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Learning to Bake Gluten-Free
From fear to confidence: learn to bake gluten-free yourself. Workshop + practice at home.
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Most people stand hesitantly in the kitchen for the first time with a bag of rice flour in their hands, wondering if they will ever pull it off. Baking gluten-free initially feels like cooking in a foreign language, where familiar ingredients and techniques no longer work. The dough sticks differently to your fingers, rises more slowly, and those first loaves often come out of the oven soggy or too dry.
But there comes a moment when you smell the scent of freshly baked gluten-free bread drifting through your kitchen and realise you have got the hang of it. You are no longer afraid of cross-contamination, know exactly which flour to use and when, and even feel confident enough to adapt your own recipes. The feeling of independence when you lift a warm cake out of the oven, made with your own hands, makes every failed attempt worth it.
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Celiac Safe Kitchen
Small group, personal attention. You learn the basics of gluten-free dough, how to prevent cross-contamination, and you go home with recipes and confidence.
Head to Zutphen for the best gluten-free flours and baking products. The owner can advise you on which flour works best for your favourite recipes.
Bake your first gluten-free loaf at home. Use the recipe from the workshop. Tip: let the dough rise longer than you are used to.
Take a photo of your loaf and share it. It doesn't matter what it looks like, you did it!
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