Easy Peasy Gluten Free Pie Crust (makes one double crust pie, or two single-crust pies) INGREDIENTS: 150 grams cornstarch 150 grams tapioca starch 100 grams brown rice flour 8 grams salt 4 grams xanthan gum 225 grams shortening 125 grams ice-cold water INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Measure out all of your ingredients before you start and chill […] Read more »
Pumpkin Pie
A classic pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving and fall. I like my pumpkin pie without spices, but feel free to add 1 Tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice. INGREDIENTS: 1 single crust of my Easy Peasy Gluten Free Pie Crust recipe 1 15 oz. can Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 c. sugar 8 oz. evaporated milk (or […] Read more »
Double Crust Apple Pie
Every family needs an apple pie recipes and this is ours. My children know that if they see a bag of yellow apples go into our shopping cart that an apple pie will soon emerge from our oven. INGREDIENTS: 3 lbs Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 2 Tbsp margarita mix 3/4 c. white sugar […] Read more »
Chocolate Fudge Pie
Chocolate Fudge Pie is another favorite from my childhood that I’ve converted to use gluten free ingredients. It’s one of those pies that’s very easy to make, but it tastes so good that everyone thinks that you’re a pie genius. INGREDIENTS: 8 Tbsp. (4 oz) butter 2 large eggs 1 c. sugar 6 Tbsp. brown […] Read more »
Pie Baking Equipment
What special equipment do you need to make a pie crust? Thankfully you do not need a lot of special equipment to make a good pie crust. You’ll probably already have most everything that you need. Basic Pie Making Equipment: 1. a rolling pin – I have a very light-weight plastic rolling pin, but most […] Read more »
5 More Tips For Making Gluten Free Pizza Crusts
Since I originally wrote the content for this class, I’ve learned a few new tips that are not included in the videos. So, here are 5 more tips for making great gluten free pizzas. 1. How To Form A Thick Crust For the Edge Of Your Pizza. I made perfectly flat pizza crusts for years, […] Read more »
How To Make Smooth Bagels
One of the struggles with making homemade bagels is getting the surface of the bagel to be smooth. Today I made smooth bagels so I wanted to sit down and take a few notes on what I did while it’s all fresh in my memory. 1. Use weight measurements Until this morning I’d been using […] Read more »
Gluten Free Bread 101 transcript
Good morning. This is Mary Frances at Gluten Free Cooking School and today I’m going to teach you how to make my Finally Really Good Sandwich Bread recipe. This is a bread recipe that I developed several years ago. It took three or four years to get it just right and we make it every […] Read more »
A Few Words On Loaf Pans Sizes
The size of your loaf pan matters. If your loaf pan is too small, then your bread may spill over the edges of the pan creating, at worst, a volcano like eruption of bread dough, or at best, some tearing of the bread as it cools. If you loaf pan is too large, then your […] Read more »
How To Submit A Photo/Video Review for the Monthly Contests
Here’s what you need to know about submitting a photo/video review for the Monthly Contests. 1. Submit your photo/video and review by posting it to the Gluten Free Cooking Class Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/glutenfreecookingschool/). All submissions must be received by the dates below. I will update this list as we go. Gluten Free Bread 101 – […] Read more »