Sugar Free Cooking - Multigrain, Gluten Free, and Even Paleo Options




Orange Raisin Cranberry Cookies
-Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.
-2 1/4 cup grain mix flour of choice
-1 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp         salt
-1 tsp guar gum
-Combine wet ingredients in mixing bowl.
-2         eggs
-1 cup butter
-1 cup orange juice concentrate
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1/3 cup         milk or water
-Slowly sift the dry ingredients into the wet while the mixer runs on medium speed.
-Fold in the raisins and cranberries.
-1/2 cup raisins
-1/2 cup dried cranberries
-Preheat the oven to 365 degrees.
-Spoon cookie dough on ungreased cookie sheet the size and shape desired.
-Cook for 10 minutes if dough is freshly made and room temperature.  Bottoms will have slightly browned but cookies may seem soft still until cooled.
-If refrigerated cook for 12 minutes.
-If frozen cook for 15 minutes.
  We’ve found the dough cooperates better when chilled.



A Gluten-Free Light Mix Option:
Millet 1 cup
Buckwheat 1 cup
Brown Rice 1 cup
Long Grain Brown Rice 1 cup
Basmati Rice 1 cup
Oat Groats (from wheat free farming facility) 1 cup

A Regular Light Yellow Multigrain Mix Option:
Wheat*  1 cup
Barley*  1 cup
Rye* 1 cup
Buckwheat 1 cup
Millet 1 cup
Oat Groats 1 cup
Brown Rice 1 cup
Basmati Rice 1 cup
Wild Rice 1 cup
* = contains gluten.

A Blue or Green Multigrain Mix Option:
This mix turns purple when it is given time in water due to the black rice.  It will turn green instead when it doesn't have enough time in water before mixing with all the other ingredients (for example it turns bread purple but cookies green).
Wheat*  1 cup
Barley*  1 cup
Rye* 1 cup
Buckwheat 1 cup
Millet 1 cup
Oat Groats 1 cup
Black Rice 1 cup
Brown Rice 1 cup
Basmati Rice 1 cup
Wild Rice 1 cup
* = contains gluten.

A PALEO or GAPS Mix Option:
When on these grain free type diets you can use a small amount of Coconut flour with lots of eggs, some flax or chia seed flour and pumpkin or squash.  This is actually a very delicious way to have a grain free and sugar free treat!

This recipe might look more like this:
Orange Raisin Cranberry Cookies
-Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.
-1/2 cup          coconut flour
 -1/2 cup           flax seeds/chia seeds (ground up)
-1 tsp  baking soda
-1/2 tsp            salt
-1 tsp guar gum (optional)
-Combine wet ingredients in mixing bowl.
 -2 cups            squash puree or canned pumpkin
-9                    eggs
-1 cup butter
-1 cup orange juice concentrate
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1/3 cup         milk or water
-Mix wet ingredients with the mixer running on medium speed.
-Slowly sift the dry ingredients into the wet while the mixer runs on medium speed.
-Fold in the raisins and cranberries.
-1/2 cup         raisins
-1/2 cup          dried cranberries
-Preheat the oven to 365 degrees.
-Spoon cookie dough on ungreased cookie sheet the size and shape desired.
-Cook for 10 minutes if dough is freshly made and room temperature.  Bottoms will  have slightly browned but cookies may seem soft still until cooled.
-If refrigerated cook for 12 minutes.
-If frozen cook for 15 minutes.


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