Gluten-Free Baking for the 4th of July

What would a 4th of July picnic table be without a big golden apple pie on it? This classic recipe for Old-Fashioned Gluten-Free Apple Pie is filled with fragrant, spiced apples in a buttery, tender gluten-free pie crust.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Apple Pie

Step-By-Step Guide - How to Make Gluten-Free Pie Crust

This gluten and dairy free chocolate cupcake is deliciously sneaky- it's made with healthy millet flour. The rich confectioner's frosting travels better than some frostings- if you're going to a potluck, try this recipe. Everyone with enjoy these classic flavors.

Recipe for Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Confectioner's Frosting

Gluten-Free Pecan Pie is sweet and nutty-rich. Serve this luscious dessert in small wedges with a dollop of whipped cream to balance the flavors.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Pecan Pie

Recipe for Gluten-Free Pie and Tart Crust

Everyone loves carrot cake and this gluten-free carrot cake recipe is no exception. It's moist, loaded with carrots and slathered in rich, cream cheese frosting.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Gluten-Free Lemon Meringue Pie is a luscious sweet and tart pie in a buttery-tender pie crust. Use a tart pan with a removable bottom for an easy-to-cut, great-looking pie.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Lemon Meringue Pie

Kids, large and small love this classic treat. Gluten-free rice crispie bars are made with brown rice crispie cereal, they're moist and taste absolutely "normal."

Recipe for Gluten-Free Brown Rice Crispie Bars

Recipe for Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches made with Gluten-Free Brown Rice Crispie Squares!

These brownies are incredibly decadent- and they are made from a mix. This is a fast and easy holiday recipe.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Walnut Truffle Brownies

Make a Brownie Sundae with Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Vanilla Vance's Ice Cream Recipe

Here's an easy and delicious Gluten-Free Chocolate Beer Cake recipe, courtesy of Jules Shepard, the popular founder of Jules' Nearly Normal Cooking.

Recipe for Jules' Gluten-Free Chocolate Beer Cake

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Books by Jules Shepard:

• Nearly Normal Cooking for Gluten-Free Eating
• The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

What's a Hummingbird Cake? It's a moist, traditional Southern cake, full of pineapple, bananas and pecans, frosted with rich cream cheese frosting. It's a lot like a carrot cake, except it's full of luscious tropical fruit.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Hummingbird Cake

Here's another deliciously sneaky gluten-free cupcake recipe! This cupcake is loaded with certified gluten-free oatmeal. Penuche frosting is a delicious broiled crunchy coconut and pecan frosting.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cupcakes with Penuche Frosting<

Amaretti cookies are crunchy small Italian cookies with a lovely almond flavor. They are an ideal gluten-free cookie because the recipe doesn't call for any flour. They are an ideal 4th of July cookie because they won't crumble into 233 pieces on the way to a picnic.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Amaretti Cookies

Gluten-Free Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies