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3 Recipes for Gluten-Free Sourdough Discard

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3 yummy recipes made from gluten-free sourdough discard and 2 other gluten-free flours. Sourdough bread has a number of healthy attributes, as we likely all know from our experimentation during the Pandemic Pause.  This time around we are working with a gluten-free starter (1/4 cup of brown rice and 2 tablespoons of filtered water--tap water has chemicals that can slow down the starter).  I take out 1/2 of the starter each morning, and then feed it again. I also feed it in the evening before going to bed. The portion of starter I remove-- the "discard"-- I either put into the fridge or I use it to make something.  GLUTEN FREE SOURDOUGH FOR EVERYONE Amazon Associate The following three recipes are a great way to use up the day's discard in a delicious, gluten-free, vegan way.  Gluten-free, vegan, Lemon-Ginger Pancakes (Firefly generated)   1. Lemon-Ginger Pancakes (4 servings) Ingredients: ½ cup gluten-free sourdough discard ½ cup oat flour* ¼ cup millet flour* ½...

Vegan Lemon Tarts with Cookie Pie Crust

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Lemon desserts are the first memories  I have of 'sweet and sour' foods. When I was a wee child I apparently loved my Grandmother's "Linen Pie".  This was one of my father's oft-told stories.  I used to think that I needed to have a store-bought package to make lemon pie. And that it would include eggs and butter. Now I know how easy it is to replicate the texture and tang of the lemon pie without any animal products. The fluffy meringue topping can be replaced by any number of whipped toppings, or even by a meringue made with aquifaba (bean juice). The juicy lemon body of the pie is fine with cornstarch instead of eggs, or even commercial replacers.  And how much fun is it to have a cookie instead of soggy-bottom pie crust?  Pie crust has never been my forte, so you can believe that this cookie pie crust will be a game-changer and I have some wild ideas for recipes to come with different kinds of cookie crusts and fillings! But, in the meantime, here is the ...