Rice Paper Wrappers Recipes Please!

[GlutenFreeManna]

So I recently picked up some rice paper wrappers as well as some rice and tapioca paper wrappers. I was so excited to see how easy this stuff is to work with. So far I have just been filling it with stir-fried meat and veggies and bean thread noodles. But I have been brainstorming other possibilities. Has anyone used these to make something like ravioli or perogies? What about used in place of phyllo dough for something like spanakopita? I know it won't be flaky, but would it have enough crunch to pass the taste/ texture test? Anyone try these things or have other recipes to share using rice paper wrappers?

[missy'smom]

We have used them uncooked, just briefly soaked in water to soften. Filled them with boiled shripm, poached chicken breast, lettuce, just one or 2 large mint leaves from the garden per roll, cooked rice noodles. Dipped in a bottled sweet ginger chili sauce(there are several gluten-free brands.

[sb2178]

Sandwich fillings. Lettuce, turkey, cheese, onion, etc.

Salad, with dressing. Peanut or sesame dressing over salad fillings. Maybe egg or tofu. Salad that travels well, basically.

They fry well (just make sure your oil is hot enough to look wavy). I've done Asian chopped cabbage with pork/shrimp filling. I would think that more European fillings might work well too. (Ricotta with all sorts of yummy stuff is up for dinner next week!) You just cannot overstuff and must wrap carefully to get pretty non-falling apart results.

[CeliacMom2008]

I've been wanting to try them filled with Nutella and fried then dusted with powdered sugar. Unfortunately I can't find them anywhere. I bet you could also do cream cheese and crab meat (like crab rangoon) then fried. I so wish someone would carry them around here!

[GlutenFreeManna]

I've been wanting to try them filled with Nutella and fried then dusted with powdered sugar. Unfortunately I can't find them anywhere. I bet you could also do cream cheese and crab meat (like crab rangoon) then fried. I so wish someone would carry them around here!

Do you have an Asian food store anywhere near there? That is the only place I have found them. Even if you have to drive a ways it's worth it to go to one. My nearest one is about 20 minutes away so I'm lucky. I find that the produce prices are much cheaper there as well. I also buy rice noodles, bean thread noodles, several types of rice flour and coconut milk--these are all things I can find in my ethnic food section of the regular grocery stores, but they were much less expensive at the Asian market. So when I go there now I stock up.

Mmm..crab rangoon sounds wonderful. I would have to leave out the crab or use imitation because I'm allergic to crab meat. Now I wonder if imitation crab meat is gluten free. Thanks for the ideas.

[Nor-TX]

I haven't had great results frying them. They split - I'm not using very much filling so that isn't the problem. I don't like the oil flavor, but I have done them in dairy free margarine and the results are passable.

I use a package of Annie Chun's Rice Express Sticky rice cooked in the microwave for 1 minute and stir fry that with some leftover chicken or salmon, or even some beansprouts, or shrimp and mixed with some gluten-free soy sauce or hot sauce and any types of veggies like cooked asparagus, mushrooms, avocado, tomatoes. I dip them in a mixture of gluten-free soy sauce and chinese mustard.

With the salmon, I mixed some rice and lemon zest. I dipped in a mixture of soy sauce and lemon.. it was very good.

I also made them with homemade cooked apple chunks (just cooked with cinnamon and dairy free margarine and brown sugar. Rolled them up and sprinkled on some powdered sugar.. very yummy!

I found them in Whole Foods, Sprouts and Tom Thumb along with the Vietnamese markets. Because they last forever and are inexpensive, I pick up 3 or 4 packages at a time.