Gluten Free Banana Loaf

If you are anything like our household, the last couple of banana's always seem to get left behind.  For some reason the kids think that with even a couple of spots on the skin that they are somehow no good!  An easy way to use them up is by making this banana loaf using Gluten Free Store Ltd Self Raising Flour.

Enjoy!

Turmeric Bread

Someone reminded us of this the other day, so Mike thought he would give it a try!  I love incorporating Turmeric into our daily diet, and usually chuck a couple of teaspoons into rice when I'm cooking it.  For its vibrancy alone its a winner!
Using our Plain Bread Mix Mike added Turmeric and some onion, with a pinch of salt.  I'm imagining some caramelized onion and some lovely cheese and it would be heaven.  But this bread was lovely on its own!  It doesn't need to stop at our Plain Bread Mix either, although we havent tried it on our Paleo Bread Mix ... yet!
Now my mind is going into overdrive, and I  would love to try some Dukkah when Im making some bread and see how that turns out.  We would love to know if you have tried any variations with our bread and how they came out.  Do leave us a comment... !

All of our Bread Mixes are available online as is our Tumeric.  Or you can check with your local New World, Pak n Save, Fresh Choice or Bin Inn, as most of them stock some of our range.

ENJOY!

GIVEAWAY

We are giving away a 400g packet of our chocolate cake pre-mix this week on our FACEBOOK PAGE. So get on over and be in the draw!!  (Only open to those in NZ sorry!)

This mix is so easy to use by just  adding milk, eggs and oil, but if you want to fancy it up a bit you can add berries, or even make it into a black forest gateau.
Mike makes the Black Forest Gateau by, sprinkling the sponges with Cherry Brandy, or even Rum (but you could leave the alcohol out if you don't want it) and then layering the chocolate sponge, drained Morello cherries and whipped cream.  He then covers the whole thing with whipped cream and either garnishes with fresh cherries (if in season) or finely grated chocolate.  Its very decadent but great for impressing guests after dinner with coffee!

BLACK FOREST GATEAU

CHOCOLATE CAKE

BUY ONLINE HERE

Gluten Free Scones!

One of our first pre-mixes, the scone mix is a great pantry staple, to have on standby! On their own or as a jumping off point, its so easy to make a savoury scone with the addition of cheese, herbs, and or onion or add some dates for the old favourites that remind me of my childhood.
I still love the "devonshire tea" scone, with jam and cream, and always hard to stop at just one!

This week we are doing a giveaway on our facebook page, so why not get on over and get in the draw!

Shop online here for our Scone Mix

Can I use a Bread Maker for Gluten Free Bread?

We often get asked if our bread mixes can be used in a breadmaker.  The short answer is no.
The results tend to end up a small doughy loaf.   Gluten Free Bread is made using a totally different technique, and the secret is not only in the finely tuned balance of flour blends but in the way they are mixed.  Traditionally bread is kneaded, and a bread maker emulates this with a small slow moving paddle.  In place of the gluten, GF bread needs to contain gum.  Xanthan and Guar being commonly used, the gum takes place of the gluten which gives the bread structure, and holds it up. Using a bench top mixer at reasonably high speed emulsifies the gum, and with the mix being quite stiff, it is almost impossible to mix by hand. Therefore we always advise that a benchtop mixer is really the only way to get a decent gluten free loaf.
Each breadmaker is different, and therefore devloping a mix that will work in various machines, would be extremely challenging.  However at Gluten Free Store, we love to give things a go so are keen to do some testing and see if we can work some magic!
But to see how easy it is to make our Gluten Free Bread, we have a short video here.

 Gluten Free Store Multi Grain Loaf

Gluten Free Store Paleo Loaf

We use Kenwood mixers