#gluten-free-baking

#gluten-free-baking

With over a decade of baking experience, Dana Pollack has become a master at taking any classic dessert or baked goods and transforming it into a version that's gluten free. In Bake It Gluten Free, her first completely gluten-free baking book, Dana takes the classic and beloved recipes and transforms them into gluten-free versions that don't sacrifice any of the flavor of the original.

In case you didn't know, a chocolate torte is a European cake made without flour. Instead, it's ground nuts, starches, or bread crumbs that give it a dense, soft structure. With Tasting Table's version, recipe developer Catherine Brookes opted for almond meal, which she described as adding "a nutty flavor and making the torte rich and moist." Obviously, other baking essentials, such as melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extracts, are still included. And we can't possibly go without the cake's heart and soul: cocoa powder and dark chocolate.

Chef Monica Glass is Boston's gluten-free pastry magician. She and chef Ken Oringer opened Verveine, a completely gluten-free cafe and bakery, in 2024, and she's been churning out baguettes, cinnamon buns, and hand pies ever since. The cafe is a haven for celiacs, but it's become a crowd favorite among diners of all diets thanks to creative flavor profiles and regular specials.

There's a chew to it, a hallmark flavor and texture to it, and you pull them and there's a little bit of resistance. So it took a while until I was able to happen upon something that worked. She found that potato flakes from instant mashed potato boxes could re-create the classic, chewy texture. After sharing her recipe on her website, she found that other gluten-free eaters were similarly impressed with the power of the potato flake.

If you have an abundance of zucchini on hand and you're searching for a flavorful, veggie-packed baked good that's as nourishing as it is delicious, look no further than this Mediterranean Inspired Zucchini Bread. Not only is this recipe gluten-free, but it's also grain-free and refined sugar-free, making it a perfect fit for a variety of dietary needs. Even better? It highlights tiger nut flour; a nutritious ingredient that's not actually a nut at all but a root vegetable!