Nutty Butters are from the April issue of Martha Stewart Living. These can be made with your favorite type of nut. Just make sure to use the same nut butter as you do nut for instance use almonds and almond butter, cashews and cashew butter, etc..  If you can’t eat or don’t like nuts, I am sure sunflower seeds and sun-butter would also work!
Ingredients:
1.5 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup certified gluten-free oats
1 cup All Purpose Bistro Blend GF flour (www.theglutenfreebistro.com)
1 …

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recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen, makes about 20 cookies
 
Perfect for Valentine’s Day
 
Ingredients: 
 
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
3/4 cup Bistro Blend GF Flour 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup  Certified GF rolled oats
3/4 cup mix-in of choice (dried cherries, raisins or walnuts), chopped coarsely
 
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl, sift together …

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Ingredients
 
1 cup Bistro Blend All-Purpose GF Flour blend (available www.theglutenfreebistro.com
1.5 cups sweet rice flour
3/4 cups fine sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp baking powder
16 tbs butter, cut into 1/2″ pieces, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs cream cheese, softened
 
In bowl of stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix flours, sugar, salt, baking powder and xanthan gum until combined, about 5 to 10 seconds. With mixer running on low, add butter 1 piece at a time; continue to mix until …

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Everything Cookies: Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chips

 
Makes about 20 cookies
1 cup Gluten Free Bistro All-purpose whole grain flour blend (available through our site www.theglutenfreebistro.com
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
1 egg
½ cup certified gluten-free oats
1 1/4 cups Ghirardelli double chocolate chips (also known as 60% cacao bittersweet chips) 
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets …

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Fall Pumpkin Pancakes

 
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups milk or rice milk
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/3 cups Bistro Blend All Purpose GF flour (available for purchase www.theglutenfreebistro.com)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
water to thin batter (if needed)
In a bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, …

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We rolled out the Gluten-Free Red, White and Blue for this year’s celebration! Enjoy!
 Gluten-Free Flag Pizza
This is made with our dough ball available at Whole Foods Market Boulder, Tamarac and Superior Locations.
Fun to do with kids! I did this with my son.
Remove dough ball from the freezer and place in the refrigerator in the morning for use that evening. Our dough ball takes about 6 hours to defrost. Or defrost in microwave on defrost setting for 5-6 mintues. If the dough ball …

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We wanted to give a Girl Scout cookie a try with our fabulous Bistro Blend All Purpose GF Flour. We made these gluten, corn, egg and soy-free. We found we had to use butter to make the outer coating work.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup shortening 

1/4 cup earth balance original 
1/4 tsp of salt
1 cup of white sugar
1 egg OR 1 tsp of flax meal whisked with 3 tsp of warm water (whisk and set aside- use in place of egg)
1 1/4 cups *Bistro Blend All Purpose GF …

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24-28 Large shrimp, peeled and deveined (or bite-sized chicken breast pieces)
1/2 cup Bistro Blend gluten free all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten 
2/3 cups New Planet Tread Lightly gluten-free beer
1 1/2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
1 Tbsp sugar (or slightly more to taste)
2 cups medium shredded coconut (unsweetened) 
Coconut or Canola Oil for frying (enough for shrimp to be just covered in a Dutch oven or other deep pot)
Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/4 cup dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey 
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (I used …

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Ingredients
makes (10-12)
1 tbs active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm milk
1 cup GF flour blend w/xanthan gum (Bistro Blend All Purpose Flour)
1 tbs cornstarch
2 tbs Parmesan cheese, grated
1.5 tsp Italian spices (I used a variety of oregano, fennel, rosemary, lemon peel etc) ground
1 tbs olive oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
extra olive oil to brush on the tops of breadsticks
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Whisk yeast and warm milk together in a small bowl. Set aside for  about 5 minutes. Line a large baking sheet with …

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Makes about 10 muffins)
1 cup GF flour (Bistro Blend All-Purpose gluten free flour) 
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tbs unsulphered molasses
1 egg
3/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp orange zest
3/4 cup mashed or pureed sweet potatoes (plain without the peel)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Preheat oven to 350° F; prepare muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the first seven ingredients (through …

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