[Fiddle-Faddle]

What on earth do we do for Passover? Does gluten-free matzoh exist? How do you make gefilte fish without matzoh meal?And we're not supposed to eat rice during passover....

Do we just poison ourselves for 8 days a year?

[broncobux]

Here are some recipes...

http://www.gluten free.com/passover_recipes.htm

[penguin]

I'm not Jewish, but as a Catholic who faces the "wheat or holiness" debacle, I can sympathize.

I found this:

GLUTEN FREE MATZOH BALLS
4 eggs
3 Tablespoons chicken fat/ margarine
1 tsp salt
1/4 teasponn xantham gum (I omitted)
1 cup instant potato flakes
4 tablespoons chicken stock

Beat eggs and fat, add salt and gum to potatoes and add to the eggs. Add stock, mix well and chill for 20-30 minutes. Wet hands and form into balls; drop onto plate and steam covered for 20 minutes. (or cook in simmering soup for 20 minutes)

NOTES: Here is the "matzah free" matzah balls recipe. It came from the gluten free pantry recipe sheet, but I tinkered a bit when I made it because I wasn't sure if xantham gum is KLP or not (I omitted it). I tried making this with 1/2 ground almonds and 1/2 potato and they turned out ok. I found that I needed to add alot more potato and almonds to make it stiffer, so fiddle around with the quantities. I was also doing the fat free thing last year and tried with just egg whites it wasn't as good. I also added in some soda water (I think you call it club/ seltzer soda) instead of chicken stock and this made then a bit lighter.

From: Debbie Kerry (Debbie.Kerry@dia.govt.nz)


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As far as making the matzoh in flatbread form (I always loved those, result of after school daycare at the JCC ) maybe you could flatten the above dough to cracker flattness and bake them. I don't know if it would work, but it'd be worth a shot, right?

[jkmunchkin]

A friend of mine told me there is gluten-free matzoh. It's a friend who's friend also has celiac and she was going to get the brand for me. When I find out the brand I will let you know.

[luvs2eat]

Oooh... I'm gonna try those gluten-free matzoh balls. It's a comfort food I miss terribly!

gluten-free matzoh would be the next best treat!!!

[awesomeame]

Fiddle-Faddle, on Mar 22 2006, 05:30 PM, said:

How do you make gefilte fish without matzoh meal?

never tried it, nor am i jewish or religious, but isn't the purpose of the matzo meal in gefilte just to hold the meat together for cooking, like breadcrumbs are to hamburger meat? i can't see any other reason for the matzo meal after reading through the recipe in front of me. if that's the reason, you could substitute rice cake powder for the matzo...just buy some rice cakes and throw them into your blender and blend until fine. that's what i use for my burgers, and they hold together just fine. that's what i'd be trying at least

--matt

[Fern]

I found this website to order gluten-free matzah.
http://www.gezuntheit.net/

[pmarbach]

I eat Kedem brand Gefitle fish. It does not have matzah meal and is pretty good!

[Clark Bent as Stupor-Man]

My mother and sister are both Jewish and keep my parents' house kosher for passover. My sister's also on a gluten-free diet, and I know they picked up a bunch of stuff for passover. I believe Jennie's macaroons are gluten-free. Rokeach has gefilte fish that states "gluten free" on it. I think there's gluten-free matzoh as well but can't recall the brand right now.

[debmidge]

according to CSA receipe

Need: Long pan and parchment paper

1 cup gluten-free Pantry French Bread Mix
4 tablespoons water
1 egg


Mix all ingredients in mixer on high until dough forms a balll. Makes two large sheets.
Roll half of dough between two sheets of parchment paper dusted with more bread mix until thin. Repeat for second half of dough.

Cut into squares and prick with a fork to make it look like matzah and to keep from rising.

On a pan covered with parchment paper, bake squares at 440 degrees for 18 minutes.

[glutenfreesavta]

Fiddle-Faddle, on Mar 22 2006, 06:30 PM, said:

What on earth do we do for Passover? Does gluten-free matzoh exist? How do you make gefilte fish without matzoh meal?And we're not supposed to eat rice during passover....

Do we just poison ourselves for 8 days a year?

There is a gluten free matza but it is not readily available and is very expensive -- $26-29 a box. I ordered it for my grandson on www.kosher.com They also have a gluten free matza meal which is $15 per box. Expensive but for my grandson I had to do it. However that site is not offering Passover foods any more. You might want to try it next year. Also, Lieber's makes a matzo ball mix that is gluten free.

[jkmunchkin]

I was just going to post that I found a gluten free matzoh but see others have found it.

I've certainly splurged for gluten free foods before but I draw the line at paying $30 for matzoh.
So I was thinking well how am I going to eat my chorset. I look forward to that every year. And then I realized, OMG I'm retarded. Plain rice crackers ofcourse! I mean with the sweetness of the chorset you barely taste the cracker or matzoh anyway. Now I just have to make sure the Manischewitz wine is ok that they use to make it.

[Fiddle-Faddle]

Jillian, you're a genius! I don't know why I didn't think of rice crackers. I love rice crackers, especially the ones in the Asian grocery stores.

You saved my Passover! I was all ready to screw up 3 months of being gluten-free, just for matzoh.

[jkmunchkin]

Fiddle-Faddle, on Apr 10 2006, 10:09 PM, said:

Jillian, you're a genius! I don't know why I didn't think of rice crackers. I love rice crackers, especially the ones in the Asian grocery stores.

You saved my Passover! I was all ready to screw up 3 months of being gluten-free, just for matzoh.

Thanks!!! The most simple solution ever and it took me forever to think of it!

I hear ya though, of all the things to consider throwing in the towel for I was thinking the same thing. How sad!! LOL!

[pmarbach]

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