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Just wanted to share a few more tried and true holiday recipes.

Lebkuchen (German ginger cookies)

1 beaten egg
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
1 Tbls. apple juice or cider
1/4 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup rice flour
1/2 cup sweet rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
1/2 tsp. zanthan gum
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 cp chopped almonds
1/2 cup mixed candied fruits and peels
Lemon Glaze (follows)

Beat egg and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Mix in honey, molasses,
juices,and  lemon peel.  In another bowl, thoroughly combine flours,
xanthan gum, and spices.  Blend into molasses mixture.  Stir in almonds
and candied fruits.  Chill dough several hours or overnight.  Sprinkle
waxed paper with powdered sugar.  Roll out dough to 14 x 9 inch
rectangle.  Cut into 1 1/2 x 2 inch cookies (I use a pizza cutter).  Bake
on lightly greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees about 12 minutes.  Cool
slightly; remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.  While warm, brush
with lemon glaze.

Lemon Glaze
Combine 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and enough lemon juice (about 2 tsp.)
to make a glaze.

These are better if allowed to sit a few days before eating.  They keep
well.


Russian Tea Cakes

1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. GF vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups rice flour
1/2 cup sweet rice flour
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Cream butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla.  Thoroughly combines flours,
salt, xanthan gum and nuts.  Add to butter mixture.  Form dough into 1"
balls.  Place on ungreased baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10
minutes.  Cool on sheet for 1 - 2 minutes.  Remove and immediately roll
in additional powdered sugar.   Cool completely and roll again in
powdered sugar.


Chocolate-Orange Cups  (from Woman's Day Magazine, 11/97)

         [This recipe has been removed from the logfiles, as]
         [it is copyrighted material---the CELIAC Listowners]

(These are absolutely wonderful, and no flour!)

Enjoy, and happy holidays.

Gayle in Boise, USA