Give Grit the Boot

Dear Frustrated Gluten Free Friend,

I know. You’ve tried so very hard. You’ve experimented with different blends of flours, toiling for hours over a bowl and measuring cups, trying your hardest to find the perfect blend that would mask the grit of gluten free baking. Time after time, experiment after experiment… grit.

There is hope, dear friend! No longer do you need to toil. No longer do you need to use expensive ingredients, only to end up with something like sand in your mouth.

I would like to introduce you to the answer to your problem. Gluten Free Friend, meet Pamela’s Baking and Pancake Mix. (Don’t be shy, say hello!)

I don’t know how Pamela did it, but she made a gluten free flour blend that has absolutely no grit whatsoever. Nada. In a past post I gave a recipe for cornbread using Pamela’s Baking Mix. It is absolutely amazing. In fact, it’s better than any gluten filled cornbread recipe I’ve ever had!

So, no more. No more frustration over gritty baked goods. Go now… right now… and get yourself some. Target carries it. Wegmans carries it. Acme carries it. If you don’t have any of those around, check out www.pamelasproducts.com. In the top right corner of the main page is a “Find Retail Locations” button. If that search ends up at a dead end? No worries, I’ve got it covered. Click on this link and you can buy a stash to keep your cupboard! http://www.amazon.com/Pamelas-Ultimate-Baking-Pancake-4-Pound/dp/B000NMJWZO (Don’t panic at the price. You are buying 3 four-pound bags. That will last you for months of gluten free baking and cooking. Better to have too much than to run out before you had the chance to make everything you’ve been missing since starting your gluten free diet!)

Trust me, it will be as though the heavens open and wonderful grit free, gluten free baked goods come bursting forth. And since I know you’ll be dying to try it out immediately, below is a fantastic banana bread recipe for you to make.

Here’s to a new friendship! May you have many happy years together. And God bless Pamela!!

Love,

Katie

Gluten Free Banana Bread

1 stick butter, softened

1 cup sugar

½ tsp salt

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 ½ cups Pamela’s Baking and Pancake Mix

3 ripened bananas, mashed

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Using non-stick spray, coat two 8-inch loaf pans.

In a medium bowl, combine the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon. Once well combined, add the rest of the ingredients, stir until well mixed. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake for 50 minutes.