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Receta Ginger Wafer Thins from Cara Reed's Decadent Gluten-Free Vegan Baking
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Ingredientes
- 1 1/4 cups Cara's All-Purpose Blend (see below)
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pinch ground cloves
- 3 Tbs pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbs non-hyrogenated shortening (we used Earth Balance)
- 2 Tbs molasses
- 1 Tbs nondairy milk (we used Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk)
- Coarse sugar for sprinkling
- 3 cups/480 g superfine brown rice flour
- 3 cups/538 g superfine sorghum flour
- 1 1/2 cups/288 g potato starch (not flour)
- 1 1/2 cups/288 g arrowroot powder
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