Gluten free recipes

[cmph]

DH and DS have celiac. My preferred flour for baking is King Arthur's measure for measure. I'll use the cup for cup Pillsbury or Krusteaz if I can't find KA in the store and am in a pinch, though. The brand Cup4Cup is great, but expensive, and not as easy to find. Incidentally, King Arthur's gf brownie mix and chocolate cake mix are both very good. Typically you can find those 3 KA products in regular grocery stores, Target, Walmart.

I use all my usual recipes that weren't developed as gf, for cookies, cakes, quick breads, etc. with 2 caveats: 1) I weigh the flour (which, honestly, everyone should do anyway for baking accuracy), 2) I stopped trying to recreate yeast-risen bread years ago. Truthfully, baking gf is SO much easier than years ago, now that US stores all stock great products. 15 years ago, I had to buy a variety of starches and flours to make custom-blends, which was a ton of work and expense. (Anyone else here that used to follow Shanna, Gluten-Free Girl? with her 40% whole grain flour/60% starch blends for cakes and such, and 70/30 blends for quick breads/muffins?)

Canyon Bakehouse is our preferred general bread, as a PP mentioned; the best burger buns are Rudi's gluten-free brioche buns.

If you are thinking about non-baked goods, or any specific types of baked goods, what sorts of ideas do you need?

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

If you are thinking about non-baked goods, or any specific types of baked goods, what sorts of ideas do you need?

Thank you! As of right now their focus is baked goods (savory and sweet) and pasta, though the latter is easily available.

 

[mjkacmom]

Thank you! As of right now their focus is baked goods (savory and sweet) and pasta, though the latter is easily available.

For pasta there is a learning curve, I usually cook it less than called for but check on it often. I find the chickpea pasta works well in baked dishes. ETA, my go to gf dessert is a flourless chocolate cake, and in the summer I make several fruit crisps.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

In my family this sponge cake was the go to cake for everything, birthday cakes, etc
https://kevindundon.com/recipe/simple-sponge-cake/

This recipe uses normal flour, but I grew up making it with gluten free flour, it was one of the first things my grandma taught me how to make.

Its just eggs, flour and sugar.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

For pasta there is a learning curve, I usually cook it less than called for but check on it often. I find the chickpea pasta works well in baked dishes. ETA, my go to gf dessert is a flourless chocolate cake, and in the summer I make several fruit crisps.

I love chickpea pasta! My one cousin has been using it since she started her weight loss journey over a decade ago!

Oooo a fruit crisp-would’ve never thought of that

 

[Eeyore daily]

My favorite gluten free pasta is Rummo. It actually lasts well enough for leftovers/cold pasta salad.

 

[cmph]

Thank you! As of right now their focus is baked goods (savory and sweet) and pasta, though the latter is easily available.

Agreed - commercial gf pasta is pretty easy to find everywhere now. Costco even had gf cheese ravioli recently - and it was good, and didn't fall apart when cooking!

I'll post links to some of my family's favorites, loved by everyone even if they can eat wheat (just use gf flour to sub in where necessary, always the kind that is "cup for cup" type).

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-hot-milk-cake-recipe
https://www.thekitchn.com/reddit-nanas-devils-food-cake-23097803
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/02/lemon-cookies-recipe/
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7958/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/
https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/chewy-sugar-cookies-americas-test-kitchen-491427
https://www.cookingclassy.com/raspberry-swirled-cheesecake-cupcakes (I've used a couple different brands of gf graham crackers, just be forewarned that you can't go by "sheets", b/c they are not the same size as wheat-based graham crackers)
https://www.foodandwine.com/praline-pumpkin-bars-7972284 (really a cake, not bars, this is a new fave from Thanksgiving)
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/coconut-macaroons.html (or any similar coconut macaroon recipe - and I am a little bit extra, so I drizzle with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with powdered sugar to mimic DL matterhorn treats )

I apparently do not bake much savory stuff, other than popovers (reg recipe, just sub in gf flour). We are big fans of Brazi bites (freezer section) and Against the Grain (freezer section, too) for roll options. I use Chebe mix to make naan from a very old recipe that pre-dated commercially-available gf naan and flatbread options, but you can find BFree brand in Walmart and grocery stores for that stuff now; it's in the freezer section at grocery stores by me but with other gf stuff in regular grocery aisles in Walmart.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Potatoes are the easiest solution and rice is a close second.

We really like rice noodles in soups and stews. There are wet heavy soy noodles from Wegmans we really like for some things, just rinse well.

Zoodles, boil 3 min then plunge in ice water then drop onto a towel to ring and sit until you are ready to saute. I add cooked shrimp or chicken to pesto and it is amazing.

Trader joes has Cauliflower Thins that are sort of like bread for burgers, we like them toasted.

I really like Trader Joes Jicma rounds for taco, although corn is also easy we like these & use them raw.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

Agreed - commercial gf pasta is pretty easy to find everywhere now. Costco even had gf cheese ravioli recently - and it was good, and didn't fall apart when cooking!

I'll post links to some of my family's favorites, loved by everyone even if they can eat wheat (just use gf flour to sub in where necessary, always the kind that is "cup for cup" type).

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-hot-milk-cake-recipe
https://www.thekitchn.com/reddit-nanas-devils-food-cake-23097803
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/02/lemon-cookies-recipe/
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7958/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/
https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/chewy-sugar-cookies-americas-test-kitchen-491427
https://www.cookingclassy.com/raspberry-swirled-cheesecake-cupcakes (I've used a couple different brands of gf graham crackers, just be forewarned that you can't go by "sheets", b/c they are not the same size as wheat-based graham crackers)
https://www.foodandwine.com/praline-pumpkin-bars-7972284 (really a cake, not bars, this is a new fave from Thanksgiving)
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/coconut-macaroons.html (or any similar coconut macaroon recipe - and I am a little bit extra, so I drizzle with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with powdered sugar to mimic DL matterhorn treats )

I apparently do not bake much savory stuff, other than popovers (reg recipe, just sub in gf flour). We are big fans of Brazi bites (freezer section) and Against the Grain (freezer section, too) for roll options. I use Chebe mix to make naan from a very old recipe that pre-dated commercially-available gf naan and flatbread options, but you can find BFree brand in Walmart and grocery stores for that stuff now; it's in the freezer section at grocery stores by me but with other gf stuff in regular grocery aisles in Walmart.

Thank you so much!

The way I copy and pasted this to a note to send them later was faster than lightning lane and express pass combined lol.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

Potatoes are the easiest solution and rice is a close second.

We really like rice noodles in soups and stews. There are wet heavy soy noodles from Wegmans we really like for some things, just rinse well.

Zoodles, boil 3 min then plunge in ice water then drop onto a towel to ring and sit until you are ready to saute. I add cooked shrimp or chicken to pesto and it is amazing.

Trader joes has Cauliflower Thins that are sort of like bread for burgers, we like them toasted.

I really like Trader Joes Jicma rounds for taco, although corn is also easy we like these & use them raw.

I keep forgetting about wegmans! Its so close but in a weird spot to where we live we just never go lmao

They are very excited they work close to a Trader Joe’s because they know they will be able to get stuff there! I will definitely pass these suggestions along!

 

[mjkacmom]

Agreed - commercial gf pasta is pretty easy to find everywhere now. Costco even had gf cheese ravioli recently - and it was good, and didn't fall apart when cooking!

I'll post links to some of my family's favorites, loved by everyone even if they can eat wheat (just use gf flour to sub in where necessary, always the kind that is "cup for cup" type).

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-hot-milk-cake-recipe
https://www.thekitchn.com/reddit-nanas-devils-food-cake-23097803
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/02/lemon-cookies-recipe/
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7958/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/
https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/chewy-sugar-cookies-americas-test-kitchen-491427
https://www.cookingclassy.com/raspberry-swirled-cheesecake-cupcakes (I've used a couple different brands of gf graham crackers, just be forewarned that you can't go by "sheets", b/c they are not the same size as wheat-based graham crackers)
https://www.foodandwine.com/praline-pumpkin-bars-7972284 (really a cake, not bars, this is a new fave from Thanksgiving)
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/coconut-macaroons.html (or any similar coconut macaroon recipe - and I am a little bit extra, so I drizzle with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with powdered sugar to mimic DL matterhorn treats )

I apparently do not bake much savory stuff, other than popovers (reg recipe, just sub in gf flour). We are big fans of Brazi bites (freezer section) and Against the Grain (freezer section, too) for roll options. I use Chebe mix to make naan from a very old recipe that pre-dated commercially-available gf naan and flatbread options, but you can find BFree brand in Walmart and grocery stores for that stuff now; it's in the freezer section at grocery stores by me but with other gf stuff in regular grocery aisles in Walmart.

BFree flatbreads are my daughters’ favorite but not carried by our supermarket. Costco used to have them.

 

[cmph]

BFree flatbreads are my daughters’ favorite but not carried by our supermarket. Costco used to have them.

Maybe they will be soon! It's a relatively recent addition in ours, and oddly, not in the regular freezer aisles. Ours keeps them in the smaller freezer section in the bakery - ice cream cakes and other frozen treats on one side, and a little gf area to the left. But they still have some of the gf bread products in the same place they always have had them, in the main freezer aisles too; makes little sense! It's always very curious to me that Walmart has them at room temp only, and at ours, they are literally on the bottom shelf and super-hard to locate.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

Just wanted to pop in here and thank everyone! My friend and I greatly appreciate it!

 

[jimmymc]

I've made this, subbing in gluten-free flour, pasta, and panko breadcrumbs, and it gets great reviews from people with and without gluten sensitivities. https://www.recipetineats.com/baked-mac-and-cheese/

 

[PollyannaMom]

For pasta there is a learning curve, I usually cook it less than called for but check on it often. I find the chickpea pasta works well in baked dishes.

We use the Banza chickpea pasta (for a diabetic, not for celiac) and I agree about the learning curve. I've found that cooking it in more water than usual works well, and that the shape also matters. - I've had great luck with the shells, not so much with the penne.