Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Corn bread

Ingredients:

1/4 cup stick butter or margarine, softened
3 TBSP sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Pamela's Pancake & Baking Mix
2/3 cup GF yellow cornmeal - Hodgson Mills is one brand
2 tsp GF Baking Powder (I use Clabber Girl)
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Combine butter and sugar in a bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Stir in sour cream and milk.

2. On low speed, beat in all remaining ingredients, just until mixed.

3. Pour batter into a greased 8-inch square baking dish. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

Homemade GF Chili

Ingredients:

1TBSP vegetable oil
3lbs. ground beef
salt
1 green pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4TBSP San-J wheat-free Tamari
2TBSP chili powder (more if you like more heat)
2tsp ground cumin
2tsp oregano
1 can corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 bottle (12 oz) Chili Sauce
1 1/2  cups beef stock (I use 1 1/2 cups of warm water and mix in 1 1/2 tsp. of Herb-Ox bouillon)

Directions:

1. Heat vegetable oil on medium-high. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Season to taste with salt.
2. Add chopped onion, peppers, and garlic. Stir for 3-5 minutes. Add tamari. Cook an additional 3 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in chili powder, cumin, and oregano. Cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; add corn, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, chili sauce and stock.
4. Simmer for 30+ minutes, stirring occasionally.