Gluten-free Calzones

• 1 1/2 cups warm water

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 2 tablespoons fast-rise yeast

• 2 cups white rice flour

• 1 cup tapioca flour

• 3 teaspoons xanthan gum

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

3 egg whites, beaten slightly

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 teaspoon vinegar

Dissolve sugar in water and add yeast. It will foam. Mix other dry ingredients. Add yeast mixture and blend. Add eggs, butter and dough enhancer. Beat on high 3 minutes.

Use plastic wrap to help form pizza-crust shape. Place half of dough on cookie sheet, leaving other half with plastic wrap to fold over later. Place ingredients such as cheese, Canadian bacon, bell pepper, onion, olives, etc., onto half of dough. Fold other half over. It makes four calzones depending on their size. Let rise 20-30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, until golden brown.

Cook's notes: This dough recipe also bakes well as French bread, pull-apart cinnamon bread, etc.

-- Dough recipe adapted from GlutenFreeGirl at RecipeZaar.com.

Just for Mom

Peanut Butter (gluten free) Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ok Mom as per your request I am posting these cookies. They are really good!!

1 cup Peanut Butter (Chunky or Smooth Either are good)
1 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
1 Large Egg
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Mix all these ingredients in a large bowl.
add 1 cup Miniature Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350*
scoop dough into small round balls using a small cookie scoop or a spoon onto a cookie sheet.
Leave 2 inches between cookies.
Bake for 11 to 12 min or untill puffed and golden brown on the bottom and soft to the touch in the center. If you over do them they will get crumbly.
Take out of the oven and leave on cookie sheet for 5 min. then move them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Enjoy with a large glass of milk.

We have also done 50 - 50 chocolate chips and Reese's chips. It was really good as well.