Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes

A staple in our house most Saturday mornings is made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes. These are easy to make and delicious! They are also great to make and freeze so that the gluten-free types in your house can have something satisfying to heat and take when breakfasting at a restaurant that doesn’t have gluten free options. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients
 
1 cup room temperature buttermilk
1 tbsp. melted butter
1egg
 ¾ cup all purpose gluten free flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
 

 Instructions 

  1. Preheat an electric skillet to 375° F or a large skillet on medium high heat.
  2. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Whisk together buttermilk, butter, and egg.
  4. Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth.
  5. Cook on the preheated skillet

Hint: We usually double or triple the recipe for our family. Our boys are GROWING!

Gluten Free Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients
 
4 cups all purpose gluten free flour
1 cup almond meal
1/3 cup rolled oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 ½ cups buttermilk
 
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425° F (220° C). Lightly grease a loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together all purpose gluten free flour, almond meal, gluten free rolled oats, baking soda and salt. Gently mix in the buttermilk. Pour into the prepared loaf pan. 
  3. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 to 45 minutes.
  4. Serve warm with butter.

Hint: Green food coloring can be added when mixing for a festive St. Patrick’s Day touch.

Super Cheesey

One of my favorite ways to make something fancy in a flash is to add an easy but unexpected detail. One example is to use pie crust cutters to cut out the cheese for your appetizer platter. Little ones REALLY enjoy “cutting the cheese.” If you have some little “helpers” (or a culinarily-challenged spouse/friend) dying to do something for the party while you frantically attend to last-minute details, this is a great way to keep them busy and out of your hair. If you’ve no time for cheese cutting, put some pie crust cutters in the middle of a cheese platter for a fun party activity.