Our First (and second) GF baking success : )

[Amooliakin]

I have been so worried about feeding my picky eating 8 year old daughter (just diagnosed). She has pretty much rejected everything that we got from the health food store and has been living on rice cakes and fruit and shrimp & rice dumplings from Chinatown.

So today we got one of the GF flour mixes and made our favorite banana bread recipe. I held my breath the whole time, hoping that the bananans and eggs and sugar would make it taste enough like what she was used to.

And with a sigh of relief we all tasted it and it is fine. Just as good as the traditional.

Maybe life will return to some semblance of normal...

Of course it is always possible that tomorrow she will change her mind and say it is yucky... but I don't think so.
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Amy - Mom to two kids, one with Celiac, and assorted pets including 9 mice

[aklap]

Way to go Amy!!

Glad to hear it was a success

What's next on the GF bake goods list?
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Amooliakin]

[aklap]

Tis getting to be pumpkin pie season One of my faves!!
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Amooliakin]

I'm thinking of Brownies too.... it will be funny if this disease makes me more of a baker than I was before. I guess that's the silver lining.
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Amy - Mom to two kids, one with Celiac, and assorted pets including 9 mice

[Linda]

I haven't found a good brownie recipe yet. Let us know if you find one.
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Mom of Ty (he's eight) who was diagnosed by bloodwork June 2005, biopsy August 11, 2005, notified on & started GF August 18, 2005

[aklap]

[Amooliakin]

Today we are trying pumpkin bread. It smells good and my daughter and I had a lot of fun mixing up all the ingredients ... I sure hope it works out well....
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Amy - Mom to two kids, one with Celiac, and assorted pets including 9 mice

[aklap]

Hi Amy,

I am so glad DD is taking an active roll in making her GF food. This will help soooo much in the long run!!

Let us know how it turns out. GF baking is a bit different than NGF baking. So if something doesn't turn out like you think it should - keep trying!!

Keep up the good work guys...errrr ummm...girls
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Amooliakin]

I think the reason the banana bread came out so well is that it is a dense bread anyway. I'm hoping pumpkin will be the same. I guess a light and fluffy cake would be hardest.

Keep fingers crossed...
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Amy - Mom to two kids, one with Celiac, and assorted pets including 9 mice

[ostrich]

Pumpkin bread is the only thing with pumpkin in it I eat (yes, DH gets all the pie at Thanksgiving). Let me know how it goes, I may have to whip up a batch for myself.

Ugh, stupid holidays with all their stupid yummy food that I have to eat...
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Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[aklap]

[ostrich]

LOL, you bet Al! I'll ship ya some steaks too.
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Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[aklap]

<Al stampedes to mailbox to wait for pies & steaks>
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Fidissimus]

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Cheers!
Jenn

GF BD: Feb. 2001
Free of wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, dairy, eggs, almonds, pineapple and brewers yeast.
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