Copyright © 2011 by Erin McKenna Photographs copyright © 2011 by Tara Donne Thin Mints is a trademark and Chips Ahoy! Nilla Wafers, Mounds, It’s-It, and Sno Balls are all registered trademarks of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries (note the products’ impressive legal markings!). In this book, the gluten-free detours taken from these time-tested creations are merely respectful adaptations developed by Erin McKenna for BabyCakes NYC and an eager community that for too long has gone without the delights offered by these stately superbrands. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.clarksonpotter.com CLARKSON POTTER is a trademark and POTTER with colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKenna, Erin, BabyCakes covers the classics : gluten-free vegan recipes from donuts to snickerdoodles / Erin McKenna. p. cm. Includes index. 1. Gluten-free diet—Recipes. 2. Vegan cooking. I. BabyCakes (Bakery) II. Title. RM237.86.M378 2010 641.5′638—dc22 2010025330 eISBN: 978-0-307-95262-2 Jacket design by Laura Palese Jacket photographs by Tara Donne v3.1 FOR MY SISTERS: KATHY, SUZI, MARY, JOANNE, BRIDGET, SARAH & ELIZABETH. You have each stood tall and beautiful by my side, with extraordinary care and without prejudice, and I am grateful for your support and patience and concern every day. You are the reason for all of this. CONTENTS Introduction Guidelines, Ingredients, Tools: Let’s Review This Book Is 100 Percent Gluten-Free—Here’s Why I’m New/I’m a Pro: How Do I Know Where to Start? You Have Some Questions, We Have Some Answers The Rules of Substitutions BREAKFAST STUFFS Pancakes Gingerbread Pancakes Wonder Buns Honey Buns Waffles Agave Maple Syrup Caramelized Onion and Cheddar Cheese Crepe Vegetable Tart Granola COOKIES: A MASTER CLASS Thin Mints Chips Ahoy! Black-and-White Cookies Gingerbread Cookies Sugar Cookies Snickerdoodles Madeleines Lace Cookies Oatmeal Cookies Valentine’s Day Overboard Cookie Craziness Nilla Wafers FROM THE SNACK BAR Rice Krispie Blocks Whoopie Pie It’s-It S’Mores Sno Balls Frozen Chocolate-Dipped Bananas Banana Royale Sweet-and-Spicy Popcorn Balls Square-Pan Tomato Pizza Cheese Straws FROM THE OLD COUNTRY Hamentaschen Rugalach Irish Soda Bread Chocolate Egg Cream Bread Pudding Mounds THE CAKES WE EAT NOW Italian Rainbow Cake German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Cake Six-Layer Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Preserves Pineapple Upside-Down Cake DONUTS! DONUTS! DONUTS! Plain Cake Donut Sugar-Sweetened Chocolate Dipping Sauce Agave-Sweetened Chocolate Glaze Chocolate Cake Donut Vanilla Sugar Glaze Vanilla Icing Agave-Sweetened Plain Donut Dressing Up Your Donut Blackberry Swirl Donut Spiced Marble Donut Glossary Where to Buy What I Buy: The Purveyors Acknowledgments Index