Perfect as a savoury on-the-go snack, these egg and gluten-free cheesy biscuits are easy to make and offer some great nutritional value. Not only tasty, they are quite filling too. This recipe uses quinoa and millet flour alongside glutinous rice flour as its base mix. Quinoa is widely considered a whole grain being a good […]
Category: Gluten free bakes
Karask – buckwheat soda bread
Karask (also known as quick bread) is a traditional Estonian bread that is similar to a soda bread. It is made with rye flour giving it a dark colour and a slightly sour taste. But we are going to substitute the rye flour in its entirety with buckwheat flour which in my opinion makes it […]
Healthier Manhattan cheesecake
One of my all-time favourite celebratory cakes, I have been making this Manhattan cheesecake recipe for decades (originally taken from an Estonian recipe website called Nami-Nami). It has three layers to make it quite decadent. The base can be made with 125g gluten-free Digestive biscuits (approx. 8 biscuits), or bare with, a slightly more interesting […]
Gluten-free gingerbread cookies
The recipe for these gluten-free gingerbread cookies is based on a traditional Estonian recipe with a special spice mix that gives them a lovely unique taste. I have modified it to a gluten free version, tested a different flour blend every Christmas for the last three years and I believe they are close to perfection […]
Rich gluten-free oat biscuits
These rich and amazing gluten-free oat biscuits are an adaptation of my mom’s favourite oat biscuits that she used to make all the time when me and my sister were kids. Now that my mom has passed away, they help me keep her memory alive. Just in case you didn’t know, oats are naturally gluten […]
Easy almond biscuits
These easy to make gluten free almond biscuits with pecan nuts on top include tapioca flour which is is a gluten and grain free starch made from cassava roots or plants. According to research, tapioca flour is easy to digest, benefitting those with digestive issues. It’s also low in calories, sugar and fat. In baked […]
Soft cheese lemon loaf cake
This soft cheese lemon loaf cake is one of my absolute favourite sweet stuff of all time, but especially before becoming gluten free. It’s taken a few tries to get it right using gluten free flour and probably could be improved still but I am too excited to share it with you because it tastes […]
Kefir cake with frozen berries
Quests coming on short notice? Or in 2021, crave something sweet that you can make out of leftovers without feeling too much guilt afterwards? This is one solution – the easiest, quickest and tastiest cake of these turbulent times. You can use either kefir or a thicker yoghurt instead if you don’t have/like kefir. Please […]