Gluten Free and Eggless Recipes (Bread, Doughnut and Cookies)

Hello. I'm sharing 3 recipes here. Mostly to park them here in case I ever lose them, but also in case someone wants to try out gluten-free recipes for the first time and is looking for tried and tested recipes.

To skip my stories and jump to recipes, click here for bread, here for doughnuts, and here for cookies.

I haven't posted anything for almost 2 years. Last year was a bit of a challenge for me. My daughter suffered some horrid rashes on her legs and other parts of her body. When we finally did an IgE blood test, we found she had 6 allergies. It was tough. So I ended up trying a lot of gluten-free, egg-free, soy-free and nut-free recipes.

Recently, we tested again. I was hoping that her food allergies would be over after a year of abstinence. It wasn't so. But it wasn't all bad. She tested negative for egg and soy allergy so that was a relief. Her antibody levels for wheat and nuts were lower but still positive. 

So it looks like I still have to continue making gluten-free food for her. I've decided to post some here for safe-keeping and for sharing.

1. Gluten-free bread

The first thing I had to try making was a gluten-free bread. Prior to this, I was making sourdough bread about twice a week. Now I had to take on a new challenge and try something different. I tried several recipes at first with epic failures. Later, I bought this magical ingredient called psyllium husk powder. It mixes with water to form a gelatinous mass and give the dough structure without gluten. Don't expect a dough like normal bread though. You'll get something like a sticky and thick batter.

You pour this batter or dough into a bread pan and you'll have to flatten the top with wet fingers. You can also use a wet metal spoon or spatula.

It may look a bit funny at this point but after proofing and baking, you'll get something that very much resembles an ordinary bread. My family members approve of this recipe and they don't find it to taste really different from the usual bread.

Here's the recipe for a Seeded Gluten-free (and vegan) bread.

2. Gluten-free doughnuts

This is a good one. Most other recipes are the batter type which are baked in a doughnut molds. This one uses yeast and the doughnuts are fried rather than baked. I made these for my daughter's birthday and everyone said they were very good.

I modified the recipe from the original, as I did with the other recipes too. Here it is:

3. Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is THE best chocolate chip cookies. It's made without eggs, but the cookie dough is so smooth and easy to work with. Most importantly, they taste great and the family loves it.

This is a small batch recipe. You may double or triple the recipe if you want to make more.

Enjoy!

Thank you for visiting my humble blog. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I hope to share something again soon. Take care!