Since working out of the How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook, I've realized that you've got to go all in. In order to do these recipes justice, I need to invest in making my own flour blend.
With America's Test Kitchen, AKA ATK (say that 5 times fast), their recipes call on a lot of different "powders".
There are rice flours--both white and brown-- mixed together. No segregation here.
Then, the rest sound like ingredients out of the Half-Blood Prince's potion textbook.
Manioc Extract
Starch of Spuds
Scraped Kashk
And then! Sometimes you need these two things: xanthan gum and a husk from a psyllium.
With America's Test Kitchen, AKA ATK (say that 5 times fast), their recipes call on a lot of different "powders".
There are rice flours--both white and brown-- mixed together. No segregation here.
Then, the rest sound like ingredients out of the Half-Blood Prince's potion textbook.
Manioc Extract
Starch of Spuds
Scraped Kashk
And then! Sometimes you need these two things: xanthan gum and a husk from a psyllium.
I have so many bags of powder that I had to dedicate a whole drawer in my frig for it. (I like to call it my Powder Box.) My small pantry is crammed full of supplies.
The reason for most of these bags of powder is that I had an extremely magnanimous friend who gave me a lot of Bob's Red Mill mixes. Half of which I can't use right now. I don't have a bread machine or the equipment to do that correctly.
The reason for most of these bags of powder is that I had an extremely magnanimous friend who gave me a lot of Bob's Red Mill mixes. Half of which I can't use right now. I don't have a bread machine or the equipment to do that correctly.
**BTW- If you are wanting to donate to my Julie/Julia moment with this cookbook, please pop me an e-mail or comment below.**
If you're not into making your own powder potion, I really appreciate how ATK put in a section in their cookbook on different flours, and two brands kept coming up: King Arthur's and Bob's Red Mill.
King Arthur's is the closest thing to a general substitute that's pre-made. (If ATK sold their mix, I would buy that puppy in a heartbeat.) I never got it to work 100% like flour, but it was worth the expensive price tag.
Bob's Red Mill is a hit and miss for me. While ATK really values and recommends using Bob's flours and starches, I can't really endorse the mixes.
Bob, I don't know what happens between point A with quality products to point B with..... whatever those mixes are, but they have what my family calls "a nutty and complex" flavor.
If you've had more success with flour mixes, let me know! Better yet, bake with me. Let's try them out together. Besides, I really try to make these recipes for others and not just for myself. Papa needs to keep off the weight he's lost since going gluten free!
King Arthur's is the closest thing to a general substitute that's pre-made. (If ATK sold their mix, I would buy that puppy in a heartbeat.) I never got it to work 100% like flour, but it was worth the expensive price tag.
Bob's Red Mill is a hit and miss for me. While ATK really values and recommends using Bob's flours and starches, I can't really endorse the mixes.
Bob, I don't know what happens between point A with quality products to point B with..... whatever those mixes are, but they have what my family calls "a nutty and complex" flavor.
If you've had more success with flour mixes, let me know! Better yet, bake with me. Let's try them out together. Besides, I really try to make these recipes for others and not just for myself. Papa needs to keep off the weight he's lost since going gluten free!
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