Those on a gluten free diet, otherwise known as celiacs and those people who cook for them have now got a cookbook to turn to for gluten free recipes .
“250 Gluten-Free Favorites” (Robert Rose, 2009) by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt also has egg free, dairy-free and white sugar-free recipes.
Celiacs are intolerant to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and other grains. This disease can destroy the intestines and lead to nutrient deficiencies. Celiacs can also often be intolerant to lactose, the sugar in dairy products.
Readers of the new cookbook can get a good grounding in how to prepare food for those who must adhere to a gluten-free diet .
The authors had eceived many requests from people to create gluten-free versions of recipes which they had enjoyed in the past.
The authors take the mystery out of gluten-free whole grains, including corn, amaranth, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, oats, sorghum and rice, and explain how to utilise them in a gluten free diet .