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Gluten Free Gum Substitute For Healthy Baked Treats

By Angela Baker


Having an allergy to gluten or celiac disease can mean you miss out on a lot baked good and treats. Depending on how severe your reaction a single bread crumb could leave you with stomach cramps for hours. So, it really is torture going down the bakery aisle and not being able to buy anything but smell all the fresh baked treats. A great way to get the breads and pizzas you want is by baking them yourself with special flour and gluten free gum substitute.

What flour contains a natural binding agent that help bread and pastry mixes stick together, But if you can't bake with traditional flour, you can try with corn or rice. These flours are very dry however, and to make them work like normal you should add some xanthan gum. Without the gum your mix will be dry and crumbly no matter how much water you add. So, if your mix keeps falling to pieces, it's because you need gum in it to stick it together.

Having a wheat intolerance is not hard work nowadays, There are many different flours that you can choose from. But as we said before, as well as purchasing your special mix you'll need to also add a gum to it to make it bind together.

So, you want to make some treats as you are fed up of not being able to eat bread or cakes. A trip to your local store and you can pick up everything that you need. Choose from corn or rice flour, or a special mix that is sold specifically for making bread. It may be a little more expensive than you would normally pay, but the results are great when you add some xanthan gum into the mix.

If you have cut out wheat from your diet you will have noticed that there are whole sections in the supermarket that will cater for you. You will find cookies and bread, But they will be pre-packed, processed, and overpriced. For some treats that really taste great, make your own today at home with the ingredients you can buy affordably.

If you have ever made pizza dough or bread from hand, you will have noticed the texture as your knead. It will be sticky and bind together easily, this being thanks to the special ingredients found in wheat flour. Take away the wheat from your flour and you will find corn or rice flour that is naturally very dry and crumbly. When you are going to take the time to hand make some treats, you want them to taste just perfect.

So, choose a xanthan gum substitute that will provide you with the texture you need for all your breads and cakes. You can make virtually anything you see in the bakery aisle at home and by hand. Some things are more tricky than other, so start with some simple cup cakes, working your way up to tricky items like croissants.

Cutting out gluten from your diet does not have to be too difficult any more. As an allergy that is recognized, you may also find eating out is easy. Restaurants will offer pasta and bread dishes at affordable prices. This combined with you home baked treats means you'll live a totally normal life.




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