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Elizabeth Rimmer

After receiving a gluten free cookie recipe request, I was inspired to bring you an all-round good cookie recipe. And whilst this recipe is for gluten free Easter cookies, the basic recipe is a perfect base should you wish to add other ingredients instead of mini eggs.

I checked out various cookie recipes and finally hit on the one I wanted to use. And, I’m delighted to say that the recipe I decided to work with is my grandma’s ginger biscuit recipe. Of course, the recipe needed to be adapted slightly but I was over the moon with how well the Easter cookies turned out.

17th March 2023 0 comment

Puddings/desserts Recipes

Gluten free sticky toffee pudding

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I always knew, that one day, I’d share a recipe for a gluten free version of the sticky toffee pudding my mum used to make. Well, that day has arrived, and here it is just for you in all its sticky toffee glory!

Sticky toffee pudding is up there as one of my all-time favourite hot puddings. I love the soft, dark, date filled sponge, topped with bubbling toffee sauce. And I especially like it, when served up with a good *vanilla ice cream. I always get slightly giddy, when I spot gluten free sticky toffee pudding on a menu, and unless I’m completely stuffed, it’s a done deal that I will be ordering it.

3rd March 2023 0 comment

Main meals Recipes

Sweet potato, carrot and lentil soup

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

This sweet potato, carrot and lentil soup, is more about the method I use to make soup, rather than the specific ingredients, as it would work with a multitude of other delicious veg and *pulses too. So feel free to sub things from the ingredient list below in order to use up any veggies you may have knocking about at home.

When it comes to making soup, I’m either rustling up a pan every weekend or it’s deliciousness slips my mind and I go months before making a steaming pan of goodness. But after making a batch the other week, and thoroughly enjoying it, I felt it was about time I popped a recipe on here for you to use should you wish.

18th February 2023 2 comments

All things pastry Recipes

Gluten free sweet pastry (with ground almonds)

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I’m delighted with this gluten free sweet pastry recipe, as not only is the sweet buttery pastry gorgeous, it’s also an absolute treat to work with!

The original recipe I used to make this gluten free sweet pastry, came from the marvellous website recipetin eats. If you’ve not yet discovered this wonderful site, I urge you to take a peep, as many of the recipes, if not already naturally gluten free, can be easily adapted to make them so.

This recipe for gluten free sweet pastry is yours to keep and use however you wish. It may be that you simply want to make a crisp pastry base to fill with rich chocolate ganache and top with raspberries, or rustle up a delicious fresh fruit flan. Or maybe, you want to recreate your favourite sweet pastry pudding, completely gluten free or use it for a scrumptious recipe you’ve spotted.

10th February 2023 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free chocolate sponge cake with chocolate buttercream

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I’ve been wanting to get this delicious, gluten free chocolate sponge cake recipe on my blog for some time. It’s one of my favourite cakes. It’s quick and easy to make, so ideal if you’re new to baking or you want to whip up a fab cake in a hurry.

This soft chocolate sponge cake is complimented wonderfully with the most irresistible chocolate buttercream, which is based on a Nigella Lawson recipe. I love this classic chocolate sponge cake and hope you do too!

13th January 2023 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free Christmas cake decorated with fondant icing

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

Whilst I absolutely love Christmas cake topped with homemade marzipan and royal icing, I know it’s not for everyone. So, I’ve also had a go a decorating a gluten free Christmas cake with shop bought marzipan and fondant icing.

It’s quick and easy to cover a Christmas cake with fondant icing, and unlike royal icing, (which takes at least 24-48hrs to dry) can be done at the last minute.

My cake decorating skills are not great, so I didn’t have high expectations of how my cake would look. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the end result!

20th December 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free Christmas cake decorated with homemade marzipan and royal icing

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I have two Christmas cake decorating posts on my blog. This one, where I decorate a gluten free Christmas cake with homemade marzipan and royal icing is my favourite, as traditionally, it’s the way I’ve enjoyed Christmas cake over the years. However, as this recipe uses raw eggs it will not be suitable for everybody, so I’ve also shared how I decorated a Christmas cake with shop bought marzipan and fondant icing as an alternative. I’ve also added a few suggestions at the bottom of the page should raw eggs be off limit for you or your precious people.

15th December 2022 0 comment

All things pastry Recipes

Gluten free meat and potato pie

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ve probably twigged that the recipes I tend to share, are simply gluten free versions of good old-fashioned classics. I think I lean towards such recipes, as that’s the type of food I grew up eating and what I want to continue enjoying. This gluten free meat and potato pie certainly falls under the good old fashioned classics category. And yet again proves, that by spending a little time in the kitchen, you can satisfy more or less all your food cravings, despite having dietary needs.

This melt in your mouth, shortcrust pastry pie, is jam packed with a tasty combination of chunks of tender beef, onion, carrots, and lots of floury King Edward potatoes. It would make the most welcome and satisfying treat, to pull out of the oven and tuck into when you’re feeling chilly after a long winter’s walk.

13th November 2022 0 comment

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Gluten free Christmas cake

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

I’ve had a couple of enquiries about a gluten free Christmas cake recipe. I love that because of such requests, I’m gently nudged to get on and check out things that can sometimes hang about on my to do list for far too long! Thanks for taking the time to get in touch with your requests and questions, it makes me feel that what I do is of help and value to you.

I’ve always been a huge fan of homemade Christmas cake and feel so fortunate that for as long as I can remember, my mum would make one for us all to tuck into over the festive season. I loved my mum’s Christmas cake so much; we even had it as our wedding cake. However, as I’ve already shared a gluten free version of my mum’s Christmas pudding recipe, I thought it would be nice to ring the changes and work with a Delia Smith Christmas cake recipe. The recipe I used came from the book titled ‘book of cakes’.

30th October 2022 2 comments

Cakes and traybakes Recipes

Brenda’s (gf) sticky gingerbread

written by Elizabeth Rimmer

Updated 6th October 2022

Oh, I do love a good recipe recommendation. So, when Brenda, my dad’s lovely neighbour, told me that her grandson had requested her sticky gingerbread cake when he next came to stay, my ears pricked up and I wanted to hear more about this recipe that had been so eagerly requested.

After getting all the gingerbread recipe info from Brenda, I tested out a gluten free version for myself and was delighted with the result. This delicious soft gingerbread, with its shiny sticky top, is filled with all the fragrant warming ginger spice you’d typically expect from such a cake. But with the addition of dark muscovado sugar (my little twist on the original recipe), the treacle flavour seems to intensify, making it a perfect bake for a bonfire night gathering!

30th September 2022 0 comment