Griddle Me Bread

If you are in a rush and yeast bread is not an option, here is a speedy and tasty bread you make on your pancake griddle. Remember the flavor is in the toasty bits!

3 cups GF baking mix
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cup Silk Soy Milk
1/4 cup melted margarine

Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl. Add Silk and margarine and mix well. Drop onto 375 to 400 griddle any size you need (burger size for example) and cook until brown and toasty then flip and repeat.

Sorry not vegan Chicken Soup

Not only do I have food allergies and intolerances but I am also digestively challenged. Chicken in soup form is the only way I can eat it. Obviously you can use additional veggies or spices. We are very plain here for a variety of reasons. "Can Do Biscuits" work super well with soup too!

1/2 cup margarine
1/4 Braggs (or soy sauce if you are not GF)
5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1-1/2 bags frozen carrots
1 bag frozen edamame
8 cups cold water
Cooked rice

Melt margarine in 5qt Dutch oven. Add Braggs and chicken. Brown chicken on both sides over medium heat. Add carrots and water. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Remove chicken thighs with thongs, shred and return to pot. Add edamame and simmer for 10 minutes.

We serve with cooked rice or roasted potato wedges. Last weekend I put gnocchi in it! Yeah... tender little pasta pillows... good stuff!

GF Dough for Pizza or Sweet Rolls

This GF dough is more of a thick, firm batter. It does not roll or stretch.  It does spread onto a pan.  I use it to make mini pizzas and even sweet rolls.  It will cover a small jelly roll pan to make a pizza.


2-1/4 to 2-3/4 cups GF baking mix
1 teaspoon sugar
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup Original Silk Soy Milk for pizza or Very Vanilla if making sweet rolls
2 tablespoons olive oil

In large bowl combine 1-1/2 cups of baking mix, sugar, salt and yeast.  Heat soy milk in microwave until very hot (120 degrees).  My microwave takes 1 minute and 11 seconds.  You can also do this on the stove top.  Pour oil on top of milk.  Pour soy milk and oil in dry ingredients.  Mix for about 2 minutes  Slowly add in more baking mix a 1/4 cup at a time until it just barely pulls away from side of bowl. It resembles more of a wet, firmer batter, not classic dough.  Cover and let rise in warm place for 40 minutes.  Punch down and spread onto pan or shape to your desired shape. Bake for 12 minutes at 425 degrees.

I top sweet rolls with cinnamon sugar before baking. Soychamel and olives make good pizza!

Sioux's Soychamel Sauce

My version of Bechamel Sauce has so many uses!

I mix it with cooked carrots and edamame and pour over my "Can Do Biscuits" for a mock potpie.

I mix it with cooked veggies and rice and bake it with some GF bread crumbs.

It also tops GF pizza dough nicely for cheese alternative.  Soychemel and olives on GF pizza dough is good stuff!  Pizza dough recipe to follow and photos of my GF, vegan pizza posted tomorrow!

Soychamel (this is a physical task and takes some time- lots of whisking)

5 tablespoons margarine
4 tablespoons GF baking mix
4 cups Original Silk Soy Milk
1/2 sea salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

In medium pan on medium-high heat, whisk and melt margarine and GF baking mix together.  Constantly whisk until mixture is slightly golden, just toasty, not brown.  You will be whisking A LOT and may need to lift the pan off the heat to stop the toasty look from going to browned.

Add the Silk and whisk and whisk and whisk until it thickens.  It may take a good 40 minutes or longer.  When it starts to make big bubbles lower the heat a little.  Constantly whisk and scrape bottom and sides of pan.  Remove from heat when it is thickened to your liking.  Add salt and nutmeg.

I often make half a recipe which works just fine.  It does take a looooong time but when you cannot use commercial "cream of..." soups, this can make good comfort food!

Don't forget to look tomorrow for pizza photos!