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Wheat Free and Gluten Free Pizza Crust

lauraj — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:04:01 +0000

Thanks to reader Caren for this great pizza crust recipe!

Wheat Free and Gluten Free Pizza Crust

Author: Caren T.

Prep time: 45 mins

Cook time: 35 mins

Total time: 1 hour 20 mins

Serves: 6

Finally … a decent gluten free pizza crust. Enjoy.This crispy pizza crust tastes so delicious that your guests won’t know it’s wheat and gluten-free. You can hold a slice in your hand and it won’t crumble! You may a/so shape the dough into four individual pizzas.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon gluten-free dry yeast
2/3 cup brown rice flour or bean flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 tablespoons dry milk powder or non-dairy milk powder*
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin powder
1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
2/3 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon sugar or 1/4 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
cooking spray
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
In medium bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend
the yeast, flours, dry milk powder, xanthan gum, salt, gelatin
powder. and Italian herb seasoning on low speed . Add warm water,
sugar (or honey), olive oil, and vinegar. Beat on high speed for
3 minutes (If the mixer bounces around the bowl, the dough is
too stiff Add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time.
unt1l dough does not resist beaters). The dough will resemble soft
bread dough. (You may also m1x m bread machine on dough
setting )
Put mixture into 12-inch pizza pan or on baking sheet (for thin
crispy crust) 11 x 7 -inch pan (for deep dish version) that has
been coated w1th cooking spray Liberally sprinkle rice flour
onto dough. then press dough into pan, continuing to sprinkle
dough with flour to prevent sticking to your hands. Make edges
thicker to contain the toppings.
Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread
pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings. Bake for
another 20-25 minutes or until top is nicely browned
Crust only

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees
In medium bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend
the yeast, flours, dry milk powder, xanthan gum, salt, gelatin
powder. and Italian herb seasoning on low speed . Add warm water,
sugar (or honey), olive oil, and vinegar. Beat on high speed for
minutes (If the mixer bounces around the bowl, the dough is
too stiff Add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time.
unt1l dough does not resist beaters). The dough will resemble soft
bread dough. (You may also m1x m bread machine on dough
setting )
Put mixture into 12-inch pizza pan or on baking sheet (for thin
crispy crust) 11 x 7 -inch pan (for deep dish version) that has
been coated w1th cooking spray Liberally sprinkle rice flour
onto dough. then press dough into pan, continuing to sprinkle
dough with flour to prevent sticking to your hands. Make edges
thicker to contain the toppings.
Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Spread
pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings. Bake for
another 20-25 minutes or until top is nicely browned

Gluten-Free Bread Recipes for Bread Machines

lauraj — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:28:20 +0000

A recent commenter here requested some recipes for making gluten-free bread in a bread machine. Well, your wish is my command so I went searching for some recipes for you. :)

Here’s a recipe for gluten-free white bread for the bread machine:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gluten-free-white-bread-for-bread-machines/

Gluten-Free Mommy has a recipe for a yummy looking Millet Oatmeal bread:
http://glutenfreemommy.com/baking-gluten-free-bread-millet-oatmeal-bread/

And here’s a yummy looking Gluten-Free Honey Blueberry Bread:
http://www.cookingbread.com/classes/class_gf_honey_blueberry_bread.html

Happy baking!

Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake

lauraj — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:23:20 +0000

Ingredients:

1 cup softened butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract
Zest of two medium lemons
Juice of one lemon
2-1/2 cups gluten free flour mix ( I used Bette Hageman’s Featherlight Flour Mix)
1-1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh blueberries

TOPPING:

1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Directions: Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. In another bowl, mix sour cream, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice. Combine gluten free flour mix, xanthan gum, baking powder, soda, and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream mixture to creamed mixture, about a third of each at a time. Stir in blueberries. Dough will be fairly stiff. Spread half in a greased 9 x 13 x 2-inch glass baking pan. Combine topping ingredients, sprinkle half of topping mixture over dough. Carefully spread remaining dough on top of topping. Sprinkle with remainder of topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done.

Recipe submitted by GFN member glutenfreesteve

Gluten Free Flour Mixes

lauraj — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:20 +0000

I’ve been meaning to mention this for quite some time… finally I remembered! One of the things that is a bit tedious about many gluten-free recipes is the increased number of ingredients. When I ran across these ‘make-ahead’ flour mixes, I was thrilled! Though it obviously takes some time to make the mixes, once you’ve done it – you’re ready to convert most baking recipes into their gluten-free cousins with little effort. Give them a try… I think you’ll be pleased!

Flour mixes published by Tina Turbin: www.glutenfreehelp.info/recipes/best-home-made-gf-flour-mixes/gluten-free-flour-mixes-to-have-on-hand.

Gluten-Free Skillet Cornbread

lauraj — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:43:44 +0000

This just looks yummy!

http://www.examiner.com/x-10350-Raleigh-GlutenFree-Food-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Easy-gluten-free-skillet-cornbread-recipe

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Muffins

lauraj — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:50:31 +0000

Gluten Free Cornbread… to Die For!

lauraj — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:34:08 +0000

Author: Diane Palmer

There are so many great recipes out there now for gluten free living, that the rest of your family will want to eat these with you, as they taste so good.

Here is a great old-fashioned recipe for No Flour Cornbread that has no sweetener in it, as some of the modern versions have. Some of the old fashioned recipes tend to have more fat in them, but if you don’t have a cholesterol problem, then check out the taste.

2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups white cornmeal
1-teaspoon baking powder
1-teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup bacon grease
1 old fashioned skillet that is oven proof.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Mix first 5 ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix with a whisk.

Put bacon grease in the 10” skillet over medium high heat, and watch it carefully (don’t want a grease fire!) when it gets good and hot, pour into the batter, stirring as you pour. Then pour the mixture back into the skillet.

Place the skillet on the middle rack of your oven, and bake until springy and pulling away from the sides.

Remove from oven and tip onto serving plate and serve with plenty of butter!

You can make different versions of this recipe. You can replace the bacon grease with margarine or other cooking oils, you can also cook the bread right on the stovetop for 15-20 minutes on med heat.. but watch it carefully.

This cornbread is great for stews, chili, anything…

So, if you have had to change your diet because of wheat gluten, then start collecting recipes, and keep some ingredients on hand for some of these great tasting recipes. You can also purchase many gluten free mixes now, and these would be great to keep in your pantry, for those days, you just don’t know what to eat. When eating gluten free, it can be hard in the beginning, but if you stock your pantry and kitchen with lots of good gluten free choices, you will feel better, and your family will eat them right along with you. It doesn’t hurt them to switch their grains once in a while!

gluten free mixes

About the Author:

For great gluten free products, and to watch gluten free biscuits being made video, click here Article and website by Diane Palmer

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/gluten-free-cornbread-to-die-for-454999.html

Wheat Free Baking Mix

lauraj — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:49:44 +0000

Gluten free baking is tricky to say the least. But here is a recipe for a wheat free baking mix that you can use to make all sorts of baked goods.

Ingredients
1 part white rice flour
1 part brown rice flour
1 part tapioca starch
½ part amaranth flour

Notes, tips and variations

Use the above mix to replace a given quantity of wheat flour. For example:

for 350 grams wheat flour, “1 part” = 100 grams and “½ part” = 50 grams
for 7 ounces wheat flour, “1 part” = 2 ounces and “½ part” = 1 ounce

Add some vegetable gum (e.g. xanthan gum, guar gum) to make the flour mix stiff enough for bread dough, if you need to form it into a shape. Here are the recommended quantities of vegetable gum to add per 1 cup of baking mix:

½ tsp. xanthan/guar gum for cakes

1 tsp. xanthan/guar gum for breads or pizza

½ tsp. to no xanthan/guar gum for most cookies.

Adapted from the Gluten Free Cookbook and text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License