Living Gluten Free....

This post is dedicated to Eathan. Eathan is a fantastic 5 year-old, he is in kindergarten this year. Number #1 on the soccer field and a little firecracker. Eathan is my neighbor. He has an older brother and a baby brother. Eathan is just like any other little boy except that he is a seliac. He can't have gluten proteins in his body or he gets really sick. I was talking to Eathan's dad this morning at the bus stop. Dad was telling me that he has all of these different type of ingredients and he didn't know what to do with them. I let him know that I had found some really great recipes for him. It is really frustrating to find things for Eathan to eat that won't make Eathan feel so different from all of the other kids.
I have found some really great gluten-free recipes and I would like to share a couple of them with you today.

Gluten Free Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes are an easy and quick dish to prepare
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Ingredients:1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup celery,
finely chopped1 cup gluten free tomato sauce
1/4 cup gluten free ketchup
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions:Heat a few tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium high in a skillet. Brown the hamburger, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks. After meat is brown, add the green pepper, onion, and celery to the skillet and cook for an additional five minutes. Your next step is to make the sauce. For this, add the rest of the ingredients. Lower the heat to the lowest setting and simmer everything together for twenty minutes, leaving the skillet uncovered unless too much of the water is evaporating.


Mashed Potato Bread

This interesting bread has a moist texture. It uses mashed potatoes to give it extra depth and flavor.

Ingredients:
2 cups brown rice flour
2 tablespoons soy flour
3 teaspoons gluten free baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup sugar
6 eggs with the yolks and whites separated
½ cup mashed potatoes
¾ cup milk

Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Make sure the mashed potatoes are lump free. After you do that, warm them up in the microwave.
In a medium bowl, mix the butter and sugar together on high until creamed. Put the mixer on medium and add the egg yolks in one at a time. Add mashed potatoes and beat until well combined.
In another bowl, sift all of the dried ingredients together. Add a small amount of dry ingredients to the butter and sugar. Beat on medium until combined. Add some milk. Beat on medium until combined. Continue pattern until all of the dry ingredients and all of the milk is gone.
Beat the egg whites on high using a fresh set of beaters in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the rest of the mixture using a rubber spatula.
Grease an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Pour batter in pan. Bake in center of oven for 60 minutes, or until bread is golden and an inserted toothpick comes up clean.

Contributed by Angie Halten


Angie Halten has a fantastic site: http://www.glutenfreeclub.com
You can get all different types of recipes, support and tips for living gluten free.
Thanks Angie