!44: Gluten Free Baking - Become Your Own Baker of Gluten Free Goodies

!±8± Gluten Free Baking - Become Your Own Baker of Gluten Free Goodies

Baking is one of the most gluten filled processes of cooking because it is yeast and gluten that practically makes bread the way it is. The hardship of enjoying cakes in this world with it's over indulgence in gluten filled cakes, makes it a hard place to enjoy gluten free desserts for anyone with Celiac Disease. The best way to combat this problem, as many found out, is to get into the baking spirit and become their own baker of breads. Baking is not such a hard venture for anyone, as it involves being patient and creative with your cake masterpieces, and who knows, you might even be the creator of your own gluten free muffin recipe that other people with Celiac Disease may one day bake themselves after learning it from you.

The first step to being a baker is to know what you have to use to prepare your bread. You will need to have a good knowledge of what are the key components needed to initiate the art of gluten free baking. A good start is realizing you cannot use any gluten and so a smart move would be to acquire xanthan gum to substitute gluten as it can be excellent in giving the breads a tasteful flavor. Always be smart in your application of ingredients and enjoy the vast varieties of condiments and spices to your advantage as you play butter, chocolate and other flavors into the mix to create your cakes, breads, cookies, muffin and other gluten free baking recipes that can pleasure your cravings for tasty gluten free treats. Buy good gluten free baking supplies when readying to prepare gluten free breads since you can't fully trust all products coming out from the market- a lot of them have gluten in their ingredients to help make it heavier.

A good recipe to try out would this gluten free cookie recipe that is just ideal for your visitors in the home:

White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Macadamia Nuts

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 1/4 cup of Silka Flour Mix (2/3 cup of Brown Rice Flour, 1/2 cup each of white rice flour, tapioca flour, 1/3 cup of corn starch, 1/4 cup of potato starch)
• 1 stick of unsalted butter (melted) or 1/2 cup of oil
• 2/3 cup of light brown sugar
• 2/3 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of gluten-free vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of gluten-free baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of gluten-free baking soda
• 1 1/2 of teaspoon of xanthan gum
• 1 cup of white chocolate chip
• 1 tbsp of milk (optional)
• 1/2 cup of macadamias nut (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degree and line 2 baking sheet with parchment paper or use nonstick spray to grease the baking sheet.
2. Mix melted butter, brown sugar and sugar until incorporated, add eggs and vanilla extract until blended.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk Silka Flour Mix, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt at medium pace.
4. Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mix until fully mixed.
5. Stir in white chocolate chip and Macadamia nuts into the cookie dough to complete the gluten free cookie mix.
6. If the dough appears to be a little dry, add in milk but it's entirely optional
7. Use a tablespoon to scoop the cookie dough onto prepared cooking sheet, space them about 2 inches apart
8. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies turn golden
9. Cool the gluten free cookies for 5 minutes before transferring them into a wire rack

Enjoy the adventure of gluten free baking and try out all sorts of gluten free baking recipes to grace your friends and visitors alike when they come to your gluten free home.