Gluten Free Apple Bread!

Hello all! It's getting fall-like outside, so there's only one thing to do - APPLE PICKING! This is our second year apple picking, but I can't believe I didn't do it before. So fun! Anyways, in honor of fall and Rosh Hashanah, I decided to try to make a gluten free apple bread. It turned out pretty good! Here's the recipe:

Gluten Free Apple Bread

(Adapted from: this recipe)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sorghum flour
• 1 cup tapioca starch
• 1/2 cup millet flour
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 apple, chopped

Instructions:

• Mix the flours together with xanthan gum in bowl 
• Add remaining ingredients (except apple) in stand mixer and mix - this "dough" is really more of a batter-like consistency, it won't be like normal bread dough, but don't worry!
• Chop apple, mix with a bit of lemon juice (this will keep it from turning brown), and fold into the batter
• Pour batter into prepared bread pan
• Let bread sit in pan for 45 minutes, in warm spot (it won't really rise like normal bread does, but that's ok)
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55ish minutes (start checking around 45 minutes, it may take a bit shorter or a bit longer)

Bastille Day Muffins!

When I was in college, I took French. Not my brightest idea, since, after 7 years of Spanish, I tried to pronounce everything as if it were in Spanish. Oh, well. Anyways, since I was taking French, I tried to do French things. The extent of that included watching movies I already knew in French (it sort of helped) and making Bastille Day Muffins (it was no help at all, but fun!) My roommates at the time LOVED the muffins, so now it's become a tradition and I make them every year. They're super easy and delicious.

Bastille Day Muffins

Adapted From: All Recipes 

Ingredients:

MUFFINS

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup melted butter

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

TOPPING

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 cup melted butter 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix everything in bowl (seriously, these muffins could not be easier - just mix it all in, in whatever order you want - there can even be lumps and they will turn out great)

3. Place batter in greased muffin tin (this makes 12 muffins)

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes (check at 20)

5. Take muffins out, and let cool a bit so that they're warm, but easy to handle

6. Melt butter for topping and create sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg mixture

7. Roll muffins first in butter, then in sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg mixture

8. Serve and Enjoy!