Gluten Free Baking

[teyris]

Does anyone have any good gluten free cake/biscuit recipes or know of a good website to look at? And can you just swap SR flour in a recipe for GF?

Many thanks

[puncturedbicycle]

You can swap gf four for ap, but if you normally use sr you'll have to add gf baking powder. You can google the proportions to find out how much baking powder is required. I think the Dove's Farm one is quite good and I must say my gf genoise sponge is possibly nicer than the usual kind.

I like Gluten Free Girl: glutenfreegirl.com/

The HU group Gluten Free Guerillas is also helpful: healthunlocked.com/glutenfr...

[Hidden in reply to puncturedbicycle]

Hello puncturedbicycle please can you share your recipie for Genoise sponge? (If not too much trouble)I'm gf and on the lookout for good cake recipes.

Ps thanks for gluten free girl link I've saved it - looks good.

[NatChap]

The best cake recipes I find are flourless ones rather than ones made with gluten free flour. Nigella has some good flourless cake recipes. There is also a good chocolate brownie recipe on the Doves website.

[NatChap]

nigella.com/recipes/flourle...

nigella.com/recipes/clement...

nigella.com/recipes/gluten-...

[Hidden in reply to NatChap]

Great links -thank you.

[NatChap in reply to Hidden]

No worries..I hate most stuff made with GF flour, the texture is awful. Flourless cakes though are usually really indulgent

[Hidden in reply to NatChap]

Yes I agree. I have a lovely brownie recipe made with ground almonds and it's yummy but, I miss making Victoria sponge as it's not the same with gf flour. I just make it with normal flour for my family but don't have any.

[NatChap in reply to Hidden]

Yeah me too. It is awful when you enjoy baking (as I do) and then have to go GF. I still make some stuff for the family with flour but I have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of lovely recipes that I can make too. Chocolate torte is the current favourite..I just thank goodness that chocolate isn't off the menu or I think I'd throw in the towel I also make rocky road and use sainsburys free from shortbread in place of digestive biscuits..yummy!

[Hidden in reply to NatChap]

Thanks NatChap for some great tips. I love baking and still bake lots of stuff and I'm determined not to be a misery since going gf as I feel sooo much better. Agree about the choc - love it. Thorntons Classic collection are good for gluten frees like us! Will try your shortbread tip for rocky road as we love rocky road as well!

[nightingale-56 in reply to NatChap]

Just spent a happy half-hour with Nigella. Thanks for giving links NatChap .

[Anthea55 in reply to NatChap]

Thanks for flourless recipes. I'm sensitive to potato and most (if not all) of the gluten free flours include potato starch.

So far I've only found one make of gf bread which is also potato free. Keep reading the labels!

[NatChap in reply to Anthea55]

I have just resigned myself to the fact I can't eat bread. The GF stuff is just terrible, I would rather go without. What I do love though, and have mentioned it on HU a few times, are the Schar crispbreads. They're delicious whether you are GF or not. you can even slice them (if your careful) into 'soldiers' for dipping in your boiled egg No potato starch in them x

[Anthea55 in reply to NatChap]

It's the Schar brand that I use (previously called Dietary Specials). I think all their products are potato free. I eat their seeded loaf, but the white is useless. I usually toast them. their ciabbata rolls suggest that you warm in the oven, but I slice in half and toast.

Have you tried Corn Thins? The original ones are gluten free, though I'm not sure about the other variations. They are usually on the shelves with Ryvita and regular savoury biscuits.

[NatChap in reply to Anthea55]

No I haven't but I will have a look next time I'm shopping

[annie1954 in reply to NatChap]

Hi where do yo buy Scar crispbreads from please? x

[NatChap in reply to annie1954]

Sainsburys x Co-op also sell them

[teyris in reply to NatChap]

Thank you

[Hidden]

I think I saw some on a site called allrecipies.co.uk. Also had a good pizza base one I was going to use.

[SeaVee79]

This is AMAZINGLY yummy and I use it often:

ambitiouskitchen.com/2015/0...

And this is the best GF pizza base recipie I've found:

food.com/recipe/yeast-free-...

Chloe

[NatChap in reply to SeaVee79]

SeaVee79 thanks for that link, I love banana bread so will try that. I bought some coconut flour a while ago and have been struggling to find recipes using it.

[SeaVee79 in reply to NatChap]

It really is a great and easy recipie once u get the hang. I make at least one a wk. Msg me if u get any probs with it as I'm sure I could help even them out. I sometimes add a tiny dash of (almond) milk to the mixture as sometimes it can seem a little dry.

[Scazzoh]

'Emma's Gluten Free recipes and support group UK' is a Facebook page where people post lots of interesting recipes.

[phoenix23002]

King Arthur has a gluten free baking mix available on Amazon UK that you might find helpful. King Arthur does recommend that you follow their recipes when using their baking mixes. It is a little pricey but nice to be able to have the occasional pancake or brownie or bisquit.

amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_no...

Here is their website...

search.kingarthurflour.com/...

[NatChap]

If you like pancakes (we have them every Sunday) try buckwheat flour. I use that instead of plain flour and even my kids can't tell the difference. it is more 'absorbant' though so you do need more liquid (or less flour!) than a conventional pancake recipe. I use 1 cup flour, 2 eggs and up to 2 cups milk. I add one cup milk, whisk and then gradually add more until it's a thin cream consistency...bit of trial and error involved depending on how you like your pancakes. I prefer mine very thin, more like crepes. Buckwheat is more nutritious too.

[Bluemaxx]

Hi - One of the Members here has a really great website with gluten free recipes including lots of really delicious baked goods and puddings with yummy photos. Its: gdfree. org

I highly recommend it! She's a fellow hashis sufferer.

[teyris in reply to Bluemaxx]

Thank you I will take a look 😄

[Summer64]

I find that for cakes if I use a half and half mix of rice flour and corn four with a bit of baking powder they taste more like ordinary cakes. Not tried it in biscuits though. May not roll out very well.