Gluten free
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,572
I haven't done the gluten free thing but I did switch to the 'no flour/no sugar' diet a number of years ago as a weight reduction measure. Worked great btw. Dr. Peter Gott - who developed the 'diet' has several books including cookbooks for this. Might be of help as well.
#12
Here you go, they have lots of recipes in here.
http://www.faveglutenfreerecipes.com...enfree20140122
http://www.faveglutenfreerecipes.com...enfree20140122
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NE Missouri
Posts: 6,418
I was diagnosed with celiac almost 9 nears ago. I have tried various flour mixes and I happened across this one that I have had wonderful success with. I buy flours in bulk and make my own mix then and keep it in the cabinet. This mix made wonderful pumpkin cookies (best I have ever eaten) and wonderful date pinwheel cookies with a recipe that I have made for over 40 years. It takes 4 cups sorghum flour; 2 2/3 cup tapioca flour; 2 2/3 cups potato starch; 1 cup fava & garbanzo flour. Mix it all together and store. When using it in a recipe, use 1 tsp xantham gum or guar gum, 1 tsp per cup of flour used. Then you double the leavening agent & usually cook 10 minutes longer. This mix will give the brown appearance more common to wheat flour. Some flours like rice are very difficult to brown without becoming so hard you can use them as weapons. I just use one cup of this flour and substitute cup for cup for the regular flour.
Good luck. It can be done and I wouldn't eat gluten now for anything. My health is so much better and I no longer have headaches and constant stomach pain.There is some residual damage but I can live with that.
Good luck. It can be done and I wouldn't eat gluten now for anything. My health is so much better and I no longer have headaches and constant stomach pain.There is some residual damage but I can live with that.
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,066
Gluten free recipes
[QUOTE=Raine54RN;6529086]I've gone gluten free. Not to be faddish I do have several 1st degree
I have 2 that I use all the time when I want something sweet. My favorite is the cookie.
1/2 c honey
1/2 c cocoa
1/4 c coconut oil
1/2 c creamy p-nut butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 c sunflower seeds
1 and 1/4 c chopped dry roasted p-nuts. (I put them in plastic bag and roll with rolling pin)
Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper
Over med heat melt honey, cocoa and coconut oil. bring to boil and cook 1 minute
Remove from heat, stir in p-nut butter and salt until smooth. Add sunflower seeds and p-nuts stir well, drop by spoonfuls on wax paper and refrigerate for one hour. Store in container in frig. Enjpy
I have 2 that I use all the time when I want something sweet. My favorite is the cookie.
1/2 c honey
1/2 c cocoa
1/4 c coconut oil
1/2 c creamy p-nut butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 c sunflower seeds
1 and 1/4 c chopped dry roasted p-nuts. (I put them in plastic bag and roll with rolling pin)
Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper
Over med heat melt honey, cocoa and coconut oil. bring to boil and cook 1 minute
Remove from heat, stir in p-nut butter and salt until smooth. Add sunflower seeds and p-nuts stir well, drop by spoonfuls on wax paper and refrigerate for one hour. Store in container in frig. Enjpy
#15
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,066
Brownies
1/2 c honey, 1/3 c cocoa, 1/2 c coconut flour, 1/4 tsp baking pwd, 1/4 tsp soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 c unsweetened apple sauce, 2 tbs olive oil, 2 large eggs room temp. ( I use 3), 3/4 tsp vanilla.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8" pan. Blend honey and cocoa, combine with rest of ingredients, bake 25 min and cool on rack. Good with whipped cream or ice cream.
1/2 c honey, 1/3 c cocoa, 1/2 c coconut flour, 1/4 tsp baking pwd, 1/4 tsp soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 c unsweetened apple sauce, 2 tbs olive oil, 2 large eggs room temp. ( I use 3), 3/4 tsp vanilla.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8" pan. Blend honey and cocoa, combine with rest of ingredients, bake 25 min and cool on rack. Good with whipped cream or ice cream.
#17
Do you like almond flavor? IMHO, these are the best cookies on the planet! http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recip...cookies-recipe By the way, I don't use the bitter almond if I don't have it and they turn out just fine. You'll find some other yummy GF recipes on this site as well.
#19
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Reston, VA
Posts: 165
I use crushed Rice Chex in place of bread crumbs. Also found that shopping for rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour in an Asian grocery is much more economical than in a regular or health foods store. Betty Hagman has a series of recipe books - a pioneer in gluten free cooking. She has a recipe for gluten free "flour" that contain all three of the above-mentioned ingredients. Sadly she is no longer alive.
#20
My son has adopted gluten-free and based on his experience I am preparing to join him. Recently when he joined us for celebration dinner I made a flourless chocolate cake that was divine. I found the recipe online at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/flourle...olate-cake-ii/
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