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April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: X is for xmas biscuits

These biscuits are very versatile. Think of Christmas and decide on your own spices. Will you decorate them? What shapes will you make? You could add some dried fruit, sprinkle sugar on top or even flaked almonds. Ingredients 250g self raising flour (this gives the biscuits a slightly cakey texture if you make them a […]

April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: V is for vanilla fudge

I have only made fudge once before and it was ok, not fab: just ok. I wanted a simple recipe that didn’t involve sugar thermometers or too much washing up. This recipe uses the microwave! At 8 minutes the mixture was still very pale and I was a bit worried but at 10 minutes once […]

April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: U is for upside down cake

Another British classic that I’ve never made before! This was another bit hit with the kids (so basically anything with cake in it is a winner!) Ingredients butter (for greasing the dish) 2 tablespoons caster sugar 6 slices canned pineapple in juice (plus 3 tablespoons of the juice) 100g self raising flour 100g butter or […]

April A to Z gluten free vegetarian treats: T is for tiramisu

OMG this is incredible! I can’t begin to tell you how good this was! As a child, I adored sponge fingers but – as with so many gluten free options – they are so expensive to buy if you can even find them 🙁 The sponge in this tiramisu resembles the sponge fingers of my […]