Orange Oatmeal Bars

This recipe is an adaption of the lemon oatmeal bars from Recipe-Go-Round

Bars:
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
Juice of half an orange (you may need to reduce the butter)

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp orange juice
1 Tbsp grated orange peel

Heat oven to 180 C / 350 F. For bars, in a large bowl, combine all bar ingredients. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread into ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.

For glaze, in small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, stir until smooth. Spread over warm bars. Cool completely and cut into bars. Recipe will make about 3 dozen bars.

Chocolate Mug Cake

Gluten free

Yes, it’s not a typo, this is a cake made in a mug…the dangerous thing is it only takes 3-3 1/2 minutes in the microwave!

Ingredients
1 Large Coffee Mug
2 Tablespoons rice flour
2 Tablespoons Tapioca flour
1/4 teaspoon guar gum (optional, I have made it without and it’s fine)
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 Tablespoons milk or soy milk
3 Tablespoons oil
3 Tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
small splash vanilla essence

Method
Add dry ingredients to mug and mix well. Add egg, mix thouroughly. Add milk and oil, mix again. Add chocloate chips and vanilla, mix. Cook for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes in the microwave. Cake will rise over the top of the mug!This may serve 2 as a dessert depending on your appetite.

Variation: In the bottom of another mug place 2 Tablespoons of jam. Mix the cake up and pour over the jam. When cooked, tip out for a chocolate dessert with jam sauce topping.
Second variation: Make as for jam variation but leave out cocoa replacing it with same amount of rice flour. Add grated orange rind to mixture.

Recipe from Gluten Free Living