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Sami's Bakery Pizza Dough

Eric-C

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Eric-C Enthusiast
Eric-C
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I found a lot of threads about their bread, which is excellent, but tonight we tried the pizza dough.

They sell the pizza dough already cooked, you just top it and heat it.

We tried to make gluten free pizza before and it was absolute crap...I'm not one to look for substitutes, if its not close to the original we just skip it completely.

This stuff is great. Crunchy, great taste. Even eating the edge of the crust is so close to real pizza dough you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. The difference in the taste is a pleasant one. Usually what you find is its close but the bit its off is unpleasant.

We went to Disney and they made us Rice dinner rolls, first bite was awesome, just like real bread...5 minutes later your still chewing :)

I just tried their bread, we haven't made anything with it but its great too.

A warning, the product is gluten free but the facility is not but this was recommended to me by several Celiacs who buy it locally at a bakery.

There is a bakery near here that carries a bunch of gluten free products including some great Walnut Chocolate chip cookies. They are dry and brittle to the touch but taste nearly identical to a real cooky. At $4.35 for a pack of 5 they better :)

The real test on the pizza dough will be tomorrow, see how it handles sitting overnight in the fridge.

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ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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I live in Tampa where Sami's is. The lady that leads the local Celiac group told us NOT to eat their bread. She got really sick from it. So I dont.

Treen Bean Apprentice
Treen Bean
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Sami's Bakery products are awesome! I know they aren't made in a dedicated facility which makes them risky. However, I have only gotten sick from the bread once. I don't eat it often, only in a pinch. However, their millet and flax spinach pies are TO DIE FOR!!!! I can't wait to try the pizza crust.

Eric-C Enthusiast
Eric-C
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I don't know what to think...I had 2 pieces cold this morning and they were fantastic.

Stomach feels a bit off but then again these are made with flax and other non-soluable fibers so who knows...I don't feel like I'm getting a reaction, it may just be the high fiber content.

This seems like a lifesaver for us. Its tough to come up with super quick meals that are gluten free and have some flavor so this is a perfect alternative.

I'll give it a day or so and see how I did.

I wonder what it would take for them to make it purely gluten free.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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Keep in mind Eric that each batch of their product could have varying levels of gluten. Let's say they run a batch of their full gluten product and then the pizza crusts right after. It would have more gluten in it than say 3 gluten-free batches later after a gluten product. I know you love the taste and convenience, but be on the look out for future reactions. It made my Celiac group leader horribly ill. It is a bit of Russian Roulette if you ask me.

jerseyangel Proficient
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Here is a thread with some more discussion about Sami's--

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...33&hl=samis

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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Thanks for posting that thread Patti. It shows that some reacted HORRIBLY and some not at all. So I conclude that the levels of gluten vary per batch as stated and if you eat Sami's you are taking a crap shoot with your health.

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Thanks for posting that thread Patti. It shows that some reacted HORRIBLY and some not at all. So I conclude that the levels of gluten vary per batch as stated and if you eat Sami's you are taking a crap shoot with your health.

Oh yeah, I agree. I wouldn't touch anything made in a shared bakery. The chance of CC is just overwhelming, no matter how hard they try.

Eric-C Enthusiast
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Well I've seen others post up other good pizza crusts...anyone suggest one that is totally safe?

I finished the pizza today, that stuff is fantastic :)

Oh yeah, I agree. I wouldn't touch anything made in a shared bakery. The chance of CC is just overwhelming, no matter how hard they try.
Eric-C Enthusiast
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Ok another great idea down the drain.

But for the trouble I've learned something new. The pizza was 12 or 14 inch...my wife ate two equal size pieces and over the course of two days I finished off the rest.

I have usually have almost immediate reactions. I've had CC fried foods that I can feel in a matter of minutes from a anxiety standpoint. We went out a few weeks ago and I ordered Scampi and after 1 bite I knew something was in there. We went for Indian two months ago and the Bhajji which is made with Besan Flour and usually OK was from being cooked in a fryer. 2 minutes after eating it I could feel my anxiety level rise.

Its been 48 hours since I ate the last piece. My stomach felt a little bit odd but I was eating a whole lotta fiber in the flax from the bread and there was no pain or other problems. Everything was working 'ok' in that department too so I attributed it to the fiber and I felt perfectly fine.

Here is the interesting part though. I've been sick. I've had a cold/flu for the past 5 days. Not bad enough to keep me in bed and I had to get stuff done so I've been out and about. I've posted before about how much of a huge improvement I get from taking Claritin or something similar to that when I've had gluten by accident.

I've been taking Benedryl 4 times a day for the past 3 days and never felt a single effect from the what I now assume to be gluten in the pizza dough.

Yesterday I only took it in the morning and one mid afternoon. My wife and I were driving home last night and I started to feel a bit edgy. Its funny because she was talking about going back and getting another one for the weekend. I told her to hold off I as I could feel the edginess/anxiety coming on.

Throughout the night I had stomach pain, not bad, not at all bad, but it was there. Wake up this morning and I feel that panic/slight anxiety that I get after having gluten, but its not bad. In fact it feels like it does several days after the fact. Same with my stomach. I'm real bad the night I have it but the next few days you get a pain here or there and I'm OK.

I wonder what it is about the Benadryl that is making a difference. Its the same idea as Claritin, they are both anti-histamines.

I just took one about 30 minutes ago just to see. My cold is 90 percent gone and I hadn't planned on taking anymore but I figured I'd take one and see how I feel. This isn't in my head but the anxiety is lifting and I'm feeling ok.

I was told about the Claritin by a Colombian doctor on a cruise ship after being fed gluten by mistake on the ship. She told me it wouldn't fix the problem but it would greatly reduce the effects. I had eaten 1/2 a hamburger stuffed with breadcrumbs. I had several very bad trips to the bathroom in the next hour but after I took what she prescribed I had one more mild trip to the bathroom and then nothing...they brought me breakfast at 4am to see how I would react since we were going off ship. Stomach felt a little uneasy for 10 minutes and my wife and I went out for the entire day and had a huge lunch and dinner with zero problems.

Normally that would put me under for a couple of days.

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rio Newbie
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I was told about the Claritin by a Colombian doctor on a cruise ship after being fed gluten by mistake on the ship.

How much Claritin do you take in such an instance???

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