Hey it's Day 9 and I'm (Dennis too) still gluten free. Truthfully I'm taking this quite in stride as I did have a major overhaul when I eliminated dairy from my life and incorporated raw foods so I do have a fairly broad platform to start with.
I did have a thought that today I would treat myself to a sushi lunch, but alas, when I read the ingredients there was wheat starch in there somewhere. Plus soya sauce has wheat. So Bah!! Plan B.
Pepperoni: Freybe's has gluten free and lactose free pepperoni and it comes in 3 flavors. Good stuff!
Soy sauce: tamari is a wheat free soya sauce that is stronger than regular soya sauce and tastes very good.
I made tabouleh with quinoa instead of couscous and I like it! Very little difference actually.
Now, gluten free baking is a whole different kettle let me tell you! With wheat flour there is a "stickiness" to the batter or dough that is not there with gluten free baking. With gluten free, the ingredients are wet, that's it. Having said that, I made a gluten free Ezekiel bread full of sprouted quinoa, millet and sesame that's quite tasty (especially with peanut butter) and a chocolate chip blondie square that's pretty yummy (recipe below). I will say that the Ezekiel bread has more the consistency of a banana bread then a loaf of wheat bread.
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Blondies from Chocolate Covered Katie blog
1 540 ml (19 oz) can of chick peas/garbanzo beans well rinsed and drained
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
heaping 1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar (next time I'm using maple syrup and less of it)
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup ground flax
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup chocolate chips (I use more)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put all ingredients except chocolate chips and blend until smooth. Add inch chocolate chips and mix. Spoon into a greased 8x8 pan and bake 38-40 minutes. Blondies are to be a little underdone as they will firm up when cooled. I also found that they are more crumbly when warm.
Methinks this recipe may work as a brownie..... Especially with my hello-euphoria chocolate ganache as a frosting. Might have to try that...
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