So I don't know about all you other GF people out there, But I know when I first learned that this would be my new diet, I had a bit of a freak out! The cost of the different GF flour's out there REALLY adds up!
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Cheap, Delicious fresh produce found in China Town
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This weekend while out with my son and husband, we made a discovery that just made my day!
While in China Town to pick up some fresh produce, we decided to look and see what kind of baking supplies they had in this one particular store... and to my surprise, RICE flour for umm $0.79 a bag!! (400g per bag I believe) This sure beats the $3-5 a bag for some of the better known brand names out there...
Also, They had some other products that I should mention (similarly priced, most expensive item was $1.39 for 400g): Tapioca starch (used in some home made flour mixtures), Sweet potato powder, and.... GF Tempura Rice Flour (which includes Recipes for doing meats, vegi's and fruits!). Here I had thought I would have to live the rest of my GF life without that little weakness of mine!! Can't wait to try Tempura Fried Banana.... Mmmm!
Additionally I have to say, if you are looking for any type of GF noodles, China Town is the place to go... So many different varieties (including sweet potato noodles).
My lovely husband decided yesterday that he was going to make us breakfast (and has been making a big effort to cook GF for my sake...) And so converted a traditional waffle recipe to use rice flour, coconut oil and almond milk instead of the usual dairy products that are used.
Modified Recipe is:
2 + 3/4 cups White Rice Flour
2 tbsp GF Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
2 large Eggs
1 + 1/2 cups Almond Milk
1/2 cup Coconut Oil
He just added them all into the blender and turned it on, Modified the flour/milk to get the right consistency... It was a little runnier then the normal waffle recipe but made a VERY delicious waffle, with a nice coconut flavour.
Served with heated up blackberries and pure maple syrup.
