Gluten Free Baking

[Orangutan]

I have a variety of gluten free flours including rice, buckwheat, corn, corn meal, tapioca. I have several gluten free bread recipes that I want to try out. All of the recipes call for Xanthan Gum and or Guar Gum as a binder replacing the gluten. I have looked in all the obvious places in Bangkok and cannot find any. Before I have some sent to me from the U.S. I'm wondering if anyone has a supplier in Bangkok?

Thanks,

-O

[jfchandler]

Can't help with your specific request, but just did another post that helps get people to the same end - gluten and yeast free breads....

[Orangutan]

Thanks jfchandler I've already read your post. I have found Agar Agar at Big C, and Villa Market. Will try making it to the Carrefour store in Lad Prao..trying to see how to get there from Phra Kahnong.

Thanks,

-O

[TGM]

try choco-schmidt.com ...they got some gluten-free products ...muffins to breads and all good quality stuff from germany!

[webworldly]

Hey Orangutan......I'm happy to see a topic I can help with! That's rare...lol!

In fact it was just two days ago that I discovered a place that sells both sugar free ice cream and wheat / sugar free cookies (not gluten free....they use spelt). Best thing is....the ice cream is sweetened with "Swiszi" (same stuff you see in the grocery store) instead of maltitol. No artificial sweeteners are "healthy"....and all are best avoided.....but that said, when the craving for sweet...and for ice cream.....hits me this is my new "go to" place.

Ahhhhhhhhh.....and for you.....they happen to sell guar gum. I'd never seen it sold before....so I bought some. Haven't used it yet. I believe the price was 300 baht for 200 grams.

The place is called "Ice Connection" and it's part of the "Verasu" group of retail stores. Google Verasu / Bangkok for details. The branch I went to was on Wireless road....very near the Plaza Athenee hotel. If you take BTS to Ploenchit....you can walk there within 10 minutes.

Hope that helps!

CHEERS!

D

[Orangutan]

Hey Orangutan......I'm happy to see a topic I can help with! That's rare...lol!

In fact it was just two days ago that I discovered a place that sells both sugar free ice cream and wheat / sugar free cookies (not gluten free....they use spelt). Best thing is....the ice cream is sweetened with "Swiszi" (same stuff you see in the grocery store) instead of maltitol. No artificial sweeteners are "healthy"....and all are best avoided.....but that said, when the craving for sweet...and for ice cream.....hits me this is my new "go to" place.

Ahhhhhhhhh.....and for you.....they happen to sell guar gum. I'd never seen it sold before....so I bought some. Haven't used it yet. I believe the price was 300 baht for 200 grams.

The place is called "Ice Connection" and it's part of the "Verasu" group of retail stores. Google Verasu / Bangkok for details. The branch I went to was on Wireless road....very near the Plaza Athenee hotel. If you take BTS to Ploenchit....you can walk there within 10 minutes.

Hope that helps!

CHEERS!

D

Thanks but read my post from the health forum:

People with celiac disease or gluten intolerance should NOT eat spelt (also known as “farro” or “dinkel”) because it contains GLUTEN.

Information easily available by searching the web.

Go kindly,

-O

[webworldly]

Thanks but read my post from the health forum:

People with celiac disease or gluten intolerance should NOT eat spelt (also known as “farro” or “dinkel”) because it contains GLUTEN.

Information easily available by searching the web.

Go kindly,

-O

Huh? I'm sorry for what seems to have been a confusing post by me above. I tried to make a point of saying that their sugar free / wheat free cookies were not gluten free. Hmmm....I think I did that.

And the cookies and ice cream comments by me were just extras.......the main point of my post was to help you find what you were looking for, which was Guar Gum. Am I wrong about that? And to that end....I was simply supplying the name and location of the one place that I've ever seen that sells Guar Gum.

I was trying to help ya'......and still hope I did. Enjoy the Guar Gum!! :-)

CHEERS!

D

[Orangutan]

Apology on my end I was speed reading and completely missed the (not gluten free....they use spelt).

Go kindly,

-O