Teff Anyone?

[Claire]

Information on some of the flour substitutes is outright contradictory. The following are clips from various blurbs about Teff.

It contains no gluten

Teff is nearly gluten-free

it contains practically no gluten

Avoid: All cereals containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley; bran; graham; wheat germ; durum; kaska; bulgar; buckwheat*; millet*; triticale; amaranth*; spelt; teff; quinoa*; kamut.

In the Avoid list there are several things that elsewhere are declared gluten free;

Buckwheat ( a berry not a grain or a grass)

quinoa and millet

I would like to hear from the bakers here on this subject of gluten free flour. Claire

[tarnalberry]

there's a lot of old, out of date information.

quinoa, teff, millet, amaranth, and buckwheat are all gluten-free. they are not related to wheat, and are not all even grains.

[Claire]

there's a lot of old, out of date information.

quinoa, teff, millet, amaranth, and buckwheat are all gluten-free.  they are not related to wheat, and are not all even grains.

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That is what I thought too. Even material put out by hospitals will list buckwheat as a no-no. I would be lost without it! Red Mill displays Teff in its' gluten free list but does not identify it as such on the package. Too bad. They should. Thanks for your comment. Claire

[tarnalberry]

That is what I thought too. Even material put out by hospitals will list buckwheat as a no-no. I would be lost without it!  Red Mill displays Teff in its' gluten free list but does not identify it as such on the package. Too bad. They should. Thanks for your comment.  Claire

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Huh... it has the gluten free symbol on the bag of teff flour, and I thought it was on the bag of teff that I have from them at home. It doesn't say "gluten free" in big letters, but has a wheat stalk with a cross at the very bottom of the bag labe... Could also be an old bag. It is produced on their dedicated line.

[Claire]

Huh... it has the gluten free symbol on the bag of teff flour, and I thought it was on the bag of teff that I have from them at home.  It doesn't say "gluten free" in big letters, but has a wheat stalk with a cross at the very bottom of the bag labe...  Could also be an old bag.  It is produced on their dedicated line.

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Thanks for the reply. Not on mine. You probably are right - an old bag. They shouldn't sell 'old' bags. Right? Have you every used this flour? Anything good or bad about it? Claire

[tarnalberry]

Thanks for the reply.  Not on mine. You probably are right - an old bag.  They shouldn't sell 'old' bags. Right?  Have you every used this flour?  Anything good or bad about it?  Claire

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Yeah, I used it to make injera (a traditional ethiopian flat bread pretty much made from teff and water) once. It was... a bit strong for my tastes. I think I'd want to cut it with a milder flour myself, but used in combination with other flours, could give a hearty/robust flavor. I haven't tried the grain straight yet.

[Claire]

Yeah, I used it to make injera (a traditional ethiopian flat bread pretty much made from teff and water) once.  It was... a bit strong for my tastes.  I think I'd want to cut it with a milder flour myself, but used in combination with other flours, could give a hearty/robust flavor.  I haven't tried the grain straight yet.

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Thanks. Do you have a recipe available for the injera? Do you still make it? What flours?

[quantumsugar]

Ooh, I've been wanting to make Ethiopian food at home since I stopped eating wheat (and stopped going to my favorite restaurant). I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it doesn't include any wheat flour, and looks pretty authentic:

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Here are the ingredients:

3/4 cup teff, ground fine (this may be done either in a flour mill or in a

blender after moistening in 3 1/2 cups water)

salt

sunflower or other vegetable oil

There's another recipe (and some other Ethiopian food recipies) here:

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