AIP Coconut-Free Dinner Rolls

For half a year now, my family has been AIP (which stands for Autoimmune Protocol). My mom and I both enjoy baking, but with limited resources (no grain, no eggs, no nuts), baking has become difficult. Since "normal" baking is out of the question, we've turned to cassava and coconut flour to provide us with the occasional batch of biscuits. Recently, however, I've had to start rotating coconut in my diet, which makes it even harder to bake . . . most AIP bread recipes include at least one coconut product, if not two or three.
So anyway, one night last week I was commissioned with finishing up dinner preparations: should I make stewed apples, or some kind of bread product? I asked my dad which he would prefer and he said, "MMMMM . . . bread product."
Well, after that enthusiastic reaction I didn't want to disappoint, so I had to find a recipe that was both AIP and coconut-free (it wasn't a coconut day). So I pulled up Pinterest (ah, what a lifesaver!) and started to browse . . . and browse . . . but nothing was AIP and coconut-free. Finally I just decided to wing it (with a hefty amount of advice from my mom (Thanks, Mommy!)). Here's what I came up with:

• 1/2 cup cassava flour
• 1 tb. tapioca flour (arrowroot flour will also work)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tb. water
• 1 tb. olive oil

1. Preheat your oven to 350.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Mix in the wet ingredients. Your dough will be clumpy and hard to stir (wow, I'm excelling at making this recipe sound good). It shouldn't be sticky. If it's too dry, you can add water a tablespoon at a time until it's the right consistency, or add another tablespoon or two of applesauce for a sweeter roll!
4. Roll the dough into small balls and flatten slightly.
5. Bake for 15 minutes and enjoy!

Deconstructed Apple Pie in a Bowl

Good morning!
What's better than eating hot apple pie for breakfast? . . . (Okay, I'm sure we could brainstorm lots of things, but hot apple pie for breakfast sounds pretty sweet, doesn't it?) . . . Deconstructed apple pie in a bowl!! It tastes a lot better than it sounds, trust me.

Apologies for the mediocre photography. It was horrendous before my mom rescued me . . .

Who knew that taking pictures of food could be so hard?? Anyway, since we food bloggers are expected to gush about the food we make, I'll just say that this is a really easy-to-make breakfast that's super delicious and here's the recipe:

• 1 large apple (I used a Red Delicious, but you can use any kind)
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. ghee (or clarified butter, which is just the butter fat without all the harmful proteins)

1. Peel the apple and cut it into bite-size pieces.

2. Put the apple chunks into a microwave-safe bowl and heat it up for about 2 and a half minutes. It's a good idea to stop it halfway through to stir the apples.

3. When the chunks are soft, add the walnuts, cinnamon and ghee and stir. Voila! Deconstructed apple pie in a bowl!

Oops, I almost forgot . . . 

Step #4. Enjoy!!