Peel and chop all vegetables into 2 cm chunks.  Steam the vegetables until soft.  Then finely mash or puree the cooked vegetables. Add the rice crumbs to vegetable mixture. Roll mixture into golf sized balls.  Dust in rice flour. Cook in a fry pan for approximately 3 minutes on each side, until brown.

• 1 packet Changs Gluten Free Fried Noodles
• 2 tabs crunchy peanut butter
• 200g cooking chocolate (milk or dark)

Microwave chocolate and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl for about 30 seconds on high.  If not melted, microwave again in 5 second intervals.  Mix well until it is a smooth paste. Add noodles and coat them well. Spoon mixture onto grease proof paper or into individual patty pans. Place in refrigerator until set.

Recipe courtesy of www.changs.com

• Gluten free self raising flour 225g (such as FG Roberts) 
• Cinnamon 2g
• Mixed Spice 2g  
• Mixed Fruit 250g
• Orange Juice 100ml
• Sherry 75ml
• Raw Sugar 75g  
• Eggs (1½) 75g
• Orange Marmalade 25g
• Treacle 40g
• Canola Oil 75ml
• Cider Vinegar 6ml

Directions:

Wash dried fruit before use. Marinate mixed fruit in orange juice and sherry for at least 48 hours. Blend egg, sugar, margarine and vinegar, etc (all wet ingredients) together. Add fruit mix, sprinkle as widely and evenly as possible. Sift flour into wet ingredients, mixing evenly and gently. Place in cake tin or pudding bowl and put in oven as quickly as possible and bake in moderate oven for 2-2 ½ hours.

Source: F.G. Roberts

Next month we celebrate our first birthday! We are getting quite excited about reaching this important milestone. Keep an eye out for our newsletter next month for a special offer we are planning to celebrate it.

Keep reading below for our monthly recipes and specials. 

Happy Eating!

Jason & Jodie

www.glutenfreelife.com.au

Gluten Free Expo in Sydney

The NSW Coeliac Society is running its annual gluten free expo this month. If you are in or can get to Sydney, head along to the showground and sample some tasty gluten free food! If you do come across something that is particularly scrumptious, drop us a line at admin@glutenfreelife.com.au.

The show will be held at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park

• Friday 22 August 2008 – 4pm – 8pm
• Saturday 23 August 2008 – 9am to 5pm

More details at www.glutenfreeexpo.com.au 

Recipes

Baked tomatoes

• 1 tsp Massel Vegetable Stock Powder,
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 4 tbsp gluten free crumbs 
• 6 tbsp water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 roma tomatoes

Preheat oven to 180oC.
Holding the halved tomato, squeeze out the seeds. Place it, cut side down on inclined cutting board to shed as much vegetable water as possible.
Combine crumbs, half the stock powder, parsley and garlic.
Place the tomatoes, cut side up in a non-stick over proof container. Sprinkle the inside of each with a tiny dash of sugar.
Dissolve the other half of the stock powder in 3 tablespoons of water.
Fill each tomato with the crumb mix.  Pour 1 tablespoon of the stock gently onto each filled tomato. Then pour remaining stock into the bottom of the container.
Bake 30 mins until the liquid has evaporated and the topping appears golden.

Source: www.massel.com.au

Almond Bread

• 150g F.G. Roberts’ plain flour
• 125g castor sugar 
• 3 egg whites   
• 185g whole roasted almonds

Warm oven to 180C
Grease and base line 8×26cm bar tin.
Beat egg whites in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Add sugar a little at a time and beat until dissolved.
Fold in sifted flour and nuts.

Spread mixture into prepared tin and bake for about 30 minutes until firm to touch.
Turn on to wire rack to cool.

When cooled, wrap in foil and refrigerate for 24 hours (this helps reduce the loaf from crumbling).  Remove from fridge, and slice thinly. Place slices on flat trays in a single layer and bake in a moderate oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp.

Source: www.soyproducts.com.au

Sweet pie pastry

• 1¾ cups F.G. Roberts’ plain flour
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 100g chilled butter, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cold water, more if required

Sift the flour and sugar into a bowl.  Add the chopped butter and mix with hands (a crumb like mixture will form).  Mix in the egg slowly.  Add water and continue to mix with hands until mixture just comes together.  Place mixture on a lightly floured board and knead.  Flatten pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll until about 1cm thick or until fits prepared dish.  Put in greased baking dish and refrigerate for at least 30 mins.  Top with your favourite pie filling and bake in a moderate oven for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned.

New products

Daisy Kisses – House of Biskota  

Delicious shortbread type biscuits with a jam centre. Each pack contains six biscuits.
$5.60

Vanilla Cake Mix – Select Foods 

Vanilla flavoured cake mix. Wheat, gluten and yeast free.  Add your own flavouring. 
Only $3.95.

Fruit & Nut Delight snack bars – Go Natural  

Now available in a handy pack of 5 – perfect to keep in the pantry for school or work lunch boxes!
$6.27

Gluten Free Baking Powder – Lotus 

Lotus gluten free baking powder is made without sodium, cereals, gluten, or aluminium. Baking powder can be used instead of self raising flour. In most recipes, 2 – 2.5 level metric teaspoons can be used for each cup of plain flour. 
$4.80 for 150g.

Also coming soon:

Livwell apple pies, Bi-Aglut gnocchi, Carmen’s muesli, and more from the House of Biskota!

Monthly Specials

Amaretti Biscotti – Orgran 

Almond flavoured biscuit from Orgran.
$2.97, save 23 cents

Tortilla Wraps – Empower 

Gluten free lunches made easy – just add your traditional sandwich fillings.
$5.99, save 66 cents

Fried Rice Noodles – Changs

Great addition to salads (see our Crunchy Asian salad recipe from a previous newsletter)
99 cents, that’s a huge 27% off!

Gluten Free Muesli – Soland

$3.50, save $1.30 (limit of 2 packets per customer until sold out)

Popcorn, Original Sweet and Salty – Cobs

Cobs organic popcorn is lightly salted, slightly sweet! Made from Australian grown organic corn, it is cholesterol free, gluten free, free from genetically modified ingredients, and has no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.
$3.85, save 35 cents

Healtheries Simple Indulgence Peanut Crunch bar

Go nuts over Healtheries Simple wheat and gluten free Peanut Crunch! Enjoy the feast of peanuts smothered in delicious milk chocolate. Contains no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners. 
$1.65, save 30 cents

Polenta - Select Foods
$4.25
Maize semolina polenta (gluten free). Mix with water and a little salt and cook to a very thick porridge. Can also be fried in oil. Polenta can be used in stuffings, cake and pastry mixes. Packed in a resealable bag.

Lemon Wafer Biscuits – Eskal
$3.60
Plain wafer fingers filled with lemon flavoured cream.

Choculence and Minton - Leda Nutrition
$4.85
These popular chocolate biscuits have had a slight change to the ingredients and are now fructose free!

Mushroom Risotto – Healtheries
$7.95
Unfortunately, the Healtheries Simple Field Mushroom Risotto is no longer being made. We only have a limited supply – buy now while stocks last

Agra Peas and Greens - Tasty Bite

Indian meals ready to heat and serve. This meal is a great idea for work lunches, or even to have a few in the cupboard at home. Fresh green peas simmered in a sauce of creamed greens, cashewnuts and spices. Serve with Rice.

Normal price: $4.25
Our price: $3.95 save 7%

D’Lush Peppermint Double Choc Biscuits – Naturally Good

D’Lush biscuits are a naturally wicked indulgence!!!!! A true gluten free taste sensation in either double choc or double choc peppermint. So D’Lush your senses!!!!!!!

Normal price: $3.90
Our price: $3.60 save 8%

Freenut Butter (Smooth) – Eskal

Freenut butter is a great substitute for peanut butter for those who cannot eat peanuts, or for young children.

Normal price: $5.49
Our price: $3.00 save 45%

Gluten Free Onion Crackers – Eskal

Gluten free onion crackers. Great for serving with cheese or dips.

Normal price: $4.20
Our price: $3.96 save 6%

Japuir Vegetables – Tasty Bite

Indian meals ready to heat and serve. This meal is a great idea for work lunches, or even to have a few in the cupboard at home. Garden vegetables and cubes of paneer cheese simmered with spices, cashew nuts & raisins. Serve with Rice.

Normal price: $4.25
Our price: $3.95 save 7%

Spaghetti – Bi-Aglut

Bi-Aglut pasta has all the taste and flavour of traditional Italian cooking. It is without doubt the best gluten free pasta on the market.

Normal price: $9.95
Our price: $8.99 save 10%

Add pancake mix, sugar and egg to a bowl and combine. Add 1 cup of milk and stir well, adding water slowly until you get the consistency that you desire.

Can add more milk and less water, if desired.

For pikelets, add less milk/water so the mixture is thicker.

Ingredients:

• 500g mince beef
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 small green capsicum chopped finely
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3/4 cup gluten free crumbs
• 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• Salt and pepper
• Gluten free plain flour
• Olive oil