: 194.3
Total Fat: 8.9 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 3.9 mg
Total Carbs: 30.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 2.2 g
Great adaptations, your version sounds so wonderful! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, do these ever sound amazing! Seems I'm headed more and more GF, so I am putting these on my list!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment on my blog re: my cookbook! And yes, the mention on the Post blog was really cool. :)
Looks very yummy! I made brownies as well... but the recipes are so different. The addition of the peanuts, banana and coffee sounds super yummy.
ReplyDeleteYummy! I am looking to make a GF brownie (which is one of my favorite desserts!), this might be one I'll give a try!
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