The Simplest Recipe Ever {Gluten Free, Allergy Friendly}

I wish I could say I came up with this, or even tell you who did. I have heard of this recipe both by word of mouth and on the internet, but never with a source. (Darn Pinterest! After some digging, I think this is from Oh Snap! Let's Eat!)

This recipe is the simplest ever because it has only two ingredients, and no measuring.  The only other thing I can think of with few ingredients and minimal measuring might be a frozen banana smoothie. The consistency of a blended frozen banana is like soft-serve ice cream, by the way. If you like recipes that don't require measuring things, these DIY 3 Ingredient Mint Chocolate Covered Pretzels are for you. But back to the simplest recipe ever. Here are the ingredients:

Image likely from Oh Snap! Let's Eat!, via Pinterest

Multi-name, Multi-fame Pancakes {Gluten Free}

As the title implies, this recipe has many names. It's fame has been passed around in my family. Many times I have heard the story of my late Great-grandmother,"Grandma Willow," making silver-dollar size pancakes for her grandsons Mark and Tim. Those boys are now my Uncles and proud grandparents in their own right. I have a fifty-fifty chance of remembering correctly which one would win those pancake eating contests. I do know for sure the recipe I am going to share is an adaptation of Uncle Tim's pancake recipe.
So why not call it Tim's pancake recipe? My dad acquired this dish, and tweaked it, adding more eggs, among other things. The most recent adjustment made it gluten free. Another name for this recipe could also be buttermilk blueberry pancakes. These are not flat, flavorless pancakes. They are hearty, stick-to your-ribs oat pancakes.
Call these pancakes whatever you want, except late for breakfast!
Directions: Mix together

1 ½ cups rolled oats

2 cups buttermilk

Beat in ½ cup Pamela’s Baking and Pancake Mix *be sure there are no lumps*

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

4 eggs, beaten

2 bananas, mashed

 Fry up on the griddle. 
Yield: Approximately 25. It depends on how large you make the pancakes. My dad's pancakes are more typical in size, not like the silver dollar ones my Great-grandma cooked up so long ago.

Another funny tradition we had, which

Blueberry Muffins {Gluten Free}

In case you hadn’t noticed, I have a thing for muffins. They are less messy because they are conveniently wrapped in their own personal muffin cup. I can grab one to go faster than, say, banana bread, because I don’t have to slice it, or get a napkin. Plus, I just feel that they are healthier.  This particular recipe is sugar-free, dairy-free, and packs some protein from almond flour, coconut flour, and eggs. (See the more detailed breakdown below) Here’s the blueberry muffin recipe:

Combine Dry Ingredients:

1 cup Pamela’s Artesian Flour Blend

1 cup almond four

½ cup coconut flour

½ teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon baking soda

Mix wet ingredients:

6 eggs

½ cup honey

¾ teaspoons vanilla

1 ripe banana 

Banana Bread Brownies or Bars {Gluten Free}

These are delightfully moist due to the bananas and sour cream. We actually found this recipe on Facebook (looks like that content is not available anymore) but we had to modify it to make it gluten free, like almost everything, and we reduced the sugar. (While you’re at it, like my page, Left and Write.)

Wet Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 cup sour cream

½ cup butter, softened

 2 eggs

1 ¾ cups or 4 very ripe bananas, mashed

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Red, White, and Berry Gluten Free Muffins

These patriotic muffins have red raspberries, “white” bananas, and “blue” black raspberries. The batter has an almost biscuit-like consistency, light and fluffy, unlike any other dense gluten free muffin you’ve ever tasted! They are also sugar free, sweetened with bananas and honey.

Yield 2 dozen

Ingredients; Dry:

1 cup Pamela’s Baking and Pancake Mix, (which is add-an-egg-and-oil-easy. It has flours, starches, baking powder, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum)

1 ¾ cup Pamela’s Artisan Flour Blend (flours, starches and guar gum)

1 cup almond flour

¼ cup coconut flour

2 Tablespoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt