Prompt: Updates

[runpunkrun]

gluten_free will be one year old this month! We've posted more than 80 recipes to the comm, and I've been thinking about the changes we make to our favorite recipes over time. Maybe because our tastes have changed, our diets have, or we've hit upon an alteration that makes a good recipe even better.

Do you continue to fiddle around with your recipes even after you share them? I do this, and I know jesse_the_k does too. I sometimes experiment with different ingredients in my baking and rather than edit the post (because it is experimental!), I leave a comment with what I changed and the results.

Of course, I also accidentally left the salt out of my dairy-free lemon bar recipe and had to edit it in and tell everyone who commented that yes, there should be salt in the crust, just in case they'd printed out the recipe and gone on their merry way.

Have you posted a recipe that you've since improved upon or otherwise changed (like adding a forgotten ingredient for example)? Comment here with a link to your recipe and let us know how you're making it today.

Updates in the comments:

• Rice-Free Oatmeal Hobnobs from runpunkrun
• Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins from runpunkrun

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

I change my recipes so often that MyGuy prefers I don't cook for guests. Because he doesn't like surprises.

Probably why I format my recipes so carefully -- it's to counterbalance their inherent unpredictability and variation.

[runpunkrun]

Taking careful notes when experimenting is KEY. I should really post a scan of one of my recipes I'm "working" on. They are actually unreadable.

Update: Rice-Free Oatmeal Hobnobs!

[runpunkrun]

I finally took my beloved Oatmeal Hobnobs and replaced the rice flours, mildly filled with dread the entire time, but they came out GREAT.

I added the rice-free version in a comment.

If you're just joining us, the first time I made these cookies, I loved them so much I just kept making new batches when I ran out. Even gluten eaters love them.

The rice-free version is exactly as delicious, crisp, and chewy as the original.

Update: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

[runpunkrun]

I love these banana muffins. I wanted them to have a little more structure inside, but didn't want to add any gums, so I swapped out 1/4 cup of oat flour for 1/4 cup of cassava flour and VOILA. It seems to give them more internal structure and create a sturdier muffin. It's also a work in progress, so I put my experiments in the comments.