ImStillMags wrote:
> On Jan 20, 5:15 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> Just click the right arrow on the picture to see the next one.
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>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...nWitch?authkey...
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>>> Here's the recipe I used.
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>>> http://hizzoners.com/recipes/cookies...izzoners-snick...
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>> 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.
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> Bean flours really do taste muddy like overcooked beans. You have to
> be careful how much you use.
> I don't think I'd ever use only a single flour to replace wheat
> flour.

Somebody gave me the recipe. It was something that is commonly made in some
other country. Can't remember the name of the country or the recipe now but
I figured if they ate them, they must be good. But they weren't.