Pamala's Gluten free bread mix, tips for sucess

So, were trying to purchase a house.

That means, watching our pennies, and preparing to move. So I decided to use a bread mix I already had, rather then go get a loaf from the store.

 



It turned out fairly well. I have a hit and mis relationship with bread mix, so it was nice to get a decent loaf.
So here is how I did it:
I proofed the yeast, in the warm water, with a little of the sugar and starch, even though the recipe does not call for it.
I put it in two small loaf pans, instead on one large, avoiding the doughy center.
I smoothed the dough in the pans, with my wet hands, to give it a uniform surface.
I let it raise, in a worm oven, over a pan of water, for an hour.

And that did the trick.

Udi's gluten free frozen pizza: review.

Its handy to have a frozen pizza on standby incase the family decided to order delivery.
Sure, there are delivery places that have GF, but the price and the cross contamination are a deterrent.
So when the frozen Udi pizza went on sale at the local grocery, I picked up two.

And sure enough, a few weeks later the occasion came. I pulled out the pizza, and preheated the oven, and noticed that in TWO places on the instructions it said NOT to use a pan or a pizza stone. "directly on rack" was expressly instructed.
But it turns out that was not a good idea:

The center of the pizza FELL OUT. Splat onto the bottom of the oven.

SO I thought, "was it because I added some olives and extra cheese to the pizza?" did I inadvertently exceed the maximum weight limit of the pizza crust?
So the next day when everyone else was have leftovers, I tried again with the second pizza.
Same problem again. Luckily I put a pan under it and caught the fallout, so I did not have to scrape cheese off the oven again.
Don't know if I got a bad batch, or what. But I don't think I will risk wasting money on this item again.

Chicken Bock Choy

Chicken and Bock Choy
Oil. enough to coat the pan.
Garlic. a clove or two, diced
Ginger. a few generous shakes
Chicken. 3 lbs.
Soy sauce. 3 Tbs
chicken broth. One can.
Bock Choy, one big bunch. Sliced into 1/2inch pieces

1. Heat the oil in a large, deep sided Pan
2. stir in Gallic and ginger
3. When it become translucent, add chicken, and brown.
4. Add Soy sauce, and broth.
5. Add Bock Choy. Cover and stem until leaves are limp.
6. serve with rice

This is a dish I make often.
I don't exactly measure it, I just shake things in.

Choclate mouse pie. Or "Killer death pie"

 

In our family this is known as "killer death pie"

We call it that because it is sooo sweet that one pie is enough for like 10 people. Any more then a small slice can make your teeth hurt.

It's super easy. And it has won pie competitions.

 

Chocolate Pie Recipe:

1 lb of chocolate bars, melted in a warm oven for about 30 min.

1 lb of frozen whipped topping, left on counter while chocolate melts.

1 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs (I used MiDel)

6 TB butter, melted

 

Use butter and cookies to make crust.

Fold whip and chocolate together, and put in pie crust.

Freeze for 6 to 8 hours.



 

Monkey bread: Buterscotch pull apart, recipie improved.

GLUTEN free Butterscotch pull-apart. (AKA monkey bread)

Recipe:

Phase 1. The Dough.
1 Pkg (16 oz) Bob's red mill GF pizza crust mix
1 cup warm water
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter

1. In warm water, dissolve a table spoon of the sugar, and of the mix. Then sprinkle the packet of yeast that comes with the mix, on top.
2. In am heavy duty stand mixer, Cream together the butter and the sugar. Then add eggs.
3. Add the yeast water to the butter/eggs.
4. Set the mixer to medium, and slowly add the flour mix, scraping down the sides. Mix for a total of two minutes.

Phase two: the good stuff.
1 pkg butterscotch instant pudding.
1/2 cup packed brown sugar.
1/2 cup butter.
-Combine. using fork, to make a course meal.

Assembling:

1. Line a fluted bunt pan with parchment, or coat with shortening.
2. Sprinkle generous amount of the good stuff in the pan.
3. With very wet hands, grab a golf ball sized lump of dough. Roll it slightly to form ball. Drop it into pan. Repeat until you have covered the base of the pan with one layer of dough balls. Sprinkle generously with the good stuff, being sure to get it between and all over the dough balls. Keep going until you are out of dough.
4. Let rise, for about 30 min in a warm place.
5. Then bake at 375 for 20 to 30min.

Carrot Bread

Out sweet little Squeaker has become a picky eater. I know around  his age it's normal for their appetite to slow down, as his growing is also slowing. He is five time the size he was 20 months ago. But he had been sick, and has actually lost some weight. His Pediatrician said to give him cake and ice-cream. So he can put it back on, but I don't want him to eat just junk food.
He knows over 50 words, and cake is one of them.
So his Occupational therapist suggested I make him banana breads, zucchini bread, and stuff like that. He does not have to be GF, but he is observant enough to notice that if I will not eat something, then he will not either. So I cook GF for both of us.
So in the adventure, I found a recipe from Bob's red Mill, for

Carrot Bread 

• 1 cup Freshly Grated Carrots
• 4 Tb Milk
• 1 large Egg
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon,
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 1/4 Cup Bob's All purpose baking flour 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Lightly grease a 4" x 6" baking pan, set aside.
Sift all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl; add egg and milk and mix well.
Stir in grated carrots.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 40 minutes.
 Allow to cool before slicing.

I put in in loaf pans, and in my mini bunt pans. We call it "Cakebread."

Gluten free Moussaka recipe. Egplant, meat and cheese caserole.

 
Gluten free Moussaka recipe
Ingredients:

• . 3 eggplants(about 4 lbs. peeled, cut lengthwise, about as thick as your finger.
• 1/4 cup olive oil.
• 1 Lb ground turkey.
• 1/4 tsp each of  salt, cinnamon, garlic, nutmeg
• 8 oz of tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup "red wine"
• 1 egg, beaten.
• 4 cups milk
• 6 TB flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese

1. In a hot pan, turn oil, and fry the eggplant until just brown. As you finish them, lay them in the bottom of a 9X13 pan, until the bottom is covered. put the rest on a plate.
2. Brown the meat. then add the seasonings, tomato sauce, "wine". Simmer a little to get the flavors in. Remove from heat, and stir in the egg. Spread over the eggplant in the 9X13.
3. Sprinkle about 1/2 of each cheese as the next layer.
4. Layer with the rest of eggplant
5. Layer the rest of cheese.
6. Make the "Béchamel" sauce. Melt butter, mix into flour. Add to the milk, over low heat. Simmer until thick.
7. Bake at 350 for about an hour.

Story: I have watched "my big fat Greek wedding like 100 times. And in it she takes "mousse kaka" to school for lunch. So when it came up in a list of "easy eggplant recipes" I jumped on it. And we are not disappointed. Much better reviews then my eggplant parmesan.