With gluten intolerance, the question arises of what pastries can be eaten. This is especially true for bread, which is an almost indispensable daily product. For its preparation, you can use any flour that does not contain gluten. Typically, such a product is made from rice, buckwheat, or corn.
Gluten Free Bread
You can bake gluten-free bread without any special effort. The finished result will pleasantly surprise you. You can make any sandwiches from this bread. It is also delicious when roasted. For this recipe you will need brown rice flour. In total, you need:
- 3 cups rice flour;
- one and a half teaspoons of baking powder;
- ¾ teaspoons of baking soda;
- ¾ teaspoons of sea salt;
- 2 cups kefir;
- 3 large eggs;
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional).
How to do it?
This gluten-free baking is easy. First of all, heat the oven to 190 degrees. Lubricate the bread pan .
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients to them and mix everything with a wooden spoon until completely combined. Pour the dough into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 60 minutes. After that, cool for 20 minutes, and then remove the product from the mold, put on the wire rack and cool completely before cutting.
Gluten Free Muffins
Gluten-free desserts are also in high demand. Therefore, not only special flour appeared on sale, but also a ready-made mixture for baking without gluten. Based on it, you can cook a lot of delicious desserts, including blueberry muffins. This delicacy is made quickly and easily, while it turns out very tasty. In total you will need:
- one and a half cups of gluten-free mixture for baking;
- half a glass of sugar;
- a quarter cup of molten butter or vegetable oil;
- 2 large eggs;
- half a glass of milk;
- half a spoonful of vanilla tea extract (gluten free);
- 3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries;
- cinnamon sugar (optional) for sprinkling on top.
Cooking Gluten Free Muffins
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Lubricate the 8 muffin tins with butter or cover them with paper on the inside. Combine the dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, set aside.
Beat melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla together. Mix a mixture of dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Remove any adhering particles from the bottom and side of the blender bowl and continue mixing until completely combined. Once the mixture is smooth and completely homogeneous, add the berries and stir with a spoon.
Fill the cupcake forms so that they are almost complete. If desired, you can sprinkle the blanks with cinnamon sugar on top. Leave the products to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes, then bake them for 20-25 minutes. Remove the muffins from the oven and after 5 minutes put them on a rack so that they can cool.
If you want to cook gluten and milk-free pastries, you can use soy, almond or rice milk in this recipe.
Stuffed Cookies
This dessert is a soft, tender dough with a sweet cherry filling. You can use this gluten-free baking recipe for a festive menu or even for a romantic gift if you make heart-shaped items. In total you will need:
For the test:
- one and a half cups of gluten-free mixture for baking;
- 2 tablespoons cane sugar;
- 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt;
- 4 tablespoons of any chilled vegetable oil (such as coconut);
- 4-6 tablespoons of ice water;
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar.
For cherry filling:
- 300 grams of frozen cherry, thawed and chopped;
- 1/3 cup cane sugar;
- 2 tablespoons of corn starch;
- 2 tablespoons of table water;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
To cover:
- 3 tablespoons cream or coconut milk;
- 2 tablespoons large sugar.
Bake Gluten Free Cookies
Such gluten-free pastries are made as follows. In a deep bowl, mix the baking mixture, sugar, salt and cold butter. Mix and knead with your hands until the pieces of oil are the size of a pea. Pour 4 tablespoons of cold water and vinegar. Continue mixing until the dough has gathered into a single mass (add an additional spoonful of water if necessary).
Roll the dough into a round disc and wrap it with plastic wrap. Cool for an hour.
To make the filling, chop the thawed cherry coarsely. Do not squeeze juice out of it. Add cherries, sugar, corn starch, water and lemon juice to a medium saucepan. Stir to coat the berries. On moderate heat, bring the mixture to a small boil. Keep stirring until the mass becomes thick. It takes about five minutes.
Remove the pan from the stove. Pour the mixture into a small bowl so that it can cool. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a while.
When the dough and cherry filling become cold, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line a large baking sheet in two layers with parchment paper.
Lay out a large piece of plastic film on the work surface. Place the chilled dough in the center and put another layer of film on top (this will help from sticking to the rolling pin). Roll it into a 5 mm thick layer. Using a large cookie cutter, cut the dough into identical figures. Place half of the food on the prepared pan.
Place a spoonful of the filling in the center of each piece. Cover each of them with a second cut figure. Press the edges with your fingers to connect the dough, or use a stalk of a fork for this.
Using a pastry brush, grease the top of the workpieces with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Using the tip of a small knife, make a cross-shaped incision in the center of each cookie to release steam. Cook this gluten-free pastry in the oven for 20-24 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow 10 minutes to cool on a cooling rack.
Gluten Free Pizza
Baking recipes from gluten-free flour can affect not only bread and desserts, but also main dishes. So, you can cook pizza without gluten, as well as without eggs and dairy products. You will need the following:
- 3/4 cup gluten free oatmeal;
- 1/4 cup white rice flour;
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch;
- 1/4 cup corn or potato starch;
- 1/2 tsp salts;
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
- 1/2 teaspoon tea parsley, optional;
- some pepper;
- half a glass of warm water;
- 2 tsp sugar or maple syrup;
- 1 sachet of active powdered yeast;
- 1 tablespoon of flaxseed or chia seeds;
- 2 tablespoons applesauce or sweet potato;
- 1.5 tablespoons of coconut oil.
Cooking Gluten Free Pizza
As you can see, this is gluten and egg free baking. She is preparing like this. Beat the first eight ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. In another container, combine water, yeast and sugar and leave for five minutes. Add flax seeds and mix. Let the mixture stand for about a minute. Mix the mixture of dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Add applesauce and butter and mix well. Leave on for ten minutes.
Form the resulting dough into a flat bowl, put on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Spray water or oil on it, squeeze it with your hands and mash it so that you get a flat base for pizza. Align the edges and let it stand for 15 minutes in a warm place. Preheat the oven to 200ºc. Place another sheet of parchment on top of the product. Bake for ten minutes. Then remove the pan from the oven. Place any filling of your choice, spray water on the edges of the dough. Bake for 14 minutes. Cool the finished pizza, cut into portions and serve.
Gluten Free Sweet Cake
This is another interesting gluten-free baking recipe. It requires the use of some unusual foods that you can buy at most specialized health food stores. So you will need:
- 1 1/4 cup rice flour;
- 1 tablespoon sugar;
- 2 tablespoons tapioca tea flour (optional);
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum;
- 1/2 teaspoon of tea salt;
- 3/8 cup (6 tablespoons) of cold oil (coconut or cream);
- 1 large egg;
- 2 teaspoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
How to make a gluten-free cake?
Lightly oil the baking dish. Beat flour, sugar, xanthan gum and salt together. Cut the chilled oil into pieces, then rub it in your hands with the mixture of dry ingredients until you get fragments the size of a pea.
Beat the egg and vinegar (or lemon juice) until a thick foam appears. Add to the butter and flour mixture. Stir until you get a single mass, adding 1 to 3 extra tablespoons of cold water, if necessary. Blind the ball and cool for an hour (at least). After that, let the dough stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before rolling. How to cook this gluten-free pastries further?
Roll it on a silicone mat sprinkled with gluten-free flour. Fold the dough into the prepared form. Bake for thirty minutes.
Buckwheat cookies
Gluten-free buckwheat baking is also a good chance to enjoy a dessert for those with gluten intolerance. For example, you can bake a delicious crumbly cookie. For him you will need:
- 140 grams of buckwheat flour;
- 140 grams of millet flour;
- 125 grams of unsalted butter, room temperature;
- 100 grams of sugar;
- 10 grams of vanilla sugar;
- 15 grams of organic coconut sugar;
- 1 large egg;
- a pinch of salt;
- 1/2 spoon of tea powder for baking;
- extra sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle.
We cook baked goods from buckwheat and millet flour
Sift both types of flour into a large bowl. Add plain, vanilla and coconut sugar, salt and sifted baking powder. Mix all the ingredients with a whisk. Add the butter by slicing it in medium sized slices. Rub the mixture with your fingers. Pour in the egg and mix with a knife. Knead all the ingredients so that you get a uniform dough. If you think the mixture is too dry, you can add a little water. When the dough is completely smooth, roll it on a solid work surface to make its texture uniform without lumps. Roll it into a thick long “sausage”, wrap it in plastic and place in the refrigerator for 40-60 minutes.
After that, lay it on a work surface and roll it very thinly. You should get a layer with a thickness of 3-5 mm. The best results are achieved when rolling is done on baking paper sprinkled with any gluten-free flour. Once you do this, cut the dough using special cutters, an inverted glass, or a pizza knife.
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Dip each piece of dough into this mixture. In this gluten-free flour baking recipe, you don’t need to rub the surface of the workpieces with milk, water or eggs. The dough will be wet on its own and the sprinkle will stick well to it. Bake these items in preheated to 170 gr. oven for 20-30 minutes. Due to the unusual color of the cookie, it can be difficult to understand when it is fully cooked, so pull it out and try to make sure.