Thanksgiving Recipe's

[Jeff Martin]

I'm looking for a GF pie crust and a GF Pumpkin Roll recipe.
I would also like ANY OTHER GF holiday recipes, tips, tricks or advice you have to share with a newbie to GF life. :confused:

Thanks
Jeff

[bkfkmc]

I am still rather new to this as well. A friend told me that she makes her dressing by breaking up cornbread made with the Gluten Free Pantry Yankee cornbread mix. I saw that Gluten Free Pantry also has a pie crust mix as well. I saw both of these on Amazon. Corn starch can be used to thicken gravy. I use Sami's Bakery hamburger buns as rolls, but there are several choices out there. I can't help much with the pumpkin roll, but Domata Living flour is a great cup for cup flour substitution in recipes. We just made biscuits with it and my son loved them.

[sheila]

From the "Baking Classics" cookbook by Annalise Roberts:

Note~ when you prebake crust it will be at lower temp than a wheat based crust. This is to make sure that the crust cooks before it browns. If you notice the crust rising in the center, open the oven quickly and prick with a sharp knife. When making fruit pies or quiche it is wise to prebake this crust.

1 cup + 2 tbsp Brown Rice Flour Mix (see below)
2 tbsp sweet rice flour
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp xantham gum
1/4 tsp salt
6 tbsp unsalted COLD butter (not margarine) cut into 6 pcs
1 Large egg
2 tsp orange juice or lemon juice

1) spray 9" pie pan or tart pan (with removable bottom) with cooking spray. Generously dust with rice flour.
2) Mix flours, sugar, xantham gum, and salt in large bowl of electric mixer. Add butter and mix until crumbly and resembles coarse meal.
3) Add egg and juice. Mix on low speed until dough holds together, it should not be sticky. Form dough into a ball, using your hands, and place on a wax sheet. Top with a 2nd sheet and flatten to 1" thick. Dough can be frozen at this step for up to 1 month.
4) Roll out dough between the 2 sheets of wax paper. If dough seems tacky, refrigerate for 15 minutes before proceeding. Remove top sheet of wax paper and invert into pan. Remove remaining sheet and crimp edges for a single crust.

To prebake a bottom crust:
Preheat to 375, gently prick bottom with fork. Bake for about 25 min. or until golden brown. Remove and cool on wire rack.

To partially bake a bottom crust:
Preheat to 375 and bake for 10 minutes, remove and fill per recipe.

Flour mixture:
Brown Rice Flour (extra finely ground) 2c. 6 c.
potato starch (not flour) 2/3 c. 2 c.
Tapioca flour 1/3 c. 1 c.
Total 3 cups 9 cups

[sheila]

I should add that I am new to this as well and have not actually tried it yet. But this cookbook received such high praise from the celiac community:).

Here is a link to the Gluten-Free girls blog with a different recipe:
http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2006/11/who-needs-gluten-when-there-is-pumpkin.html

You will have to let us know what you try:)

[Jeff Martin]

Thanks for the advice. I will let you know what I end up making and how it taste. This should be a fun holiday season.

Jeff

[aklap]

Hi Jeff,

We use the Gluten Free Pantry Pie crust mix. I'm very happy with it. Even those that don't eat GF, like it! We use it for pumpkin pie - that way you get twice as many pies out of a mix ;) [only one crust :D]

We will be making all pies this year [that means they'll be GF].

My wife & I picked up a GF cooking class geared towards T'Giving a couple of years ago. We did the Turkey & the Gravy (and some desserts) from this class. They were were a hit with my NGF In-Laws!!! We still use the turkey seasoning to this day. AAMOF - I have a turkey on the grill right now [covered with the rub]. I'm doing a test run to see if we want to do it for T'giving day ;)

I am not a stuffing person, so I don't know beans about it..but Peg said this stuffing is on the sweet side - so if you like a sweet stuffing - you probably would like this.

Happy Eating and good luck!! Hang in there, it does get easier! Next year, it'll be a breeze for ya!!

Stuffing:

2 large chopped onions
2 cup chopped celery
1 tbs chopped garlic
1 tbs oil

1 tsp sage
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp coriander

Double batch of Griddle Corn Cakes - prepared and cubed (see below for that).

2 eggs
1/2 cup of stock (see below for that too)

1. Heat oil in skillet
2. Sautee onions til tender & clear
3. Add garlic & celery and cook for 2-3 minutes
4. Toss in corn cakes
5. Add eggs & stock - mix well
6. Put in over-proof baking dish and bake for 20-30 mins at 375.


Griddle Corn Cakes

1 cup Masa Harina (mexican corn flour)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbs Non fat dry milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 tsb GF baking powder (Calumet)
1 tbs oil
1 egg
1.5 cups water

1. Combine all dry ingreds in medium mixing bowl. Mix well
2. Make a well in center of dry ingreds. Add water & mix smooth with a fork. For thinner batter, add more water 1 tbs at a time.
3 Heat 1 tbs veg. oil in griddle or heavy bottom frying pan. Drop batter (1 to 2 tbs at a time).
4. Cook over med. heat until tiny bubbles appear on the top..then flip...the cakes...not you :-) Glad you're paying attention.


Stock:

2 lbs carrots, peeled
1 small head of cabbage, cut in wedges
1 large onion, quartered
1 celery stalk
2 med. apples quartered
1 large lemon quartered
3 tbsp salt
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp basil

1. Add ingreds in large stock pot with 4-6 qts water. Use less water for more concentrated flavor.
2. Cover and bring to boil
3. Reduce heat and cook for 1.5 - 2 hrs.
4. Cool and strain out veggies

This makes about 1 gal.


Gravy

Giblets
1 large apple quarted
1 lemon quarted
3 carrots halved
3 celery sticks
turkey seasoning to taste (see below)
2-4 qts of water

1. Cook giblets with apple and lemon for 1 hr.
2. Strain the mix...not yourself :-)
3. Puree carrots, celery & 1/2 cup of stock in blender - set aside.
4. Heat 1 tbsp butter or oil in large skillet. Add 2 tbsp Masa Harina and stir til brown
5. Remove from heat. Slowly whisk in stock, 1/2 cup at a time to form a smooth paste.
6. Add remaining stock and mix well.
7. Let simmer to desired thickness.


Turkey Seasoning:

2 tbs black pepper
2 tbs salt
2 tbs basil
1 tbs white pepper
1 tbs coriander
2 tsb orange peel

Note: When I make the seasoning up now, I only use 1/2 the pepper.

This seasoning is rubbed in cavity & skin of turkey.

[BrendaK]

Those are awesome recipies!

I've been gluten free for about 9 months now and my FAVORITE cookbook is The Gluten Free Kitchen by Robin Ryberg. She uses cornstarch, potato starch and xanthan gum or guar gum for all of her "flour" bases. The recipies are really really good. No grainy, crumbly texture to anything. I just made pumpkin bread from this book last week. SOOOO good!!! My kids are continually asking for mommy's GF food (I'm the only one in the house GF). Good luck!!!

[aklap]

We have that recipe book too! We've also got several Bette Hagman [may she rest in peace] books too.

Well, the turkey breast turned out really well on the grill. Actually, I did it no differently than we do it in the oven. We put it an oven bag - it really keeps the moisture in. It's a good thing I did a test run. It took me a while to get the temperature right. This is a new grill [I've never had one with a temp. gauge on it], so I need to figure out how to regulate the temp.

We decided to boil the carcass and veggies I stuffed it with in a pot of water. It made about 1 liter of broth. We will combine this with sweet rice flour to make our gravy. Sweet rice flour (http://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Foods-Sweet-Rice-Flour/dp/B000216AEC) is not really "sweet". It's also known as glutinous rice flour. Don't worry - it's GF!

[Jeff Martin]

Al, Thanks for the recipes. Will have to give them a try. I know it will get easier, last year it was the diabetes now this Thanksgiving it's the Celiac. My daughter has been GF for 6 or 7 weeks now, we just have to READ everything and go from there. We are in a small town so there isn't much of a choice with GF foods here. We have found pasta at Wal Mart and it taste really good, Kroger's has a few things. Most of what we buy is when we take a road trip to Columbus ( about 50 miles) where we have found 2 nice stores with a good selection. I have also ordered from kinnikinnick foods and EVERYTHING there is GREAT !!!!!!!!! Take it from a fat man, it's good !!!! LOL !!!! My daughter loves everything we have got from there. I just got an order in last week and she is already on me to get more donuts .

Thanks

[aklap]

Read everything is correct! Knowledge means health (http://www.celiacforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1309) when it comes to Celiac [any health matters as far as that goes]. The more you know about yourself and your food, the better off you'll be!

We live in a small town too [around 7,000]. Our local Pick n Save has some GF stuff, but we travel about 40-50 miles for a larger selection too. We live about 20 min from a Walmart [my wife works in that town]. There's lots of mainstream food that is GF, we just have to know how to figure it out. Some companies have already adopted good labeling. They are very GF friendly and will not hide gluten [wheat, barley, rye or oats](Kraft (http://www.celiacforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3915), ConAgra (http://www.celiacforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3916), Unilever (http://www.celiacforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3917) and Hormel (http://www.hormel.com/faq/faqList.asp?catitemid=41) are some of the biggies).

I like KnK [sorry too hard for me to spell - too many k's & n's ;)] products too. Good thing you reminded me, I'm outta donuts too :(

If you haven't checked out Amazon's GF foods (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_i_3/103-7620702-8379020?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=gluten%20free&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Agluten%20free%2Ci%3Agrocery) - please do so!! Some really good deals there - free shipping on orders > 25.00!! I've got to place another order for some cereal. This is way cheaper than a grocery store - we just have to find a place to keep 6 or 12 or 18 boxes of it. :eek: :)

[Jeff Martin]

How about GF egg noodles? ( NOT spaghetti type) So far I can't find them or I've been overlooking them. Only thing I know is my wife TOLD me to find some !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

[bkfkmc]

We like Tinkyada pastas the best, but I'm not sure if this is the kind you might be looking for. They come in several shapes. We have lasagna, elbow, and cute little shapes. They may not have the same shape and will not have the same texture as an egg noodle. For general pasta use, this is our favorite.

[aklap]

How about GF egg noodles? ( NOT spaghetti type) So far I can't find them or I've been overlooking them. Only thing I know is my wife TOLD me to find some !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!
Glutano makes an egg type noodle. I have only seen these in the health food store I frequent [40 miles away ;)]. You could get them from any number of online vendors too (http://www.glutenfree.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=984005).

I have not tried them, but I did pick them up for a friend once. They were pleased with them.

http://www.glutano.de/en/g-range/product.php?product=Tagliatelle
http://www.glutano.de/img/products-full/Tagliatelle.gif

[Jeff Martin]

Al,
Well I done like you said and placed an order with Amazon the other day for the Gluten Free Pantry Pie crust mix. I made 2 pumpkin pies this afternoon, didn't taste bad at all !!!!!! I don't think I would get a blue ribbon at the fair but overall not bad. My daughter was happy she was going to get pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving !!!!!!!!!! :D
I might add this was my first time making a pie crust from scratch, lot more work than buying one at Wal Mart !!!

Thanks to all for the help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff

[aklap]

Way to go Jeff!!

I'm sure she'll be pleased as punch! I know I was when I had my 1st GF pumpkin pie :D

Keep up the great work! Next year, you'll be entering your GF pies in the county fair ;)

[aklap]

I might add this was my first time making a pie crust from scratch, lot more work than buying one at Wal Mart !!!


Ahhh this is very true!! But...the love and appreciation you're going to get from your daughter is worth waaaay more than any cost differences. Your daughter is going to know that your love for her transcends many things. She's going to see that you are taking time to make something...just for her...because you want her happy and healthy.

There are many things that are taken away from us in this GF lifestyle, but there are also many things that we are given too. We maybe need to look for the gifts a bit harder, but they are there nonetheless. It's all in the manor in which we choose to perceive these things.

GF Pantry Perfect Pie Crust Mix - about 4.00
Can of pumpkin and other ingredients about 4.00

The look in your daughter's eyes when she's eating her GF pie on Thanksgiving - Priceless

Happy Thanksgiving :)

BTW - Peg [my wife and baker extraordinaire] says that you don't have to roll out the dough for crust. She finds it easier to press it in to place once you get it into a ball. Working with GF dough is not always the easiest thing.

[Jeff Martin]

Ahhh this is very true!! But...the love and appreciation you're going to get from your daughter is worth waaaay more than any cost differences. Your daughter is going to know that your love for her transcends many things. She's going to see that you are taking time to make something...just for her...because you want her happy and healthy. .

Al, She is 12 think she feels that way ? LOL !!!! I know she was very happy with the pie. She had a piece today for breakfast. My 16 year old son liked it to. He is kind a like "Mikey", you know if Mikey likes it ever body likes it !

We go back to her GI Doctor tomorrow for a check up. It's only been about 2 mths on the GF diet. She is also getting on an Insulin pump. She has had it for about 10 days and working it with water, Monday after noon we change over to insulin and have to check into Children's for an overnight stay. Because we have about 3 to 4 hours to kill between apts we are going shopping and at least 3 stops will be for GF food.

Thank your wife for the tip, wish she would of told me that yesterday !!!!!!!!!!! I thought about it while the crust was fighting me during the rolling, thought it was me.

Thanks for all of your tips !
Jeff

[aklap]

You are more than welcome!

Al, She is 12 think she feels that way ? LOL !!!!
LOL Right now...ummm, maybe not outwardly. :D It may sound pretty sappy - but deep down - I suspect she does feel that way. Give it another 6 - 10 years. I bet it will come out then. You're a good Dad!!

Sorry about the tardiness of the tip. Peg didn't read the post till tonight and mentioned it :o

Hey - that's making very efficient use of your trip! :cool: Good luck at the followup appt. Are they going to do some blood work to check for dietary compliance? Most times they'll do it either 3 or 6 months into the diet. Eventually they get it down to just a yearly check once you get a handle on it.

[Jeff Martin]

Al,
I don't know what the Doctor is going to do, I hope they do some blood work to give us an idea if we are headed in the right direction.

[aklap]

Al,
I don't know what the Doctor is going to do, I hope they do some blood work to give us an idea if we are headed in the right direction.
If he doesn't bring it up, you should ask about it.

Good luck, here's to a good followup appt!!

[WestinsMom]

If anyone doesn't feel like baking...this bakery is fantastic! We get it locally, but I think they ship. www.fiddlestixbakery.com I have had nothing that wasn't wonderful! The pumpkin roll is fantastic! I just wish they had carb counts :(

[aklap]

Man....you Michiganders have all the good places!

These guys have great stuff too!!
http://www.celiacspecialties.com/