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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

05/02/2012 ~ An Experiment;

I had long been craving Snickerdoodles, when I stumbled upon the ones made by Liz Lovely.< www.lizlovely.com/ >  But, they were sold way across town < www.tailormadenutrition.com/ > and are a bit pricey for my budget, but I HAD to have them.   They are SO GOOD!  And, they are CERTAINLY worth their price - - as my daughter pointed out;  "Breaking that down, they are about the same cost as one pays for a cookie at the mall."   However, I also remembered making my own as a child and snarfing them up as fast as my little hands - - and my mom - - would let me.  I made them for my kids, and my daughter would beg me to make more.  I began toying with the idea of making some allergen free ones on my own. 

My first batch turned out so flat and crisp (hard) that the only way I could eat them was to put them in a bowl, pour on some almond milk or So Delicious Creamer and let them set to soften.  Sometimes I would have to MW them to get them there.  So I tried again, this time adding a bit more flour and adapting other parts of the recipe - - using 2 tsp of BP instead of the Cream of Tartar - - which I could not find this time around.   I made up half the batch and they weren't too bad, but were still not the mounded puffy things I wanted.   I made about half the batch and then took a rest.   I began pondering this again and then began wondering what if.....?

I went back into the kitchen and tried to finish, but the dough kept crumbling when I tried to shape it or roll it in the cinn/sugar mix.  Then I dumped the cinn/sugar mix into the left-over batter and added 3 T. of the So Delicious creamer.   I stirred it to get a stiff, but maleable, dough and then poured it into a 6 x 9 brownie pan.  Here is the (YUMMY!) result.

JMS Christmas Cinnamon bars

Put into 4 C. measure and set aside:
4 C. GF flour-I used Jule's
2 tsp. BP

Mix in large bowl:
1 C. coconut oil (mine had liquified)
2 C. sugar
2 eggs

Add flour mixture and stir to mix well.
Then add:
Cinn/sugar mix:
1/4 C. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Pour cinn/sugar mix in and add about 1/4 C. of SD creamer, mix this all well, to consistency of stiff, but maleable dough, and then spread into a jelly roll pan - - it's not necessary to cover entire pan, as these will spread while cooking and go to the edges of pan. Bake 350 degrees for about17 mins. Cool and cut into squares. Store in airight container. JMS - 2:23 PM 4/30/2012
Do not mix thoroughly into it. The swirl is pretty. 
For cinn/sugar mix:
Put into container with lid and shake together or a bowl and stir together
IF Des, frost with cinnamon icing (or chocolate???)
Christmas Cinnamon bars_JMS _04-28-12
7:42 PM 4/28/2012
These were WONDERFUL and should be made each year at Christmas - - only mix the dough until swirled with cinnamon, Do not mix thoroughly into it.  The swirl is pretty. 
TO make this form entire recipe above, dump in mix of cinn/sugr and add 1/4+1-2 T of SD creamer.  Pat entire mix into a jelly roll pan and bake.  Cut into squares and, if desired, drizzle-glze with cinnamon frosting.

& Then - - thinking again, I am now going to try this (if you get to it before I do, please let me know how it turns out for you.  I also wondered about just adding some cinnamon, but want to try the Mocafe first.  You can find Mocafe on Amazon.com - I get the Mexican Chocolate version.)

JMS Chrs Cinnamon bars Mexican version

Put into 4 C. measure and set aside:
4 C. GF flour - I used Jule's
2 tsp. BP

Mix in large bowl:
1 C. coconut oil (mine had liquified)
2 C. sugar - - or 1-/1/2 + 1/2 C. Mocafe for Mexican version
2 eggs
Add flour mixture and stir to mix well.
Then add:
Cinn/sugar mix:
1/4 C. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Pour cinn/sugar mix inand add about 1/4 C. of SD creamer, mix this all well, to consistency of stiff, but maleable dough, and then spread into a jelly roll pan - - it's not necessary to cover entire pan, as these will spread while cooking and go to the edges of pan. Bake 350 degrees for about 17 mins. Cool and cut into squares. Store in airight container. 

For Cinn/sugar mix
Put into container with lid and shake together or a bowl and stir together.


2 comments:

  1. Following you back from Gluten Free A- Z blog..

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  2. I am excited to see a new blog. Let's keep in touch. Honored to follow Judee as a member.

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