Gluten Free Cookies

Gluten is nothing but a kind of two proteins present in cereal grains like wheat, rye, barley etc.  Gluten acting as glue that helps holds food together also gives the elastic texture of dough.

Gluten is not bad. but, some people are gluten-intolerant. i.e  the body's inability to digest or break down the gluten protein this condition is known as celiac disease. In general, if you can avoid cereal gains and it’s by products, it’s become Gluten free.

These cookies were specially baked for a three year old boy, who is a gluten-intolerant. So, thought of doing some decorations, to attract.

Ingredient :   ¾ cup of almond meal          ;         1/4 +1 tbsp cup of  coconut flour (coco flour)      ;       2 egg        ;       2 tbsp of flax seed powder       ;        1 tbsp of coco powder     ;      1 tsp of vanilla essence      ;        1 /4 cup of sugar ;        1 /4 cup of clarified butter (ghee)        ;        1/4 cup of chocolate chip cookies      (For decoration – white chocolate chips & melted chocolate for eyes) 

In a bowl add almond meal, coconut flour, flax and coco powder, keep aside.  In a bowl beat the egg, sugar and vanilla essence.

Now add the dry ingredient mixture into egg mixture and blend at the end add the chocolate chips in it.

Divide the mixture into equal size balls and place them on the prepared baking trays with good space between each and slightly flatten them down.

Transfer the tray into 180°C per-heated oven and bake for about 10 -12 minutes. Allow them to cool. That’s it for a crispy gluten free cookie.

Rye flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lately, I have been seeing many recipes using Millet.  Also, received couple of mails asking to post millet's based recipes.  Once upon a time, millet's were consumed only by poor.  Today, they are expensive than rice and wheat!

From my Son’s social science book, I understand that, one of the reasons for the French Revolution was White Bread. Those days White bread was much expensive than Brown! Now check the price in the nearest bakery.  (Zamana Badal Gaya / உலகம் ஒரு உருண்டை)

Most of the kids do not like to consume millet's directly  (not to blame them).  Also, it’s difficult to bake an edible product with 100% millet. 

Earlier, I used Ragi to make Cookies. Now with Rye. I am pretty sure; Kids can’t even feel the rye flour while eating (thanks to the chocolate) and they ask for more. 

Ingredients:   2 cup of rye flour    ;      1/4 cup of all purpose flour    ;     110 gms of melted butter, at room temp.    ;      2/4 cup of sugar      ;      2/4 cup of brown sugar   ;    2 eggs    ;     1 tsp of vanilla essence   ;     1 ½ cup of chocolate chip    ;      3/4 tsp of baking soda    ;   salt - a pinch

Procedure:  Mix the Rye and AP flours, baking soda and salt keep aside.

In bowl add both the sugars and butter and blend well till sugar dissolved. Add egg, vanilla essence and mix well. Add the flour mixture in to it and combine well.

At last, add the chocolate chips and mix carefully so that, it spread evenly. Using the ice cream scoop, scope the prepared cookies dough on the baking tray in 2’’ apart.

 Transfer the baking tray into the preheated oven for 180°c for 25 min. or till it become brown and crusty. Allow it to cool and store in a air tight container.