Sorghum, Apple and Kale Salad

I adapted this salad from a quinoa recipe I found Quinoa salad. The apples and walnuts give this salad a nice, sweet crunch. I added turmeric to the sorghum while it cooked to give it a little extra flavor. I hope you enjoy this easy, nutritious dish!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 2 cups cooked whole grain sorghum
• 3 medium apples, pealed and diced
• 3 handfuls finely chopped kale
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Dressing:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup or honey
• Juice from 1/2 lemon (about 1/8 cup)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Soak 1 cup of uncooked, whole grain sorghum in water for 2 hours. Rinse sorghum grains and cook in 2 cups of vegetable broth plus 1 cup of water and 2 teaspoons of turmeric, until liquid is absorbed and sorghum is tender – about 1 hour. Set aside to cool. This will yield about 3 1/2 cups of cooked sorghum. I only used 2 cups of it for this recipe, but feel free to use more if you like.

The turmeric gives the whole grain sorghum a lovely yellow color.

While the sorghum was cooking, I prepared the remaining ingredients.

Sauté chopped onion in olive oil with chopped kale until kale is wilted and onions are translucent.

Freshly washed kale.

Set aside to cool. Make dressing while onion-kale mixture is cooling.

Onions and kale were sautéed and added to the cooked sorghum.

Mix cooked sorghum with kale and onion mixture. Add apples, walnuts and dressing.

Apples and walnuts added.

Chill salad in refrigerator and serve cold.

I chilled the salad for about 2 hours so it would absorb the flavors of the dressing.

Milo says….

Maizy said I will get fat if I eat too many treats. Fat sounds like a LOT of FUN to me!

 

 

 

 

Buckwheat Sorghum Biscuits

Despite it’s name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and is gluten free. It is actually related to sorrel, knotweed and rhubarb. The name ‘buckwheat’ or ‘beech wheat’ comes from its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the fact that it is used like wheat.

I used regular milk in these biscuits instead of buttermilk and they turned out a little bit crumbly. I think they would be much better with the buttermilk. The buckwheat flour gives these biscuits a hearty flavor and whole-grain texture. These are really good with a little gluten-free cream gravy on top!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/2 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 T baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled
• 1 cup buttermilk

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425º F. In a large mixing bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients.

Dry ingredients mixed together – buckwheat flour has a dark brown color.

Cut the butter into small pieces and use a pastry cutter to mix it into the dry ingredients.

I used a pastry cutter to blend the butter into the flour mixture.

Add the buttermilk and use a large spoon to mix well. The dough will be thick and sticky.

Add buttermilk and mix until a thick, sticky dough is formed.

For drop biscuits, use floured or moistened hands to form balls of dough and place them on a cooking sheet.

I moistened my hands with water to form the balls of dough. You can also use flour to coat your hands or to roll the dough out for cutting.

Bake for 15 minutes at 425º F.
Makes about a dozen 3″ biscuits.

Baked biscuits – crispy on the outside, soft on the inside.

The biscuits were a tad crumbly – possibly because I used regular milk instead of buttermilk.

Recipe from Janice Mansfield

 

Milo says….

Oh, to be at the dog park, now that June is here!

 

Gluten Free Pancake Mix Review

This week I’m reviewing two gluten-free pancake mixes that contain sorghum flour. Both of them were very good, and they each had a unique flavor and appeal.

Hodgson Mills Gluten Free Pancake Mix is a whole grain, hearty mix with flax seeds.

Hodgson Mill has a nice traditional design on their box with all the pertinent information.

Hodgson Mill has less sugar and additives in their mix and more whole grains.

I added fresh Texas blueberries to make these pancakes extra healthy and just plain yummy.

Fresh Texas blueberries.

I used buttermilk and the batter came out very thick. I had to use a spoon to spread the batter out on the grill so they would be thin enough to cook completely inside. I think I would have liked them better if I had added a bit more milk to the thin out the batter.

The Hodgson Mill batter was a bit thick – I should have added a little more milk.

If the batter is thick, be sure to spread it out with a spoon on the griddle so the pancakes will not be to tall and cook well in the middle.

Finished stack of Hodgson Mill Gluten Free blueberry pancakes.

 

The other day I found this new gluten-free pancake mix I had never seen before – Kerbey Lane Cafe Gingerbread Pancake Mix.

Kerbey Lane Cafe has several locations in the Austin, TX area. I think they’re packaging has a fun design.

The package was really cute and when I turned it over to read the ingredients I was amazed to see sorghum flour was the first ingredient!

Sorghum flour is listed as the first ingredient.

They also had a fun slogan on the side:

Peace Through Pancakes – I’m all for that! Love those flying pancakes.

So, I HAD to try this, right?

Kerbey Lane Cafe is actually a small restaurant chain in Austin, TX that also produces packaged products for retail. I found this mix at Drug Emporium. You can buy them online, too. They have regular and gluten-free mixes. The gluten-free ones are manufactured in a dedicated facility, according to the package, so that made me feel safe trying the product.

The Kerbey Lane mix has everything in it, so all you have to add are eggs and water.

Kerbey Lane Gingerbread pancake batter.

The pancakes looked and smelled like soft gingerbread cookies while they were cooking.

The Kerbey Lane pancakes look like big fluffy gingerbread cookies when they are cooking.

And they tasted as good as they smelled!

Kerbey Lane Cafe gluten free gingerbread pancakes.

I added a small amount of butter and maple syrup, but these might also be good with fruit and whipped cream. The texture was just like I remember real pancakes being.

I would definitely recommend either one of these mixes to my celiac friends.

Remember: Peace Through Pancakes!

 

Milo says….

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What’s for breakfast?”

 

 

Sorghum Pilaf with Pan-Roasted Corn

Here is another whole grain sorghum recipe developed by Barbara Kliment of the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board. I added chopped kale to the recipe to give it more color and just because I love kale.

I added chopped kale to add color to this dish.

I soaked my sorghum for two hours before cooking, which made it a little softer and more sticky. I cooked the sorghum for about an hour until all of the broth was absorbed. I think I could have taken 10 minutes off of the cooking time and drained off the excess broth and the texture of the sorghum would have been a bit better.

The chicken broth gives the whole grain sorghum a nice flavor and the almonds give this pilaf a very pleasing crunch. Enjoy this pilaf as a meal by itself or as a side dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked pearled sorghum
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cups fresh or frozen corn
• 1 cup carrots, sliced thin
• ½ cup celery, sliced
• ½ cup onion, diced
• 2 cups kale, chopped (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded or grated
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

The whole grain sorghum absorbs the flavor of the chicken broth.

Rinse and drain sorghum grains. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan, add sorghum and simmer for 45 to 50 minutes, until tender. Drain off any excess broth and set pan aside.

I cooked the sorghum until it absorbed all of the chicken broth (about an hour) and it was a little bit mushy.

While the sorghum is cooking, chop the vegetables. Measure out two cups of frozen corn and let it sit out to thaw. I didn’t have slivered almonds so I chopped up some whole almonds in my food processor.

Chopped vegetables, almonds and frozen corn.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add corn and cook until toasted.

Sauté the corn in a skillet in olive oil until it starts to brown a little.

Add onion, garlic, celery and carrots and sauté until onions are translucent, 3 – 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to season to taste.

The rest of the vegetables are sautéed with the toasted corn.

Add chopped kale, cover and steam for 2 minutes.

I covered the skillet after adding the chopped kale to let it steam for a few minutes.

Add almonds, cover and cook for 2-3 more minutes, until nuts begin to toast.

I steamed the kale until it was wilted (about 3 minutes) and then added the almonds.

Add cooked sorghum and heat through, adding extra broth if the mixture looks too dry. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Cooked sorghum is added to the vegetables, warmed up, and then the Parmesan cheese is added.

Remove pilaf from heat and pour into serving dish or platter. Garnish with additional cheese and almonds, if you like.

You can use shredded or grated Parmesan cheese.

 

 

Milo says….

I try to go through life with my ears held high and my nose down low so I don’t miss the important things.

 

Gluten-Free Triple Chocolate Muffins

Here is an amazing chocolate muffin recipe from Carol Fenster’s book “100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes”.  It’s a chocolate muffin with chocolate chips and white chocolate drizzled over the top. I could hardly believe these muffins were gluten-free!

In the book, it says this recipe makes 12 muffins, but I got 19.

Be careful eating these – they are very addictive!

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup milk of choice, warm (about 110ºF-I used almond milk)
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups Carol’s Sorghum Blend
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup gluten-free semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds

Drizzle

• 1/2 cup chopped gluten-free white chocolate, melted
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk of choice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375º F. Grease muffin pan cups or line with paper liners.

To make the muffins: Beat the eggs with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Add milk, oil, and vanilla and continue beating on low speed until just blended.

Eggs, milk, oil and vanilla mixed together.

In a small bowl, whisk together the sorghum blend, sugar, cocoa, xanthan gum, baking soda and salt.

Dry ingredients mixed together.

Gradually beat the flour mixture into the liquid ingredients until the batter is smooth and slightly thickened, about 1 to 2 minutes.

The batter is smooth and creamy.

Stir in the chocolate chips and almonds.

The nuts and chocolate chips added to the batter.

Divide the batter evenly in the muffin pan.

I got 19 muffins out of this recipe.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes on a rack in the middle of the oven until the muffin tops are firm, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then take them out to cool another 5 minutes.

The muffins rose quite a bit during baking.

Chocolatey goodness!

To make the drizzle: Combine melted white chocolate and 1 tablespoon of milk to make a thin smooth frosting. Add more milk a little at a time if needed. Drizzle the white chocolate mixture over the tops of the muffins.

White chocolate drizzled over the tops – yum!

 

You can’t go wrong with triple the chocolate!

 

Milo says….

A stranger is just a friend waiting to be sniffed!

 

 

 

Gluten-Free Rosemary Focaccia

Here’s another recipe from Gluten-Free Quick & Easy. I had some of Carol’s Yeast Bread Mix left over from the dinner rolls I made a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to try another yeast bread recipe.

Focaccia is a type of flatbread, almost like a thick pizza crust. I topped this one with Parmesan cheese and rosemary, but you can try any seasonings and/or any cheese you like.

This is a very flavorful bread and is good dipped in olive oil. It can be sliced in half for sandwiches or used for a thick-crust pizza.

Bread Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 2 cups Carol’s Yeast Bread Mix
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2/3 cup warm (110 degrees F) 1% milk (cow’s, rice, soy, potato or nut – I used almond)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar

Topping:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Combine all the bread ingredients in a food processor (I used a large spoon and it worked just fine.) Process the ingredients until they are thoroughly blended. The dough will be soft and sticky.

The dough was very soft and sticky.

Transfer the dough to a 7 x 11-inch nonstick cake pan that is generously greased with olive oil. Using a wet spatula, spread the dough evenly in the pan.

The dough covered the bottom of the cake pan and was about 1/2-inch thick.

Cover the dough loosely with foil and let it rise in a warm place (75 to 80 degrees F) 45 to 50 minutes, or until the dough is about ½ inch below the top of the pan. The dough will rise further during baking.

My dough didn’t rise very much – I think it wasn’t warm enough in my kitchen.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. For the topping, drizzle the oil over the dough and tilt the pan to distribute evenly. Sprinkle evenly with the rosemary and salt.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and clicks when tapped with a spoon. Cover the bread with foil if the top browns too quickly. Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese. Let cool in the pan 10 minutes, then cut into 10 slices. Serve warm or at room temperature.

I took the focaccia out of the oven after 25 minutes, put the cheese on and cooked it for five more minutes. I used more than two tablespoons of cheese, I think.

 

Milo says….

There is no sense in doing a lot of barking if you don’t really have anything to say.

Gluten-free Sorghum Pea Salad

The weather is getting warmer and it’s time to start thinking about good picnic salads. For this recipe, I took a traditional pea salad and added whole grain sorghum – and bacon, of course! I also added tomatoes to make it more colorful. This was so good I could have eaten it for the whole meal! I hope you enjoy it, too.

Cooking whole grain sorghum:

• 1 cup dry whole grain sorghum
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vegetable broth

Soak whole grain sorghum in water for 3-4 hours. Drain and rinse.

I soaked the sorghum grains for about 4 hours so they would cook faster and be more tender.

Place soaked sorghum, water and vegetable broth in sauce pan.

I cooked the whole grain sorghum in vegetable stock to give it a richer flavor.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes, until sorghum is tender and all liquid is absorbed.

Yields 4 cups of cooked sorghum.

Cooked sorghum ready to add to salad mixture.

Ingredients for salad:

• 2 cups cooked whole grain sorghum
• 1 10-oz package frozen sweet green peas
• 6 slices bacon, fried and crumbled into bits
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
• 2 cups grape tomatoes, each cut in half
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions:

Soak and cook whole grain sorghum according to directions above. While sorghum is cooking, fry the bacon, cook peas and boil the eggs.

The frozen peas are cooked and set aside to cool.

Bacon and chopped up hard boiled eggs.

Set everything aside to cool and cut up vegetables and cheese.

Chopped onion and celery

I like sharp cheddar cheese, but you can use any cheese that you like.

Grape tomatoes sliced in half.

Chop up cooled eggs into bite-sized bits. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.

Cooked peas added to whole grain sorghum.

All ingredients combined, except mayonnaise.

This mayo has always been gluten-free and is great in pea salad.

Finished salad with mayonnaise added.

Cover and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve cold. Makes 6-8 servings.

 

Milo says….

I think spring is coming – the frisbies are in bloom!

 

Gluten-Free Yeast Dinner Rolls

Today’s recipe is from Carol Fenster’s Gluten-Free Quick & Easy cookbook. Her gluten-free yeast bread mix makes about 12 3/4 cups of flour mix, enough for four or five recipes. It can be stored in a dry, dark place for a few months in a sealed container.

These rolls were amazing – especially fresh out of the oven while still warm. I also enjoyed the leftover ones warmed up in the toaster oven. They were not gummy on inside like a lot of gluten-free breads.

The recipe calls for guar gum, in addition to xanthan gum. I didn’t have any guar gum, so I put in two extra teaspoons of xanthan gum. It called for four teaspoons of guar gum, but I was afraid four extra teaspoons of xanthan gum would make the rolls too gummy on the inside.

Carol Fenster recommends mixing the dough in a food processor. My food processor isn’t big enough to do this, so I used a large spoon to mix everything and it worked just fine.

I definitely recommend these rolls to all my friends with celiac disease. When fresh and warm they are one of the closest gluten-free options I have found to “real” bread.

Start by making a batch of Carol’s Sorghum Flour Blend:

• 1 1/2 cups sorghum flour
• 1 1/2 cups potato starch (not potato flour) or cornstarch
• 1 cup tapioca flour/starch

Whisk together thoroughly and store, tightly covered, in a dark, dry, cool place.

Next, make Carol’s Yeast Bread Mix:

• 8 cups potato starch
• 4 cups Carol’s Sorghum Flour blend
• 8 tablespoons cane sugar
• 8 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 6 teaspoons table salt
• 4 teaspoons guar gum (I substituted 2 teaspoons of xanthan gum)

Whisk or sift all ingredients together until thoroughly combined. Or you can put it in a container with a tight-fitting lid and shake it for 2 or 3 minutes until combined. Store unused mix in a dark, dry place in a covered container.

Carol’s yeast bread mix makes a lot of flour mix that you can store for future use.

Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup warm (110 degree F) 1% milk (cow’s, rice, soy, potato or nut)
• 1 envelop (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
• 3 large egg whites (1/2 cup), at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter or buttery spread, Earth Balance, Soy Garden, melted, or canola oil
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 3 cups Carol’s Yeast Bread Mix (see recipe above)
• Oil or butter, for brushing after baking (optional)

Instructions:

Generously grease a 7 x 11-inch nonstick (gray, not black) cake pan; set aside.

Place the warm milk in the bowl of a food processor. Add the yeast and let stand while measuring the other ingredients. (I combined them in a small mixing bowl and set aside).

Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and process until thoroughly blended. (I mixed with a large spoon in a mixing bowl).

The dough is very sticky.

Using a 1 1/2-inch spring-action ice cream scoop, form 18 uniform-sized pieces of dough (I used a large spoon). With oiled or wet hands, shape each scoop into a smooth ball and arrange in three rows of six for a total of 18 balls. The balls will be close together. I got 14 balls, so I might have made them a tad large.

I wet my hands to smooth out each dough ball.

Cover the pan loosely with foil and let the dough rise in a warm place (75 to 80 degrees F) for 45 to 60 minutes, until level with the top of the pan.

I covered the dough balls with foil and put them on top of the refrigerator to rise.

After sitting on the refrigerator for an hour, the dough balls had doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the rolls are lightly browned and firm to the touch. If the rolls brown too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Remove from the pan and let cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Brush with melted butter or oil for a glossier look, if desired. Serve warm.

The rolls were a lovely golden brown when I took them out of the oven.

Crispy on the outside fluffy on the inside!

The dough can be refrigerated overnight after rising, if you want to make them the day before.

Baked rolls can be frozen, then reheated in the microwave on low or in a toaster oven wrapped in foil.

The rolls were fluffy inside without being sticky or gummy.

 

Milo says….

If you can’t dance, do a happy hop!

 

 

 

Gluten-Free Strawberry Cream Cheese Cobbler

I love fresh strawberries and I’m always so happy when they arrive in the stores in the spring.

Two quarts of sliced strawberries, plus a little.

When making gluten-free cobblers, I have to remember to hold a loose definition of “cobbler” in my mind. Without gluten it is never going to be like the cobbler my mom used to make. I just have to accept that gluten-free cobbler will be different, but can still be a tasty dessert choice.

Someone posted this recipe on Facebook and I thought I’d try making it gluten-free. I forgot that gluten-free crust doesn’t rise to the top like regular cobbler crust, so it ended up being more of a cake with strawberries and cream cheese on top. If I ever make this again, I will put in the fruit and cream cheese first, then pour the batter over it.

Even so, it turned out really good. I made two batches – one in a metal baking pan and one in a glass casserole dish. The one in the glass dish was a little more browned and crispy on the bottom and I liked it better. The other one was softer and more like a pudding, but was still quite tasty.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk (I used almond milk)
• 1 cup of Carol’s Sorghum Blend
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 quarts whole strawberries, washed and sliced
• 4 oz cream cheese, cut into small pieces.

Instructions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Melt butter and pour into 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish.

 

Melted butter poured into pan.

In a small bowl, mix together the egg, milk, flour blend, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

I used a whisk to mix the ingredients for the batter.

Pour directly over the butter in the baking dish, but do not stir.

The batter is poured on top of the butter but not mixed with it.

Add the strawberries, arranging in a single layer as much as possible.

The strawberries are spread over the batter, then the cream cheese is dotted on top. ( I forgot to take a photo with the cream cheese).

Sprinkle cream cheese pieces over strawberries. Place in preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown and edges are bubbling.

The gluten-free “crust” bubbled up into the strawberries a little bit, but not like a regular cobbler.

 

Here’s the one I made in the glass dish. It browned a little bit more than the other one.

I’m not sure where the original recipe is from – you know how recipes travel around on Facebook – so whoever you are out there, thanks for the recipe idea!

Milo says….

Sniff out opportunities!

 

 

Gluten-Free Lemon Squares, Almost

This recipe came from my friend Joy Gray. She creates recipes for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.

My lemon squares weren’t as good as I had hoped they would be because of several mistakes I made in the process.

The first mistake I made was not using the gluten-free flour mix designated. Joy used NuLife All-Purpose Sorghum Flour Mix. I didn’t have that, so I used Carol Fenster’s recipe for her sorghum flour blend. I didn’t realize that the NuLife mix has xanthan gum already mixed into it and I didn’t add any xanthan gum to my flour mix.

My second mistake was that I combined the sugar, flour and salt, then I realized I was supposed to cream the butter and sugar together first. I decided to use a pastry blender to mix the butter with the flour/sugar mixture. This may have worked ok if I had remembered the xanthan gum, but I’m not sure.

The biggest mistake I made was that I didn’t let the crust cool completely before adding the lemon filling mixture. When I poured the mixture onto the hot crust, the center section of the crust exploded into bits and mingled into the filling. The filling ended up having more of a cookie-like texture instead of being creamy like lemon pudding.

Without the xanthan gum, the crust was very crumbly and fell apart as I tried to remove the squares from the pan. So, although my lemon squares were edible, I was quite disappointed with them.

If you make this recipe, be sure to follow the directions carefully and don’t make the same mistakes I did!

Ingredients



Crust

• 1/4 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup NuLife All-Purpose Sorghum Flour Mix
• Pinch kosher salt

Filling

• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• Zest from 1 large lemon
• 1/2 cup NuLife All-Purpose Sorghum Flour Mix
• Pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Crust:  Cream butter and sugar together with paddle attachment in electric mixer. Add salt to sorghum flour mix and slowly add to butter until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs.

I used a pastry blender to mix the crust ingredients. This may have made the crust even more crumbly, I’m not sure.

Press into an 8 x 8 inch baking dish lined with parchment paper and bake for 15-20 minutes or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

The crust was about 1/8-inch thick after I pressed it down into the bottom of the pan.

Filling: Wipe out mixing bowl and whisk eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, sorghum flour mix and salt.

Lemon filling mixture.

Gently pour over the crust and bake for 30 minutes until firm. Cool thoroughly.

The lemon squares were over browned on the edges because I didn’t let the crust cool before pouring in the filling.

Cut into squares and dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.

You can see how the crust crumbled when I cut the squares. This is why you use gums in gluten-free baking.

Makes about 20 squares.

Recipe © Joy Gray, Amarillo, TX.

Milo says….

Lemon is not my favorite snack flavor, Maizy. Please make these with BACON filling next time!