let's just say...

let's just say...

I used to be a remarkable baker, and then I developed a wheat allergy :(

SUUCK.

A bunch of pretty jars now sit perched in my pantry shelf. They're filled with all sorts of powdery goodness, rice flour, teff, coconut flour, starches, tapioca, sorghum flour.  Early on in my battle to re-learn how to bake, I tried using Bob's Red Mill all-purpose gluten free flour, but it tastes like beans. Uck.

Now, cometh the dawn of a great challenge. A fight for decent Christmas cookies.

Check out this cookie cutter art installation

I'm not sure when I'll find the time but, soon, I vow to bake the following cookies. And they will be delicious, or else.

I should back off on the threats. Too much of my writing has been angry lately. Heck, I will challenge all things to a duel to the death. I will conquer everything, cookies, people, society. I will crumble them all into a million tiny pieces. Delicious, wheat-free pieces.

1. Thumbprint cookies (for neighbor)
2. Maple shortbread candy canes and maybe a peppermint or two (for work party)
3. Chocolate snowballs (for neighbor)
4. Rocky road fudge (at mom and dad's)
5. Christmas ricecrispies with mint M & Ms (I may even attempt to make marshmallows from scratch) (at mom and dad's)
6. Peppermint Brownies but with a chocolate ginache on top (for work party)
7. and the grand finale! A trailer park ginger bread house

I will take pictures as proof. Pinky promise.

Update 1/3/11-

I didn't make them all.  I got lazy. Well no, frankly, I got frustrated.  Baking used to so easy.  It's challenging now.  The things I did end up baking turned out bomb though!

GF Dark Chocolate Brownies with Peppermint Chocolate Creme Ganache

Rocky Road Fudge with homemade marshmallows, cashews, fair trade dark chocolate, and coconut

GF Chocolate Chip Cookies with coconut flower