Gluten free Paska

[babaof2]

A family member was diagnosed with Celiac disease (allergic to wheat, rye and barley). I tried making a Paska with an all purpose gluten free flour. It was a disaster and I'll just say we didn't have Paska for Easter. Does anyone on the site have a recipe to mix flours to use for baking Paska, nut rolls etc. that produces good results. I'd appreciate any help because experimenting is getting expensive!

[Hannia]

Not the Ukrainian way, but gluten free. Secret is rice flour.

Ingredients:
•1/2 cups warm water
•2 tsp white sugar
•1 Tbsp instant yeast
•1 1/3 cup white rice flour
•2/3 cup sweet rice flour
•1 cup tapioca starch
•2 tsp unflavoured gelatin
•1 Tbsp xanthan gum
•1 tsp salt
•1/2 cup white sugar
•4 eggs
•1/4 cup oil
•1/2 cup warm heavy cream (whipping cream)
•1 tsp vinegar
•1 tsp vanilla
•zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
•zest & juice of 1/2 navel orange

Directions:
1.Combine warm water, sugar & yeast. Set aside until bubbly (proofing your yeast).
2.In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all dry ingredients and mix until evenly distributed.
3.In a medium size bowl, combine all wet ingredients, including zest & juice of lemon & orange.
4.Slowly add the wet ingredients, and the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients, and beat for 2 minutes. Add more water if it is too dry. The dough should be very soft and sticky.
5.Place dough in greased pan. This recipe bakes one loaf, or you can make 12 buns, using muffin tins as a mold. Smooth tops with a wet spatula or greased hands.
6.Let rise in warm place for 30-40 minutes.
7.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
8.Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes (25-30 for buns). Cover tops of loaf/buns with foil after 10 minutes, to prevent the tops from browning too much.

[sjoyce]

Again, thank you Hannia. We have just discovered a celiac disease family member. Sure can make life a bit challenging at first

[Hannia]

Joyce, believe it or not there is a Book for Dummies that is exc for beginners, that will walk you thru the basics of gluten- free cooking and baking. You can probably get it at Amazon.com.

[babaof2]

Hannia: Thank you. Once again you have come through. I have not found sweet rice flour in our stores but there is one more to check otherwise I will have to order on line. I am now experimenting with making poppyseed rolls as it is one of my daughter's favorites. I will let you know how they turn out.
Joyce: A secret I learned is most baking turns out dryer than wanted. Add a cup of sour cream in addition to recipe ingredients (do not substitute for other ingredients) to keep a moister product.
Hannia: You are so right. Using other flours instead of wheat causes baked goods to brown so much more quickly so they need to be watched carefully and protected to prevent burning

[Hannia]

Chinese food stores carry it.

[sjoyce]

Thank you both so much for your info. This experimenting was getting rather expensive