Cookbook Review: the Best Gluten-Free and Dairy Free Baking Recipes by Grace Cheetham

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In honor of National Celiac Awareness Day this weekend (Sunday the 13th), I have another great Gluten Free cookbook to share with you today!

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Synopsis:

Melt-in-the-mouth Red Velvet Cake; delicate Fondant Fancies; delicious Fig and Rosemary Pizza. For many celiacs or people allergic or intolerant to gluten and/or dairy, making any of these seems far too difficult. But best-selling author and leading expert in the thriving “free-from” community, Grace Cheetham, shows how easy it is to work with gluten-free flours and grains, and dairy-free products, to transform their culinary lives. Intolerant to both gluten and dairy, Grace has spent years developing delicious recipes from alternative ingredients to inspire those who follow her popular blog, GraceCheetham.com.  


the Best Gluten-Free and Dairy Free Baking Recipes sample collage

And now with every large supermarket stocking a wide range of these gluten- and dairy-free ingredients, it’s never been easier to cook up a feast! Try your hand at Thyme Biscuits or Olive & Rosemary Focaccia for a delicious snack. Make a quick Fig, Rosemary & Olive Pizza or a classic Beef Wellington for friends and family. Or go for full-on indulgence and bake Chocolate & Beet Cake, Fondant Fancies or Passion Fruit & Coconut Cheesecake (or all three!).

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Whether you want to begin gluten-free and dairy-free baking but don’t know where to start, or you are looking for fresh ideas, you’ll find straightforward instructions carefully worked out
to keep cakes moist, pastries and pies in one piece, and cookies with just the right amount of crunch. Grace offers up a whole host of delicious treats so that you don’t have to give up on one of life’s greatest pleasures.Grace’s new book offers so much variety you’ll never feel like you’re missing out again.


Review:

If you get diagnosed with gluten sensitivity or allergy status, it seems like you'll never bake again! But by taking a step back and readusting your view point, and finding excellent cookbooks like this, you'll be able to find that enjoyment of baking all over again! Grace does an excellent job in sharing recipes that are free of gluten and dairy, that are simple to make (!!), have consistency and most important taste so great that your family won't even realize what's missing! And that is the key- making adjustments that produce great tasting food!

The basic recipe section includes pastry, pie crust sweet piecrust, bread, cake, cookie  mixes, along with frostings creams and a custard. All the basics of baking that you think you'll never master again! But with these oh so simple recipes you can! You CAN bake birthday cakes and special occassion cakes again, that everyone in the family can eat! Did you realize ready to make fondant is gluten free? Yup, so you can decorate away, after you've made an amazing cake! I've thrilled that there are dinner recipes in the book as well, as those often get overlooked in gluten-free cookbooks. And why I wanted to share one of her wonderful brunch recipes with you, that can also be great for dinner!

If you are looking for a great gluten-free/dairy free cookbook, do NOT miss this one!


the Best Gluten-Free and Dairy Free Baking Recipes sample crab and dill tart

Recipe:

This is a pretty simple recipe, but you can see how easily you can amend the ingredients- crawfish for crab, rosemary for dill, to whatever your family likes. This recipe can be perfect for a simple Saturday brunch, or fancied up for a baby shower!

the Best Gluten-Free and Dairy Free Baking Recipes sample crab and dill tart recipe



About the Author:

Grace Cheetham is the author of the internationally acclaimed book The Best Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes. Passionate about great food and allergy-free living, she runs a website providing tailored recipe plans, advice and information on all aspects of allergy diets, as well as a blog on her website (www.glutendairyfree.co.uk) and cookery classes.


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