GF/DF Pecan Sticky Buns

Prepare the filling and topping before the dough.

Topping:

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup vegan butter
2 Tbsp. almond milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups pecans

Spray or grease a 9"x13" pyrex generously (this will not work with parchment paper). Chop the pecans. Add brown sugar, vegan butter, almond milk, and vanilla to a saucepan. Heat on the stove over low, stirring until the brown sugar and butter have melted. Stir in pecans.

Pour into the 9"x13" pan and spread evenly being careful not to disturb the spray/grease. Set aside.

Filling:

1 cup vegan butter
1 ½ cup brown sugar
½ cup cinnamon (start with 4 T, and add more if desired)

Melt vegan butter. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl from the butter. Set both aside.

Dough:

2 Tbsp. yeast
½ cup warm water

7 cups GF flour
1 cup cornstarch or arrowroot starch/flour
2 tsp. salt
3 cups almond milk
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
4 Tbsp. oil
4 Tbsp. honey or agave nectar
6 eggs

Mix yeast in warm water and set aside for 5 minutes. 

Using a stand mixer, blend 6 cups of flour, starch of your choice, and salt using the regular paddle. Warm the milk, and add it and the oil, honey, and cider vinegar to the dry ingredients. Switch to the dough hook and mix. Beat eggs and add to yeast mixture. Add this to the bowl and mix. Add flour and continuing mixing until the dough pulls away from the bowl and the hook.

Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Spread with the melted vegan butter (filling instructions) and evenly spread the brown sugar cinnamon mixture to the edges. Starting at the short end, roll up the dough into a log. Using unflavored floss or a serrated knife cut 2" rolls off and place them in the 9"x13" pan.

Boil water and fill a 11"x17" pyrex. Place the 9"x13" pyrex in the hot water bath. Cover loosely with sprayed plastic wrap or damp towel and let rise for an hour+ in a warm place. Try not to jostle it. Refill with warm water as needed. 

When the rolls have risen, heat oven to 350°F. Cover loosely with foil tent to prevent over browning and bake for 40 minutes. Flip onto a sheet pan or serving dish. 

To save for later, wrap in foil and freeze after they have cooled. To reheat, place foil wrapped rolls in a pan to prevent the topping from leaking and heat in 350-400°F oven until warm.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Pizza crust

Grilled chicken, sliced and roughly chopped
onion, white or red, thinly
celery, sliced
Buffalo sauce
blue cheese (optional)
tomato sauce
shredded cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, dairy free)
hot sauce

Prepare pizza crust. A 10" cast iron pan works well. Preheat oven to 425. Spread with a layer of tomato sauce, and then shredded cheese. Layer the chicken, onion, and celery on top. Judiciously drizzle Buffalo sauce, and then top with Blue cheese and/or shredded cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted and the crust is beginning to brown. Remove from oven and serve with hot sauce and ranch dressing.

Creamy Dill Salmon/ Steelhead

 Ingredients:

• Salmon or steelhead fillet
• Trader Joe's vegan creamy dill dressing
• sea salt

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a baking sheet with Pam, rinse the fish, and lay it out on the pan. Salt the fish, and pour just enough dressing on to mostly cover the fish. Bake for 20-30 minutes, and turn oven off. Allow to sit 30+ minutes in the cooling oven.

Optional sides: pasta with the remaining dressing, or pasta and peas with the remaining dressing. Plate with lemon and fresh dill.

Gumbo

1 cup plus 1 T of oil
1 cup of GF flour
6 boneless skinless chicken thighs and/or
1.5 lb andouille sausage, sliced and/or
1.5 lb shrimp

2 large yellow onions, diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
4 celery ribs, diced
8 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1.5 quarts chicken stock
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 2 t dried thyme
1 lb. okra, sliced
salt
pepper

Rice, sliced green onions, hot sauce, bread

In the Instant Pot, saute the chicken and sausage in 1 tablespoon of oil. Remove and brown the flour in 1 cup of oil. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook until soft. Stir in the garlic, cayenne pepper, and black pepper, and saute until the garlic is cooked. Add stock, bay leaves, thyme, okra, and meat. Salt. Slow cook until ready to eat.

Serve over rice and top with sliced green onions.

Granola

Dry:

4 cups oats

2 cups nuts (pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc.)

1-2 t cinnamon

2/3 cup raisins or craisins

1/3 cup shredded coconut

1 t fine grain sea salt

Wet:

1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

1/2 cup maple or agave syrup

1 t vanilla

Fold the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Melt the coconut oil in a liquid measuring cup and mix in the other wet ingredients. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Bake on a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper at 300 degrees for 30 minutes, checking every 5-10 minutes thereafter until toasted. Allow to cool completely before eating or storing. Chocolate chips can also be added after it has cooled.

Baked Brown Rice (Monica)

1 1/2 cups short grain brown rice

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp butter or oil

3 cups boiling water 

Add-ins: sauteed minced carrots, minced bell pepper, parsley flakes 

Heat the water in a kettle. Preheat oven to 400. 

Saute veggies in olive oil until bright and soft. 

Place rice in 8×8 pyrex (for double recipe, use 9×13 pan and increase baking time to 1 hour and 20 minutes), and add butter and water. Mix salt and veggies in. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.

Kale and White Bean Soup

a bunch or a bag of kale, cut into bite size pieces with the stems and ribs removed
2 15-oz cans of white beans
finely diced onion
minced garlic
chicken or vegetable broth
salt and pepper

Saute onion and garlic in a small amount of broth. Add remaining ingredients and cook until the kale is soft. Add salt and a generous amount of pepper. Can add cubed or shredded chicken breast. Top with Parmesan cheese if desired.