Gf menu at ayletts garden centre at Albans

Gluten free hoisin sauce found at waitrose

Gluten free oyster sauce found at m&s

Been so busy - here are some things we have made recently

Well we have been so busy that we haven't had time to blog for a while. 

Will try to catch up on our gluten free adventures.  

First cakes - Gf minion cakes. Yum yum

Gluten free e mails part 1 - wagamama pork ribs

Well here are a few of the e mails I have been sending to companies in relation to their menu

sent today to wagamama....

"I would like to enquire in relation to your pork ribs.  I noticed on your website this recent addition to your menu is stated as being gluten free. 
When I visited your resturant on Sat I noticed that it was not on the allergy menu as being gluten free.  I asked the waitress to speak to the chef to confirm whether it was in fact gluten free. The response from the chef was that he did not recommend this item to a person on a gluten free diet - the waitrress seemed to suggest this was more a cross contamination issue than whether there was gluten in the item.

Please could you confirm whether the pork ribs are in fact gluten free.

If they are not please can you remove them from your website as being gluten free.
if they are gluten free please can you update your allergy menu and also ensure all staff are aware of this so there isnt a contamination issue."

Gluten free caramel shortbread.

Okay I decided this morn to try making millionaire shortbread.
It is sat setting properly in the fridge but I am very impressed with the outcome.
The recipe I followed was
Shortbread
I made a dough from
250g flour I used doves flour mix
150g unsalted butter
80g caster sugar
I put it in a pan approx 8 by 10 and flattened it out and cooked it for 20 mins in a over at 190 degrees. Basically til it was nice and brown. I then left to cool.

Caramel
I tipped a tin of evapoured milk think is 397g into a saucepan and added 50g of butter and 50g of brown soft sugar. I heated over a low heat until the sugar dissolved and then turned the heat up til it boiled. Turned it back to a
Simmer for about five mins or so til it thickened. I stirred continuously the whole time. I then allowed to cool for about 5 mins then tipped over the shortbread.

Choc
For the chocolate topping I melted 150g of milk choc with a tablespoon of whole milk. I then tipped and spread over the caramel.

I then put the whole thing in the fridge to set.

Now I have cut a slice off and although the shortbread is a little crumbly than usual they Taste amazing. Will reduce the sugar content a little maybe next time of thw shortbread to make it slightly less crumbly.

Gluten free fajita

Ok on a whim I decided tonight to make tortillas. Have never made them before even with wheat flour but figured it would be fun.
I googled for recipes and got my first hurdle. Corn tortillas aren't just made of corn flour - as you would imagine. No they are made of a special flour masa harina. Well I dont have that in my cupboard and you can only get from specialist stores. So will add to my shopping list for a later date. But that left me with a dilemma. Give up on my whim or be creative. So I was creative. I decided to find a recipe for gluten free flour tortillas but to put some corn/maize flour in it to flavour it a bit more!!
So my finished recipe was
1 1/2 cup dove gluten free flour
1/2 cup corn/maize flour
1 1/2 tea spoon xantam gum
1 1/2 tea spoon sugar
2/3 tea spoon salt
1 cup warm water.

I mixed the dry ingredients them added the water and made into a dough. I then took ping pong ball sized balls. Rolled them put between two sheets of cling film. Then heated a frying plan and cooked them until was puffing and starting to get brown spots on each side.

They were yummy. I made a steak fajita mix and served with grated cheese lettuce and salsa.

Both little p's loved it. Success.

However will need some practice to make them more circular!!!