Saturday, March 7, 2009
GLUTINO
I have to sing out my praises for the brand "Glutino". Their gluten-free foods are so fabulous and delicious! The first time I enjoyed Glutino's gluten-free cookies was about ten years ago when my sister was serving an LDS mission in England. She sent our family a package, full of gluten-free wonders that were not easily available in the U.S, but were much more common in Europe. At the time I could not believe something gluten-free could be so delicious and with no bitter after taste! Now years later, I can find wonderful Glutino products even at my local grocery store...I love it! Given, these specialty items are often a bit pricier than I'd like to spend on non-necessities,(being similarly priced to that of gourmet cookies and crackers, that you don't usually find a generic form of), but they do tend to go down and down in price as they become more present in more and more stores. This last week I tried for the first time Glutino gluten-free crackers which come in Original, Vegetable, Cheddar, and Multi-grain flavors. They were about 5 bucks for a medium sized box (4.4 oz), but I absolutely LOVED them. I ate them with braunschwager (an acquired taste, I know), meats and cheeses, cream cheese, and plain. They were so excellent. I don't know what Glutino does differently but be it their delicious lemon wafers, chocolate cookies, or cereal, I think they are by far one of the best gluten-free brands when it comes to taste.....and hopefully the prices will continue to drop here and there (I usually just buy them when they go on sale, which seems to happen a lot). If you haven't tried this brand, then I recommend next time you are at a health food store or even your grocery store look for a Glutino product on sale, and treat yourself! It is worth it!
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I completely agree that the price is worth it on this brand. It's my absolute favorite GF brand. I haven't seen the crackers. I'll have to be on the lookout for them.
I can't wait to try Glutino products. Over the past several months I've been having my family over a lot more often. I have four family members who have celiac. I like to be able to offer them gluten free entrees and desserts, but let's face it, I'm not a chef. I can make great flour breads and treats, but when it comes to offering something that is gluten free, I have to use a mix. Last night I made Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Chip cookies. I was so nervous when I made them because it said it would appear dry but would form into a ball when pressed together. It looked really dry. It looked like I was making pastry before adding the liquid. It was absolutely crumbs. I did my best to press them into mounds and get them onto the cookie sheet. They didn't look pretty. They looked like a mound of crumbs, slightly forming a shape that perhaps had a ball like resemblance to it. I didn't know what to offer them if they just fell apart after they were baked. It just didn't seem possible for them to work out. But they did! As they baked they went together. I cooled them completely before removing them from the cookie sheet just in case that would help them stay stuck together. Everyone who has celiac loved them, and then the strangest thing happened.....everyone else started eating them and LOVED them. Usually most of the "flour" members of my family avoid gluten free food. It's just "different". But these cookies were a hit. Tonight my family is coming over again and we're having a pancake dinner. I'm going to try Bob's Red Mill pancakes. Hopefully they're enjoyed just as much as the cookies. (That is if anything could compete with chocolate chip cookies...YUM!)
MMMM Gabby you made me hungry, maybe not for Braunshwager. But hungry never the less. Thanks for the crepe recipe too. They were sooo good when you made them. I would love your recipe for ham fried rice too.
Glutino is good, homebaked is better.
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