One of the changes that more and more people are making to their diets is getting off of yeast and gluten. Processed flour is not good for the system, provides no real benefit, and is a problem for many people who are gluten or yeast intolerant. Now, as wonderful as a huge, fluffy cake sounds, the good news is that you can also make a wheat free cake that is virtually indistinguishable and tastes just as good.
The only real difference between a wheat free cake and a traditional one is that there is no wheat flour used. This may sound strange, since flour is flour, right? Well, it's not, and there are many different types of flour that you can use in exchange for traditional processed wheat flour.
Rice flour is perhaps the most common alternative and it is fairly easy to find both online and in your local health food store. Rice flour comes from either white or brown rice and has virtually the same consistency as wheat flour.
You may have had buckwheat flour in the past, especially if you have enjoyed buckwheat pancakes as a child. This flour is not as bland as wheat flour, so it may give your foods a slightly different taste, but it is extremely healthy, having a high content of protein. This is also commonly available in bulk or in a package at your local health food store.
You can also make a wheat free cake from more obscure flours such as sorghum, millet, or quinoa. These are a little harder to find, although some health food stores will carry them. In general, they have no particular taste of their own, so using them should produce the same results as traditional flour.
Because so many people are finding that they have issues with yeast or gluten, wheat free cake recipes are now very common, but you can actually buy wheat free cake mixes in health food stores. These are as easy to make as any other box mix and whether you want to make a chocolate cake or a white cake without wheat, you can do it in a matter of minutes.
One thing to keep in mind though, if you are making your cakes from scratch is that if you are using alternative flours, they often don't have the same binding qualities that processed white flour has. Therefore, you may find that you have to add additional ingredients to help the finished product stay together better. If you don't mind adding a small amount of gelatin, or sometimes an extra egg to the batter, you will find that the cake looks, tastes, and feels much the same as a normal cake.
If you are really looking for a way to introduce a wheat-free lifestyle to your family, then make a cake using one of these alternative flours and don't tell them. After they have eaten a slice of cake, ask them how they felt about it and they probably will be very surprised when you tell them what it was made with!
The only real difference between a wheat free cake and a traditional one is that there is no wheat flour used. This may sound strange, since flour is flour, right? Well, it's not, and there are many different types of flour that you can use in exchange for traditional processed wheat flour.
Rice flour is perhaps the most common alternative and it is fairly easy to find both online and in your local health food store. Rice flour comes from either white or brown rice and has virtually the same consistency as wheat flour.
You may have had buckwheat flour in the past, especially if you have enjoyed buckwheat pancakes as a child. This flour is not as bland as wheat flour, so it may give your foods a slightly different taste, but it is extremely healthy, having a high content of protein. This is also commonly available in bulk or in a package at your local health food store.
You can also make a wheat free cake from more obscure flours such as sorghum, millet, or quinoa. These are a little harder to find, although some health food stores will carry them. In general, they have no particular taste of their own, so using them should produce the same results as traditional flour.
Because so many people are finding that they have issues with yeast or gluten, wheat free cake recipes are now very common, but you can actually buy wheat free cake mixes in health food stores. These are as easy to make as any other box mix and whether you want to make a chocolate cake or a white cake without wheat, you can do it in a matter of minutes.
One thing to keep in mind though, if you are making your cakes from scratch is that if you are using alternative flours, they often don't have the same binding qualities that processed white flour has. Therefore, you may find that you have to add additional ingredients to help the finished product stay together better. If you don't mind adding a small amount of gelatin, or sometimes an extra egg to the batter, you will find that the cake looks, tastes, and feels much the same as a normal cake.
If you are really looking for a way to introduce a wheat-free lifestyle to your family, then make a cake using one of these alternative flours and don't tell them. After they have eaten a slice of cake, ask them how they felt about it and they probably will be very surprised when you tell them what it was made with!