Jewish Life Digital Edition April 2015 | Page 74

SNACKS 1 3 1. Corn Thins R21.95 (BD stamp) 2. Mexicorn Nachos R22.95 (BD stamp, milchik) 3. Popcorners (OU stamp) READY MIXES 1 BLOGS 1. Gluten Free Gigi.com 2. Gluten Free Goddess. blogspot.com 3. Gluten Free Mommy.com 4. Gluten Free Girl.com 5. Art of Gluten Free Baking.com 6. Gluten Free on a Shoestring.com 7. Oh She Glows.com 8. Elanas Pantry.com 9. My heart Beets.com 10. Against All Grain.com 2 1. Orgran Falafel Mix R50.50 (Melbourne Kashrut) 2. Orgran Rice Crumbs R46.95 (Melbourne Kashrut) 3. Orgran Muffin Mix R59.65 (Melbourne Kashrut) TOP 10 GLUTEN-FREE 2 3 All the featured products are available from selected PnP stores, Dischem or Kosher World, as well as various health food stores. BAKING ESSENTIALS REMEMBER: Gluten is essentially like glue; it binds the dough to give baked treats their fluffy goodness – so you need to replace it with a glutenfree substitute when baking. 1 2 HOW TO USE GUAR GUM Guar gum is used in gluten-free cooking to bind, thicken and emulsify glutenfree ingredients. If you don’t add gum to most of your gluten-free baked goods, they will likely end up as a pile of crumbs! Guar gum comes from the seed of a bean-like plant. It is high in soluble fibre. BAKING GUIDELINES: • BREAD AND PIZZA DOUGH RECIPES: Add 1 teaspoon guar gum per cup of gluten-free flour used in bread and pizza dough recipes. • CAKE, MUFFIN