Tips To Gluten Free Cooking

By Stacey Peterno

Perhaps you are one of the many people who have to practice gluten free cooking. You might have a sensitivity to gluten and realize it. About one out of every one hundred and fifty people in this country suffer from gluten sensitivity. These are the signs you should look for. Do you have bloating or pain in your abdomen after eating?

This might mean you just over ate. But if you feel this way on a regular basis no matter how much you eat you might have a gluten sensitivity. Gluten is the part of bread dough that makes it gooey. It is an protein and is present in rye, barley, and wheat. Since it is common to many everyday products if can be difficult to avoid.

But with the fact that more and more people are being diagnosed with gluten sensitivity more and more food companies are offering gluten free products. You can find gluten free bake mixes for bread or pastries. You can even find gluten free snacks like potato based pretzels. As companies see a market for gluten free products there will be more released on the shelves of your favorite super markets.

Also restaurants are seeing a market for gluten free dishes. If they have gluten free meals on their menu they are going to attract paying customers who cannot find their gluten free meals at other eateries. But if you like to cook you will want to prepare your own gluten free foods. You can use various substitutions. You can use soy flour verses wheat flour when making home baked bread.

You can also use however rice flour which you can prepare in your kitchen. You will need a high powered blender the kind that is used to make soups and smoothies out of vegetables and fruits. You also want to use long grain brown rice which still has the nutrients not found in bleached white rice. You then grind the rice into flour.

These are high powered blenders that you can find online. You then take the rice flour and mix it with about a quarter cup of the soy flour. You then mix in black strap molasses; and also baking soda and baking powder and two eggs. One guy who cooks gluten free also adds about a cup of instant potato mix. This helps bind the flours together.

Add just enough water to mix it into a smooth but not runny concoction. This does does not need yeast. Then pour the mix into a bread pan and put into a pre heated oven at 350 degrees for about an hour. Then remove it from the oven and let cool. This is a great tasting bread that is gluten free.

There are now many gluten free cookbooks available in your book store and also many recipes online along with a lot helpful cooking videos you can watch so you will not have trouble cooking without gluten. - 31875

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