1 cup canola oil
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 cups gluten-free flour (see note)
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup gluten-free/dairy-free chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan (unless it's non-stick).
In bowl, beat oil and brown sugar to combine. Add eggs and beat well. Mix in flour, xanthan gum, baking powder and vanilla, and beat until well mixed. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
Place mixture in prepared pan and bake in preheated oven 25 minutes. Let bars cool completely before cutting and removing them from pan.
Notes: Gluten-free flour, xanthan gum and gluten-free baking powder are available at natural foods stores and in the gluten-free foods section of grocery stores or at the Gluten-Free Trading Co. at 3116 S. Chase Ave. Gluten/dairy-free chocolate chips are available at stores such as Whole Foods (Enjoy Life is the brand Fitzsimmons uses).
You also could make your own gluten-free flour blend; Fitzsimmons mixes 5 cups brown rice flour with 3 cups sorghum flour and 2 cups amaranth flour.
Check the label: Some commercial flour blends include xanthan gum; if yours does, omit the 1 teaspoon in this recipe.