Any favourite gluten free recipes?

[Michelle_Pieters]

I am going gluten free for a while to see if it helps my health, does anyone here have any favourite gluten free recipes???

[auntrachel]

That's a new one for me. I'll have to see if I can find anything.

[SMMann]

My DD has Celiac Disease (since she was about 14 months old) so is on a gluten-free diet. I don't cook from scratch so I don't have any recipes. But if you have a Whole Foods or Wild Oats or similar health food store, there are a lot of pre-made GF foods now like Kinninnick pizza crusts, rice pasta, and even donuts!

[gr8ful_4grace]

This is a nice bread/roll with tapioca flour. A lovely Brazilian friend turned me on to this bread. I've used this recipe with half the oil and added cheese.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brazilian-Cheese-Bread-Pao-de-Queijo/Detail.aspx

This bread is lovely for breakfast with hot coffee or lunch, dinner or snack. It is definitely best hot from the oven.

[Michelle_Pieters]

Strangely enough I am not really craving anything with gluten in it. Yet :D I sort of miss my morning porridge but I can cope with that.

Hubby and I will be checking out various places that sell GF. Thankfully the local supermarkets are getting into it.

Stacy how do you not cook from scratch? All prepared meals? I am trying to go the opposite way, and eat as natural as possible LOL

Day 3 and I am enjoying feeling more awake!

[Michelle_Pieters]

This is a nice bread/roll with tapioca flour. A lovely Brazilian friend turned me on to this bread. I've used this recipe with half the oil and added cheese.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brazilian-Cheese-Bread-Pao-de-Queijo/Detail.aspx

This bread is lovely for breakfast with hot coffee or lunch, dinner or snack. It is definitely best hot from the oven.

Wow that sounds amazing! I will have to find where to find the flour :) but once I have I will be trying that! How do you find the texture?

[gr8ful_4grace]

The texture is fantastic. Crispy on the outside and chewy inside. The dough is unlike anything else I've made. If it's really stretchy and glue-like you're on to something.

I found Tapioca at my regular super market.

[Michelle_Pieters]

The texture is fantastic. Crispy on the outside and chewy inside. The dough is unlike anything else I've made. If it's really stretchy and glue-like you're on to something.

I found Tapioca at my regular super market.

The flour or the tapioca itself? I am thinking of maybe buying a coffee grinder to make my own rice flour etc - will have to work out what is cheaper here.

[SMMann]

Hey Michelle, I finally got around to sharing some of my links with you. Sorry for the huge delay!

Recipes:
http://www.celiac.com/categories/Gluten%252dFree-Recipes/

G/F Recipe books:
http://www.whatnowheat.com/

G/F food lists:
http://www.glutenfreeinfo.com/Diet/glutenfreeinfo.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/sholland/celiac/GFfoodlist.pdf

Groups:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFrecipes/
(for G/F kids, but still might be helpful) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids/
You might search for local celiac or gluten-free groups in your area too.

I hope that helps!

[JessieMomma]

I'm don't have celiac disease, but my son's teacher does so I have been looking for yummy GF treats to make for her all year. The best - super easy - treat I found (via my friend Tom) was a recipe for Peanut Butter cookies. It does have egg in it though, so you might need to substitute if that is a problem for you. They remind me of my mom's peanutbutter balls she used to make me when I was a little girl. I think nostalgia makes a recipe even tastier! and it's SO easy.... I'm really not even kidding, I started mixing at 7:45am and had the cookies cooled, bagged, and on the bus to school at 8:15am! Are you excited yet? You should be! Here you go:

Tom's GF Peanut Butter Cookies

1egg
1cup sugar
1cup peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350*. Beat together egg and sugar, mix in peanut butter. Use spoon to drop rounded dough onto a prepped cookie sheet (I used vegetable spray, Tom uses a Silpat sheet) about 13 medium size cookies. Bake 10-12 min. As soon as they begin to brown, they are done. Let cool on cookie sheet. ENJOY!

Ok... just typing this makes me want to make some! :bigsmile:

[SMMann]

Rice Krispie treats are always good too, and GF with the standard recipe.

[Glenda Ketcham]

Thanks for these links, Stacey. I didn't know Rylee has Celiac Disease. My granddaughter, Lindsey, has gluten and dairy product allergies. She hasn't been tested for Celiac yet, but will be soon. I need to find some recipes to make for Lindsey. She is SO good about reading the ingredients on food packages herself. I would love to see more conversation about gluten free (and dairy free) recipes.