Questions tagged [gluten-free]
Techniques and substitutions for gluten-free cooking and baking, especially for people with celiac disease or celiac sprue.
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Baking bread/cake yields different results than expected
I am trying to bake bread/cake without flour (gluten free). The friend who gave me the recipe gets a fluffy, light weight loaf, while mine tastes the same, but it is more condensed and hard even when ...
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Gluten Free Challah not keeping shape
I use the following dough recipe, it tastes okay, but is very difficult to shape and never holds its shape. Advice please
15 g Dried Yeast (Green Tin when make in Machine / Yellow Tin when make ...
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What's a gluten free alternative to farro?
I am looking for a safe gluten free alternative to farro for a Greek chicken soup recipe.
Perhaps a wild rice?
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Flourless cookies form "skin" that seals in moisture
I've developed a sort of recipe for flourless low-cal cookies which, so far, actually works pretty well, resulting in a soft scone-type confection, but I'm having one problem with it: upon baking, the ...
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What is the role of oil in gluten free baking? (Can I substitute applesauce for oil in gluten free recipes?)
I recently read this question: Why can applesauce be used in place of oil?
And the accepted answer says: "In baking, the role of oil is to coat the flour, preventing it from combining with the water (...
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Gluten free bread in breadmaker looks weird and doesn't rise
I have been trying to make gluten-free bread in my bread maker for a few times now. It always fails. It doesn't rise how a funny shape (still the shape from kneading) and doesn't cook very well inside ...
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How do I keep rice based noodles from sticking together?
I've already read a related question: How can I keep pasta from sticking to itself?
However, I've found that rice noodles behave very differently than wheat noodles.
I've tried:
Adding oil to the ...
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Can you make french toast without eggs and gluten?
I have an allergy to eggs and gluten. But before getting the allergy my favorite breakfast food was french toast. I've tried gluten free bread dipped in soy milk but it's not the same and doesn't ...
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Gluten-free alternative to commercial yeast when making gluten-free bread?
This link claims that yeast contains gluten, which is understandable.
Yet today, a lot of people have a reaction to gluten that they are trying to avoid by becoming gluten-free.
There are many brands ...
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Is great gluten-free extruded pasta possible?
I'm gluten intolerant and tempted to have a go at producing my own pasta. Does it make sense to use an extruder attachment for a kitchen machine to produce e.g. rigatoni or fusilli, or will this never ...
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Gluten free baked good coming out bitter
I am trying to bake gluten free and i find that my baked goods come out bitter. I am using oat flour and rice flour, can the bitterness be from that, what can i do to correct this?
What is a good ...
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Three ingredient peanut butter cookies - how to improve texture
I am Gluten free and I thought these looked good for peanut butter cookies:
peanut butter,
maple syrup
salt.
They really do bake up beautifully. However, they crumble on the way to your mouth.
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Why would gluten-free chicken meatballs involve pre-cooking 1/3 of the chicken before frying the formed meatballs?
I am looking at this recipe for gluten-free chicken meatballs and found this step to be odd. Anyone know what the purpose is? Is it related to the lack of gluten or somehow helping the balls to stay ...
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Replicating commercial gluten-free/non-gebrokts matzo -- where to start?
I'm on a somewhat restricted diet right now in which I'm not allowed to eat any grains of any kind. It turns out that the Yehuda gluten-free matzo and Manischewitz gluten-free matzo-style crackers are ...
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Substituting quinoa flour for wheat flour in egg pasta
If I am making an egg pasta, can I substitute quinoa flour for wheat flour (semolina, durum, all purpose, etc)? Or will the presence of the eggs not be enough to offset the absence of gluten, and I ...
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gluten free gnocchi tasting too much like potato
I made my first batch of gnocchi this weekend and after quite a bit of work, I got gnocchi that didn't taste great. The consistency was ok; they did not disintegrate when I boiled them for a couple ...
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Can you separate out the Gliadin from Gluten?
When I looked this up, this is the information that is first presented to me-
Gliadin is a class of proteins present in wheat and several other cereals within the grass genus Triticum. Gliadins, ...
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*Cannot* get that "Oven Spring"
I cannot, for the life of me (no matter what recipe I try), ever get the bread to rise that last bit in the oven. It always falls a bit instead.
It proofs nicely, but it just won't rise more in the ...
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Vegetarian gluten free savouries
What can I substitute in patties that require one cup quick cook oats for absorption when I am making them gluten free. Is there something other than oats?
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Can I replace flour in a soup recipe with a 1 to 1 gluten free flour?
I have celiac disease and must eat a gluten free diet.
I saw a recipe for creamy chicken and mushroom soup, and it looked delicious! However, it called for 1/4 cup all-purpose flour. Would it be ...
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How to substitute in baking so the result is both egg- and gluten-free?
What is a good substitute for egg and wheat flour in baking?
I have a friend who is allergic to eggs and I would like to be able to bake for her.
I have another friend who is gluten free.
Can ...
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Baking Double Pans of Muffins
Do you need to adjust baking time or temperature when baking more than one pan of muffins at the same time in a single oven?
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Can I make grain-free noodle/ravioli/dumpling dough?
I'm celiac and I'm intolerant to virtually all the grains (also to corn/maiz). So, the question is if I can make noodle/dumpling dough without grains?
Yuca and potato starch are good for me, also ...
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Does glutinous rice contain gluten?
My sister-in-law is an American living in China, and while visiting the US, learned that reducing certain foods, including gluten, seems to have an improvement in her health.
She is trying to figure ...
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Adding moisture to gluten free muffins
I am using the following list of ingredients in trying to make gluten free, grain free, egg free, sugar free muffins. The texture turned out a bit too dry. Increasing which ingredient would give a ...
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Method to make corn pasta?
I've been unwell for quite awhile now and corn pasta has been a lifer saver because it's fairly easy to digest (for me.)
Anyway, i'm curious as to how exactly they are made. For instance look at this ...
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gluten free hot cross buns
What can I add to make my gluten free buns a decent size. I have tried for years. There has to be something to lift them and make them to the same size as our regular hot cross buns
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What can make a gluten free sponge light and fluffy?
I've tried 5 recipes for gluten free lemon cake and all of them have a tight brick like texture.
What would make a cake fluffy if it is gluten-free? How do I recognize a recipe which produces a good ...
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Ideas for a banana dessert crust, gluten free
I came across a nice little dessert consisting of sliced bananas sandwiching peanut butter. My kids would love it, but I have a youngin and he's gluten-free. Worried handing him raw bananas as he'll ...
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What ingredients make powdered sugar not gluten-free?
I am looking to start cooking more things gluten free for my girlfriend, and have heard that powdered sugar may or may not be considered gluten free. What do I need to look for in the ingredients to ...
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Do these smoked ham hocks which contain dextrose, contain gluten?
I love using smoked ham hock in soups, beans and stews. Dextrose is a listed item on this package I bought - does dextrose contain gluten?
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Gluten Free Thin Crust Pizza - Tips and Explanation?
we have a gluten-free pizza crust recipe that works out pretty well. Since I'm relatively new to GF (we recently found out that my wife has Celiac), I'm curious as to how the recipe works and what ...
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Is there a bacteria that would eat gluten for cooking?
Is there some yeast or bacteria that will eat gluten? I was hoping for some kind of yeast, but I can't find one. Where could I look?
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What grains are gluten free?
I know wheat is the common problem when avoiding gluten, but what about other grains, like barley, rye, or oats?
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What is tamur (ingredients)?
My mate brought some sweets from UAE, it's something like Turkish delight, I think. It says it contains tamur, among other things. I believe tamur is the main thing it's made of, but I couldn't google ...
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Definition for light, medium and heavy flour?
In this answer:
What can I use in place of Quinoa flour?
regarding substituting for quinoa flour, the answered alleges that another so-called "medium" flour can be substituted.
When I googled, I ...
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Can quinoa be used instead of flour for cookies?
I use a non-gluten flour combination of:
4 cups brown rice flour
2/3 cup tapioca flour
1/3 cup potato starch
Would it work to use quinoa in this combination as an addition or substitute for all of ...
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What are some low fat butter substitutes for cookies?
What is a good butter substitute for baking cookies? I am looking for something that would contain less fat grams per serving than butter. I have difficulty breaking down fats so I need something that ...
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Having trouble getting gluten free bread to rise
I am new to gluten free baking and I am having much trouble getting my breads to rise. I have tried several recipes, with no luck. Can anybody give me some fool proof suggestions? I am desperate. ...
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What would be an appropriate gluten-free substitute for breadcrumbs?
I would like to make a gluten-free eggplant parmigiana, and there are a couple of ingredients that I realize I will need to substitute.
The basic idea is eggplant sliced, dredged in flour, dipped in ...
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How can I get unsweetened gluten-free chocolate brownies to hold together?
I would like to make a chocolate brownie which has no added sweetener. It would be great if it were gluten-free as well, but that is less important.
I tried a recipe from Dinah Alison's "Totally ...
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What takes over the functions of gluten in gluten-free bread mixes?
Gluten has many effects on bread doughs, as explained in this beautiful answer. I think the main effects for bread doughs are the first three mentioned there:
Provide elasticity, presumably because ...
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Can I make gluten free crepes?
I have seen recipes for gluten free American style pancakes, and suppose that they turn out OK as long as they contain something which keeps them from falling apart. But I was wondering if I can make ...
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Can you overmix a gluten-free cake?
If you're making a regular cake, you add all the first ingredients (eggs, butter, sugar, ...) and mix everything well. When you add the last ingredient, the flour, you mix until it's just incorporated,...
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Hiding the taste of cornstarch in gluten-free bechamel
I tried a few times to make gluten-free béchamel, by using cornflour instead of wheat flour because I have some in my cupboard (for thickening sauces, even though it's somewhat considered cheating!). ...
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Is golden syrup gluten-free?
In Europe, the very large majority of glucose syrups are actually derived from wheat and thus not gluten-free, while corn syrup is gluten-free (as far as I understand). From this question, I learnt ...
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What reading materials give in-depth coverage of baking with gluten-free ingredients and techniques?
There is plenty of reading material on what gluten is and what its function is in baking, so I feel like I have a decent understanding on that topic. However, I am not finding much on the reasoning ...
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Gluten tester; simple and fast
I am looking for a simple and fast gluten level tester (electronic is fine)
There are the testers available for people with Coeliac's which require making a solution from a food sample, and then ...
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To make Gluten free pancakes, can I just substitute regular flour with Gluten free flour?
Will a normal pancake recipe work with Gluten free flour, or do I need to add other ingredients as well?
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What can I substitute for Rice flour in a gluten-free pizza?
I am going to try to make gluten-free pizza for my wife, and I'm going to start with this Serious Eats recipe.
The recipe calls for white rice flour, but my wife has just about everything EXCEPT ...
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