Gluten Free Bread, Whats the best please ??

[Mr's Lex]

Hi everyone!

 

Many thanks for all your extremely welcome advice and recipes - all very much appreciated and thank you so much for taking the time to research the various recipes. Just got to remember to buy the flipping baking powder - arggghh!!!! Yummy beef and beer casserole cooking away merrily - but never mind, at least Mr Lex and the family can have their dumplings.

 

Thank you Lula for the warm welcome but I usually let Mr Lex post for me - he loves this forum and can I take this rare opportunity of posting myself to thank you all for your continued support with his 'not smoking' campaign. He's doing brilliantly but I doubt he could have done it without your goodselves.

 

Take care all and hope to meet you all again soon.

 

Love

Mrs Lex

[MimiJane]

Hi there,

 

Just checking into the forum and found your thread. My partner has been diagnosed as gluten and wheat intolerant and I've been trying for the last couple of years to find some decent bread. All to no avail I'm afraid ... all seem to be dry and taste like cardboard!

 

I've at last found a lovely recipe on the BBC site (tomato bread), which tastes great and is lovely and moist. It doesn't rise a great deal, but is very easy to make, the ingredients are easy to find and it freezes well.

 

In case you're interested, it's here :-

 

BBC Good Food | Recipes | Gluten-free sundried tomato bread

 

Your mention of "not smoking" has touched a nerve:rolleyes: Really must try to go smoke free in the new year and noticed the great new forum. I'll take a look ...

 

Mimi x

[MilkTrayMan]

Here's a link to a freebie for peeps to try...

 

Wheat free food, food allergy advice & gluten free recipes from Glutafin

 

 

 

I prefer to eat jammie doughnuts myself though...

[MimiJane]

Thanks for this

 

Tried this one. Not bad and better than many of the G/F breads, but very small thin slices (like most)

[LittleMissSunshine]

Hi All

 

Well my partner also has intolerance to gluten and we always try to buy rye bread (or as we also call it German bread). That he can 'stomach'

 

We buy this at the moment from our local veggie delivery service (abel-cole) along with gorgeous fresh veggies. The bread is so fresh that even after 3/4 days you still dont need to toast it as it still tastes fresh.

 

Other good places to buy are local country delicatessen, or if you are lucky, the local polish shops (which we have zillions of in our area).

 

Hope this helps

 

LMS

[Mr's Lex]

Tesco gluten free spaghetti is very good. It needs cooking a bit longer than it says on the pack and has to be rinsed well, but you can't tell it from the real stuff. Well, Mr Lex can't

[GlutenLover]

Hi Mr & Mrs Lex ... and helpful others!

 

- Can I please ask for your feedback on all the breads that you tried and were mentioned here?

- Which one's would you rate?

- Did any hit the bullesye!?

 

I have just LITERALLY been diagnosed as Coeliac (!) 2 days ago,

and everything I eat, or rather love, has Gluten ... i.e. Ferrero Rocher chocolates, Bourbon creams, Maltesers, cakes etc etc etc (and healthier foods too, honest!)

 

I found a good website:

http://www.coeliac.org.uk/glutenfree_living/17.asp

 

and I have been looking at a retailer to order all my food from:

GFF Direct | Home

 

Admittedly, GlutenFreeFood Direct is a tad more expensive than Tesco, but there seems to be some really nice food there, that isn't sold in Tesco's like the Dietary Specials brand.

 

and Tesco's don't sell gluten free Croissants, which GFF do sell, and are made by Procelli, and Beiker, respectively (no Dietary Specials there)

GFF Direct | Speciality Breads

 

Dietary Specials Mutigrain Loaf Sliced Bread:

GFF Direct | Dietary Specials Brown Multigrain Sliced Loaf

 

The Roleys Cakes seem to be rated...! like the Seed Cake and the Chocolate Cake:

GFF Direct | Roleys Seed Cake

GFF Direct | Roleys Chocolate Cakes

 

Endorsed here, (after "new kids on the free-from block"):

Natural Products Magazine

 

Just Googled some more and found that apparently GENIUS bread is the BEST??

Mother develops gluten-free bread - WestLothian Courier

 

Genius Brown Free From Bread 400g product information - Tesco.com

 

I haven't tried ANY of these yet ... and was about to order a load of things (much to the annoyance of my wife, as it's an inconvenience that I have just been diagnosed with this 'disease', and we have lots of "normal" gluten containing food in the kitchen!)

 

 

Please tell me what you're thinking... as this will be a complete diet change for me!!! Any other hints and tips MOST WELCOME!!

 

 

Many thanks,

GlutenLover

Edited May 26, 2009 by GlutenLover

[enamae]

Gluten free food is sooo expensive. If your wife is found to be coeliac she will be able to obtain gluten free foods on prescription. I'm not sure if this is available for allergies/intolerance other than coeliacs but may be. Some of the part baked bread available on prescription is almost like the real stuff.

 

Can't help you with the recipes but just pointing the above out from post 8 just in case you didn't already know.

 

 

enamae

[Mr lex]

Hi Glutenlover,

 

Welcome to the Consumer Action Group

 

I have to say Mrs Lex has not found a GOOD Gluten Free bread yet, they are all like bricks. Tesco's 'freefrom' seems like a good option, apart from the bread, I will have a look though the links you have given, I am sure there is something here for all Gluten sufferers, but I do need to check !!

 

Thank you for your input.

 

Lex

Edited May 27, 2009 by Mr lex

[GlutenLover]

why has my detailed post been deleted by CAGbot!!!!????

 

I was asking for help and also providing some useful information! tut

[Mr lex]

Advertising commercial links is not allowed on these forums !!

 

As these lead to different sites and also a charity, it's deemed as acceptable. Thank you for your helpful posts.

 

Lex

Edited May 27, 2009 by Mr lex
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[Mr's Lex]

In all fairness - you're probably better off making up your own stuff but using gluten free self raising flour as a replacement for normal flour, plus add a bit of xantham gum and just experimenting?

 

Tesco's gluten free lasagne sheets - are superb!!! My gluten tolerant family actually think they taste better? You can also make lovely home made dumplings - that do initially sink - but rise and still taste lovely - add a few herbs into the mix, or a couple of ounces of cheddar!!!

 

Never managed to find/make a decent bread mix though - so have given up and either have Tesco's GF crumpets (but they need a good topping - to give them any taste) or make potato cakes - again mashed potatoe (plus anything else you want to add - perhaps a bit of onion, herbs, cheese, bacon) and just dust them in GF flour then fry/grill them?

 

Hope this helps??

 

I cannot tell you how much I miss plain and simple buttered toast!!!

 

If you do find a recipe for bread that isn't like chewing a flavourless brick - please do let me know!!!

 

Sadly I can't help you on the cake front - because I haven't a sweet tooth! I bet you could make some flap jacks though, or rice crispy chocolate cakes?

 

Good luck experimenting and please share your successful findings!