Going gluten-free meant that my life as a baker was over!
The idea of giving up baking crushed me. This was something I loved doing.
My mom has baked her whole life. She passed that passion onto me, and I continued baking with my children. I didn’t want to stop baking.
We were all at a loss – could we bake gluten-free
Then . . . we realized . . .
We just needed a NEW mindset
We dove in and learned so much!
Did you know that there are multiple flours available besides the basic blanched wheat flour? We never had a clue! (Check some out here!)
This alone opened so many doors – and so many “science experiments”.
At first, our kitchen acted as our “lab” with so many of our experiments going south – too hard, too crumbly, too soft, not cooked through . . . we experienced them all.
There was a new science to understand
Gluten is what holds the baked goods together – now that wasn’t available.
There was a new way of baking
waiting to be embraced
Lots of baking – lots of patience – lots of taste testing.
We learned that gluten-free baking is totally doable. And, we learned that you can create delicious goodies that are also healthier.
Truth be told, you can look up gluten-free recipes through Google or Pinterest and find many. You’ll easily find them in different categories such as gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo, etc.
Yet, I found many just didn’t fit all of our allergies or were still loaded with sugar and extras I didn’t want to use in my baking.
Baking at home puts you in control of what’s in your food
I want to know what I’m eating. I’ll splurge on sugar and extras sometimes, but certainly not all the time.
Be smart about your ingredients
We’re taking out gluten to feel better. So, think about what ingredients you’re using in your recipes to find what works best for you.
You need a gluten-free recipe, but if they have 2 cups of sugar, xanthan gum, or other additives that don’t suit you, that might not be your best bet.
Baking puts you in control of what’s in the recipe. Do what’s best for you.
It’s fun to make something sinful every so often, (My S’mores bars ), but maybe not every day!)
No more stressing
No more need to stress or feel that you can no longer bake because you’re living gluten-free.
This is NOT the case!
Your gluten-free life still allows you to get into the kitchen and bake your heart out!
Get into the kitchen and bake
something delicious!
Try a fabulous gluten-free recipe today!
Need some ideas?
Try one of these recipes:
Come back and let me know what you made. I cannot wait to hear!
