Daylight robbery !

[bones-bones]

Just noticed Warburtons GF white bread is now £2.50. How can they justify that for a small loaf ? I tried baking one myself but it was like a brick (bread machine)

[Franjanu]

that's VERY cheap, in hong kong gluten free bread starts at around 8 pounds for a small loaf

[Ummijan]

The price of alot of gluten free stuff in shops are so high I don't bother getting them. There are enough naturally gluten free stuff out there that bread and cakes can be forgotten about.

I was thrilled yesterday when our local Asian store sold a savory cake called khaman (sounds like common) that is made with chickpea flour. It's really nice.

Can make potatoe or rice pancakes or use large lettuce leaves or mash rooms like bread buns.

I also like to joke with the kids when I eat a salad, I'll get two slices of cucumber and put some olive or cheese or whatever between and joke that it's my sandwich lol

[philaustin in reply to Ummijan]

Great ideas thanks Ummijan!

[Di64]

I tried making my own too and it came out like a brick. Im not going to give up though and will keep trying until I get something half decent. I also agree with comments about costs of gluten free stuff.....i don't bother any more and stick to fruit and yogurt.

[Tiggykanga]

I cheat when making my own bread by using Juvela Fibre Mix which I can still get on prescription here (so, yes expensive per se but not for me personally). I have tried store bought GF flours and associated recipes but always get a "brick" but something I will need to face if GF prescriptions are removed as has happened in lots of areas.

Absolutely effortless - 500 mls of warm water, little bit of oil, sugar (I miss this out) and a tad of salt in bottom of breadmaker. Put the bread mix and supplied yeast on top. I always use the "fastbake" option and I always get a normal sized scrumptious loaf. As per usual GF does not remain too solid once it is a day old so once the loaf has cooled anything I don't need for the day (only me using it, no GF children or hubby) is sliced (best done with an electric knife) and frozen as individual slices. The only GF bread I buy is Schar's Sourdough & Quinoa - typically small loaves and pricey but available in most supermarkets now at various times. I even tried Sainsbury's freshly baked last week - the rolls are nice but I found the loaf rather "solid" in texture unlike Schar's and my own which are more "normal". I also have Schar's frozen white rolls on standby for picnic's etc in the fridge. Popped in the oven for a few minutes they are very good - just wish they would try "brown" as an option since white bread is not my favourite by any means. But unlike the person who has already commented I could not give it up completely

[nomorebeer]

That's a lot cheaper than I have to pay, it's £3 a loaf round my way for most brands.

Luckily, I can still get bread on prescription and when they put an end to it, I won't bother, unfortunately, GF bread is only just acceptable when toasted, otherwise it's like eating blotting paper.

[philaustin in reply to nomorebeer]

As all the gluten free on prescription disappears I guess we'll all be in the same boat; rejecting GF bread on the grounds of cost and looking for alternative (and hopefully more nutritious ) ways to feed ourselves. Got to feel sorry for children though, who will want to be like their friends and take sandwiches to school. Maybe GF on prescription will remain for children.

[Ummijan in reply to philaustin]

When it come to children, I home school mine and made our own currculum for them. A large part of it is on healthy living and good eating. So hopefully if I have to put them on a gluten free diet when they're older they'll be content that it's healthy and living a 'good food lifestyle' and won't want to copy others.

[Charliebear68 in reply to nomorebeer]

Hey nomorebeer,

What kind of beer do you miss?

Charlie

[Penel]

One of the Guerrillas (Jerry) has a gluten free cookery site, with several recipes for bread etc. He recommends trying out bread recipes as rolls, as they are easier to handle. It can take several goes to make something reasonable.

withoutgluten.co.uk

I tend to make pancakes with chickpea flour to use as wraps. Buckwheat flour also makes a good pancake.

[bones-bones]

Thank you for all your replies. I will just give up bread I think as a protest !

Everything you can buy GF has masses of sugar. ....In an attempt to cover up the horrid taste I suppose. But I'm afraid I'm hooked on the GF pain aux chocolate from Sainsbury !

[Regalbirdy]

Hi ,

I never bother with Warburtons. My preference (when I want a slice of toast) is for Asda's seeded loaf at £1.50. I think it tastes half decent too!

[JaneyD]

The bread is very expensive, doesn't last long and invariably breaks up and collapses after a few days. However, M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's do an unsliced, white soda bread ' cobbler ' which is fantastic, tastes good, lasts at least a week and doesn't break up and crumble. Bad news is its £3.

[MTCee]

I've been making a gf version of soft taco's for quite a while now and find them really versatile and yummy. I eat them warm with all sorts of fillings.

Ingredients

3 large carrots, or two large courgettes or a mixture of the two, finely grated - if using courgettes, salt and leave for a while then squeeze or excess liquid

2 beaten eggs

2 heaped tablespoons of GF plain flour

3 to 4 ounces of cheddar cheese, grated

Salt and pepper

You just mix all the ingredients together then place spoonfuls on a baking pan, covered with a non stick silicon sheet. You flatten and shape the mixture until it resembles a pancake and bake them for about 20 mins until golden. You can store them in the fridge for a few days.

The above recipe makes 6 tacos and I find they're much tastier than regular bread.

[Louisejr]

Hi there

I order my bread online from wheat-freebakerydirect.com their bread is very reasonably priced and they do a nice range. The delivery is £5 but I order and freeze it - makes lovely sandwiches.

Louise 😊

[Ukbusybee]

I'm gluten, milk and egg free and the only loaf I've found is the BFree ones. They're not bad but I only resort to it if I want a bacon sandwich! Otherwise I don't bother with sandwiches any more. I have potato waffles instead of toast at breakfast.

[donnabrain]

I thought that was cheap( ish)

genius is over three quid,and awfull!

I like the bergen gf bread

don't bother with it often