Gluten free? watch next episode of The Great British Bake Off

[Anthea55]

Next episode of the Great British Bake Off, they bake 'without sugar, gluten or dairy'. Now they'll find out what we are up against. Should be amusing.

[hose1975]

Now, if only they could do something without gluten, sugar AND high carb ingredients, I'd be there like a shot!

[Schenks in reply to hose1975]

I don't know what you're fussing about, for Heaven's sake. Woman-up! What on earth is wrong with cardboard? A little bit of butter - or even better, organic coconut oil, sprinkled with dried pea protein - what more could you ask for? Apart from a noose, maybe.

[hose1975 in reply to Schenks]

With a wheat allergy AND prediabetes controlled only by a low carb intake, I can't eat most cakes and breads without the risk of a full-scale pancreatic meltdown...

[Schenks in reply to hose1975]

I know the problem - cardboard is all that's left to us. Don't try Kelloggs cornflake packets!

[galathea in reply to Schenks]

I make a great chocolate cake.... No sugar, flour or carbs... Though its high fat... I'm not at home at the moment. So its from memory..... 4 tablespoons ground almonds, half a teaspoon of baking powder. 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons sweetner, 2Tablespoons of melted butter and 2 of water, all mixed together with an egg. Mix it up, stick it in the microwave for 2 mins and eat hot with cream

Yum.. I make it in small pate containers, theres just enough for 2 containers and enough for 2 people.

Xx

[Schenks in reply to galathea]

Only just got this, kiddo - Windows *+$@% 10!! Thanks. what do you use if you don't have a microwave? (Keep it clean!) I mean, any idea on temps and time? And what sweetener do you use?

[galathea in reply to Schenks]

No microwave? Maybe 10 mins in an oven same as for sponge cake? I use a granulated sweetner for cooking, in a jar. Asda own brand or whatever is on offer. Or sometimes i just use sugar instead and damn the torpedoes!

X g

[rgraham196]

I imagine it will be a challenge!!.. will tape it just in case a few nuggets of information come to light

[hose1975 in reply to rgraham196]

I won't. However... if you want some really fab sugar-free, low carb fun I recommend heading on over to alldayidreamaboutfood.com as it's really a wonderful resource for baking with almond flour.

[Schenks in reply to hose1975]

I didn't know you had left a reply, hose - not notified, sorry. Thank you SO much for this link - I'e got a feeling I'm going to be on there A LOT. I'm just gearing up to go Paleo for immune system problems, so this is going to be a godsend.