Nuts N Bolts? Bits N’ Bites? Trash Mix? No matter what you call ’em, these are good!

And they are gluten free!

gluten free nuts and boltsIt’s that time of year again. Every year, sometime between now and December, Geoff and I whip up a big batch of these spicy, salty, and extra crunchy savories. They are great as appetizers, game day snacks,  movie night treats, or even wrapped in a pretty cellophane bag and given away as a thoughtful, homemade gift. Your GLUTEN-EATING friends will LOVE THEM and your GLUTEN-FREE friends will LOVE YOU for making them!

The recipe makes a big batch so you may want to halve it. On the other hand, they do last for up to three weeks in the cupboard and can be kept even longer in the freezer. (Scroll down for the recipe.)

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This sweet slice is a new take on a traditional Canadian favorite – the butter tart. The result is a kind of shortbread base smothered in a creamy, buttery, raisin stuffed filling and baked to a golden crispy brown. If you love butter tarts but don’t have time to fuss with the pastry, this is the recipe for you! If you’ve never had a butter tart, you should give these little deadlies a try. You won’t regret it. They taste a bit like pecan or even raisin pie. (Recipe below)

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gfandme.com’s 10 BEST brunch and breakfast recipes

Easter Brunch Recipe Round Up! Everything from Breakfast Tarts to French Toast Muffins, to Raisin Scones and Cinnamon Bun Pancakes – all gluten free.

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French Toast Muffins (need I say more!)french toast muffins. gfandme.com

Breakfast Tart (made with gf bisquick, this makes it’s own crust!)gluten free breakfast tart or quiche

Cream Cheese Pastry (not as difficult as you might think!)gluten free cream cheese pastries. gfandme.com

Cinnamon Bun Pancakes (awesome!)cinnamon bun pancakes: gluten free

Strawberry Muffins (nothing says spring like strawberries!)strawberry muffins_2-001

Fruit Buns – make great hot cross bunsgluten free fruit buns

Cheese or Raisin Scones (fluffy and buttery!)

Cloud 9 Pancakes (perfect pancakes!)gluten free pancakes with Cloud 9

Banana Bread French Toast (why not?)gluten free french toast

Raspberry Muffins (not our recipe, but one of our all time favorites)almond flour raspberry muffins. gf and me 2013.

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turkey for two: ready in 20 minutes

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To make a stained glass cookie, you need a cookie dough that doesn’t spread while baking. If the dough spreads, it will obliterate the stained glass window in the middle. I tried to refine our brown sugar cookie recipe by adding more gf flour and using shortening instead of butter, but by the time I got the texture right, the cookie itself was dry and powdery. Then I remembered a recipe I’d seen on Simple Gluten Free Kitchen for linzer cookies and I decided to try it. It worked great! The dough rolled out nicely, didn’t spread too much, and the result is a mild almond and vanilla wafer. Besides stained glass cookies, these would be great glazed or sandwiched with jam or Nutella or dipped in chocolate for a dessert fondu.

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The trick with turkey is to keep the white meat moist while waiting for the dark meat to cook through. Some people do this by basting the bird every 15 minutes, covering the breast with tinfoil, brining the bird overnight, even disassembling the whole thing and cooking the pieces separately. This recipe/method cooks the bird perfectly without brining, or deboning, or even fussing and basting. In fact, for this there is no turkey baster required! And you will end up with moist and tender white meat and amazingly flavorful dark meat.

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gluten free pumpkin cupcakes? muffins? … cupffins!

pumpkin muffins. gfandmeI was aiming for dairy free, gluten free pumpkin muffins but the resulting treats were so cake-like, I thought, “Maybe I’ve serendipitously come up with a recipe for gf pumpkin cupcakes?” Then again, I wanted to eat them for breakfast – and I just can’t let myself start eating cupcakes for breakfast. “So,” I decided, “they need a new name, something that encapsulates their light-yet-hearty crumb and spicy, sweet taste.” My first attempt was “muffcake”… but Geoff said that just didn’t seem right. In the end, I went with my next oh-so-creative idea: “cupffins.” Confused? Give them a try and you’ll see what I mean.

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With a crisp, buttery crust and a soft crumb, these gluten free hamburger buns are sure to become one of your go-to recipes. Pictured here are a slider bun version, but you can make these any size you want so go ahead and have that quarter-pound burger… No one need know they are 30% whole grain! gluten free hamburger bunsA variation on our tried and true lean crusty bread and white bread recipes, these buns are easy to make and taste fabulous. Even people who don’t like crusts tend to love the buttery saltiness that covers these! For the first time in years, Geoff preferred the bun to the burger!

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