14 Figlove: Gluten Free Fig Muffins

Hey everyone, I know it's been a while since I've posted a recipe, but its been quite a long 2 weeks with work. But thankfully, work's calming down and I'm ready to post another recipe!

October is #figlove month!

Please join in on the #figlove fun by linking up any fig recipe from the month of October 2012. Don't forget to link back to this post, so that your readers know to come stop by the #figlove event! The twitter hashtag is #figlove :).

Check out the recipes of my other co-hosts, and all the fig recipes on the blog hop!

Host	Website	Twitter Handle	Pinterest Page
Angela Roberts	Spinach Tiger	@spinachtiger	angelaroberts
Valerie	Bon a croquer	@Valouth	Valerie Dubard
Deanna Segrave-Daly	Teaspoon of Spice	@tspbasil	tspbasil
Food Wanderings	Food Wanderings	@foodwanderings	foodwanderings
Evelyn	Cheap Ethnic Eats	@cethniceatz	cheapethniceatz
Sheila	Pippis in the Kitchen Again	@shlylais	sheilapippi
EA Stewart	EA Stewart	@thespicyrd	thespicyrd
Becky	Baking and Cooking, a Tale of Two Loves		bakeandcook
Susan Pridmore	The Wimpy Vegetarian	@wimpyvegetarian	Susan Pridmore

Gluten Free Fig Muffins

Prep time 15 minutes
Bake Time 12 minutes
Servings 6 muffins

Ingredients
1 cup gluten free flour blend
1/4 tsp xantham gum
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tbsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp all spice

1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 large egg
2 tbsp melted butter
2 oz figs, diced


Steps
Preheat oven to 400F, and grease the inside of a muffin tin.

In a medium bowl, mux the flour, gum, sugar, powder, cinnamon, and all spice. In a separate bowl, stir together the milk, vanilla, and egg. Add the dry to the wet, and stir until combined. Stir in the melted butter, followed by the diced figs. 

Spoon the batter into muffin tins, and bake for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and serve with butter.

30 #SundaySupper: Weekend Apple Party!

On the eastern coast of the United States, it finally started feeling like fall this past week. Fall is my favorite season of the year, that time of the year where the highs hover around the mid-70s and the outdoors feel perfect and refreshing. 

Fall time also brings apples, and here's a great recipe for some caramel apple cookies. I know the photos above don't have the caramel frosting, I forgot to take a photo of them before I frosted them! This is a super easy recipe, and my contribution to this week's #SundaySupper. Check out everyone's recipes, and join us this evening on twitter for a twitter discussion focused on apples! Just look for the #SundaySupper hashtag. Here's everyone else's posts, with my recipe at the bottom!

Soups, Salads, Starters and Breads

• Cinnamon Apple Chips- Shockingly Delicious
• Apple Celery Salad- In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
• Mini Apple Pumpkin Pancakes – The Daily Dish Recipes
• Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast- In the Kitchen with KP
• Curried Apple and Leek Soup-Soni’s Food for Thought
• Endive Spears Topped With Apple, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
• Homemade Apple Jam – My Trials in the Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake Dip- Chocolate Moosey
• Apple Sage and Onion Soup with Cheddar Bacon Croutons – Wine in Tampa
• Caramel Apple Bread – famfriendsfood
• Apple Pie Bread Baker Street
• Apple, Bacon & Brie Popovers- I Run for Wine
• Apple and Almond Brie Puff Pastry- Family Foodie
• Apple, Leek and Gruyere Tarts- There and Back Again

Main Meals

• Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin- The Meltaways
• Apple-Glazed Meatballs- The Messy Baker
• Apples & Buttons (Ham, Apples and Dumplings)- Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Skillet Pork with Sweet Spiced Apples- Mama Mommy Mom
• Chicken Apple Meatloaf with Tarragon Tomato Sauce – Diabetic Foodie
• Baked Tilapia Apple Crisp- Daddy Knows Less
• Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce Sustainable Dad
• #SundaySupper Pulled Pork Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions Kwistin’s Favorites

Sides

• Harvest Rice- Webicurean
• Wild Rice with Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Walnuts – Ruffles and Truffles
• Apple Topped Sweet Potato Mash- Momma’s Meals
• Warm Spice Pecan Raisin Apple Chutney- Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Desserts

• Double Apple Pot Pie- What Smells So Good?
• Apple Walnut Coffee Cake- The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Apple Streusel Cobbler- Big Bear’s Wife
• Apple & Moroccan Cinnamon Gooey Sticky Buns- Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread- Gotta Get Baked
• Spiced Caramel Apple Pie-Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence
• Appel Pear Kuchen (Apfel Birnenkichen)- Galactosemia in PDX
• Apple Strudel - Magnolia Days
• Old Fashioned Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce-Noshing with the Nolands
• Apple Cheesecake- Vintage Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Crumble Bars- Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
• Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting- From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Apple Pound Cake- Damn Delicious
• Cinnamon Apple Dessert Chimichangas- Juanita’s Cocina
• Chai Spiced Apple Pull-Apart Bread- Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
• Nutella Apple Quesadilla- Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Apple Crisp Ice Cream- Cravings of a Lunatic
• Bavarian Apple Torte- The Lovely Pantry
• Streusel Apple Pie American w/ Pie Freezer Kits- Meal Planning Magic
• French Apple Cobbler with Cinnamon-Maple Whipped Cream Weekend Gourmet
• Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding- Comfy Cuisine
• Apple Butter Spice Cake – Home Cooking Memories
• Apple Pie and Custard- Happy Baking Days
• #GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie- Cooking Underwriter
• Apple Brownies That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Rustic Apple Galette & Give-Away – Mrs Mama Hen
• Country Apple Dumplings- Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Capirotada La Cocina de Leslie
• Apple-Gingersnap Cookies- Tora’s Real Food
• Apple and Cranberry Turnovers- Flour on my Face
• Applesauce Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Hip Foodie Mom
• Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies- No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
• Apple and Pecans Muffins- Basic N Delicious

Beverages
• Spiced Apple Ale Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Wine Pairings for our #SundaySupper Autumn Apple Party! – ENOFYLZ

Gluten Free Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time:15 minutes
Makes: 2 dozen cookies

Cookie Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup gluten free flour blend
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Wet Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 Pink Lady apples
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Topping Ingredients
2 tsp butter, room temperature
1/8 cup pecans, chopped
1 tbsp brown sugar

Caramel Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla

Steps

Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. In another medium bowl, whisk the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the 1/2 c brown sugar and 1/4 c white sugar.

Once the sugar and butter are combined, beat in the vanilla and the egg. Whisk in the flour.

Dice the apples, and place into a small bowl. Mix with the 1 1/2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and salt.

Mix together the topping ingredients in a small bowl until the nuts are coated with sugar.

Drop the cookies onto the cookie sheets in 2 tablespoon balls, 1-2 inches apart. Push in the middle of each ball lightly, and fill with 3-4 apple pieces. Top with the nuts. Place in the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes until golden brown around the edges.

While the cookies bake, make the caramel by cooking the sugar and water over low heat on the stove until the sugar has dissolved. Once dissolved, cook the sugar over medium heat, and once it starts boiling cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly until a golden brown color has formed. Remove it from heat and slowly stir in the cream and vanilla until well combined.

Once the cookies are out of the oven and cooled, drizzle the caramel over top.

0 Support Stuffed Pepper!

http://www.stuffed-pepper.com/

Hey everyone! I hope that you've had a great Friday and are looking forward to the weekend. I wanted to start the weekend by sharing a fundable for a growing gluten free community, Stuffed Pepper (check out the link above). 

Stuffed Pepper is a community website for gluten-free living. It is a resource created by gluten-free people, for gluten-free people. It includes recipes, restaurant reviews, product reviews, articles, and a forum to share comments and experiences. (Quoted from http://www.fundable.com/stuffed-pepper#) It is a growing community that is meant as a resource and community for gluten free people, and I've enjoyed what has been featured so far. 

For those who don't know, fundable is a website that hosts funding for startup organizations, and I recommend anyone who wants a stronger gluten free community online to contribute to this fundable. You can find the link here: http://www.fundable.com/stuffed-pepper#. I plan on contributing, and I'm excited to see what Heather and Stuffed Pepper have coming in the future!

0 Healthy Blogger Thursday: Top Foods I Never Thought Had Gluten

Hey everyone! Be sure to check out Badger Girl Learns to Cook for my guest post! I wrote about five foods I never thought would have gluten in them, and I hope its helpful to those beginning a gluten free diet!

http://learntocookbadgergirl.com/healthy-blogger-thursday-no-one-likes-crumbley-cookies/

0 Gluten Free Review: chebe Pizza Crust Mix

Last week I tried chebe gluten free Pizza Crust Mix, available on glutenfreely.com. I'm always curious to try new gluten free mixes, but wary of the eventual taste and texture of the product. For anyone who's made gluten free baked goods, you know how hard it is to achieve a tasty flavor with a light texture.

Pizza is one of those recipes that I've had historical difficulty with. More often than not, I end up with a dense, heavy crust that doesn't have the lightness you hope for in a pizza crust. I found chebe to be a simple and easy crust to make, and was super happy with the texture. I found that the texture ended up having that puffiness you hope for around the edges, and really reminded me of conventional pizza. I definitely recommend trying it, it's super easy to make and is really tasty!