elsie

Do those of you who bake bread use a bread machine? We were thinking of buying one but I was concerned if the gluten free flours would pose a challenge.

Success!!!! I want to thank you all for your recommendations - I made a really great batch of chocolate chip cookies this weekend, I was dancing in the kitchen ( you have to celebrate the small victories)! I used my 'old' recipe with a gluten-free all purpose baking mix but this time added the 1 tsp of xanthum gum for every 1- 1.5 cups of flour, a package...

I have been unable to locate any tapioca starch. Is this available in grocery stores and if so where would it be located? I have checked my local groceries - in the gluten free sections and other baking ingredients sections but have had no luck. Unfortunately I don't have any Whole Foods store conveniently located to me.

Thank you all for your recommendations. I have been using Bob's Red Mill All Purpose baking flour in my past attempts. It sounds as if adding the xanthum gum may be the key to getting softer cookies but the more I research this and see all the varied opinions the more confused I become!

I have tried baking chocolate chip cookies just substituting a gluten-free baking mix for the flour in the recipe. They taste OK but very flat and crunchy. Any secret ingredients that will help give cookies some additional texture? I was wondering if adding a little xanthum gum would help.

I have recently been diagnosed with DH thru biopsy of the effected rash area. I am increasingly dismayed by the huge information base available concerning DH and Ciliac. My problem is that I don't have typical symptoms. The rash does not itch at all. I have no digestive issues that would indicate Ciliac and I don't get a reaction when I eat Glutin laced foods...