The other day, while taking a walk in town and checking out some shops, kinda overwhelmed by how Christmas is pretty much everywhere already, I stumbled upon (literally, as I’m not the most coordinated person on the planet) one of those towers of gingerbread cookie boxes.
For some reason I suddenly pictured myself in front of a fireplace in a fancy mountain chalet, sipping a hot chocolate and nibbling those gingerbread cookies.
In fact a picture is pretty much as close as I can get to a fancy chalet.
Anywaaay. Out of curiosity, I checked the ingredients on the box, just like I do with everything basically and I definitely was not impressed with what was in there, so I decided to try and bake gingerbread cookies at home, not only in a healthier version, but gluten free too and using a homemade flour blend, no storebought mixes, because my “sensitive“ sweetheart is always in my thoughts, when it comes to cooking! Well on many other occasions too, of course. Yet cooking is at the top of my list because I love food, so, you know …
Well, keep scrolling down to read the recipe, I hope you will give them a try and will love them as much as I do!
These gingerbread cookies are great on their own and even better coated with dark chocolate (duh! I know), but of course you can decorate them with some sugar glaze too and make them even more Christmas-y!
I didn’t do it because I’m not that good at decorating and I honestly wanted to spare me the humiliation.
If you make them, don’t forget to tag me on Istangram, Twitter or Facebook, you can find all the links up up on this page!
Ciao!
Sonia
- 40 gr gluten free wholemeal buckwheat flour
- 40 gr gluten free almond flour (or finely ground almonds)
- 70 gr gluten free potato starch (or other gluten free starch)
- 30 gr brown sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/3 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar *
- 1/2 tsp baking soda *
- 60 gr margarine / vegan butter
- 1 tbsp water
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In a bowl mix well the dry ingredients first
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Add the margarine/vegan butter and the tbsp of water and start mixing everything with a spoon
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As soon as big crumbs start to form, start mixing and kneading with your hand untile you will get a solid, compact smooth dough
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Shape it into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
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Pre-heat the oven at 320 F / 160 C
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Ley the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll it out until it's more or less half centimeter / 0,2 inches thick
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Cut the dough into the shapes you want, either using cookie molds or simply a glass/cup and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
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Once you've used up all the dough, bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes top (check them at the base and make sure it doesn't get too dark, aka burns!)
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Once out of the oven, let them cool down before removing them
* You can sub the 1/2 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar with 1 tsp of baking powder
![🇬🇧 I noticed there’s a lot of galettes going on here on the Instagram lately and as per usual I get inspired to make recipes in my #glutenfree #vegan version. So here’s the ingredients and instructions!
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150 gr gluten free brown rice flour - 50 gr gluten free buckwheat flour - 100 gr gluten free potato starch - 1/2 tsp salt - 130 gr vegan margarine - 6 tbsp water - 500 gr cherry tomatoes - 1 onion - seasoning
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Mix dry ingredients first, then add margarine and water and mix with a spoon until big crumbs form, then squeeze all the ingredients together with your hands and “knead” until it’s a firm ball of dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Heat oven 180 C° / 350 F. Cut cherry tomatoes in halves, slice the onion, in a bowl season and mix everything with olive oil, salt, oregano. Roll the dough out between two pieces of parchment paper, then remove the top one, move the rest on a baking sheet, add the onions and tomatos mix in the center and fold the outer part of the dough with the help of the bottom parchment paper (yup, it will break a bit, the joys of gluten free, so in that case push the dough together). Bake for 25 minutes. P.S. you can add mixed seeds to the dough and on top before baking.
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🇮🇹 Galette #senzaglutine, vegan, farcita con pomodorini e cipolle [ricetta nei commenti]
#sweetsensitivefree #foodblog #glutenfreevegan #glutenfreerecipeshare #veganbaking #glutenfreebaking #allergyfriendly #lactosefree #senzaglutinesenzalattosio
#senzaglutinemacongusto #foodphotography #foodblogfeed #summerrecipes](http://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/3f1a2c504a0e7259f395e98d0eb28e63/5DD2C2DD/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.135.1080.1080a/s640x640/66202245_371313860248903_274815833297780895_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com "🇬🇧 I noticed there’s a lot of galettes going on here on the Instagram lately and as per usual I get inspired to make recipes in my #glutenfree #vegan version. So here’s the ingredients and instructions!
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150 gr gluten free brown rice flour - 50 gr gluten free buckwheat flour - 100 gr gluten free potato starch - 1/2 tsp salt - 130 gr vegan margarine - 6 tbsp water - 500 gr cherry tomatoes - 1 onion - seasoning
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Mix dry ingredients first, then add margarine and water and mix with a spoon until big crumbs form, then squeeze all the ingredients together with your hands and “knead” until it’s a firm ball of dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Heat oven 180 C° / 350 F. Cut cherry tomatoes in halves, slice the onion, in a bowl season and mix everything with olive oil, salt, oregano. Roll the dough out between two pieces of parchment paper, then remove the top one, move the rest on a baking sheet, add the onions and tomatos mix in the center and fold the outer part of the dough with the help of the bottom parchment paper (yup, it will break a bit, the joys of gluten free, so in that case push the dough together). Bake for 25 minutes. P.S. you can add mixed seeds to the dough and on top before baking.
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🇮🇹 Galette #senzaglutine, vegan, farcita con pomodorini e cipolle [ricetta nei commenti]
#sweetsensitivefree #foodblog #glutenfreevegan #glutenfreerecipeshare #veganbaking #glutenfreebaking #allergyfriendly #lactosefree #senzaglutinesenzalattosio
#senzaglutinemacongusto #foodphotography #foodblogfeed #summerrecipes")
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