These gluten free pumpkin pancakes are fluffy, super easy, and reminiscent of pumpkin pie. But with chocolate. What's not to love? Gluten free, can be refined sugar free. It's the time of year to make things with pumpkin. Like these pumpkin doughnuts, for instance. Or pumpkin pie. Definitely pumpkin pie (especially this recipe, which happens to be free of refined sugar, and made with real pumpkin or butternut squash and cream instead of evaporated milk). Or these light and ...
Breakfast
Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes with Blueberry Strawberry Sauce (Gluten Free)
These gluten free mini dutch babies are cooked in a muffin pan to perfect serving-sized puffiness. Coated with fruit sauce, they are a beautiful and delicious breakfast or coffee accompaniment. And did I mention that they only take like 30 minutes to make? You need these. Now. See those plates? I am so excited about those plates. Yes, I know what your thinking: "Here it is at last. Confirmation that Linnaea is 100% insane. I think it's time I unsubscribed from this blog." Insane ...
Gluten Free Huevos Rancheros Tostadas
These easy gluten free huevos rancheros tostadas make the perfect breakfast or lunch! Super easy and ready in 40 minutes, this makes the perfect easy meal. Well this is it. The last four weeks before school ends. I can feel the extra anxiety all around me. The number of students in my classes have swelled to much bigger numbers than I thought possible as everyone tries to resurrect their grades before finals. There's a sense of approaching doom. For some, there's nothing left but ...
Make Ahead Gluten Free Breakfast Muffins
Breakfast is grab-and-go with these make ahead gluten free breakfast muffins! Just microwave 1-2 minutes and walk out the door, then enjoy this protein-filled, paleo friendly meal in your car! I've reached the point where I will do anything for an extra 10 minutes of sleep. You know the feeling? That bleak, "please, no" when your alarm goes off? The vague feeling throughout your dreams that time is running out? That dull, angry feeling as you climb/fall out of bed? No? Just me? ...
Dutch Baby Recipe with Vanilla Peach Sauce
This gluten free Dutch baby recipe makes a beautiful Dutch baby pancake coated in buttery vanilla peach sauce. The Dutch baby itself is slightly crispy on the edges, perfectly puffy, and just a bit like custard inside. Can be eaten for breakfast...or dessert! You guys, since the last post there have been some serious changes. I’ve started hanging out with tons of people who don’t know how to do anything, eat poor quality food and like it, live in closet-sized spaces with people they’ve ...
Sausage, Pepper & Tomato Breakfast Frittata (dairy free options available)
With summer finally going full throttle, we have a ton of extra eggs tossing about in the house. When my sister remembers to collect them, anyway. Usually she leaves them out in the chicken house for several days so that they can get properly…seasoned. Then we lose several of the eggs to Ralphie. He's the cat (but don't tell him that--he's convinced he's actually a benevolent dictator). But every morning Ralphie is there, squeaking away whenever an egg appears. He can identify eggs in ...
Blueberry Swirl Muffins
It’s actually been a month since I made this muffin recipe, so forgive me if I fail to remember enough to wax eloquent on the glories of gluten free blueberry swirl muffins. I may be a foodie, but I can’t remember how my food tasted a month after I ate it. Frankly I’d rather not think too much about last month’s food. Because last month, shortly after making eating the last crumb of these muffins, I went to New Zealand and began The Diet of Tuna (which, by the way, is not required in New ...
Savory Baked Breakfast Crepes
I suffer from a chronic condition known as procrastination. Whenever I don’t want to do something (like apply for college or write scholarship essays), I bake delicious food and take hours photographing it. That’s what I did the morning I made these savory baked crepes. And, well, I also had to make a payment, so these crepes were the perfect currency. I’d traded a younger sister for her turn with the cat the night before, so I owed her breakfast. I don’t know why we even argue about ...
Old-Fashioned Oatmeal (no more gummy oatmeal, ever again)
Here's the thing about oatmeal: You're doing it wrong. I was doing it wrong too for a while, just merrily following the instructions on the package (after all, they make it, they must know what they're talking about). The finished result of my oatmeal was pretty much one large ball of snot, which isn't a very appetizing breakfast. My Dad taught me how to make good old-fashioned oatmeal the right way. It's supposed to be pretty dry, not at all snotty. A perfect oatmeal flakes apart ...
10 Gluten-Free Breakfast Recipes to Warm You Up This Winter
A few mornings back I sat up in bed, looked out the window, and though, "Yup, it's still winter." Oddly enough in my still-asleep state I somehow thought when I looked outside I'd see the green grass and leafy trees I got used to over the summer months. Instead I was greeted by heavy clouds that looked like snow. So, yup, folks, it's still winter. And until spring returns we'll need some nice warm breakfasts to pull us out of bed in the morning. Here I've assembled a quick collection of 10 of ...
Cinnamon Roll Dutch Baby Pancake
I'm starting to love a good dutch baby pancake. They are so easy to make. Just put everything in the oven and then go about your business (usually for me this involves brushing my hair for once, putting away all the clothes that are laying about on the floor, and maybe even making my bed). Then, twenty minutes later, open the oven to see that something magical has happened. When I remove my beautiful Dutch Baby from the oven, it is usually greeted with gasps of awe and hunger. The Wheedler ...
Gluten Free Crepes with Caramelized Peach Spread
A delightful breakfast or a pretty dessert, these gluten free crepes with caramelized peach spread are simply divine. Refined sugar free, too! Jump to the Recipe. This morning I wandered downstairs in a daze and collapsed backwards onto the couch, legs swinging up into the air and head hanging off the edge (this is the proper way to sit/lounge/flop on a couch). The blood rushed all the way down from my feet to my brain, and I stared at the opposite upside down wall and faced that old ...
Apple Pizza
One lovely morning I got out of bed thinking all was right with the world. Until I went downstairs and found my sisters. Hungry sisters. “Linnaea,” they said, “We are hungry.” (Actually they said it in Pig Latin. I’m translating here). Merciful sister that I am: “Don’t worry, angels, I shall feed you.” (It didn’t sound quite so good in Pig Latin). “Oh, thank you, Linnaea, and in return, we will serve you forevermore.” “That’s not necessary, my darling sisters.” Okay, fine. ...
Berry Clafoutis
I stumbled upon this French custard dessert a while ago on Pinterest. Of course, I just had to do it my way and made it with chocolate rather than fruit. Then, while updating some of the recipes on my blog the other day I came upon the chocolate clafouti recipe and realized that I never did make a real gluten free fruit clafouti. I was also looking for something to make for breakfast the next morning (yes, even though it’s a dessert). So I decided to go for it. I’m not normally ...
Fruit Sauce
I originally used this fruit sauce on these lemon crepes, but have since then used it so many different ways that it deserves its own page. I updated the recipe, tweaked it a bit to perfect it, and now here it is. Blueberry Sauce Print Prep time 5 mins Total time 5 mins Fresh, flavorful fruit sauce for anything from pancakes to cheesecake. Author: Linnaea Recipe type: Sauce Serves: 1½ cups sauce Ingredients 1 cup frozen or fresh strawberries, ...
Gluten Free Poppy Seed Muffins
You can never have too many muffin recipes...and this gluten free poppy seed muffin recipe definitely adds to the collection! On this blog I already have Cinnamon Nut Muffins, Coconut Pecan Carrot Cake Muffins, Lemon Blueberry Muffins, Yeast Muffins, Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, Paleo Banana Muffins, and Pumpkin Muffins. So now here you have some delightful little gluten free poppy seed muffins. Cook them up some cold Saturday morning. Enjoy. Vanilla Poppyseed Muffins ...
Gluten Free Apple Cobbler
You've gotta have gluten free apple cobbler. It's just one of those necessities of life. Like chocolate or books. Books. I've been on a book marathon lately. Except not really a marathon. It's just that sometimes I'm hungry for food and other times I have a voracious appetite for books. Sometimes both. I think I read three books yesterday. And after that I read a bunch of short children's stories. Yes, I still read children's books. No, I'm not ashamed. And anyway, ...
Lemon Blueberry Muffins
I needed a perfectly amazing blueberry muffin. You see, when you hear the words "Blueberry Muffin" there is a very definite idea of what that should be. It should be light and mildly sweet, and plain enough that the blueberries are in the spotlight, but not so plain that they are flavorless. The barely perceptible strain of lemon flavor in these muffins adds that tiny bit of extra flavor, but the blueberries are very much the spotlight. I've made a lot of blueberry muffins ...
Paleo Pancakes Without Bananas
I figured that if I’m going to have some paleo recipes on this blog, I should have a pancake recipe....a recipe for paleo pancakes without bananas. Something I’ve noticed about paleo people: They must all love having bananas in their pancakes, because pretty much ever recipe I've seen contains bananas. I hate to disappoint them. But there are paleo pancakes without bananas. So in other words, you won't take a bite of these pancakes and get your mouth filled with ...
Gluten Free Dutch Baby Pancake
A Dutch Baby, as near as I can figure, is a baked pancake that puffs up and turns a delicious golden brown. It sounded good to me. I had to experiment a few times. The first one didn’t puff quite like it should’ve, the second one was too eggy. But this one was good. So enjoy. This recipe makes one 10 inch gluten free dutch baby pancake. Cover it with maple syrup, cinnamon, butter, and a dash of cloves. (And, yes, you'll notice that I changed my recipe format--Hopefully ...
Gluten Free Breakfast Casserole
I actually made this gluten free breakfast casserole last week, but haven’t gotten around to posting it until now. I’ve been experimenting a lot lately with different breakfast recipes, and I even considered the hated quiche (hated by me, anyway. You probably love it and I’m really sorry for offending you just now). This is sort of an adaption of quiche, made with potatoes, meat, spinach, and cheese to break up the “egginess” of it all. Of course, you can make it as quiche, but who would ...
Lemon Vanilla Crepes
I really should stop going on pinterest. A few days ago some beautiful lemon vanilla crepes flashed before my eyes, and suddenly I remembered that I hadn’t made crepes for a long time. But these ones were gluten-stuffed. And sugar stuffed. And they were too hard to make. And you had to let the dough refrigerate for a whole hour, or (gasp!) overnight. I don’t usually plan ahead the night before, and I especially will not get out of bed an hour earlier. Will not. So I made my ...
Gluten Free Strawberry Crisp
My Mom recently bought a whole bunch of strawberries for a really good price. We enjoyed them very much, but even a family as big as ours failed to eat that many strawberries in just a few days. My sisters and I polished off the last few (anything that wasn’t completely rotten we managed to use) in this easy and delicious gluten free strawberry crisp. I made the topping oat free, so if you don’t eat oats there’s not a problem. If you do eat oats and you’d prefer an oat crisp, use the ...
Breakfast Pizza
I’m really excited to give you this new recipe for gluten free breakfast pizza.. I’d thought that I had exhausted the breakfast possibilities, but really breakfast can be much more interesting than just eggs and pancakes. You can have pizza for breakfast. Honestly, what could be better? I was delighted with the flavor of this pizza. I’m usually not big on cooked eggs (I hate keesh), but the spinach, yeasty dough, and cheese toned the eggs down and made them delicious. The ...
Gluten Free Fried Doughnuts
I should have called these “Gluten Free Fried Doughnuts that Aren’t Gross,” because that kind of sums it up. I’ve made a lot of gross gluten free fried doughnuts. These are different. Last week I had no yeast, so I tried doughnuts with baking powder. Can I say POINTLESS? If I’m gonna fry the suckers, they might as well be the real deal. I’ve heard about baking doughnuts. I have, really. They look perfectly good baked. But the whole IDEA of a doughnut is to fry it. In oil. Then ...
Gluten Free Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
There's something fun about taking pictures of food. Maybe it's because the food isn't impatient. It sits perfectly still and lets me do what I want with it. When I'm taking pictures of my sisters, they never sit perfectly still and they have their own ideas about what they want to do. It's also difficult to tell someone that the pose they are striking doesn't look that great. The food never has hurt feelings, even though sometimes I make it look terrible. Food photography is much ...
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
I’ve been meaning to make gluten free cinnamon rolls for quite some time now. I had a recipe before this, but that one wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. These ones, however, are sweet, yeasty, and light. And don't let your cinnamon cravings end here! If you want an easy cinnamon bread recipe without all the rolling, try this tasty gluten free monkey bread. Yeast Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 2 tablespoons honey 1 ½ tablespoons yeast Put the water, honey, ...
Coconut Pecan Carrot Cake Muffins
I made these gluten free coconut cout of laziness. See, if I have breakfast pre-made, I don’t have to get up to make it, meaning I can sleep in another half an hour. Being that I’m a night person instead of a morning person, I’m all about making muffins the night before and getting up later. Most of the time, when I let muffins sit overnight, they get pretty dry and crumbly. Not so with these. They were still very soft and moist when I heated them up this morning. The one problem with ...
Cinnamon Vanilla Waffles
A few days ago I took out my new cast-iron waffle maker and gave it a shot. The nonstick waffle maker that I had broke down ages ago. It just couldn't handle the effort of making waffles for tons of hungry little kids. I'm not kidding about the 'tons'. There may be just a few of them, but when they bear down upon me in hunger it feels like tons. They want tons, anyway. It's incredible how much they can eat when they feel like it. Anyway, I decided to make waffles. I might have ...
Apple Cinnamon Pancake Sauce
This apple cinnamon pancake sauce is super easy and quick, and it adds something new to pancakes. Even pancakes, since we have them quite often, can get a little boring now and then. This sauce took practically no extra time since I could make it while the pancakes were cooking. Anyway, my little sister demonstrated her approval by eating four big pancakes absolutely covered in this sauce! You can use pretty much any basic pancake recipe underneath this sauce. My favorites are Gluten-Free ...
Potato and Egg Hash
My little sister came up with this recipe, actually. We do this “everybody makes their own breakfast” thing. I made blueberry pancakes for myself, and that should have been satisfactory. But it's really hard to watch somebody else enjoying a hearty, yummy-looking meal like this. So I've dumped blueberry pancakes (for the time being) and replaced them with this, which is absolutely delicious. So thanks to my little sibling for the recipe here. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a few years, she ...
Silver Dollar Pumpkin Pancakes
My little sister calls these “silver dollies.” And she wants lots of them! I'm thinking of entering a business enterprise here: One real dollar for one silver dollar pancake. Or, maybe not. They could always do my chores for me. ;) NOTE: I tried this recipe with squash. I just baked it then pureed it down with a little water in the blender. The only difference in the pancakes was that they weren't quite as pumpkin-y tasting. NOTE 2: Depending upon how thick you like your pancakes, you ...
Fruit Crisp 2
We just got six boxes of fresh peaches. Which means that this is a perfect time to make cobblers and crisps. I made crisp last night, and I made crisp again this morning, since we were out of eggs. This crisp recipe requires gluten-free oats. For information on oats and where to buy them, check out the oat issue. For those of you who don't have gluten-free oats, I'll try to make some oat-free crisp soon! Until then. Fruit Crisp Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time ...
Extra Fluffy Pancakes
I've made at least four different recipes for pancakes now. Extra thick and fluffy ones (at least ¾ of an inch thick), Medium thick and fluffy (about ½ an inch thick), extra dark outside medium thick and fluffy, and then these. These ones are only about ¼ of an inch thick. But they are very light and fluffy on the inside, with a nice soft brown outside. When I picked one up to put it on a plate, I was surprised by how little it weighed. That can only mean one thing: There is a lot of ...
Blueberry Muffins
You wouldn't think that developing a blueberry muffin recipe should be hard. But it was. I had to make lots of blueberry muffins. Not that my sisters minded. I have another blueberry muffin recipe, but it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. So consider this an update. A blueberry muffin update. A little bit of cornmeal, I found, makes a difference. And a good thick batter. Otherwise they'll turn out limp and dry. This makes 12 muffins. I doubled the recipe to make 24, so that ...
Fruit Crisp
I made this with apricots and blueberries the other day. You can also make it with peaches, pitted cherries, strawberries and rhubarb, or apples. Either way, it's yummy. Note: Oats. I use Quaker oats and they don't affect us. Here's an article on that. The article also lists online stores where you can buy guaranteed gluten-free oats. Note 2: You can make a breakfast-y crisp using only ¼ cup brown sugar. If you want more of a dessert crisp, use ¾ cup brown ...
Cinnamon Nut Muffins
I felt guilty today because I hadn't made up a recipe for almost a week. I've made two recipes from other blogs in the past week for my Mom's birthday, however. One of them, some delicious grain-free gluten-free dairy-free almond flour muffins. I'll be making them again since my Mom doesn't eat grains or dairy. I got that recipe from The Roost Blog. You should look it up...It's a beautiful blog. I also made a chocolate avocado mousse. Which was less of a success, because everybody could ...
Grain Free, Dairy Free Granola
This recipe is dairy free and grain free. If you wish to make molasses granola, use 1 teaspoon of molasses to replace the cinnamon and cloves. Oh, and you could make a much nicer looking granola than the one above. The truth about this one: I burned it. Yes. I burn things. I sort of have this problem where I get engrossed in a book and forget that I am making granola. And this book happened to be one of those fast-pace adventure novels where there's danger at every turn and the ...
Oat Free Granola
This recipe is perfect for you if you can't eat oats. If you would like to make a molasses granola, replace the cinnamon with two tablespoons of molasses. 1 cup rice flour ½ cup cornstarch ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 3/8 cup (¾ of a stick) butter 1 egg 2 tablespoons honey 1 cup various nuts 1 cup raisins and/or craisins Grease a large cookie sheet with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees ...
Gluten Free Crêpes
After an unsuccessful attempt, these have come out blog-worthy. My nine year old little sister, when I asked her this morning what she thought of them, said: “Goob!” Her mouth was full, and she couldn't say anything better, but I figured that was enough. So here is the crepe recipe. I'll really have to attempt the doughnuts again this week, but unfortunately I might not find time. We are now entering a very busy summer. My sisters and I will probably be in the saddle about ...