Gluten Free Gum Substitute For Home Baked Goods

By Angela Baker


If you suffer from celiac disease or from a gluten allergy, you won't be able to pick up baked treats in stores like everyone else. If you have a severe allergy even the smell of the bakery aisle can leave you feeling sick. So, shopping for your groceries is not a great experience and there are so many tasty looking treats on sale that you can't eat. So, if you want to be able to eat pastries, invest in some gluten free gum substitute and corn or rice 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.

There is no shortage of flour available for people who are suffering from wheat allergy or intolerance. But as we said before, the gummy texture of the dough cannot be recreated properly unless you buy a gum to add to the mix.

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.

When you are doing your grocery shopping you will have noticed that there will be a section where you can buy ready made bread and cakes without wheat in them. But they are very expensive and as they are processed and not fresh they are not really worth the high price tag they boast. Cutting down on pastries and bread really is a good idea anyway, so, for an affordable solution, bake your own treats once a week.

A bread or pizza dough has a familiar texture. One that is gummy and sticky and binds together perfectly. This naturally found gum in wheat flour binds together your mixtures. So, if you are going to buy corn or rice flour you will need to by xanthan gum as well. This will provide you with the correct texture that you need for making your cakes and pastries at home.

When you add this gum to your mixtures and dough, it will have the correct texture and you'll be able to knead it with ease. You can recreate almost anything that you find in the bread aisle in your local stores, something things like cookies being easier than puff pasty slices.

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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