Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Gluten Free Gum Substitute For Healthy Baked Treats

By Angela Baker


If you suffer from a wheat intolerance or from celiac disease, you are not alone. One thing that you'll have in common with hundreds of other people is not being able to pick up bread and pastries in the supermarket. With so many delicious things on the bakery aisle and the smell of fresh baked bread, it can actually be torture going to the shops. One way to get around this is to bake your own bread using gluten free gum substitute mixed with a special flour.

Xanthan gum is the most popular gum substitute that is used in allergy free baking. So, why is it important to have gum in your baking anyway. Well, the answer is not that hard to figure out. If you have tried to make cakes or scones with corn or rice flour you will have found that the results are crumbly. This is because they lack the natural gum that binds the mixture 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.

A quick trip to your local grocery store and everything is solved when you pick up some xanthan gum along with your special flour. Corn and rice flour are perfect for allergy free treats, and you can also pick up a special type of flour that is perfect for bread making. It may be more expensive than normal types but it is well worth the money you spend.

In your supermarket aisles you'll also see that there are allergy options available for bread, cakes, and cereals, But one look at the price and you will be put off. A simple packet of cookies will cost you two or three times the normal price. So, the solution is to bake your own. Sticking to a diet without gluten is also very healthy, and these baked goods can be a treat once or twice a week.

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.

Kneading your mixture will become easy when you add a gum substitute to your mixes. Baking with wheat free flour usually means that your mixes are dry and crumbly. But if you add a gum to your mix you'll be able literally recreate anything you find in your bakery aisle right at home.

Living with an allergy doesn't have to mean the end of the world. Eating out can also be tricky. So search online for local restaurants that cater for allergies. You will even find places to eat pasta and breads that taste simply divine.




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