Chebe Mixes

[delawaregirl]

On a recent post someone mentioned Chebe rolls. I have looked at their web site and am interested in trying their products But I need the mix ASAP. No one local to me carries them so I will have to drive a distance. Are the products worth the drive?

[Karen B.]

On a recent post someone mentioned Chebe rolls. I have looked at their web site and am interested in trying their products But I need the mix ASAP. No one local to me carries them so I will have to drive a distance. Are the products worth the drive?

I think it is worth it. Everyone else that's tried it at our Celiac group (typically over 100 people at each meeting) and the guys at my office like it. But, I know one person that says she hates the taste of tapioca flour and therefore, didn't like Chebe.

I know I've mentioned this before but the worst thing I hear about Chebe is that it was gummy. Usually, gluten-free breads have rice flour in them and the challenge is to keep them moist. So you pop it in plastic wrap ASAP. Chebe has to breathe and lose the moisture. So you need to wrap it in a coton tea towel and let it sit in a basket or colander for 12-24 hours. After that, you can put it in a ziploc and leave it on the counter a couple more days before it starts going stale.

Our favorite variation is with parmesan and adding the baking powder. But I've used cream cheese, cheddar, mozzarella and even discovered once when I forgot to add cheese that it's good without it even.

[delawaregirl]

Have you used any of the frozen products?

[Karen B.]

Have you used any of the frozen products?

I haven't. Because I have limited freezer space, I use the dry mix. But I know people in my local Celiac group that have bought the frozen products and they love it.

I did try something in the freezer case of the international section at Kroger called "pan de yucca" that was made with tapioca and cheese and it was really good. A brown and serve roll kind of thing.

I noticed that pan de yucca didn't taste cheesy like the chebe rolls I make but that's probably the type of cheese they use. I use parmesan which is strongly flavored. A softer cheese like a ricotta or a queso fresca might not have a cheese taste at all. I know fat free cream cheese produces a white bread type of roll (the xantham gum in the fat-free version helps the texture of the roll).

[Guest j_mommy]

I LOVE them!!!! You can order them online too! But they are worth the drive. I drive an hour for my gluten-free specialty stuff!

I use them for hamburger buns. You add anywhere from 1-3 tsp of baking powder to the mix. and then divide the dough into four and bake. YUM!!!!!

So worth it.

[Guhlia]

I personally can't stand the Chebe stuff. I've never tried the frozen ones.

[Susanna]

You found pan de yucca!!!!???!! I had it in Colombia when I was a foreign exchange student in the '70's and I loved it and I hadn't had it since then--it's a staple there--yucca is. I had it boiled, fried, mashed, but my fave was yucca bread (pan de yucca). I'm def going to look for it at Krogers. Thanks!

Oh, BTW, I love Chebe mixes. Yum-O!

Susanna

[Karen B.]

You found pan de yucca!!!!???!! I had it in Colombia when I was a foreign exchange student in the '70's and I loved it and I hadn't had it since then--it's a staple there--yucca is. I had it boiled, fried, mashed, but my fave was yucca bread (pan de yucca). I'm def going to look for it at Krogers. Thanks!

Oh, BTW, I love Chebe mixes. Yum-O!

Susanna

I hope your Kroger's carries it. None of the ones on our side of town do and I pick it up on the other side of town (about an hour away). First time I fixed it surprised me because the frozen bread is the size of a biscuit, maybe 2 inches across. It baked up to the size of a burger bun! I found it in the freezer section that carries frozen Mexican food (food actually from Mexico) and other international items.