Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Gluten Free Paula Deen

While sitting in my kitchen not so long ago I couldn't help but think about the recipes I needed to perfect & convert to GF. Where to start, so many choices and so many requests from my girls. Do I start with pizza, crackers, cookies, what will it be? Oooo, I know, what's the one cake that every proper southern girl should master? That's right, Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting. So I set out to make it. I Googled and Googled until I found what looked like a very moist and fluffy red velvet recipe. The taste was great but the texture was all wrong. As many of you probably know, the texture is always the issue with Gluten Free cooking. It's either too dry, too heavy, or way too gritty. So with much disappointment I set out to find another recipe. I have now tried about five different recipes and not a single one has lived up to my standards. So now I am left on my own to develop a truly delightful recipe. You might ask how does one do this, well for starters embrace failure. The fact is that some recipes will work and some won't. Now for the final piece of advice, channel your inner Paula Deen. I'm talk'n full fat, full butter, and full fun kind of goodness put into your food. With that kind of energy I know I'll develop the perfect Gluten Free Red Velvet cake, moist & fluffy and topped with the best cream cheese frosting. Can you say yummy. So now I'm off to transform myself into the Gluten Free Paula Deen. Y'all be good now!

1 comment:

  1. is mayo GF? that may help. or try carbonated water too.

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