Friday 22 April 2011

Make delicious Gluten free bread using our Mix.

We are serious when we say our gluten free bread mix makes delicious loaves that are crunchy on the outsides and soft 'n' fluffy on the insides. We strongly believe that no-one should have to suffer the horrible sensation of eating cardboard like sandwiches that stick to the roof of your mouth!


Please note, a 700g bag of LFGF Bread Mix = 1kg Loaf.


From scratch (the old fashion way).


**Requires a dough hook. 

1. Open pack & find yeast. 

2. Open & place yeast in dry bread mix and mix through. 

3. Place bread mix in a bowl and make a well in the middle of the mix. 

4. Pour in 21/4 cups of warm water & 1/4 cup of oil. 

5. Using electric mixer with a dough hook on medium to high speed until lighter in colour (5-10 min) then place in tin. 

6. If making rolls, pocket bread or pizza bases using a damp piping bag (cut the end off the piping bag to get bigger rolls), or dampen hands so the dough doesn’t stick to them. 

7. Place dough straight onto the baking tray for pizza/pocket bread, gently flatten the ball of dough with damp hands until it is the desired size & thickness. 

8. As a guide, if making pocket bread make the dough shape thicker than if making a pizza. (Leave in a warm place until it doubles in size). 

9. Bake at 180-200 deg for 45-55 minutes or until the loaf is starting to smell & look golden brown.




With a Bread Maker.


**If you have a bread maker, be sure to use the 'rapid' or basic loaf' settings, not the gluten free setting**


1. Pour 1/4 Cup of oil over the blade then pour warm water into the bread tin.


2. Open the dry bread mix, find the yeast and place dry yeast into dry bread mix and mix well.


3. Place dry mix into the bread tin.


4. Mix with spatula until there is no dry pockets of bread mix, then place bread tin into the bread maker machine.


5. Ensure you use the 'rapid' or basic loaf' settings, not the gluten free cycle.


6. When cooked, turn out on cooling rack.


Enjoy!

Wednesday 20 April 2011

Gluten Free Chocolate Butterfly Cakes



Ingredients:


3 tbspn butter (or dairy free margarine), melted
2 eggs
1 cup milk or milk substitute (approximately - see Method)
1 cup Live Free Gluten Free Bread Mix
1 1/2 tspn Gluten Free baking powder
2 tbspn Gluten Free cocoa
3/4 cup sugar
Whipped cream (or dairy free substitute)


Method:


1. Put the melted butter in a measuring jug and allow to cool.
Add the eggs to the butter, then enough milk to make the liquid ingredients up to 1 & 1/4 cups.


2. Put all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well. And the liquid ingredients and beat until and fluffy.


3. Spoon the mixture into paper cases and bake in a moderate oven for 15-20 mins.


4. Allow to cool completely; then cut a small slice from the top of each cake and cut each slice in half.
Put a teaspoon of (dairy free) whipped cream onto each cake. 
Carefully place the two halves of the slice on top of the cream as "butterfly wings".


Dust with Gluten free icing sugar just before serving.

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Gluten Free Chocolate Fudge Bars



Ingredients:
1½ cups Live Free Gluten Free (LFGF) Pastry Mix or Bread Mix
½ cup sugar
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 tbspn Gluten Free cocoa powder
185g (6oz) butter, melted
½ tspn vanilla

For chocolate icing:
1 cup Gluten Free icing sugar
2 tbspn Gluten Free cocoa
30g (1oz) butter, melted
1½ tbspn hot water
Extra desiccated coconut to sprinkle on top

Method:
1. Put dry ingredients, melted butter and vanilla into bowl; mix well.

2. Press mixture into 28cm x 18cm lamington tin. 
Bake in a moderate oven for 20mins.
Cool in tin.

3. For Icing, sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small bowl.
Add melted butter and water. 
Mix until smooth.

4. Spread icing over cooled slice, and sprinkle with extra coconut. 

5. Cut into bars once icing has set. 

Saturday 16 April 2011

Live Free Gluten Free is launching!

Hello Everyone and Welcome to the brand new Live Free Gluten Free blog 'Getting the Mix Right;'.

We are currently in the process of developing our online communities with a brand new website, Facebook Page, Twitter Account and of course, this blog.
We hope to use this blog as a platform to share great recipe ideas using our products and to offer help.

Other exciting advances for us is our new look packaging, products and stockist support.

We look forward to chatting with each and everyone of you in the near future!

The LFGF Team.