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Quote: Okay Kandee, any suggestions on how to make these GF friendly! apple streusel muffins and this one Heather's grandma's chocolate applesauce bread and any pumpkin muffin recipe you might have (not too spicey).The one on the board has cloves in them which I'm iffy on plus not sure about nutmeg either. And also the AD brownies!
I'm going to try these this weekend. (May have to FedEx them to Abby since I don't want to eat all that)..LOL. If you want to experiment I can tell you right now what kinds of changes to make. First, obviously replace the wheat flour with a GF blend, either your own like the ones in Betty Hagman's or Carol Fenster's books, or use an all purpose baking mix flour ( like Bob's Red Mill) or a GF pancake mix....If you have a postage scale measure your GF flour out to be 4 ounces exactly, per cup. I find this to be the way to keep it the most accurate. For every 1/2 to 1and1/4 cup of GF flour I add 1 teaspoon Xantan gum...over that add 2. (my own quirk) For a loaf bread, bake in one 9X9 square pan instead. (Using SMALL loaf pans will work most of the time too, just not the big ones..GF loaves are tricky and like to fall.)
For the AD brownies, I use this recipe instead: web page (Thank you Sharon Mello) plus the recipe below it for hot fudge brownies. I've made both a dozen times or more. The only bad experience I had was when I used ALL white rice flour and not a blend. It came out to grainy tasting. Other than that follow the above recipe directions, but watch the baking time, which may vary a bit from the original.
(Just checked out the AD's and there is no problem adapting them...just change to a GF flour blend and add Xanthan gum.)
Find a zuccini bread and pumpkin bread/muffin recipe you think you would like from the Index or H's books, or where ever and we can adapt them too. You can always leave out spices you don't like or that don't like you.
Thanks. Maybe if you gave me these examples I could figure out how to do it on my own so I wouldn't need to bug you everytime! Oh also any zucchini bread recipe you might have.
Thanks tons. You can email them to me if you want, anytime. No hurry at all!!! Please don't go out of your way. I know you are busy and I can't make them all at once. The AD brownies can wait. More interested in the muffins, and breads as I am not a sweets person!
Thank you again! Oh you're welcome..if you beat me to trying these, post your results please. Maybe we'll have to move this over to the recipe board Kandee