Suggestions for gluten free holiday substitution foods?

[Guest guest]

The holidays have given me a craving for some old favorites.

Does anybody make gluten-free crescent roll or filo pastry?

Also is there a gluten-free tofu-turkey out there? I use to eat Tofurkey every

Thanksgiving, but I have since realized it has gluten.

Thanks!---Nicole

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicole,

 

Can't help with the crescent roll or filo pastry, but we have recipes in our

files for tofu turkey. They probably aren't the same as the commercial gluten

based tofu turkeys, but they're good all the same.

 

Go to the " Files " :

 

 

 

-or-

 

use the link in menu on the left-hand side the Vegan and Gluten Free home page

 

-or-

 

each email from the group has the link at the bottom

 

 

Then select ***Recipes Posted to VGF***, then " Mains " then " Tofu " and finally

" Tofu Turkeys and Roasts " .

 

" Tofu Turkey Roast (TNT) " is an adaptation of several other recipes and has been

quite popular. There are step-by-step pictorial photos of how to make it in our

" Photos " section or you can print them off from my website.

http://www.gfcfcooking.com.au/tofu_turkey_roast.html

 

Kim

 

 

, " Nicole " <nikasmomma2001

wrote:

>

> The holidays have given me a craving for some old favorites.

> Does anybody make gluten-free crescent roll or filo pastry?

> Also is there a gluten-free tofu-turkey out there? I use to eat Tofurkey every

Thanksgiving, but I have since realized it has gluten.

> Thanks!---Nicole

[Guest guest]

Julie on the group emailed me recipes (not vegan) to play around with a

while ago. I haven't figured out conversions yet. I actually forgot about

this for a while, but I'm glad you brought it up because I'm craving baklava

and I'd also like to make some special treats for a friend's wife who has

celiac and corn issues. Anyway, I put my sub ideas in blue next to each

ingredient that needs to be subbed to make it vegan/corn free. I got

confirmation from the Earth Balance company recently that there is no corn

protein in their products! So that is a definite plus for baking!

Anyway, here are the recipes. Hope you can make um work!

 

 

FILO DOUGH fron *Gluten Free Baking* by Rebecca Reilly

 

1 3/4 c white rice flour (very finely ground)

1/4 c sweet rice flour (also called glutenous rice flour)

4 teas. xanthan gum (gaur gum)

1 teas. unflavored gelatin (flax or chia gel)

1 egg (baby squash)

1/4-1/2 c milk (hemp or coconut)

1 stick unsalted butter, melted (earth balance or spectum)

1 Tablespoon honey (agave)

 

mix together the rice flour, sweet rice flour, xanthan gum, and gelatin.

Make a well in the dry ingredients large enough to hold the liquids.

Lightly beat the egg with 1/4 c milk, the butter, and the honey. Pour this

into the well. Mixeverything together until you have a soft dough.

Depending on which brand of rice flour you are using, you may need to stir

in more of the milk. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap until you are ready to

use it. Store in the refrigerator if not using immediately.

 

* *

*this is what she has for the recipe. She also has a recipe for baklava,

and that has how to roll out the dough, so I am sending that too. As I type

these recipes, they seem a bit unclear. I hope they work for you!.*

 

BAKLAVA

makes 2 8 " square pans

filling:

4 c ground walnuts, almonds, or pistachios

1 c sugar

1 T cinnamon

 

1 recipe Filo Dough (above)

1/4 c vegetable oil

 

syrup:

1 1/2 c sugar

3/4 c water

1 T lemon juice

1 (3 inch) stick cinnamon

1 T honey (agave)

1 teas. orange flower water

 

Prehat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease two 8 inch square baking

pans. Put the nuts, sugar, and cinammon in a food processor. Pulse until

the nuts are ground somewhat fine but still have a little texture.

 

Cut the filo dough into 6 equal pieces. Keep the pieces not being rolled

out covered with plastic wrap. Roll out one piece at a time between two

sheets of parchment or plastic wrap about 16 inches long. Roll the filo as

thinly as possible. Remove the top piece of plastic wrap or parchment.

Carefully fit the dough into one of the pans. the piece should be large

enough so that it fits up the sides and hangs over a bit. Roll out a second

piece of dough the same way and fit it into the other pan. Sprinkle one cup

of nut mix over the dough in each pan. Roll out 2 more pieces of filo and

carefully lay over the filling. Sprinkle another cup of nuts over

the second layer of each pan. Roll out the last 2 pieces of filo and

carefully coverthe layer of nuts. Trim the edges that are hanging over the

side of the pan. Leave enough to to roll under to form an edge.

 

Using a sharp paring knife, score the top of the baklava. Cut into 1 1/2 in

wide strips. then, starting from one of the corners, cut diagonally to the

opposite corner, spacing the cuts 1 1/2 in apart. This will create a

diamond shape, which is a traditional baklava shape. Drizzle 2 T oil over

the scoring of each baklava. Bake for 30 min or until the baklava is

golden. While the baklava is baking, make the syrup. Put water,

sugar,lemon juice, and cinnamon stick in sauce pan and bring to a boil.

Simmer for 5 min.

 

Whisk in the honey and the orange flower water. Set aside until the baklava

is done baking.

 

Once the baklava is baked, slice the scores again, cutting all the way

through to the bottom. Use a spoon to drizzle the syrup into the cuts.

Cool completely before serving.

 

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:31 AM, bearhouse52000 <bearhouse5wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi Nicole,

>

> Can't help with the crescent roll or filo pastry, but we have recipes in

> our files for tofu turkey. They probably aren't the same as the commercial

> gluten based tofu turkeys, but they're good all the same.

>

> Go to the " Files " :

>

>

>

>

> -or-

>

> use the link in menu on the left-hand side the Vegan and Gluten Free home

> page

>

> -or-

>

> each email from the group has the link at the bottom

>

> Then select ***Recipes Posted to VGF***, then " Mains " then " Tofu " and

> finally " Tofu Turkeys and Roasts " .

>

> " Tofu Turkey Roast (TNT) " is an adaptation of several other recipes and has

> been quite popular. There are step-by-step pictorial photos of how to make

> it in our " Photos " section or you can print them off from my website.

> http://www.gfcfcooking.com.au/tofu_turkey_roast.html

>

> Kim

>

>

>

> --- In

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> " Nicole " <nikasmomma2001 wrote:

> >

> > The holidays have given me a craving for some old favorites.

> > Does anybody make gluten-free crescent roll or filo pastry?

> > Also is there a gluten-free tofu-turkey out there? I use to eat Tofurkey

> every Thanksgiving, but I have since realized it has gluten.

> > Thanks!---Nicole

>

>

>