Easy Wheat Free Cooking

by: AstraYadira
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There are some things you need to keep in mind when you are doing wheat free cooking. Cooking and baking with non-traditional flours requires some knowledge beyond your basic baking skills in order to get results that are not heavy and flat.

First of all, don't stress the advice that most people give that you need to buy and keep every kind of wheat flour substitute on earth. That will only confuse you more and will make cooking a nightmare.

Most alternative flours expire quickly and have short shelf lives. Trying to bake with rancid flour doesn't turn out so well. What you may want to try is buy a few wheat free baking mixes and see which brands you enjoy.

There are many different brands out there you could try: Arrowhead Mills, Pamela's, Authentic Foods, Namaste, Bob's Red Mill, and many more. Most of them have recipes right on the box you can try out.

When you have 3 or 4 favorites make sure to keep some on hand for all your baking needs. You don't have to keep them in the boxes, in fact keeping them in airtight containers may extend their shelf life.

If you are allergic to more than just wheat you will need to make sure that any mixes you choose will not cause a reaction.

Secondly, remember that practice makes perfect with wheat free cooking and you will have to experiment a bit before you find the techniques that work best. You may end up throwing away your first few batches of cookies and that is alright.

Keep going, and remember that every 'failure' is a step in the learning process. Take notes. Dedicate a journal or a binder to the process, so you have records of successes as well as failures.

Third, make some friends or meet people who are in the same situation you are. There are local and online support groups you could join. These usually have a lot of recipes and tips that will reduce your own learning curve. The emotional reinforcement is nice as well.

Yes, it will take a lot of practice to perfect wheat free cooking. However, having the right tools in hand, keeping your successes and failure in mind while you experiment, and talking with other wheatless people will keep you on the right track.