Holiday Treats Episodes and Recipes

Hi Bakers,

This Double Chocolate Biscotti with Peppermint is the perfect gluten-free holiday treat to eat and giveaway. Twice baked for extra crunch and packed with deep chocolate flavor, it’s the most chocolatey and crisp biscotti you could ever want. The peppermint white chocolate topping speckled with crushed candy canes is the perfect complement to the cookie base and will keep you reaching for one more bite. Enjoy this lovely and delicious cookie. ~Carolyn

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Bis...

Hi Bakers, This is a better snickerdoodle than the original ones. Maybe everyone won’t feel this way… But for me, this buttery, rich cookie with rum and nutmeg brings holiday delight in every sugar-covered bite. This is an easy bake but you may need to alter the cooking time to achieve a crisp exterior and a soft center. Do what I do and bake a tester cookie before making a whole batch. This way you know how your oven cooks the dough, and you get the cookie baked how you like it! Enjoy ~Carolyn
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The best pumpkin pie I’ve ever eaten is this gluten-free Spicy Pumpkin Pie. Sure, you can buy a pumpkin pie anywhere but a great gluten-free pumpkin pie is truly rare. This family favorite has lots of spices and a few other tricks to make it richer and more flavorful than any other. The crust is tender, buttery and holds up really well to the filling unlike most gluten-free crusts. If you don’t want to make the crust, simply buy some and you can whip this out in no time. Pumpkin pi...

Hi Bakers! It's pie season and this is one of my favorites. This pecan pie has more flavor than most due to the browned butter, brown sugar, and dark corn syrup. It has a richer caramel taste without detracting from the pecans and this crust is so good no one will guess it's gluten-free. I hope you try this tastier version of an old favorite and add it to your holiday table- Carolyn


Gluten-Free Browned Butter Pecan Pie
Gluten-free Pie Dough (makes enough for two 9” single-crust pies)
Dry ingr...

Hi Bakers,

Do you love big soft molasses cookies? These are just what you’re looking for. Boldly spiced with a ton of flavor and crisp sugary edges. These are the best! I modified my favorite recipe to be gluten-free by substituting the wheat flour for gluten-free, adding tapioca flour and sweet rice flour. I also added some xanthan gum for chew. Sweet potato helps keep them moist. Curl up in a warm blanket, put on a good movie, and enjoy this tasty favorite -Carolyn

Gluten-Free Soft Molasses ...

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If you love pumpkin and don’t want to work too hard to make something unforgettable, you need to try these Pumpkin Donuts with Browned Butter Icing! They are moist and delicious, and such a quick bake that you can’t go wrong. Pairing pumpkin with my favorite icing is a match made in heaven. Really, it’s hard to think of something sweet that wouldn’t be better slathered in yummy browned butter. I may be biased because I spent a lot of my childhood dreaming about peeling thick layers...

This recipe was adapted from one published in Sunset magazine in 1988. I loved it when I first

saw it and made some changes to make it gluten-free. I used candied ginger and found the

chewy golden bits and milder flavor the best type of ginger to use. Biscotti is a crunchy cookie

that is baked twice to give it a firm texture and is often dunked into beverages like coffee.

Gluten-free biscotti is crisp but not nearly as hard as the wheat version and more likely to fall

apart in liquid just s...

Hi Friends!!

I'm so excited to bake with you! This is an easy bread to love since it's simply tasty and foolproof. You can make this yours by using your favorite add-ins or make it plain pumpkin too. Please be sure to double-check the ingredients for any allergens you might have so you can enjoy baking safely. Hit subscribe and rate this podcast so you never miss a new episode and I get to hear your thoughts as well. Be sure to listen for the next episode on December 19th when I'm baking a spic...