Gluten Free Grain: Teff

Teff, originally from Ethiopia, is one of the tiniest seeds in the whole grain category.

Read more about Teff on my Squidoo Lens:  Gluten Free Grains!

Awesome Gluten Free Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups teff flour ( we use Bob’s Red Mill Teff Flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt ( or plain salt even)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup ( which can be replaced by agave nectar, if you can’t eat syrup)
• 1/2 cup canola oil ( or any vegetable based)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla ( Frontier makes gluten free vanilla)
• 1 cup peanut butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients, set aside.
3. In a food processor blend syrup, oil, vanilla and peanut butter.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, blend well.
5. Shape dough into walnut sized balls.
6. Place on a slightly greased cookie sheet and flatten gently with the tines of a fork.
7. Bake about 13-15 minutes.
8. Cool on wire rack.

Recipe source:  http://www.food.com/recipe/awesome-gluten-free-vegan-peanut-butter-cookies-171561

Sources:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teff

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