Masa Pineapple Upside Down Cake, #gluten free

Here's my healthy gluten free version of Pineapple Upside Down Cake with Masa flour.  I'm so happy when I can make gluten free baked goods that taste just like our old favorites and this one really delivers.   You might also like my Zucchini Muffins made with masa.  It's a great flour and very versatile. 
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Maseca masa flour in Non GMO and their sites states that it is gluten free.  I've used it in homemade tortilla's and many of my baked goods with great results. 

The cake is light and moist and tastes just like a wonderful yellow cake mix!  I'm seriously in love with this Gluten Free Masa Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Hope you enjoy!! 

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Just Peachy Mango Berry Crisp, GF, SF, DF, grain free, #gluten free

 

Do you love Berry Crisp as much as I do?  Especially when it's still warm with frozen yogurt made from my homemade Greek Yogurt on top!  I used frozen peaches, blueberries and a fresh mango that I needed to use up but you can use whatever you have on hand.  I thought that peaches would go great with the almond meal crust.  

I usually bake with Stevia but I decided to use some Splenda with fiber that I had in the cupboard for this desert.  Splenda tastes better and bakes up more like sugar.  You can substitute whatever works for you. Here's my favorite Stevia conversion chart .  

I soak my raw almonds overnight, drain the water and then dry them slowly in the toaster oven on the lowest temp (mine goes down to 150) until they are just crisp.   Then I grind them in small batches in my coffee mill. I hope you enjoy! 
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Gluten Free Fig Newton Cookies

These are my hubby's favorite cookies.  If I have time I reconstitute the figs overnight in the grape juice or some wine to make them extra yummy.  And lately I've been replacing the xanthan gum in my recipes and using psyllium husks instead for my binder. It's working great and my stomach feels much better.  Hope you try them and enjoy.  You might also like my favorite the Big Soft Molasses cookie!
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Gluten Free Pot Stickers and Sauce

Pot Stickers have been a love of mine for many years.  I made these today after watching an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  I made Hand pie dough for turnovers awhile ago and we really liked them, so I thought, there is no reason I can't make these work!  In the show they lightened regular flour with cornstarch, a bit of salt and worked in enough warm water to create the dough and then let it rest.  Now the trick is to figure out how to duplicate the regular flour properties with gluten free flours....
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