Celiac.com 12/25/2018 - Recently, a bit of a dustup kicked off in New Zealand, literally, over what celiac shoppers see as the placement of gluten-free flours beside or beneath standard wheat flours that are not gluten-free. The news website Newshub recently ran a photo of shelves at Ponsonby Countdown that showed gluten-free flour beside the regular flour.
"That's bad, because flour puffs everywhere, contaminating everything near it," one shopper told Newshub, asking to remain anonymous. A Countdown spokesperson told Newshub on Tuesday the store will be reviewing the placement of gluten-free flour.
In all fairness, with store shelf space a scarce commodity, stores have a tough job. In general, customers overwhelmingly like similar products placed close together. So, the ...

Celiac.com 01/11/2020 - Life used to be so much simpler. Fifteen years ago, when a celiac used an “alternative flour mixture”, it meant sifting together white rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour. The kitchen got dusted with flour as you sifted the blend together, but you never had more than three different kinds of flour to store. Today, the alternative flour choices are almost endless… and confusing. 
There is no one alternative flour that can duplicate the properties found in wheat flour.  That’s why it’s necessary to combine different flours together. Each one has its own unique properties. When you better understand what each flour contributes to a mix, it makes it easier to decide which flours to use.
Just to confuse things a bit more, different flour mixtur...

Celiac.com 08/13/2021 - We get a lot of questions about baking supplies and ingredients. Specifically, we get a lot of questions about baking powder. More than a few people wonder if baking powder is gluten-free.
The short answer is 'yes.' According to wikipedia, most "baking powders contain a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. Baking powder is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods." Pure baking powder does not contain gluten, and can be considered gluten-free.
Clabber Girl baking powder contains corn starch, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), sodium aluminum sulfate, and mono calcium phosphate.
Baking powder that ...

Celiac.com 10/29/2022 - The bread machine is a great tool for everyone’s kitchen, dorm room or camper, but what happens once you plug the machine in and add the ingredients?
Some people, like one of the testers for Delicious Gluten-Free Wheat-Free Breads, simply add all the ingredients to the bread pan, close the lid, hit the programmed buttons and walk away. An hour or two later they return to a great tasting, freshly baked loaf of gluten-free bread. These free-style bakers do not worry if an edge of the loaf shows flour that is not totally mixed together or if the bread crust is not totally smooth with a nice rounded top.
Then there are people who love to peek, prod and perfect their bread baking techniques into an award winning loaf of bread. Perhaps you fall somewhere b...