Gluten-Free Baklava

Gluten-Free Baklava
1/4 cup rice flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt
1 teaspoon granulated (white) sugar
1 Tablespoon oil
1-2 Tablespoons milk

Mix all together to form a dough. It may require more flour or milk. This dough will not be as smooth and easy to work with as a biscuit dough containing gluten, but just do your best if it rips or tears. Press it out into a thin rectangle. Spread with baklava filling (ensure it has not been contaminated with the phyllo dough). Prepare as for regular baklava, though check it early - it may not need to bake as long. Ensure the syrup for the gluten-free baklava has been kept in a separate container to avoid contamination. Makes about four mini baklava rolls.

When making baklava the other week, I had someone with a gluten intolerance. So I made a miniature batch of baklava especially for them. It wasn't too much extra work to make up this quick dough, you just need to be wary of cross-contamination. Flaky phyllo pastry contains gluten and I haven't seen a reliable gluten-free version available out there. So these pastries are not quite the same as baklava but it gives the same idea and at least this way it is the same filling and syrup.