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Baking For Family

Tucson

By Tucson
in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips

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Tucson Newbie
Tucson
Posted

Now that no gluten is entering my mouth, I'm wondering about making dough for the family, not money, just bread dough!

Is there a reaction to just handling the flour, yeast & other ingredients? I make pies and cinnamon rolls for my family, along with pizza dough. Anyone have reactions to this?

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gf4life
Posted

I personally never felt better until I got all the gluten out of the house. I was actually relieved when all three of my kids came back positive and needed the same diet.

Theoretically you could still touch the wheat flour and not have a reaction. Be careful of the dust in the air from the flour and also clean all surfaces really well after you are done. If you get the DH rash then it could be a problem with the skin contact, but otherwise you just have to be careful not to get any into your mouth, wash your hand really good, etc.

sunflower Newbie
sunflower
Posted

Hi,

As for me, I never had any skin reaction to gluten (such as rash), so I also thought that kneading gluten dough should be OK if I am extra careful about cleaning everything afterwards, washing my hands and so on. However, I tried once to knead gluten dough with my hands (I was trying to make gluten dumplings for my boyfriend after making gluten-free ones for myself) and I am never, ever going to do it again. I'm not sure if it was from touching the dough, or from the flour dust that was in the air, but I got very dizzy and nauseous afterwards.

We rarely make any gluten stuff at home, all cakes are baked from gluten-free flour, and only sometimes we make 2 kinds of pancakes (gluten-free and non-gluten-free), and it is my boyfriend who makes them so I don't have to deal with gluten flour. Still, it happened to me once to mix the flour with eggs and milk for gluten pancakes and it did not make me sick - could it be because I did not touch the stuff with my hands, but used a mixer, and there wasn't so much flour dust in the air?

I'm not sure if it helps but this is just my two cents

Anna

traci Apprentice
traci
Posted

If you are concerned about contact, skin to gluten type, get some playtex dish washing gloves or even the latex ones used by docs and vets, you can find them on the Internet. I make a lot of doggy cookies, full of whole wheat flour and I always wear them. I find if I have them on, I am less apt to stick my hands near my mouth or nose or eyes. I am like a 2 year old, fingers in my mouth all the time... hmmm <_< It reminds me not to.

I agree, you need to be careful about inhaling too, it may cause a reaction. You can buy dusk masks at the local hardware store.. most bakers wear them simply to keep the dust out of their lungs. Or just be very careful with the ingredients, unlike me who dusts every surface in my home with it.

Having said this, I want a photo of you in the rubber gloves and the mask! :D

On another note, I am so dang careful about gluten.. the other day like a moron, I licked my brothers birthday card envelope shut... UGGGG was I sick. Took me about 8 hours to figure it out, sheesh. :huh:

Thomas Apprentice
Thomas
Posted

A gluten-free house is safest.

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