Today's post is a shout-out to Bob's Red Mill. Bob's makes a wide variety of grain products, but I love them for their extensive line of gluten-free offererings. I start almost every morning with Bob's Gluten-Free Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal, which is a blend of whole grain brown rice, corn, sorghum and buckwheat. These grains make MTHC a great nutritious choice, especially in the fiber department, which Celiacs naturally tend to struggle with. The instructions tell you to make this on the stove-top, but I cheat and cook mine in the microwave, which takes less than two minutes. Watch it though, or you might have a cereal explosion on your hands. I jazz mine up with some dried fruit, coconut flakes and chopped pecans. YUM! When I'm not having that (or g-free toaster waffles) I reach for Bob's certified gluten-free rolled oats, which are grown in dedicated oats-only fields and kept segregated throughout the entire field-to-store process. Apparently, some Celiacs can't tolerate oats, even if they are gluten-free, so it wouldn't hurt to excercize some caution when giving these a try.
I can't talk about Bob's without lauding their gluten-free cornbread mix. Even though it's CORNbread, when made traditionally it does contain wheat flour in addition to the cornmeal. Bob's replaces this with a blend of corn flour, sorghum and potato starch. Replace away! This cornbread is SO delicious. I prepared it for the first time to serve to some dinner guests as a side to the soup I had made. After finishing our meal, the table was cleared except for the pan of cornbread. We nibbled on that cornbread until it was completely gone! Not only is it totally impossible to notice the lack of gluten in this bread, but I would be hard pressed to find a better, tastier cornbread. If you are looking for something to serve that will please both gluten-free and gluten eating guests, I highly recommend this mix.
http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten-free/
Check out this website, as well as your grocer's shelves for these and other Bob's Red Mill Products.
Anne,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comments about Bob's Red Mill. Their mill and retail store in the Portland, OR metro area is charming, clean, and full of amazing products to make the gluten-free lifestyle easy. The store is usually packed with people who visit the store's restaurant, also.
In addition to the cornbread, I love Bob's pancake mix over Pamela's (which is also good, but produces a different type of cake). With Bob's pancake mix, I use 1/2 rice milk, and 1/2 to 3/4 water to thin out the batter, more like a crepe. I also add a drop of vanilla or almond flavor. They turn out amazing and light!
Thanks for your comment! If ever in Portland, I will certainly have to make a stop at Bob's. Thanks for recommending the pancake mix, which I have yet to try. I've used Pamela's too, and I quite enjoy it. I use almond extract too, which I find works nicely with the almond meal in her mix. I really enjoy these pancakes, even more than regular ones, but will definitely take your advice and give Bob's a whirl.
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