Did you know that standard Oreos are dairy free? That means the basic recipe is very easy to adjust to also make it gluten free. My kids discovered Oreos during a minor lapse of dietry judgement on holidays, and to stop the tears at the emd of the trip, I promised I would research it.
I've adapted a recipe from bakingbites.com, and apart from a tiny tweak in the liquid ratio, it works well. I also added a pinch of salt. Because everything tastes better with salt...
(Measurements are American - a cup = 200ml and a tablespoon = 15ml)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups gluten free flour (I used Schar Dolci)
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup real cocoa
- 1/4 cup cornstarch (make sure it's gluten free!)
- 1/2 cup vegetarian shortening or margarine
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
It's amazing how many of my my greater achivements in the kitchen have come from a desire to get good food into the mouths of my children. Mother is the necessity of invention, they say, and it is so true.
I love pumpkin. Soups, curries, roasted, scones, pie - all are great. But my children hate it. So to make them like it, I partner it with something I know they love, and I make sure they are in the kitchen helping me, so they can see the honey going in. This is the easiest way to cook delicious pumpkin - prep is less than 5 minutes, and the rest of the work is done by the oven.
