Julie Bove wrote:
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>
>
Noted. I have been intrigued with Crescent Dragonwagon's Rose of
Persia Cake, which includes those ingredients.