Contents

Preface

Introduction: No Grain, No Pain

Chapter 1: Approved Ingredients: The Gluten-Free Pantry

Basic Baking Mix

Chapter 2: In the Beginning: General Pointers for All Baking

Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze

Royal Icing

Buttercream Icing

Egg Paint

Chapter 3: Merrily We Roll Along: Cutout and Formed Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Gingerbread People

Spritz

Linzer Cookies

Lemon Cookie Ornaments

Peppermint Pinwheels

Ginger Shortbread Fingers

Peanut Butter Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Candied Cherry Walnut Thumbprint Cookies

Almond Biscotti

Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti

Holiday Biscotti

Chapter 4: Piles of Perfection: Drop Cookies

Snowball Cookies

Brazilian Sugar Cookies

Cornmeal Dried Fruit Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Piña Colada Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mexican Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate-Dipped Florentines

Almond Cookies

Triple Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Chapter 5: Luscious Layers: Bar Cookies and Brownies

Almond Bars

Cranberry Nut Bars

Oatmeal Pumpkin Nut Bars

Caramel Pecan Bars

Lemon Squares

Layered Chip and Coconut Bars

White Chocolate Walnut Blondies

Marble Fudge Brownies

Fudgy Hazelnut Brownies

Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Layered Brownies

Chapter 6: The Gluten-Free Breadbasket: Breads, Biscuits, and Muffins

Pannetone

Stollen

Popovers

Scones

Old-Fashioned Southern Biscuits

Brazilian Garlicky Cheese Rolls

Basic Focaccia

Cornmeal Cheese Muffins

Parmesan Herb Muffins

Beer Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Cornbread

Gooey Pecan Sticky Buns

Blueberry Muffins

Chapter 7: Gluten-Free Crusts and More: Pies and Pastries

Basic Gluten-Free Piecrust

Almond Piecrust

Gluten-Free Graham Crackers

Raspberry Crème Fraîche Tart

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Pie

Peanut Butter Mousse Pie

Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Bites

Upside-Down Caramel Apple Tart

Plum Clafouti

Orange-Scented Cranberry and Apple Cobbler

Warm Chocolate Tortes

Profiteroles

Basic Tartlet Crust

Herbed Sausage and Tomato Tartlets

Chapter 8: Festive Favorites: Cakes and Tortes

Apple and Gingerbread Upside-Down Cake

Spiced Apple Cake

Gingered Apricot Torte

Cranberry Cake

Hazelnut Orange Torte

Lemon Polenta Cake

Baba au Rhum

Coconut Rum Torte

Citrus Angel Food Cake

Almond Jellyroll Cake

Cheesecake

Cannoli Cheesecake

Chocolate Almond Cheesecake

Chocolate Bûche de Nöel

Flourless Chocolate Nut Torte

Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Chapter 9: Gluten-Free from the Start: Meringues and Macaroons

Fancy French Macarons

Double Chocolate French Macarons

Almond Pine Nut Macaroons

Coconut Macaroons

Cashew Macaroons

Cocoa Chocolate Chip Meringues

Praline Meringues

Chapter 10: Candy Is Dandy: Unbaked Gluten-Free Confections

Chocolate Walnut Fudge

Southern Pecan Pralines

Peanut Penuche

Hazelnut Nougat

Spiced Buttery Peanut Brittle

Classic Chocolate Truffles

White Chocolate Almond Truffles

Crispy Peanut Butter Balls

Dried Fruit Coconut Balls

Dried Fruit Nougat

About the Author

About Cider Mill Press Book Publishers

Index