I don’t believe there are many things that taste as good as a freshly baked loaf of bread, slicing into its blistered crackling crust, warm from the oven, and then smothering it with golden butter. Love. That’s what it is. I absolutely love bread but as I’ve grown older, I’ve found that I don’t digest it as well as I used to.
Bummer, right?
That is why I stick to using einkorn flour, an ancient grain, in my home. I’ve found that if I stick to using einkorn flour either sprouted, fermented, or plain ol’ all-purpose, I digest it well. Naturally, since einkorn flour is what I do best with, I use it in all of my cooking and baking for my family.
As of recently, however, I’ve had to put my middle son on a gluten-free diet. That’s changed our tempo a bit, nothing melancholy, just a skip in our beat.
I’ve had to start experimenting using gluten-free grains, coconut, almond, and cassava flours.
I’ve found that I enjoy using all of these flours for different purposes. I enjoy using Jovial’s gluten-free grain bread flours for baking bread, making buns, or heartier waffles.
I enjoy baking muffins, donuts, or other pastries with almond and coconut flour and I’ve been using cassava flour to make tortillas or pizza crusts. My son has definitely noticed a difference in flavor from our beloved einkorn, but he’s grown to enjoy these new flavors as well.
What has been a tremendous help to me is being able to purchase quality gluten-free foods at my local grocery stores. At Costco, I purchase almond flour, Simple Mills crackers, Birch Benders Paleo Pancake and Waffle Mix, and Lotus Foods Millet and Brown Rice Ramen. At Natural Grocers I purchase Capello’s Naked Crust Pizza and Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bread. Having these products on hand allows me to put quality food on the table for my son on our busy homeschool days.
One thing that I’ve had to learn is to be prepared when we eat outside of our home. I’ve learned that when visiting friends and family, it’s always good to take along some gluten-free foods with me. Usually taking a hamburger bun, crackers, and a treat will help my boy get through the outing without feeling left out.
Gluten-Free, Almond Flour Fudge Brownies
I made these gluten-free, almond flour fudge brownies on such an outing. We were headed out to a potluck so I decided to make a batch of brownies to contribute and be a treat my son could eat. Get this, my entire family loved them, so much so that I want to share the recipe with you!
They are simple to put together and I really enjoy that besides the almond flour, the rest of the ingredients you will more than likely find in your pantry. They are gently sweetened with dark chocolate chips and honey making for a fudgy center you’ll enjoy.
You'll be sure to enjoy these gluten-free, almond flour fudge brownies that are gently sweetened with dark chocolate chips and honey making for a fudgy center your family will enjoy.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup 70% cocoa, dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Butter and flour an 8x8 baking pan.
- Place the butter and chocolate chips in a double boiler or a glass bowl over a pot of water. Bring the water to a gentle boil and whisk together the butter and chocolate chips until melted. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, honey, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk the chocolate and butter mixture into the wet ingredients. When combined, gently fold into the dry ingredients.
- Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for 25 minutes.
Notes
Slightly adapted from Food and Wine.
Jacqueline says
Hi, Diana!
I am Jacqueline (please call me Jackie) from Deep Roots. I saw that you shared the medicine cabinet post (thank you!), and it occurred to me that we might be able to collaborate in some way. I would like to ask permission to guest post this post on the almond flour brownies with links back to this original at top and bottom of the guest post. I found that I like to introduce other great blogs and they get lots of referral links back because my traffic is really high right now (running between 26 and 65k/day hits). If you do give permission, I would like a bio pic and to use your photos with credit to you, of course. I will also share it on my DRAH FB page and the reach right now is ~180-190k. DRAH is a ministry stream to send Lyme and special needs children from our church to medical care.
I also see we have a lot in common and if you like the extra traffic, we could do more in the future.
Thanks for your help and consideration.
Blessings,
Jacqueline