Fall Desserts – Gluten Free Goalie Girls

Hello Everybody! I’m back and boy oh boy have I missed you. Since being back at school life has been crazy busy, but I am thinking about new posts all the time. This is a particularly fun post for me so buckle in folks. It is fall and I know I have told you all at least one hundred times that classic fall flavors are some of my favorite to work with. Allrecipes was hosting a fall Sweets and Treats contest so of course I had to enter. We find out the results of the contest on October 28th and I can’t wait. For the contest I entered my Fall Festival Cupcakes inspired by, you guessed it, the classic flavors of fall: apple and pumpkin. The flavor of the first cupcake was a caramel apple cupcake with an apple spiced cake, caramel filling, and a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. The flavor of the second cupcake was a pumpkin spice cake, with a brown-butter glaze filling, and the same cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Truthfully these cupcakes came out as the best cupcakes I have ever had, period. I am very proud of them, and am excited to see where else I can go from here. I shared them with a family friend, who loved them and assured me that quote: “If the whole lawyer thing doesn’t work out at least we know you would be a damn good baker.” What means more to me than the compliment or that the cupcakes even turned out decent is that these cupcakes made people smile and made their day a little better. After all, that is what I love most about cooking, baking, and sharing my gluten free experience: making food that can bring a smile to someone’s face. By doing so it allows me to do my part to make this world a little sweeter of a place to be. There is only so much a person can do to make the world a little better, but at least do that. Do your part to make someone’s day brighter, even if that someone is you. My roommate and I joke that we could have quite the side hussle if we went around campus selling our gluten free treats, I mean hey the Girl Scouts that come to campus during cookie season seem to do exceptionally well, and they’re seasonal! My roommate and I live here all the time 🙂 Anyway please reach out with comments if you would like to see a post about the cupcake recipes. Otherwise from my kitchen to yours stay safe and eat well.

Until next time,

Brynn

It’s finally fall! You all know that I love summer, but fall is my favorite season by far. Fall is home to my favorite weather, clothes, and of course food! Be prepared in the coming months to be bombarded with some of my all time favorite recipes. Other news is that I am officially one week into classes at St. Thomas. Since returning to campus things have been very busy, but now that I am all settled in I have some very exciting posts in the works for you all that will be coming out soon. My roomates love to cook and bake new things so of course we had to try a new recipe for my first post since being back at school.

Last night my roomates and I whipped together Ina Garten’s Apple and Pear Crisp. Here is a link to her recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/apple-and-pear-crisp-recipe-2012748. We of course made it gluten free and in order to do so we used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oatmeal for the topping, as well as a gluten free all purpose flour for the fruit mixture and the topping. The crisp was delicious, the flavor combinations complemented each other very well. The citrus from the lemon and orange cuts through the savory spice of the cinnamon bringing a fresh twist to familiar fall flavors. Next time I make this crisp I will bake the apples and pears in a dutch oven for ten minutes with the other ingredients before transferring them to the baking dish. I usually use this technique when making pies and tartlets. By baking the apples and pears in the dutch oven for roughly ten minutes it allows the fruit to soften, without losing its bite. It also allows for the spices to absorb into the fruit even more before baking. After the crisp was done baking I removed it from the oven, and allowed it to cool for about 20-25 minutes before serving under a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream. Fall is finally here so enjoy the classic flavors of the season and give this delectable fall fruit crisp a try. From my kitchen to yours stay well and eat well!

Until next time,

Brynn