Noah's Bread

Original Noah's Bread

from Kwan
This is the original version of Noah's Bread, developed by Kwan for her son Noah when she couldn't find any bread he could eat.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown rice fl. (I subbed sorghum)
2/3 cup tapioca flour
1/3 cup corn or potato starch
2 tsp xanthan gum I had no clue what this was, I found it in a health food store, it looks like flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg (or sub)
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup CF milk (or water)
1/3 cup sparkling water

Recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Mix all ingredients well, except the sparkling water. Once the batter is well mixed, add the sparkling water to make the batter rise.

Work quickly and form batter into buns, bagels, roll, etc. I use hamburger form pans and rings from the Gluten Free Pantry but you can also use aluminum foil to make form rings. I also put the batter into large ziplock bags, cut a corner, and squeeze out the appropriate shape of whatever I'm trying to make, such as bagels.

The batter should be thick and look somewhat lumpy. Don't use too much batter or form too high. The bread will puff and rise and settle back down once cooled.

Bake for 20-25 min until the crust is golden brown.
The crust will be hard out of the oven but will soften once cooled.

They freeze and thaw really well.
Note: This is not for a full sized loaf

Just like McDonald's Chicken Nuggets

- chicken: I cut up about 3 breasts.
- 1/3 cup gf flour (I used about 80 percent brown rice flour and 20 percent tapioca)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp Heinz vinegar (or other gf brand)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup water

So, you mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Then, combine the vinegar and soda in another small bowl, quickly dumping it in the flour as it reacts. Then, quickly add the water. Whisk well. Let this sit for about 5 minutes. It thickens. Meanwhile, heat some oil in a frying pan. Mix your chicken pieces in the batter and let them sit in there while the oil heats. When hot, fry until golden brown and cooked through.

From Jim @ http://gfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/11/quick-and-easy-chicken-nuggets-just.html

Day Three

I am becoming quite the chef trying new things for the diet. Last night my son and I made homemade chicken nuggets with the absolute BEST recipe there is. I got it from another great blog kept by Jim who has 2 children with Autism. http://gfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/11/quick-and-easy-chicken-nuggets-just.html
These were supposed to taste exactly like McDonald's but they are SO much better. I made about 15 nuggets from one breast of chicken and he devoured the entire thing. Thank you JIM!!
We also made bread with the famous Noah's bread recipe. The particular one I had was not quite big enough for a bread pan, but I wasn't aware of this so I ended up with a flat lumpy unappealing looking load. BUT, after slicing it up, I realized I could make mini garlic breads out of it using Smart Balance Light (according to many others it HAS to be the light, says right on the label its dairy free). I tasted a piece of it and I have to say it was really good. The recipe link is http://gfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/10/noahs-bread.html
Well anyway so far so good. He ate some delicious Buckwheat waffles this morning for breakfast and took two homemade peanut butter cookies and grapes for his snack. That recipe is on Bob's Red Mills site, I can't seem to access it right now.

Day Two

So we are on day two of a strict Gluten Free/Casein Free diet and also limiting soy. I am doing this for my 9 year old son who has been diagnosed with ADHD and has been on medication since kindergarten. He has been of his meds all summer and has been doing so great I never want to put him back on. So I am attempting a diet change to hopefully change his behavior enough that the schools wont be on my back to put him back on. ANYWAY, I didnt listen to any of the people who told me to get prepared and all that good stuff. We just jumped in head first. I spent about $170 on groceries over the weekend just for him, so obivously I am doing everything the lazy way right now. I did buy ingredients for bread, which is the worst thing ever to try and make gluten free, so wish me luck!