January Gingerbread for the Wheat Sensitive

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter
  Combine in saucepan and heat just until butter melts
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sorghum or light molasses
  Stir in
2 eggs
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger
  Beat in thoroughly
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup potato flour
1/4 cup corn meal
  (Note - 1-1/2 cup corn flour may be substituted for the rice/potato/corn mix)
  Sift dry ingredients together & add to wet ingredients.  Stir just to combine.
  Pour into 8 x 8" prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes.
  Serve warm or at room temperature with nothing; with lemon curd; with creme fraiche; with whipped cream; with ice cream...
  Serves 8.

December Carrot Cake

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  Sift all together
2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups canola oil
  Whisk together in large bowl
4 large eggs*
  Whisk into sugar/oil mix one at a time
  Add flour mixture and stir until blended
3 cups grated peeled carrots*
3/4 cup shredded coconut
2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
  Stir into batter and pour into prepared 9 x 11" pan
  Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes until tester comes out clean.
  Make topping below.
  Serves 12.
Topping
Greek style yogurt*
Maple syrup*
  Sweeten yogurt to desired sweetness (that means taste taste taste)
  Serve cake with a dollop of topping.
* Indicate ingredients produced locally.

November Apple Cake

1/2 cup butter*
1-1/2 cup sugar
  Cream together
1 egg* - Beat in
1 cup buttermilk*
1 teaspoon vanilla
  Beat in
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups flour
  Sift together and beat in
2 cups apples*, coarsely chopped
  Fold in and pour batter into prepared 9 x 11" cake pan
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
  Combine and sprinkle over top of batter
  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes.
  Serve with whipped cream*
  Serves 12.
* Indicates ingredients produced locally.