Switched to gluten free for medical reasons. I’m attempting to convert old recipes or find new ones. Not having a lot of luck. Would love to compare notes with others on converting old recipes. Due to food allergies and intolerances, I make a lot of things from scratch. Ingredients like xanthan gum, coconut, almond and 1 to 1 flours are a problem for me. One of the recipes I’m still working on is a decent pie crust. I’ve tried the Bob’s Red Mill recipe for a teff 5 minute pie crust and it’s halfway. I’ve experimented with other flours and flour mixes in place of the teff but can’t find anything I really like the taste of. I used to like making a matzo brei occasionally. The gluten free matzos get soggy when mixed with egg. Would like to try to make a homemade matzo from scratch to replace the gluten free option, but so far, the recipes I’ve tried haven’t worked well. Looking for decent gluten free bread machine recipes. So far, I’ve only found one I like. Working on my own gluten free flour blend and would appreciate any tips and tricks related to flour blends. Would be curious to hear how others converted their favorite recipes. Thanks.
When I make a pie crust I use Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose gluten free flour. It’s a bean flour and the only thing I have found it’s good for.
-8.5 oz flour
-1 tbsp sugar
-1 tsp salt
-1.5 tsp xanthum gum
-1 egg
-8 tbsp butter, cubbed
-some cold water
Add the dry bits to a food processor, pulse to combine, add the butter and pulse a bit. Then add the egg and run it while adding a little water until it comes together in a sticky ball. Turn it out on some plastic wrap, fold a few times, wrap it up, and chill it for 10-15min. Then press/roll it out on a floured surface. Sometimes I get the moisture wrong and need to press it into a tin but usually it rolls up on the pin and out pretty easily.
As for breads I found a roll recipe on theloopywhisk that uses lots of starch and psyilum husk gel to get a nice fluffy loaf. https://theloopywhisk.com/2023/12/02/gluten-free-white-bread/ I sub in potato starch for the tapioca and use it for flatbread and pizza too.
