Gluten Free

Gluten Free Products

2009-04-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

Gluten Free Products.
This week we will take a look at Gluten Free Products made by Bob’s Red Mill.
Bobs red mill make’s a wide choice of flours, Meals, Oat’s, Grain’s and readymade bread mixes. From brownies to biscuit’s you can find a cheaper alternative to buying premade gluten free products on the store shelves. Whole grains are on the up rise in popularity after being pointed out in the USDA guidelines to eat at least 3 servings of whole grains every day. Bob’s red mill has been producing whole grain and gluten free products for over 25 years. At their website you can find recipes of all types in fact over 1,000. Here are 2 recipes as an example of what you can create at home with their gluten free products,

Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread for Conventional Oven

INGREDIENTS:

2-1/2 tsp Yeast, Active Dry
1-1/2 cups Warm Milk (cow, rice, soy or nut)
3 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour
2 Tb Sugar
1 Tb Potato Flour
1 Tb Xanthan Gum
3/4 tsp Lecithin Granules (Plain Soy)
3/4 cup Whole Egg, must measure 3/4 cup*
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Cider Vinegar
1 tsp Guar Gum
3/4 tsp Salt
In a small bowl add yeast to warm milk and let foam for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer, combine all ingredients. Add yeast/milk mixture and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl with spatula, if needed.

Place dough in a greased 9x 5 nonstick pan. Smooth dough with spatula. Cover and let rise in warm place (75-80) until dough is level with top of pan (approximately 30-40 minutes).

Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 60-65 minutes. Do not under-bake. To prevent over-browning, cover with foil after first 15 minutes of baking. To test for doneness, tap loaf with fingernail. A crisp, hard sound indicates a properly baked loaf. Turn out of pan and cool thoroughly on a wire rack before slicing with electric knife or serrated knife.

*For lighter colored bread, use one whole egg and enough egg whites to equal 3/4 cup. For an eggless option use 3 Tb Ener-G Egg Replacer mixed with 1/2 cup & 2 Tb water.

Makes 1 loaf (12 slices).

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Serving size: 1 slice

Calories 190, Calories from Fat 70, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 1.5g, Cholesterol 40mg, Sodium 35mg, Total Carbohydrate 27g, Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 3g, Protein 5g.

3 Minute White Bean Soup
INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup White Bean Flour
3 cups Hot Water
1 Tbsp Chicken base or bouillon
(or use 3 cups Chicken broth in place of water)
1/2 Cup Cooked Cubed Chicken (Optional)
In a medium saucepan or 6 cup microwave bowl, whisk White Bean Flour into hot water and chicken bouillon, or use 3 cups chicken broth in place of water. Bring to a boil, stir well, then cook 2 more minutes over medium-low heat or microwave on high. Pour soup into blender and blend for 1 minute. If desired, add 1/2 cup cooked, cubed chicken after blending.
For creamy Sauce or gravy, follow recipe above, adding 1/4 cup additional water. Salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 3 servings.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Each serving with chicken contains Calories 130, Calories from Fat 15, Total Fat 1.5g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 25mg, Sodium 620mg, Total Carbohydrates 14g, Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 2g, Protein 13g.

Search on their website for tons more recipes to begin your life with gluten free products.

2009-04-03T19:34:00.000-07:00

Today’s Feature product’s are from kinnikinnick. They have a huge assortment of gluten free foods from Breads, Mixes, Waffles, Bagels, Cookies, Brownies and homemade pizza crust’s. Not all items are locatable in stores so purchasing online from the USA or Canada can be done threw their online store at www.kinnikinnick.com

I personally recommend there line of cookies. Once I finally got around to buying some of their chocolate chip cookies at my local grocery store I started to get boxes 4 at a time because I ate a whole box in one day. Now I know to ration them out.

I’ve also come to like there line of bread mixes and pancake mix. All you need to do is just ad water and mix. You can also add your own touch to these mixes by adding fruit or berries to them to give them your special touch.

For more info on kinnikinnick or to check out their line of products follow this link.

www.kinnikinnick.com

Buying Gluten Free Products

2009-03-30T10:01:00.000-07:00

Gluten free products are food items designed for people with celiac disease. Celiac disease effects how the body breaks down gluten rich food like Flour, just about everything containing wheat, barley and a few other grains.

Check your grocery store for isles that have gluten free products. These isles are located around the organic foods section of your store and contain all types of gluten free products. One thing you will notice in this isle is that everything is over price. For example a regular loaf of bread in the bakery isle cost around a buck, as where a loaf of gluten free bread cost 4-6 bucks and the loaf is about 1/4th the size. You can also check online. Online websites that sell specialty foods and gluten free products and ship them right to your house. This will give you savings in the products purchased compared to in a store although it may eventually cost the same or more from shipping cost so look for online stores with free shipping and buy up in bulk to save money on non perishable items. You can go to your local health food or bulk stores. These stores you can find bulk gluten free products like flour and pastas to take home and make your own homemade gluten free products. Soy flour is the most like wheat as where it works out to 1cup= 1cup when substituting to make Gluten Free Products at home.

Gluten Free Definitions

2009-03-30T06:51:00.000-07:00

A gluten free diet is recommended amongst other things in the treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergy . It is a diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: Wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley rye, and tritcale, as well as the use of gluten as a food aditive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent. Additionally, the diet may exclude oats. Some people for whom the diet is recommended can tolerate oat products and some medical practitioners say they may be permitted.

celiac disease, is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy on up. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive (in children), and fatigue, but these may be absent and symptoms in all other organ systems have been described. A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asymptomatic persons as a result of increased screening

Welcome to Buying Gluten Free

2009-03-29T21:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Buying Gluten Free. A blog about where to find good gluten free products.