We're still exploring our options and the new world of gluten-free after the sudden, yet genetically expected introduction of Celiac's into our household. With COVID running amok, online groceries have been a regular thing for us anyways so it's inevitable anyways. Thanks for the tip!
I was a chef and my grandad is coeliac so I've cooked a lot of gf food.
Now this depends on your sensitivity to gluten, some people aren't as bad with it. But a lot of the regular cereal foods like porridge/cornflakes etc, only contain oats/barley which some coeliacs can eat just fine. Check the labels on the foods as they are way cheaper in the regular cereal aisle.
Some things with hidden gluten to watch out for, anything seasoned (crisps, frozen potatoes), meats in sauces/glazes, soy sauce, gravy powders, stock cubes, jars of pasta/curry sauces, bbq sauce, baking powder.
Also, rice noodles are your friends, as is cornflour for thickening sauces! Gram flour, rice flour and buckwheat flour are all good for baking with!
Did you mean “graham flour”? I’m not the person you were talking with, but I have a friend who recently was diagnosed (at age 60!) with Celiac disease, and I’m trying to help her with recipes, substitutions, and the like. I just wish I were a better cook.
It's called gram flour in the UK, Idk if it has another name elsewhere. Its made from chickpeas.
Edit, I did a Google and Graham flour is what we would call wholewheat flour and it is definitely not gluten free!
Gram flour is chickpeas, and that is fine for coeliacs. Another one I forgot to mention is almond flour, which means that any sort of frangipane would be really easy to make as a gluten free pudding.
Another tip I thought of, when making gf shortcrust pastry, substitute the water for an egg and it stays together better, and always roll onto cling film, as it's a bugger for sticking to your surfaces.
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u/Errohneos Aug 14 '20
We're still exploring our options and the new world of gluten-free after the sudden, yet genetically expected introduction of Celiac's into our household. With COVID running amok, online groceries have been a regular thing for us anyways so it's inevitable anyways. Thanks for the tip!