Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Free Recipes

[Ruth Carpenter]

One of my son's has recently been diagnosed as gluten, wheat and dairy free.  This is proving to be a fairly big challenge for us!  Any suggestions for recipes, especially lunch box ideas, would be gratefully received.  Currently sushi is a favourite - and fortunately I've managed to find a gluten free soya sauce!  However we need a bit more variety :-)

[Dom O]

Hi Ruth,

How about a batch of quiches or tarts?

Shortcrust pastry (approx 4 individual tarts)

100g gram (chick pea) flour

100g cornflour

90g unsalted butter

1 medium egg

3 tbspn cold water (approx)

Pinch salt

 

1. Place the 2 flours and salt into a bowl.

 

2. Crack the egg into a bowl and mix it well

 

3. Break the butter into smaller pieces and rub into the flour whilst still cold. Be careful not to let the butter go warm otherwise the pastry will stick together and form a ball of dough too early

 

4. Make a well in the middle and start to add the egg a little at a time

 

5. Add the cold water if necessary to bind the pastry to a soft dough

 

6. Wrap in cling film and rest in the fridge for approx 1 hour

 

7. Grease the tart cases and dust with gluten free flour

 

8. Line the cases with rolled pastry leaving a little over hang (see demo). Place in the fridge again to chill. Line the pastry cases with baking paper and fill with baking beans

 

9. Bake blind in a pre heated oven 200c for 15 minutes on the top shelf

 

10. Remove the baking paper and baking beans and place back in the oven for 4 minutes

 

11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin on a cooling rack before filling with quiche filling

 

Luxury quiche filling (16 individual tarts)

500ml double cream

500ml milk

6 whole eggs

6 egg yolks

3 tbspns chopped chives

Sea salt

Cracked black pepper

 

1. Mix all ingredients together except the seasoning

 

2. Strain through a sieve to remove any bits of egg

 

3. Add the seasoning and chopped chives

[Ruth Carpenter]

Thanks for this Dom.  I will try the pastry - but will have to sub the butter for margarine, as he is also dairy free.  Should be able to come up with a filling subbing the dairy for soy milk - won't be quite the same, but hopefully acceptable.  Doesn't help that he is a bit fussy!!