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The featured recipe is from INCREDIBLE EDIBLE GLUTEN-FREE FOOD FOR KIDS by Sheri Sanderson. Order the cookbook from her website at www.nobreadlady.com. Also, see her website for further information about Celiac Disease. Sheri is a writer, wife, and the mother of three children, including one with gluten sensitivities and autism. Her cookbook is the result of personal need – wanting to offer her family gluten-free meals that look and taste just as good as those she made before the change in diet. She lives with her family in Katy, Texas.
PEACH COBBLER . . . . . . Makes 12 servings. . . . . . . . . .By Sheri SandersonINGREDIENTS 8-10 ripened peaches (8 cups, peeled and sliced) {equivalent in canned peaches is OK} 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup water 1 cup brown rice flour 2/3 cup potato starch flour 1/3 cup tapioca flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup milk or milk substitute 1/3 cup shortening DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 1.In a large saucepan, combine the sliced peaches, sugar, cornstarch, and water. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat. Cover to keep hot. 2.Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, combine the brown rice flour, potato starch flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, sugar, ground cinnamon (if used), and salt. Add shortening and mix until crumbly. 3.Make a well in the dry ingredients by pushing to the sides of the bowl with a spoon; add the milk all at once. Mix until completely moistened, but do not over mix. 4.Transfer hot fruit filling to an 11 x 7-inch baking pan. Drop topping dough into 12-15 mounds on top of the hot filling. 5.Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the topping near the center comes out clean. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired, or Cool Whip.
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Updated 9Nov04