Hello from the other side. I survived cookbook edits round two, which is the most intense round because a copy editor went through and pointed out my every inconsistency. Oh, my perfectionistic heart! The book and I are better for it, though, and part of me loved arguing over the use of among vs. between.
I can’t wait to get caught up with you guys and caught up on sleep, too. Today, I’m sharing an incredible cookie recipe from Alanna Taylor-Tobin of Bojon Gourmet, and the author of the new gluten-free cookbook Alternative Baker. Alanna has cheered me on through my cookbook-making process and helped test several of my recipes (thank you, Alanna!). I’m in awe of her work in this new cookbook. Alanna is a trained pastry chef who has mastered gluten-free flours and created over 100 absolutely stunning dessert recipes (each with a photo) in her new cookbook. If you love baking pies and are curious about nutritious and delicious gluten-free flours like buckwheat, chestnut, teff and mesquite, this book is for you.
These cookies called my name from the cookie chapter because they use buckwheat flour, which I love and have in my pantry, and chocolate. Loads of chocolate. (I had also admired these cookies on another friend named Alana’s blog, Fix Feast Flair. Check them out there, too!) The buckwheat lends this sort of mysterious nutty flavor to the background, and it’s pretty magical. Her version in the book includes bergamot (or orange zest), which sounded lovely, but I’ve had a rough week and found myself craving some pure chocolate comfort food. So I skipped the zest this time, but I’ll try her orange version next time. I busted out my stand mixer for these babies (although I think you could use a hand mixer if you are patient enough to stand there for a while) and found tapioca flour with all the other Bob’s Red Mill products at my nearest grocery store (although, I think you can use arrowroot starch or cornstarch instead). If you buy buckwheat flour to make these beauties, she has nine other buckwheat recipes in her book, and I have buckwheat pancakes, waffles and crêpes for you, too. Have a great weekend!
