Sunday, January 13, 2013

15 Gluten Free Orange Rolls - #SundaySupper First Birthday



Today marks the first anniversary of the #SundaySupper events! I joined back in July, and have loved each event I have participated in. To celebrate the success this group has had for a year, we are each making someone else's recipe from a previous Sunday Supper. This was an insanely difficult choice, as each week we collectively share over 20 different recipes! So how does one select a single recipe from all of these choices? A few weeks ago I posted a cinnamon roll recipe, and I've been wanting to make gluten free orange rolls. Liz of That Skinny Chick can bake shared an orange roll recipe for the week we promoted Hurricane Sandy relief, and I wanted to make a gluten free variety of that.

I made two notable changes to the original recipe. I changed the flour to a gluten free flour blend of sweet rice flour, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, and potato starch. I also added mascarpone cheese to the frosting mix to add a slight tang to the frosting.

Thank you to Liz for all of her hard work with the group! Check out the full list of hosts after my recipe adaptation!

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time: 2 hours
Bake Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Sweet Dough Ingredients
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 egg
1 3/4 cup sweet rice flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup potato starch
3/4 cup tapioca flour
1 3/4 tsp xantham gum
Filling Ingredients
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
zest of 2 oranges
juice from 1 orange
Frosting Ingredients
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
2 tbsp mascarpone cheese
zest of 1 orange
juice from 1 half of an orange



StepsIn a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water for 5 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix the flours, starch, and gum together. Stir milk, sugar, butter, salt, egg and 2 cups flour blend into the large bowl of yeast water, and mix until smooth. Add about 1 1/2 cups more flour and beat until a dough forms. Place the dough in a greased bowl, then flip over. Cover and let rise in warm place till doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. Make filling while dough rises.

To make filling, beat all ingredients till creamy. Set aside.

Remove half of the dough and roll into a 12 x 7 inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. Spread with half the orange filling. Roll up the dough tightly, beginning at the wider side. Pinch to seal seam and adjust roll to make even, and cut roll into 1 inch slices. Place into a greased 8 inch round pan. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Cover and let rise till doubled, about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375º. Bake till golden, about 20-25 minutes. To make the frosting, beat all the ingredients together. Frost while warm.


Thank you to all of the other hosts!


Sunday Supper Appetizers:
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Sunday Supper Veggies: 
SundaySupper Desserts and Snacks: 
 Sunday Supper Breakfast Faves:
Sunday Supper Wine Pairings by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog 
Join us this evening on twitter at 7pm EST for our #SundaySupper conversation! Just search for the SundaySupper hashtag!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

0 #Leeklove Bloghop



Hi everyone! It's the first weekend of the month and time for our #Foodlove blog hop! For those who haven't heard of it, every month a group of bloggers come together to post recipes set to a theme we decide ahead of time. We then launch a month of themed recipes with posts we host the first weekend of the month. This month, our theme is leek, so be sure to check #leeklove on Twitter and Google+ for all of the great recipes! If you'd like to participate, contact me through the Contact page on my blog, or on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+!
This month, our hosts for #Leeklove:
Susan | Girl in the Little Red Kitchen | @littleredkitchn
Deanna | Teaspoon of Spice | @tspcurry
T.R. | No One Likes Crumbley Cookies| @TRCrumbley

Check out my Leek and Pork Gluten Free Ravioli recipe here!

26 #SundaySupper: Gluten Free Leek Ravioli


I've had several attempts at making gluten free pasta in the past, but I haven’t been fully satisfied with the result most of the time. Either they've fallen apart, or they've come out too grainy. It’s been a goal of mine to create a recipe that not only I can enjoy, but anyone else could as well. That’s why this week’s #SundaySupper theme fitted so well, trying to achieve something on your proverbial bucket list.

I deemed this ravioli recipe a success, the dough didn't fall apart at all in the water, and did a very good job of holding the filling (which let’s admit, is the best part of ravioli).

I played around with the ratios of starch a bit, and I think I've come out with a non-grainy, tasty ravioli dough. For the filling, I used a leek and pork filling, inspired by my Foodlove’s Blog Hop theme of the month: leeks. It’s super tasty, and goes great with anything as simple as a pesto or a light sauce. To learn more about foodlove, check out this link for all of the #leeklove hosts and information on how to participate!

Join us today at 7pm EST on Twitter as we share our bucket list recipes during #SundaySupper chat. Here are all of this week’s recipes, and you can find mine at the bottom of the page!

Sunday Supper Specialty Breads:
Sunday Supper Main Dishes:
Sunday Supper Desserts and Snacks:

Gluten Free Leek Ravioli

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients
Pasta Ingredients
1 1/4 cup sweet rice flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp xantham gum
5 eggs, room temperature
a dash of salt and pepper
Filling Ingredients
1/2 lb ground pork
1 leek, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/3 cup ricotta cheese
3 tbsp parmesan cheese
1 tsp basil pesto
salt and pepper for seasoning

2 egg yolks for pasta glue

Steps
To prepare the filling, cook the pork on a sautee pan at medium heat until it is not longer pink. While the pork is cooking, add a dash of salt and pepper for seasoning. Drain the meat, and transfer it to a medium sized bowl. Add the 1 tbsp of olive oil, leek and garlic to the sautee pan. Season with another dash of salt and pepper, and cook until the leeks are tender, about 5 minutes. Once the leeks are cooked, add them to the meat. Stir in the herbs, pesto, and cheeses until everything is well blended. Set the filling aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together the flours, starch, gum, and salt and pepper. Stir in the egg one by one, until a dough forms and the egg is mixed thoroughly throughout the dough. Divide the dough in half, and heavily dust a rolling pin and board with tapioca flour. Roll out the first half of the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into 2 inch squares. Repeat with the second half of the dough.

To assemble the ravioli, whisk the two egg yolks in a bowl. Take one of the ravioli squares and place a spoonful of filling on the dough. Brush the outsides of the dough with the egg. Take a clean ravioli square and stretch it out a bit with your hands. You want it to be large enough to easily cover the filling and the bottom square. Use your fingers to seal of the edges around the two ravioli squares. Continue with all of the squares until all of the squares have been transformed into ravioli dough.

Fill a large pot with water, 2 tbsp olive oil, and 2 tbsp salt. Boil the water on the stove top. Once it is boiling, add the ravioli to the pot, with only 3 ravioli at a time in the pot. Once the raviolis float to the top with ease, then you know the pasta is cooked and ready to remove. Expect about 2 minutes for each piece to fully cook. Serve the pasta with the basil pesto and Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Saturday, January 5, 2013

0 Gluten Free Orange Raspberry Crème Brûlée



New Year’s Eve is always a fun celebration with family and friends, reminding you of all that’s happened in the past year. Whether it’s significant life events, good things that happened with work, or celebrating the fact that the Mayans were wrong, NYE is a wonderful moment for good foods and good friends.

Last year for our New Year’s celebration, I brought Dark Chocolate Orange Crème Brûlée to the holiday party I attended. You can check out the recipe here. It was such a hit last year that I was asked to bring more crème brûlée this year. When I was at the store shopping for food, I found some great raspberries that inspired me to make an orange raspberry crème brûlée. This dessert consists of orange infused custard, cooked with fresh raspberries and topped with a caramelized sugar.

Caramelize the sugar in the broiler for 30 seconds if you do not own a torch.

Active Prep Time 15 minutes
Bake Time  45 minutes
Inactive Prep Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1 quart heavy cream
zest of 4 oranges
zest of 1 lemon
3 tbsp orange juice
1 tsp vanilla
6 egg yolks, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup raspberries, chopped
1/2 cup sugar for caramel topping

Steps
Preheat the oven to 325F. Evenly distribute the raspberries in 6 ramekins. Place the ramekins in a large pan that is at 2-3" deep.

In a microwave safe bowl, combine the cream, zest, juice, and vanilla. Microwave for about 45 seconds or until lukewarm. In a separate bowl, whisk the yolks and 1/2 cup sugar together until the eggs become a pale yellow. Whisk the cream into the eggs until slightly foamy.

Evenly distribute the custard into the 6 ramekins, and fill the pan with 1 1/2" of hot water. Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until the custard slightly giggles when moved. Let the custard rest at room temperature for 10 minutes, and then refrigerate for 50 minutes. 

Remove the custards from the refrigerator, and dust the tops of each custard with the remaining sugar. Using a torch, caramelize the sugar topping until a hard shell forms on the top of each. Serve with fresh raspberries and enjoy!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

0 Gluten Free Citrus Cake


I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year's! For a work holiday potluck, I decided to bring a cake as a dessert filled with orange, lemon, and lime zest. It's topped with a mascarpone frosting. I've found that sometime gluten free cakes can dry out easily, which is why I love adding ingredients such as citrus to cakes. I've found they have the ability to add not only some bold flavors, but also moisture to cakes.  This recipe ended up being a great success when I shared it with co-workers, so I can be a great success for you all as well!

Active Prep Time 30 minutes
Bake Time  25 minutes

Ingredients
Cake
1 cup room temperature butter
1 ½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 room temperature egg yolks
zest of 3 oranges
zest of 2 lemons
zest of 1 lime
1/4 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons xantham gum
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup potato starch
3/4 cup tapioca flour
1 cup sweet rice flour
Frosting
3 oz mascarpone
¼ cup soft butter
1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
zest of 1 orange
zest of 1 lemon
zest of 1 lime

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line the bottom of a rectangular cake pan with parchment paper and grease the sides of the pan. 

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until well combined. Stir in the vanilla, then whip in the egg yolks, juice, and zest. 

In a small bowl, combine the gum, powder, starch and flours. Gradually add the dry mix to the wet mix while constantly stirring. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake set for 10 minutes, and then remove it from the pan and refrigerate it to chill it.

Meanwhile, whip the cheese and butter together until well combined. Gradually add the sugar until completely combined.Whisk in the vanilla and zests. Remove the cake from the refrigerator and frost.