Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 1 3/4 cups GF All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• 2 TB organic cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup white sugar(can use brown but white is preferred)
• 3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips and another 1/4 cup for sprinkling on top
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup + 2TB canola oil
• 1 egg (1 1/2 tsp. Ener-G Egg replacer mixed 2 TBLS water)
• 1 tsp bourbon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, sugar, and 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips into a large bowl. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a measuring jug. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together, and then fold in the walnut pieces. Do this remembering that a lumpy batter makes the best muffins. Spoon into the prepared muffin cases. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top and then bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are dark, risen and springy.

Adopted from: recipes.sparkpeople.com

Gluten Free Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars

Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars
(Gluten-free/Dairy Free/Soy Free/Corn Free/Egg Free/Peanut-free option)

1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (Peanut Free we use Barney's Almond butter)
1/2 Cup Shortening
3/4 Cup White Rice Flour
1/4 Cup Tapioca Flour
1/4 Cup Corn Starch (or Arrowroot if corn free)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp Xanthum gum
1/2 cup jelly - favorite flavor

1. Cream together sugars, peanut butter, shortening in a bowl. Mix flours, starches, baking powder, soda and xgum together well. Slowly add to the sugar/PB mixture.
2. Reserve 1 Cup of batter. Press remaining into a 13 X 9" pan. Spread jelly over top. Crumble reserved batter overtop.
3. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. let cool completely before cutting.
4. Store in fridge (if they last that long)

Makes: approx. 15 bars
Recipe from: http://goingglutenfree.blogspot.com/2007/10/peanut-butter-and-jelly-bars.html

Notes: We have to make thse Peanut Free and they are AWESOME!  Everyone (including non sesitive eaters) loved these.  They are a family favorite.