And the lightbulb came on...So I was travelling this weekend, and had had enough greasy fast food for a month when I realized that if I asked, the Chinese fast food place at the mall might let me buy just a bowl of plain rice (my system was beging me).
And they did.
And all was right in my world again :)
And I'm surviving travels that aren't to places with Chick-fil-a.
Graham Cracker Crust Substitute
I am a blessed lady to have a whole family making sure that I still get my desserts :) This idea came thanks to one of my dear grandmas.
When she makes desserts that call for a graham cracker crust, she crunches up rice cereal (like Rice Crispies, an off-brand of them, or Rice Chex) and uses them in place of graham crackers in the crust. It's simple, tastes good (albeit a little different) and best of all, makes it safe for me to eat. It's especially good with her homemade no-bake cheesecake!
Grandma's Refrigerator Cheesecake
Crust:
2 cups rice ceral crumbs*
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix together and pack on bottom of 9x13 pan or set aside to layer in parfait dishes
*May use cocoa crispies or fruity pebbles for this crust - depending on what the filling is. Omit extra sugar as the cereal is plenty sweetened.
Filling:
1 box lemon jello
1 cup sugar
8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
1 can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 - 2 Cups whipping cream
Dissolve jello in 4-5 oz hot water and cool with 4-5 oz cold water.
Cool till syrupy.
Mix in sugar and cream cheese.
Beat until smooth.
Whip evaporated milk or cream until fluffy.
Add to cream cheese mixture.
Fold together and pour onto crust or layer with crust in parfait dishes.
Refrigerate and serve when chilled to taste.
When she makes desserts that call for a graham cracker crust, she crunches up rice cereal (like Rice Crispies, an off-brand of them, or Rice Chex) and uses them in place of graham crackers in the crust. It's simple, tastes good (albeit a little different) and best of all, makes it safe for me to eat. It's especially good with her homemade no-bake cheesecake!
Grandma's Refrigerator Cheesecake
Crust:
2 cups rice ceral crumbs*
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix together and pack on bottom of 9x13 pan or set aside to layer in parfait dishes
*May use cocoa crispies or fruity pebbles for this crust - depending on what the filling is. Omit extra sugar as the cereal is plenty sweetened.
Filling:
1 box lemon jello
1 cup sugar
8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
1 can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 - 2 Cups whipping cream
Dissolve jello in 4-5 oz hot water and cool with 4-5 oz cold water.
Cool till syrupy.
Mix in sugar and cream cheese.
Beat until smooth.
Whip evaporated milk or cream until fluffy.
Add to cream cheese mixture.
Fold together and pour onto crust or layer with crust in parfait dishes.
Refrigerate and serve when chilled to taste.
Making Muffins
Lately I've been baking using Domata Living Flour. It is pre-mixed baking flour that can be used cup for cup in any recipe.
So far, things that I have baked have turned out incredibly well. My muffins stayed just as moist as regular muffins, and tasted great! Other GF flours taste good, but still get really crumbly - and cookies are way better when you don't need a spoon to eat them...
I haven't tried breads with it, because my oven doesn't bake evenly (last attempt at angelfood cake left parts of it tasting wonderful and other parts still liquid). I'm not willing to use my flour trying bread until I know I'll actually be able to get it evenly baked. :)
Still haven't tried it for pancakes...but with Pamela's pancake mix, I don't know who would even bother to try making them better!
Even better, both are available in health food sections at our local HyVee.
So far, things that I have baked have turned out incredibly well. My muffins stayed just as moist as regular muffins, and tasted great! Other GF flours taste good, but still get really crumbly - and cookies are way better when you don't need a spoon to eat them...
I haven't tried breads with it, because my oven doesn't bake evenly (last attempt at angelfood cake left parts of it tasting wonderful and other parts still liquid). I'm not willing to use my flour trying bread until I know I'll actually be able to get it evenly baked. :)
Still haven't tried it for pancakes...but with Pamela's pancake mix, I don't know who would even bother to try making them better!
Even better, both are available in health food sections at our local HyVee.
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