"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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>I love sugar cookies and I love Snickerdoodle cookies most of all the
> types of sugar cookies.
>
> Since I went gluten free I've not done much baking because I wasn't
> too sure of how things would come out using gluten free flour mixes.
> I've done a bit of research on them, on what others have come up with.
>
> So....today I'm craving a cookie like mad. I decided to see what I
> had in the pantry to make a gluten free flour mix out of. I
> followed Gluten Free Girls recommendation of 40% higher protein gluten
> free flour and 60% higher starch flours.
>
> Here is the mix I made from what I had on hand.
>
> 200 gr quinoa flour
> 100 gr garbanzo bean flour
> 100 gr almond flour
> 100 gr coconut flour
> 100 gr potato flour
> 600 gr manioc/tapioca flour
> 4 tsp xanthan gum
> 2 tsp guar gum
> Whisked everything together and put in a container.
>
> I made my regular Snickerdoodle recipe. They came out great.
> Texture is right on, crunchy outside and moist and tender inside. I
> was a little nervous about using the garbanzo bean flour because I
> didn't want the cookies to have a 'beany' flavor. They don't, but
> they might have had if I'd used more garbanzo bean flour in the mix.
>
> I used an ice cream scoop to portion and used lots of cinnamon and
> sugar to roll the cookies in. Here is the just out of the oven and
> a shot with a bit out so you can see the interior.
>
> Just click the right arrow on the picture to see the next one.
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...91627002125394
>
> Here's the recipe I used.
>
> http://hizzoners.com/recipes/cookies...doodle-cookies

I made cookies with garbanzo bean flour as the only flour. They were
flavored with rosewater. They were really bad. Didn't taste like beans
though. Just tasted bad and had a bad texture.