Photo Credit: Deposit Photos
Luca_MeloThere was a time when eating gluten-free bread required managing your expectations. A loaf that stayed together when sliced felt like a win. Cakes were often gritty, and getting the chewy texture of a good loaf without wheat flour was notoriously difficult.
That is changing. Gluten-free bakers are turning out everything from tender cakes and chewy bagels to crisp pizza crusts and sourdough bread, one of the more challenging breads to recreate without gluten.
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mq6EE6C 7=@FC 3=6?5D 2C6 A2CE @7 E96 C62D@?[ 3FE 32<6CD 92G6 2=D@ =62C?65 2 76H EC:4<D 2=@?8 E96 H2J] r9@@D:?8 E96 C:89E 7=@FC[ >62DFC:?8 :E 42C67F==J 2?5 6G6? =6EE:?8 E96 32EE6C D:E 7@C 2 76H 6IEC2 >:?FE6D 42? >2<6 2 ?@E:4623=6 5:776C6?46 :? 9@H 8=FE6?\7C66 32<65 8@@5D EFC? @FE]k^DA2?mk^Am
k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m(9J v=FE6?\uC66 q2<:?8 xD $@ %C:4<Jk^DA2?mk^9am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%6IEFC6 :D @?6 @7 E96 3:886DE 492==6?86D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mp a_ae C6G:6H AF3=:D965 :? E96k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@?=:?6=:3C2CJ]H:=6J]4@>^5@:^`_]``dd^:;7@^da`c_abQmkDA2?mx?E6C?2E:@?2= y@FC?2= @7 u@@5 $4:6?46k^DA2?mk^2m kDA2?m7@F?5 E92E 4C62E:?8k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D62D@?2=4C2G:?8D]4@>^8=FE6?\7C66\H9:E6\3C625\>249:?6\3C625^QmkDA2?m8=FE6?\7C66 3C625k^DA2?mk^2m kDA2?mH:E9 E96 BF2=:E:6D @7 EC25:E:@?2= 3C625 :D DE:== 2 492==6?86] %96 D:>A=6 C62D@? :D E92E 8=FE6? 96=AD 8:G6 3C625 :ED 72>:=:2C DEC6E49 2?5 496H] %2<6 :E 2H2J[ 2?5 32<6CD 92G6 E@ 7:?5 @E96C H2JD E@ 86E E92E E6IEFC6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%92E 96=AD 6IA=2:? H9J C6A=24:?8 H962E 7=@FC :D C2C6=J 2D D:>A=6 2D C6249:?8 7@C 2 D:?8=6 DF3DE:EFE6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%@52J’D 8=FE6?\7C66 7=@FC 3=6?5D @7E6? 4@>3:?6 D6G6C2= EJA6D @7 7=@FC 2?5 DE2C496D[ H:E9 6249 A=2J:?8 2 5:776C6?E C@=6] %96 8@2= :D D:>A=6i 4C62E6 32<65 8@@5D E92E 9@=5 E@86E96C[ DE2J >@:DE 2?5 92G6 2 E6IEFC6 4=@D6C E@ H92E J@F H@F=5 6IA64E 7C@> EC25:E:@?2= 32<:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mr2C@=J? w26=6C <?@HD 9@H EC:4<J E92E 32=2?46 42? 36]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mw26=6C[ 7@F?56C k^DA2?mkDA2?m@7k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:89EJ=:4:@FD]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm |:89EJ=:4:@FDk^2mk^DA2?mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:89EJ=:4:@FD]4@>^QmkDA2?m v=FE6? uC66k^DA2?mk^2mkDA2?m[ 92D 46=:24 5:D62D6 2?5 DA6?E ?:?6 >@?E9D 56G6=@A:?8 2 8=FE6?\7C66 7=@FC 3=6?5 7@C E96 4@>A2?J’D 4@@<:6D] tG6?EF2==J[ D96 564:565 E@ @776C 7=@FC 3=6?5D E92E 9@>6 32<6CD 4@F=5 FD6 :? E96:C @H? C64:A6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“x H2D :?DA:C65 3J E96 492==6?86 @7 4C62E:?8 8=FE6?\7C66 32<65 8@@5D E92E 2C6 86?F:?6=J 56=:4:@FD[ ?@E ;FDE ‘8@@5 7@C 8=FE6?\7C66[’” w26=6C D2:5] “x H2?E65 E@ 56G6=@A 3=6?5D E92E >2<6 32<:?8 62D:6C 2?5 56=:G6C E96 E2DE6[ E6IEFC6[ 2?5 BF2=:EJ A6@A=6 6IA64E 7C@> EC25:E:@?2= 32<:?8[ H:E9@FE 4@>AC@>:D:?8 @? :?8C65:6?ED @C 7=2G@C]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mw26=6C D2JD @?6 <6J E@ 96C 7=@FC :D 7:?6=J >:==65 C:46 7=@FC[ H9:49 :D :?E6?565 E@ 4C62E6 2 D>@@E96C E6IEFC6 H:E9@FE E96 8C:EE:?6DD D@>6E:>6D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 8=FE6?\7C66 32<:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96 !C@>:D6[ 2?5 {:>:ED[ @7 `\E@\` u=@FCk^DA2?mk^9am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mp?@E96C 492?86 92D >256 8=FE6?\7C66 32<:?8 >@C6 2AAC@24923=6 7@C 9@>6 4@@<Di E96 C:D6 @7 `\E@\` 7=@FC 3=6?5D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96D6 AC@5F4ED 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ C6A=246 2==\AFCA@D6 H962E 7=@FC FD:?8 E96 D2>6 2>@F?E 42==65 7@C :? 2 C64:A6] %92E 42? 6=:>:?2E6 D@>6 @7 E96 42=4F=2E:@?D 2?5 6IEC2 :?8C65:6?ED E92E @?46 >256 4@?G6CE:?8 2 72G@C:E6 C64:A6 E@ 8=FE6?\7C66 766= =:<6 2 D4:6?46 6IA6C:>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96C6 :D 2 42E49]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mp `\E@\` DH2A :D 86?6C2==J >F49 62D:6C H:E9 ?@?\J62DE65 32<65 8@@5D DF49 2D 4@@<:6D[ 3C@H?:6D[ >F77:?D 2?5 42<6D] z:?8 pCE9FC q2<:?8[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ C64@>>6?5D :ED >62DFC6\7@C\>62DFC6 7=@FC 2D 2 5:C64E DF3DE:EFE6 :? ?@?\J62DE65 C64:A6D 3FE 25G:D6D 2 5:776C6?E 2AAC@249 7@C 3C625D 2?5 A:KK2]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mw26=6C 2=D@ BF2=:7:6D 96C 25G:46] $96 D2JD |:89EJ=:4:@FD 3=6?5D 42? 36 FD65 2D 2 `\E@\` C6A=246>6?E 7@C H962E 7=@FC :? >2?J C64:A6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“~FC 8@2= :D E@ >2<6 8=FE6?\7C66 32<:?8 766= =6DD 4@>A=:42E65 H9:=6 DE:== 8:G:?8 J@F 56=:4:@FD[ C6=:23=6 C6DF=ED[” D96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mqC625 :D H96C6 E9:?8D 86E >@C6 :?E6C6DE:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m$@FC5@F89 !FED v=FE6?\uC66 u=@FC E@ E96 %6DEk^DA2?mk^9am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mu6H 32<65 8@@5D C6=J @? E6IEFC6 BF:E6 =:<6 D@FC5@F89]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m!2CE @7 E96 A=62DFC6 @7 D=:4:?8 :?E@ 2 8@@5 =@27 :D E96 4@?EC2DE 36EH66? E96 4C:DA 4CFDE 2?5 496HJ :?E6C:@C] %9@D6 BF2=:E:6D 2C6 92C56C E@ C6AC@5F46 H96? 8=FE6? :D C6>@G65 7C@> E96 6BF2E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%92E >2<6D D@FC5@F89 2 7:EE:?8 E6DE @7 9@H 72C 8=FE6?\7C66 32<:?8 92D 4@>6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mw26=6C C646?E=J 56G6=@A65 2k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>:89EJ=:4:@FD]4@>^3=@8D^C64:A6D^8=FE6?\7C66\D@FC5@F89\3C625\C64:A6QmkDA2?m8=FE6?\7C66 D@FC5@F89 C64:A6k^DA2?mk^2m kDA2?mFD:?8 96C 7=@FC 3=6?5] $96 D2JD E96 8@2= H2D E@ C64C62E6 E96 E6IEFC6 2?5 E2?8 A6@A=6 2DD@4:2E6 H:E9 EC25:E:@?2= D@FC5@F89]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“!6@A=6 E9:?< 8=FE6?\7C66 3C625 42?’E 92G6 E92E ECF6 D@FC5@F89 E6IEFC6 2?5 7=2G@C[ 3FE :E 23D@=FE6=J 42?[” w26=6C D2:5] “%9:D C64:A6 :D 2== 23@FE 3C:?8:?8 E92E 6IA6C:6?46 324< E@ E96 E23=6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m#6D62C49 DF886DED 76C>6?E2E:@? :ED6=7 >2J 2=D@ A=2J 2 C@=6] %96 a_ae C6G:6H 7@F?5 E92E D@FC5@F89 76C>6?E2E:@? :D 2>@?8 E96 2AAC@2496D 36:?8 DEF5:65 E@ :>AC@G6 E96 DECF4EFC6 2?5 7=2G@C @7 8=FE6?\7C66 3C625]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m$E:==[ E96 7=@FC J@F 49@@D6 :D @?=J A2CE @7 E96 6BF2E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m~?6 $:>A=6 $E6A r2? x>AC@G6 v=FE6?\uC66 %6IEFC6k^DA2?mk^9am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m~?6 @7 w26=6C’D D:>A=6DE E:AD 7@C 8=FE6?\7C66 32<6CD 5@6D ?@E C6BF:C6 3FJ:?8 2?JE9:?8] xE C6BF:C6D H2:E:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m$96 C64@>>6?5D =6EE:?8 8=FE6?\7C66 32EE6C @C 5@F89 C6DE 7@C `_ E@ `d >:?FE6D 367@C6k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E96C@2>C6A@CE]4@>^762EFC6D^E96\C:D6\@7\32<642E:@?\>2<6D\6IA6C:6?E:2=\EC2G6=\D:KK=6\:?\a_ae^2CE:4=60c3dd4`b5\2_4_\cddd\ge7_\7da4e__274_`]9E>=QmkDA2?m32<:?8k^DA2?mk^2mkDA2?m]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“%9:D 8:G6D E96 7=@FC E:>6 E@ 7F==J 9J5C2E6 2?5 42? >2<6 2 3:8 5:776C6?46 :? E6IEFC6[” w26=6C D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96C6 :D :?56A6?56?E DFAA@CE 7@C E92E 25G:46] z:?8 pCE9FC q2<:?8 C64@>>6?5D 8:G:?8 8=FE6?\7C66 42<6 2?5 BF:4<\3C625 32EE6CD 2 `_\ E@ `d\>:?FE6 C6DE D@ E96 DE2C496D 2?5 I2?E92? 8F> 42? 7F==J 9J5C2E6] pD E96J 23D@C3 =:BF:5[ E96 32EE6C E9:4<6?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mw26=6C 2=D@ C64@>>6?5D >62DFC:?8 8=FE6?\7C66 7=@FC 42C67F==J 2?5 FD:?8 2 <:E496? D42=6 H96? A@DD:3=6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m|@DE :>A@CE2?E=J[ D96 6?4@FC286D 9@>6 32<6CD E@ 6IA6C:>6?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“|J 3:886DE E:A :D ?@E E@ @G6CE9:?< :E[” w26=6C D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%92E >2J 36 62D:6C E@ 5@ E@52J E92? :E H2D 2 564256 28@]k^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E96C@2>C6A@CE]4@>^762EFC6D^D2=6D\2?5\DFAA=J\@7\8=FE6?\7C66\DH66ED\6IA64E65\E@\5@F3=6\3J\a_ba^2CE:4=60f7`7cd6c\_h4h\cb_4\3ec4\2gf66fbgad3_]9E>=QmkDA2?mv=FE6?\7C66k^DA2?mk^2m kDA2?m32<:?8 DE:== C6BF:C6D F?56CDE2?5:?8 H92E E96 :?8C65:6?ED 2C6 5@:?8[ 6DA64:2==J H96? J62DE 2?5 3C625 2C6 :?G@=G65] qFE 36EE6C 3=6?5D 2?5 36EE6C E649?:BF6D 2C6 8:G:?8 32<6CD >@C6 @AE:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mp?5 A6C92AD E96 3:886DE 492?86 :D E96 DE2?52C5 :ED6=7] pk^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D62D@?2=4C2G:?8D]4@>^8=FE6?\7C66\KF449:?:\3C625^QmkDA2?m8=FE6?\7C66 =@27k^DA2?mk^2mkDA2?m[ 42<6 @Ck^DA2?m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D62D@?2=4C2G:?8D]4@>^8=FE6?\7C66\5@F89?FED\<C:DAJ\<C6>6\4@AJ42E^QmkDA2?m5@F89?FEk^DA2?mk^2m kDA2?m?@ =@?86C 92D E@ 36 ;F5865 3J H92E :D >:DD:?8 7C@> :E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mxE 42? D:>A=J 36 8@@5]k^DA2?mk^Am
