Getting to grips with gluten-free pastry can be tricky. Choosing flours, binders and fat alternatives – there are many variables which can go wrong. With these simple tricks and tips from Charlotte Willis, you’ll soon be lining, blind-baking and devouring pastry delights with ease. These days, living a gluten-free lifestyle is extremely well catered for. […]
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Gluten-free crepe pancakes
Gluten-free crepe pancakes recipe by FREEE A recipe for classic gluten-free crepe pancakes. Free from gluten and wheat. Made without crystal sugar. Suitable for vegetarians. Where suggested alternatives are shown, follow these to make this recipe also free from eggs and/or milk. This recipe is also suitable for vegans when all suggested alternatives are used. […]
Win a Pancake Bundle from FREEE!
Win a Pancake Bundle from FREEE! Pioneering gluten free foods brand FREEE is home not only to the #1 gluten free flour range in the UK, but so much more. The brand has a range of naturally gluten free mixes and baking essentials, as well as award-winning organic oat bars, cookies, breakfast cereals and pasta. […]
New gluten-free flour range launched
‘Oast to Host’ launches new wheat-free and gluten-free flour range Gluten and wheat free bakery brand, Oast to Host, has launched two new flours designed to create the perfect pastry and versatile cake sponge. The two flour mixes are completely gluten-free, wheat-free and vegetarian. The Cake Flour creates a really moist light sponge which is […]
New gluten free chapati flour launched
Eurostar Commodities has launched a new gluten-free chapati flour The new chapati flour is available in 1.5kg and 3kg bags in White and Medium Brown varieties. A wholemeal variety will be launching in January 2020. The premium flour is gluten-free, coeliac friendly, higher in fibre, and is vegan. Developed specifically to produce high-quality chapati, Eurostar […]
Everything you need to know about gluten-free flours
The Free From Fairy, Vicki Montagu, talks us through how she came to develop her own gluten-free flours… I’m a self-confessed gluten-free flour geek. In my defence I am a scientist by training. However, I could never entertain the idea of working in a laboratory every day of the week with only test tubes and […]
Discover the nutritional power of gluten-free flour alternatives
Discover the versatility, benefits and wonderful tastes of lesser known ingredients from Superfoodio, offering a perfect alternative to the more championed produce… TIGER NUT FLOUR Despite the name, tiger nuts are actually small starchy tubers. These root vegetables are grown in a field and harvested in pretty much the same way as a potato. The […]
The complete guide to grain free flours
With so many great alternatives on the market, your baking days needn’t be over if you’ve eliminated grains from your diet! But knowing which flour alternatives to use, and when, can be tricky, especially with so much choice. So let Italian chef Ambra Torelli guide you through her favourite replacements and show you how to make the most […]
Ask the Experts… Using Coconut Flour in Gluten-Free Baking
Q What are the merits of coconut flour in gluten-free baking? Ah, coconut flour! One of the most talked about foods of the last year. This merit on its own usually divides people into two camps: those who are desperate to try it and those who are naturally sceptical, claiming it’s another overpriced and popular […]
Coconut Flour Set to be 2016’s Hottest Health Food
An influx of supermarket listings for coconut flour suggests it could become the next coconut product to achieve widespread popularity, after sales of coconut water have grown by 73% in recent years. An organic coconut flour from The Groovy Food Company launched in Tesco yesterday, whilst a similar product from Biona went on sale in […]