Wheat free recipes and ideas

shykins

hmmm i suppose all bran does contain wheat but the amount u use is minute so just leave it out it wont make that much difference in taste... u could sub oat flour or almond flour if u can have those

HTH

yenom_2

Its good to know more people are taking food intollerances seriously- doctors, nutritionists etc Whaet makes me feel depressed with crazy PMT.
I have had to beg my doctor for tests, this will take about 3 months b4 I am referred.

Thanks to everyone for your tips as struggling also with the bread ( or lack of it). Will buy a bread maker and let you all know how it turns out... seen one in local adds for £10! bargain!

scottishkat

i suspect my mum is a coelliac although she has such bad reactions she couldnt bare to continue eating gluten before she had a gut biopsy so she hasnt been properly diagnosed. isnt it ridiculous they expect you to do that? at the beginning of the year i started to get similar (though much less severe) symptoms. going wheat and gluten free has helped although you all know how inconvenient it all is. i dont eat meat either, think i must be everyone's nightmare dinner guest!!

anyway, i cant recommend 'Healthy Gluten-free Eating' by Darina Allen and Rosemary Kearney enough.
(get it very fast from play with free delivery http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/301349/Healthy_Gluten_free_Eating/Product.html .the yeast bread is about the best gluten free bread i have tasted. i make the banana bread in muffin tins and freeze them. then i take one out of the freezer everynight and put it in a plastic bag. by the time i get to work in the morning it is defrosted and ready to eat. there is also a recipe for raspberry muffins that are to die for, you really wouldnt guess they were gluten free.

savvy

scottishkat wrote:

i dont eat meat either, think i must be everyone's nightmare dinner guest!!

LMAO so am I! Wheat intolerant, vegetarian and avoid cow's milk, it's not the easist mix to cater for So I don't include all the other supposed intolerances ie. potato, egg, tomato, soya, MSG :rolleyes:

Witchhazel_2

Hi,
Did you ever find a good rice flour bread recipe (also yeast free) if so can you post it on the site please - I am quite desperate for a decent recipe

Many thanks:rotfl:

MimiJane

My OH has an intolerance to a certain type of gluten (rather than an allergy) and has to avoid wheat/spelt/rye and barley (bang goes the beer!). He also has to avoid sugar, sugar substitutes and honey for health reasons so most gluten free foods are not suitable for him as they contain sugar of some description.

I've had a few disastrous attempts at making gluten free bread, though we don't have a bread maker, so have given up on this one for now. I've read loads of bumph and realise that you'll never get a proper "loaf" by making it yourself from scratch as it just doesn't rise the same without wheat. I did have some success trying to make "buns" ... they didn't taste like bread, but made lovely scones!

I do make a lot of Thai curries, making a paste with chillis, onions, garlic and red/green peppers, adding a can of coconut milk and chopped veg or meat, then simmering for about 45 mins. Lovely served with rice and mini poppodums and gluten free naan! Apart from this, we have homemade soups, salmon and veg, baked potatoes and grill-ups.

Would love to hear from anyone who's had success making bread of some description without a bread maker.

x

juno

I've tried the Doves' Farm bread flour (it has a purple bit on the bag) and it makes lovely bread! It does use yeast though, and I'm fairly sure it uses sugar but can't remember. But for "normal" coeliacs who just can't have gluten, it is great!

kateab

Yes, juno, i was about to mention the Doves Farm Gluten Free Bread Flour, which you can buy from Asda and Tesco (and Booths, if you're in the North West of England). They do a white and brown version. It has recipes for breadmaker and oven baked, and the recipe includes milk, eggs, oil, salt, sugar and yeast.

I have a Panasonic breadmaker which has a gluten free program so I cook bread on that for my husband who is wheat intolerant. A basic white program will do for less fancy breadmakers. It's almost cake like and goes off really quickly but it's nicer and cheaper than the loaves you can buy in shops.

Basically, you NEED some sugar to feed the yeast in gluten free bread or it won't work. Would a controlled amount be OK? I think I add something like 2tbsp in a 500g loaf or something.

kateab

MimiJane

I have tried Doves Farm for baking bread by hand a few times, but with no success I'm afraid. I normally substitute the sugar with a small amount of Xylitol (which OH can have in very small amounts) and can be bought as "Perfect Sweet" from Holland & Barratt. It's made from Birch trees I think and, although it looks and tastes like sugar, perhaps it doesn't react like it in cooking.

Maybe it's worth investing in a bread maker, although I'm not sure it would be worth it as there's only the two of us and it doesn't keep well (though there's always the freezer I suppose) ...

x

s4cha

Pandora123 wrote:

I am not sure if "soy or rice milk powder" are available here, I've never looked.

I saw a packet of powdered rice in an Asian grocery shop today. Is that the same as rice milk powder?
Didn't take much notice of the price, but I'm sure it wasn't more than £3 for a big packet.

I have just attempted to make Dove's gluten free bread from their recipe on the purple pack of flour. Just discovered I've made a huge boo boo. When I added the yeast, I didnt realise you had to mix it with water and sugar before adding to the rest of the ingredients.
This is my 1st attempt at making bread. Never seen yeast before in my life! I thought stuff that came in a tin was meant to be convenient and ready for use. Not one of my brightest moments obviously.

I've just mixed up the yeast to see how its meant to look, and then I decided to add it to the mixture. Don't know whether this was a good or bad idea. :rolleyes:

I'm really not expecting an edible loaf. I think I may have to try again in the morning.

Has anyone ever tried the Dove's recipe with egg replacer?

I'm wheat and dairy intolerant and my dd is highly allergic to dairy, eggs & soya. Right pair we are!