Holiday GF Pumpkin Cornbread

INGREDIENTS 

-1c fine cornmeal

-1c course cornmeal

-1/2t xanthan gum

-2t baking powder 

-1/2t baking soda 

-1t salt

-2t pumpkin pie spice

-1/4c avocado oil

-3T honey 

-2 eggs, lightly beaten

-3/4c pureed pumpkin or other squash

-3/4c condensed milk

DIRECTIONS 

Whisk dry ingredients.

Which first 3 wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Whisk in pumpkin and milk. Fold in dry ingredients. Don’t over mix. 

Add batter to prepared 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 ~25 minutes.

 **Note— use the rest of the condensed milk to make Mrs. Jackson’s sweet potato pie (half the standard recipe makes an 8-inch pie) + put the rest of the pumpkin puree in some chili.

Holiday Cranberry Snacking Cake

Non-pie dessert, snack waiting for thanksgiving dinner, breakfast throughout the week— this cake does it all. We made it multiple times this season, and next I want to experiment with using a whole grain flour like spelt.

INGREDIENTS:

-1.5c gf (or regular) flour 

-2t baking powder

-1/2 sea salt

1/8t cinnamon (optional)

-3 eggs

-1/3c honey

-1.5c whole milk ricotta (15oz container)

-1/2c avocado oil 

-1t vanilla 

-1.5c fresh or thawed whole cranberries (16oz)

DIRECTIONS:

Combine dry ingredients.

Lightly beaten eggs. Whisk eggs, honey, ricotta, oil, vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients, then fold in 1 cup of cranberries and transfer to prepared 8x8 pan.

With remaining cranberries, swirl them in a bowl with a little extra honey, then gently press into the top of the cake.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1:15 until cooked through. Let cool 20 minutes.

Adapted from Real Simple, November 2024

GF Yogurt Banana Bread

 

INGREDIENTS

-2 c gf flour blend

-1 t baking powder

-1 t baking soda

-1/4 t salt

-3 bananas, mashed

-1/4 c oil 

-1/3 c maple syrup 

-1/2 c plain yogurt

-2 eggs

-1 t vanilla

DIRECTIONS 

Combine dry ingredients. 

Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry to wet. Don’t over mix. 

Add batter to prepared loaf pan. Top with flax seed, hemp hearts, chia seeds, chocolate chips, etc as desired. 

Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until cooked in the middle. Allow to cool as long as you can wait!