Showing posts with label Celiac Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celiac Disease. Show all posts

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Gluten Free Pie Crust

I found this recipe on the Land O Lakes website.
Fall is a great time for pies. Now you can bake your favorite pie using this gluten-free pie crust recipe.
8 servings; 1 (12-inch) pie crust 5 Stars
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups Gluten-Free Flour Blend (see below)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold Land O Lakes® Butter, cut into chunks
1/4 cup cold shortening
1 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Egg
3 tablespoons cold water
1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Combine flour blend, sugar, xanthan gum and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Combine egg, cold water and apple cider vinegar in small bowl; beat with fork until mixed. Add egg mixture to flour blend mixture; stir just until moistened. Shape pastry into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic food wrap; refrigerate until chilled (at least 1 hour).

Remove from refrigerator; let stand 15 minutes at room temperature. Unwrap pastry; place onto parchment paper lightly floured with gluten-free flour blend. Lightly flour pastry with gluten-free flour blend; top with another sheet of parchment paper. Roll out pastry into 12-inch circle. Transfer pastry to ungreased 9-inch pie pan, pressing firmly against bottom and sides and sealing any cracks as necessary. Crimp or flute edge. Fill and bake according to pie recipe directions.

For baked unfilled pie shell, prick crust all over with fork. Bake at 475°F. for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Fill as desired.

Gluten-Free Flour Blend: To make flour blend, combine 2 cups rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch, 1/3 cup tapioca flour and 1 teaspoon xanthan gum. Use appropriate amount for recipe; store remainder in container with tight-fitting lid. Stir before using.

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Gluten-Free Recipes and Info:Fighting celiac disease

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Fighting celiac disease is a lifelong intestinal disorder. Celiac disease is triggered by the ingestion of gluten and may result to vitamin, mineral, and nutritional deficiencies. Patients inflicted with this disease need to follow a rigid and lifelong diet. Fighting celiac disease is a very difficult task to do and is not only the battle of the patient as well.

Gluten is a protein present in all forms of wheat, rye and barley. Persons with celiac disease eliminate all gluten from their diet. There is no cure for this disease but can be managed by following the gluten-free diet.

Symptoms of children with celiac disease may include growth failure, vomiting, bloated abdomen, and behavioral changes. While adults can experience recurring bloating or gas, chronic diarrhea or constipations, unexplained weight loss or gain, vitamin K deficiency, fatigue, missed menstrual periods, cankers sores in the mouth, and tooth discolorations or loss of enamel.

Fighting celiac disease or any disease starts with getting medical attention or consulting your physician immediately. Celiac disease is often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed because its symptoms are often confused with other sickness. Getting professional attention is the best way to address any health and medical issue.

As with any illness, early detection through health and medical tests is the key to fighting celiac disease. Celiac disease can be inherited, there is about 5 to 15 percent that a person can have this disorder if it present in their family history.

There are some cases that celiac disease is triggered by trauma like stress, infection or childbirth. There is no telling when celiac disease may hit you. Therefore, any symptoms or abnormalities noticed in your health should always be consulted to a physician.

A celiac patient’s lifestyle is a very disciplined life. To manage their illness, celiac patients must undergo a gluten-free diet. Patients are listed foods to avoid such as breads, cereals, crackers, pasta, cookies, cakes and pies, gravies and sauces, unless they are gluten free.

To manage their difficult lifestyle, celiac patients have the help of a local support group. Support groups are any groups that meet regularly for mutual support in handling celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.

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Every day can be a challenge, especially for people who are newly diagnosed. Over time, however, managing celiac disease will easily become second nature. To cope with the disease and the difficulty of managing it, talking to people who know what you are undergoing can be reassuring.

Celiac support groups can be found in your local community, or there are even listings in the newspapers or in the internet. There are numerous websites and forums were celiac disease patients can click and visit to check out the different tips patients and patient family members suggest to carry out the fight against the disease.

Aside from this, it is also advisable to contact or consult a dietician or nutritionist to assist the patient about the diet. There are creative ways to cook and prepare food for celiac patients without sacrificing their health. Gathering information about celiac disease will help the patient to know more about the illness and what should be considered to fight it.

Celiac disease, or any illness for that matter, is life changing. It does not only change the patient’s life but also the lives of the people around the patient. Families and friends serve as support core of the celiac patients. Any support generated from the people around him serves as the patient’s lifeline. Fighting celiac disease, or any illness, should never be just the battle of one.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

What is all the news about Celiac

What is all the news about Celiac

Disease
[CD]. Two of my co-workers have just

been diagnosed with CD. So I wanted to
diagnosed
find out what this disease is all about.

Gluten is the common name for the protiens

in specific grains. Wheat,which includes

durum, semolina, spelt, kamut, einkorn and

faro} rye, barley and triticale. These

grains must be eliminated
from the diet of

those with CD.

CD is a digestive

disorder that affect children and adults.

When the gluten is consumed it creates an

immune-mediated toxic reaction that does

not allow food to be properly absorbed

even in small amounts. Gluten can cause

health problems and may damage the small

intestine
with no symptoms.

When gluten is removed from the diet the

intestine will start to improve.

Reading labels is the an important step to

learning which foods can be eaten. Some of

the harmful ingredients are unidentified

starch, malt,extenders, modified food

starch
, binders, and fillers. This is

really about lifestyle change.

One of the most common complications of CD

is Osteoporosis.

So what can a person to eat? Here is an

example;brown rice, quinoa, very high in

protein and buckwheat. I came across a

whole section in my local grocery store

that had these special items. Also in my

research I came across Bob's Red Mill

products. Here are some of the gluten-free

items he has.

Gluten Free Oats,Signature Gluten Free,

Gluten Free Flours,and meals Gluten Free

Cereals,Gluten Free Entrees,Gluten Free

Mixes,Gluten Free Grains, Beans, and

Seeds, Gluten Free Baking Aids.
I know it has been a life change and

adjustment for my co-workers but they have

adjusted and are feeling much better since

they have gone gluten-free.
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