Are you faced with the unique challenge of living gluten free? It might seem like a simple and straight forward task at first, simply not buy anymore foods with gluten in them. Naturally for anyone who has been gluten free for any amount of time, it’s not all that easy. It’s takes a lot of adapting and testing and trial. Here are some of top resources for gluten free living.
We have six kids and since we have a flock of chickens we let each one dye a dozen eggs for Easter and then we have to plan how we will use all the eggs. After breakfast with hardboiled eggs and deviled eggs, our next favorite recipe for using leftover Easter Eggs is Creamed Eggs on Toast.
Recipe for Easter Egg Creamed Eggs on toast
Peel one dozen hardboiled Easter Eggs and rinse thoroughly to insure all the shell is removed. Slice in thin and even slices.
Melt one stick (1/2 cup) margarine or butter in a saucepan. When completely melted stir in the following mixture
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
When completely mixed with sauce pan on medium high heat slowly whisk in 4 cups of milk a little at a time. If you add too much cold milk it will turn the flour and butter mixture into lumps and ruin the sauce for Creamed Eggs. When all of the milk has been added continuing whisking or stirring for 10 minutes or until the mixture is completely thick and bubbly. Remove from heat.
For a Gluten Free Version of the White Sauce Click Here
We serve on toast but have also served it on pasta or rice. If you need gluten free bread check out our Gluten Free Bread Recipe Click Here
We have also added shaved ham or chopped turkey and sometimes left the eggs out altogether.
Our autistic children have a terrible time digesting gluten. They do not have celiac disease but we have found they function much better on a gluten free diet. The economic situation in general and specifically for our family has made it extremely difficult to afford to buy ready made gluten free bread. We spent years trying different recipes and through combination came up with a bread that is very good. if you are using to eating wonder bread this is not what you are looking for. This bread is GFCF and vegetarian.
Gluten Free Bread Recipe
1 Tbsp. Yeast
1 3/4 cup Warm Water
Activate the Dry Yeast in the warm water making sure to stir it all in.
1 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour (Chick Pea Flour) {you can substitute white bean flour or corn flour}
1 1/2 cup Rice Flour (brown rice or white rice) {do not use sweet rice it ruins the consistency of the bread}
3 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar (substitute Stevia)
Stir all the dry ingredients together mixing thoroughly.
2 eggs beaten
2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. vinegar
Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and add to bread maker or use dough hook on your Kitchen Aid mixer to mix thoroughly.
For Breadmaker set to medium and let it bake.
For conventional oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray with baking spray a traditional bread pan and fill with dough. Let it set and rise for 30 minutes to one hour. Bake for 40 minutes or until center is not doughy and crust is brown
For sweet bread like raisin bread or cinnamon bread add 1/2 cup of sugar to dry ingredients. 2 tsp. vanilla to wet ingredients and at the end fold in fruit or spices of your choice. (we really like cinnamon craisins {dried cranberries})
For herb bread add herbs, garlic, onion, or dried vegetables of choice.
Where to Buy Gluten Free Products became an everyday question for us when we found that our ASD children had a gluten intolerance. They do not have celiac disease so we don’t have quite the battle that other parents have, but still we realized that almost everything we were using had some form of wheat or other glutinous grain in it. Where to buy gluten free products when you live in a rural area with a budget is a much different question than where to buy gluten free products in Berkley or some other large alternative city.
Where To Buy Gluten Free Products Easy to Use
If you trying to find where to buy gluten free products that are easy to use, the last two years have seen a significant increase in options. This week I was able to find Gluten Free Products in almost every department of Wal-Mart. We also have other grocery stores that care whole sections of health foods that include many options for gluten free products. Amazon is where to buy items that you need shipped to you that are a little more standard. You can also shop high end at igourmet where you find some very nice gourmet items that are wheat free and gluten free.
Where to Buy Gluten Free Products in Bulk
If you have a large family like we do the prices of gluten free products will cause you to ask where to buy gluten free products in bulk. We have found that our local food coop offers us many options for large volume of the products that we use most frequently. I have also found many listings online for bulk products like xantham gum (substitute for gluten to hold homemade gluten free bread together).
