Just wanted to know if anyone had experience of decent gluten and dairy free products.....so far I have found nothing vaguely tasy with regards to bread...it all tastes like recycled cardboard with a bit of old shoe strings thrown in for good measure. Please feel free to pm me.
Thanks
WOW: thank you everyone, that was more than I expected to get. I will be doing some baking I think. By the way I live in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire to be exact. I find that Sainsbury's do have a large range of Free From goods too!!
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Hi I don’t know what part of the world you live in I live in the uk I buy kelkin multi seed sourdough bread I’ve tried a few brands this one for me is palpable most gluten free bread needs to be toasted to make it taste better.
I agree, toasted makes it more palatable. I like Schar best of those I have tried but it is expensive. The health food store in our nearest big town sell one that has been made in a bakery and it is good.
I tend not to eat much bread these days. GF bread doesn’t seem to have the texture or the weight of ‘proper’ bread and it tends to be a bit sweet, rolls always seem sweet and crumbly, I’ve had so many disappointments I don’t bother now.
If you aren’t a member it’s well worth joining Coeliac.org.uk. They have a great handbook that lists foods and ingredient and a great website.
Hi, I do most of my shopping in Tesco because they have a a large gf/df range. I find gf bread is better toasted. From there I buy a tiger loaf which is lovely toasted & sweet potato wraps which taste delicious & have a nice texture. Their own brand free from chocolate is very good. I also buy an ice cream (found in the ice cream aisle, not in the free from aisle) made from coconut milk which is lovely. There is also grated cheese which tastes OK in recipes that use cheese.
Other than that, I make things from scratch. There are lots of vegan recipes on line that will help you with df cooking. I use stork magarine (the hard block) instead of butter.
Sorry I don't have specific names for some of the items mentioned as I'm away from home this morning. Hope this helps. At the end of the day, getting well is the most important thing & if making these changes work for you, it will all be worth it.
I have found that Tesco has the best range of GF foods and the Tiger loaf is nice if toasted. I agree that Schar is the best bread but it is expensive.
Virtually everything in the grocer shop is gluten and dairy free as well as mostly plastic free! It can take a bit more preparation time but fruit and vegetables are the way to go. l try to avoid the processed gf and df products. I use olive or coconut oil in cooking in place of butter. I make a yummy cake with just eggs, olive oil, sugar and chocolate but am trying to have less sugar. ( 6 eggs, separate and whisk whites until stiff then slowly add the yolks and up to 200g sugar. Fold in 200g melted 70% dark chocolate and 150g olive oil and bake in a springform cake tin at 175 degrees for up to 50 minutes).
I like the Arla products as although they use cows milk they take the lactose out. A 50/50 mix of corn flour and rice flour I find good for baking. Still haven't found a bread I like but will look for this Tesco Tiger one
I have recently gone gluten and wheat free. I do find that the Tesco's Free From range is lush regarding wraps and rolls. The rolls we buy (Schar = name) The are soft brown Ciabatta and they do a white roll as well. You get four in a pack. Both The rolls which you half bake, are absolutely lush, and the wraps, you put in a pan to slightly toast for a few seconds are lush too, so light and you only need one at a time. We were pleasantly surprised - no cardboard taste on either.
Like others have said, we are going to make some bread etc ourselves. We use the gluten free flour for things like Yorkshire puds and they are lush, so light. I would definitely recommend.
The pasta etc is really nice too. After the water is drained, we add a spray of olive oil, so it does not stick together.
The Lo Dough, is expensive and not as versatile as the above.
We are doing a lot more vegan type meals thanks to advice from our daughter who has given us lots of tips. Even making our own almond milk as my husband can't have soya or most diary products.
I also use a lot of nutritional yeast - available in health food stores - in place of cheese in cooking. It adds a lovely savoury depth and is a good source of vitamin B
Thank you for the link! We have some fabulous gluten free bakeries here in Berlin but artisanbread’s goodies look especially great. The last time my (British) husband and I had scones was 10 years ago so I am delighted they deliver to Germany. We are hoping they will create glutenfree low sugar mince pies...
I hate most of the Gluten free breads available but recently tried Morrisons ancient grains cob, it is really good. I always toast the bread, which is a pain but find them too crumbly otherwise.
If you're in the right part of the UK, it might be worth trying Welsh Gluten Free Bakery Products. Came across them at a few of food fair things and they seemed much nicer than many. (I am NOT GF so am not a regular purchaser.)
M&S do some very good ready made meals and desserts. I quite like bread called Schar - although only have used with toast to be honest. I agree, most bread falls apart when you try and spread them, the sandwhich wraps fall apart and the filling falls out. Most GF stuff tastes like cardboard or grim. Nestle honey corn flakes are sold most places, I really like those. As with any corn flakes leave them too long in milk and they go soggy. Going GF is hard but getting easier for us. Best wishes x
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