Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns, etc.

This recipe is directly from Lisa Lewis' Special Diets For Special Kids - it found on page 140 entitled Marci's Soft White Bread and Rolls. I changed a couple of things but not significantly - they are really, really good!

2 C white rice flour
2 C tapioca starch
3/8 C sugar (I use organic evaporated cane juice)
4 tsp. xanthan gum
2/3 C dry non-dairy milk (I use Vance's DariFree or Better Than Milk)
1 1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. sugar
1/2 C warm water
4 tsp. yeast

4 tbsp. margarine or oil
1 tsp. vinegar
1 1/2 C water (I made mine warm)
3 eggs

Combine 1st six ingredients in your mixing bowl.

Combine the next three ingredients in a small bowl or cup and mix to "proof" the yeast.

Once the yeast mixture has gotten frothy, mix all the ingredients together in your mixer bowl and set it somewhere warm to rise (optional). Once it's risen (or not if you're in a hurry), preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form your bun shapes on the parchment paper. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown on the outside.

This recipe can be used for a myriad of things. I have used it for pizza crust in addition to the buns. It works great but I found Bob's Red Mill pizza mix a little easier to use. I do recommend it for the buns, however, it's the best recipe I've found :)

amy

Quinoa Salad

First of all, there is NO way my kids would consent to eat this. This is strictly a Mommy treat at my house. However, you may have kids that don't despise tomatoes and "green things" so use it if you think you can get it past them. If not, more for you!

Salad:
1 C uncooked quinoa
2 C organic broth (I use chicken)
1 container grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 C finely chopped fresh parsley
1 good sized cucumber, cut into small pieces
1 bunch of scallions, finely sliced
6 oz (or more) goat or sheep milk feta (I get mine cheap at Phoenicia)

Dressing:
1/4 C olive oil
1/4 C apple cider vinegar
Juice of 1 fresh lemon
1/2 tsp. garlic salt

Cook quinoa with broth according to package directions. When cooked, cool in the fridge for a couple of hours. Chop up all the vegetables, crumble the feta, and mix up the dressing ingredients. In a large bowl, mix it all together. You may want to let this sit for a couple of hours to allow the flavors to marry...or you can suck some down right away and let the rest sit and marry ;) The latter is the method my mother in law employed over the last two batches and it works just fine....yum!