The Wonderful Brown Rice

Right now I feel as though I am going to turn into brown rice. I have started the gluten free diet and am patiently waiting for my blood work results to come back to tell me if I indeed am Celiac or not. I'm eating brown rice at breakfast, at lunch, and dinner. I'm eating rice in the form of rice cakes, crackers and I have even made brown rice pancakes.
Here are two recipes that are actually really quite yummy.

In both of these recipes I used Bob Red Mill brown rice flour. Look for Bob Red Mill products in your grocery store, there are many different types and they are all gluten free. http://www.bobsredmill.com/index.php

Brown Rice Crackers:
(3 dozen)

1 1/2 cups brown rice flour
2/3 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup safflower/olive oil
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, flax) - optional

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Lightly oil large baking sheet. In bowl, mix flour, rice, salt and oil until combined. Add the water and mix until the dough holds together. Knead into a ball and the press onto a lightly oil or lined baking sheet. Score into 1-2 inch squares. Sprinkle seeds ontop. Bake 30 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.

Brown Rice Pancakes
(makes about 6-8)

1/3 cup brown rice flour
1 egg
2/3 cup soy milk (vanilla or plain)
1/8 tsp baking powder * (baking powder can tend to have traces of gluten and/or corn, so a safe bet is to make your own baking powder. 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar = 1 tsp baking powder)

Combine all ingredients together. Heat a large skillet with either safflower/olive oil or soy margarine. Drop a blob of the batter into the pan, once the surface begins to bubble, flip over. Cook until both sides are golden brown.

I have a food sensitivity to maple syrup, so instead I spread blueberry fruit spread onto the pancakes. I even drizzled some hot honey ontop. They're even delicious all on their own. If you want, you can make a double batch of these and wrap the leftovers and freeze them. When you are ready to enjoy them again you can either defrost them in the microwave or at room temperature, or pop them in the toaster frozen!

Enjoy!