Really good GF cookery book.

[knitwitty]

I have a wide variety of Gf cookery books but many of them require you to source all sorts of unusual flours and special ingredients, which in the current climate has been quite difficult.

However I recently bought Becky Excell's book "How to make Anything Gluten Free", it's absolutely brilliant. So far I've made focaccia , Naan bread, pizza and much to my coeliac son's delight I've made Crispy Chilli Beef, Sweet and sour Chicken and Pork. I had a go at making fresh pasta which looks fine but my gram flour is a bit old so I haven't cooked it yet so I can't comment on the taste but the dough mixed up perfectly.

I have made shortcrust pastry for flan cases and puff pastry which I used to top a pie, the other half I froze and I'll make either sausage rolls or cheese rolls with it.

There are no unusual ingredients and so far the recipes are all working out.

Becky Excell also has a blog where there are lots of recipes so you don't even have to buy the book.

If you are gluten intolerant ( as I am, due to an autoimmune condition) or coeliac ( like my son) I don't think you'll be disappointed, there is a whole section called "fakeaways" which has all those take away meals you thought you'd never eat again.

Happy cooking.

[Cooper27]

My partner bought her book a couple of weeks ago and it looks really good! He made the peshwari naan because he misses that the most, it was really delicious.

I do sympathise. I bought a bunch of gluten free flours when partner was diagnosed 4 years ago, but I used them once and they've been in the cupboards ever since because I just can't get the recipes to work out properly. I've defaulted to buying Doves Farm flour and using the recipes on their website for ease.

[knitwitty in reply to Cooper27]

Hi, I use Doves farm flours too, they usually work really well. I made the plain naan and just added cumin seeds for flavour and it was delicious, I especially like the fact that it contains yoghurt as I think my son needs calcium and he doesn't drink much milk. When he was diagnosed coeliac he was found to have osteopenia so he benefits from having calcium rich foods. I cook up my own version of a veggie curry and he has a couple of naan with it. I don't think you'll be disappointed with the recipes, the ones I've tried so far have been great. Check out her blog for other ones too.

[Willias95]

I was recently diagnosed and the coeliac and had a meltdown for 1/2 hour as i do a lot of baking and thought my hobby was over. I then went on line and bought this book. So far I have made biscuits, muffins, cakes and Yorkshire puds. All have been successful and to date no one knows they are even gluten free. Having a go at bread this weekend, and having a "Chinese" for dinner tonight. Actually enjoying being gluten free!!

[knitwitty in reply to Willias95]

That's great, I'm glad you're having such success, I also made the bread, it was supposed to be the white loaf, but it came out a sort of pinkish colour, which may have been the physlum powder!, it tasted fine though and looked like a proper loaf until you cut into it !!Don't know if it will be of help to you, but when my son was diagnosed he and I thought he would feel better immediately after stopping eating gluten , but it took quite a while before he felt really well again so don't give up hope if you don't feel back to normal straight away.

His severest physical symptoms went away at once but I think it took his gut a good few months to heal so he was able to absorb nutrients properly.

Another good book if you're into baking is "This is Gluten Free" by Victoria Hall, the pasty recipes work especially the chocolate pastry when you use it in the chocolate and cardamom tart ( ok without the cardamom too, and even better if you use chocolate flavoured with orange ).Happy baking.

[MTCee]

You have been busy! 😂 I also bought this book recently and tried out the artisan bread recipe first. It was excellent. I also tried the pizza dough recipe. Both recipes were similar to ones I’d cobbled together from other sources but with slight improvements. I’m looking forward to trying the Yorkshire pud recipe next 😋

[Willias95 in reply to MTCee]

Yorkies are lovely, but serve asap!!!! They can droop a bit if you leave them , and no one wants a droopy Yorkshire. Served quickly they are crispy outside and soft inside.... My husband said they were as good as the "old fashioned ones" 😂

[MTCee in reply to Willias95]

Thanks for the tip 👍