On a recent trip to Killarney, I had the pleasure of meeting the Marco of Marco’s Gluten Free Irish Pizza (and his lovely Dad!). Marco makes the most amazingly delicious thin, stonebaked gluten-free pizzas – a far cry from the crumbly cardboard disks and home-baked monstrosities I have been used to so far. Pizzas are handmade and hand-packaged by Marco himself in a gluten-free facility … Continue reading Marco’s Gluten Free Irish Pizza
The Westin Hotel on Westmoreland Street are now offering a gluten-free afternoon tea for Dublin’s hungry Coeliacs. The package includes three tiers of gluten-free treats including a delicious black olive and tomato tapenade, fruit scone with fresh cream and jam, raspberry panna cotta, salted caramel brownie, popping candy marshmallows, raspberry and vanilla cream macaroon and the traditional Irish ‘hang and cheese sambo’. We opted for … Continue reading Gluten Free Afternoon Tea in Dublin
A loganberry is like a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry so either of these berries could also be substituted in this recipe. Adapted from a Rachel Allen recipe – bake Ingredients 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced Handful of loganberries 2 eggs 175g caster sugar 75g butter 75ml whole milk 125g self-raising gluten free flour 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp baking … Continue reading Pear and Loganberry Slices
I cannot emphasise this enough: become a member of the Coeliac Society of Ireland. They do amazing work, including providing an online forum for coeliacs to discuss their experiences and producing a rigorously maintained gluten free guide to food in Ireland. Many Irish coeliacs describe this little book as their “bible”, and with good reason. Continue reading Coeliac Society of Ireland
Carrot cake – moist, rich lovely and almost counts as one of your 5 a day. Honest. This recipe is based on one I found in the excellent book, Gluten-free Baker by Masterchef finalist Hannah Miles. Does coconut count as a nut? If not, then this recipe is nut free. Ingredients 200g Plain Tritamyl Flour 100g butter (chilled) 75ml cold water 2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Maple Icing
This is a rough and ready recipe and a very lazy take on a lemon meringue pie, using the glut of summer fruit as a starting point. It involves two of my previous recipes, for a gluten free pastry base and the meringue topping. Ingredients Shortcrust pastry Strawberries, blackcurrants, raspberries, loganberries, blackberries…enough fruit to fill a pie Meringue Caster sugar Butter, for greasing Directions Preheat … Continue reading Berry Meringue Pie
Summer is still here (despite the torrential rain sweeping Ireland for the last couple of weeks) and nothing is more summery than a lovely light meringue. Plus they’re gluten free! Ingredients 3 Eggs 175g Caster sugar Directions Preheat the oven to 200C (for fan ovens). Separate the eggs and put the yolks aside. You can use leftover egg yolks to make pastry if you’re in … Continue reading Easy Meringues
This was my first ever attempt at making jam and I was delighted with the results! A little tart, but I like the blackcurrant tang. I added rosemary on a whim but I think a bit of experimentation is required to get the amount of rosemary just right, I had 2 sprigs and it wasn’t really enough. You could also try lavender instead. The proportions … Continue reading Blackcurrant and Rosemary Jam
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I should probably start this post by emphasising that I have not been asked by any chocolate company to do this, despite the amount of time I’m going to mention the word ‘Cadbury’. I think the type of chocolate you like is something you develop a taste for early in life. It’s like the tap water where you grow up.… Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
Another adventure in coconut flour, these are not ideal if you’re on a diet but go very well with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee. Makes about 12 small cupcakes Ingredients For the cupcakes: 75g butter 125g sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup coconut flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 100g dark chocolate 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt For the icing: 250g … Continue reading Gluten Free Chocolate and Coffee Cupcakes
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