Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! Do you have any rice, dried beans, lentils, oatmeal, groats,

popcorn, or anything along that line? You can make flour! You can also chop

veggies with the dry container-check in the links section. The whole grains

book is okay, gives some ideas, but there are just as many ideas available

online. You can check out some of my videos about grinding grains at

http://www.mymealmasters.com in the video link.

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> Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have ordered a

wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait for that!

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> I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I

should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.

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> So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?

> Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

Thanks - I am checking out all the links for ideas and watched the grain

video on your page.

So silly question - what can I use these different flours for? I haven't tried

making bread with anything other than wheat flour before - do I need to find

special recopies that use these flours or can I just use them the same way.

Thanks

Autumn

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> > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have ordered

a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait for that!

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> > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I

should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.

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> > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?

> > Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

I am gluten free, so I use them for all of my baking. You can blend them with

regular wheat flour (grinding your own wheat flour is great too-get wheat

berries from the whole food store) The alternative flours make wonderful

muffins, pancake batter, batter breads, etc. Grinding up popcorn makes homemade

cornmeal or polenta. My daughter doesn't NEED to be gluten free, but she

actually prefers the gluten free baked goods over traditional ones.

Experimenting is half the fun, and grinding them is fun too! We make a lovely

" cracked cereal " blend by buzzing up whole oat groats, buckwheat groats and red

quinoa, then cooking it overnight in a slow cooker. Beans ground in to flour

make wonderful bean cakes or flat breads. I will try to put together some

recipes for the files.

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> > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have

ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait

for that!

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> > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I

should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.

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> > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?

> > > Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.

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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:57 PM

Subject: Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies

I am gluten free, so I use them for all of my baking. You can blend them with regular wheat flour (grinding your own wheat flour is great too-get wheat berries from the whole food store) The alternative flours make wonderful muffins, pancake batter, batter breads, etc. Grinding up popcorn makes homemade cornmeal or polenta. My daughter doesn't NEED to be gluten free, but she actually prefers the gluten free baked goods over traditional ones. Experimenting is half the fun, and grinding them is fun too! We make a lovely "cracked cereal" blend by buzzing up whole oat groats, buckwheat groats and red quinoa, then cooking it overnight in a slow cooker. Beans ground in to flour make wonderful bean cakes or flat breads. I will try to put together some recipes for the files. > > >> > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait for that!> > > > > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.> > > > > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?> > > Thanks!> > >> >>

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I find the package mixes to be horrid-no wonder people balk at having to be

gluten free! Oh, if only they knew about Vitamix! First, NONE of the packaged

" gluten free " mixes are truly gluten free-they are ground and packaged in

facilities that process wheat, soy and corn, so they are ALWAYS cross

contaminated with wheat and gluten-Bob's Red Mill and Aarowhead Mills are the

two most popular brands, and both of them are heavily contaminated. I just

grind the flours, as baking powder (homemade) juice, puree, or some other

liquid, and flax, chia or tapioca gel as an egg subsitute-eggs are fine if you

can use them. A very quick pulse in the Vitamix, pour into muffin molds and

bake. I also do a batter bread that is just as easy. I THINK my recipes are in

the files, but if not I will snag them from my allergy group and post them. My

baked goods are nice and light-not the heavy " cardboard " type gluten free stuff

that is available. Most of the commercial flours use sourghum or bean flours

which can be very heavy. A balanced blend of lighter grains makes a nicer,

lighter product with a lovely crumb.

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> DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way

too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.

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[Guest guest]

thanks - I'd love to make some for her.

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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:14 PM

Subject: Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies

I find the package mixes to be horrid-no wonder people balk at having to be gluten free! Oh, if only they knew about Vitamix! First, NONE of the packaged "gluten free" mixes are truly gluten free-they are ground and packaged in facilities that process wheat, soy and corn, so they are ALWAYS cross contaminated with wheat and gluten-Bob's Red Mill and Aarowhead Mills are the two most popular brands, and both of them are heavily contaminated. I just grind the flours, as baking powder (homemade) juice, puree, or some other liquid, and flax, chia or tapioca gel as an egg subsitute-eggs are fine if you can use them. A very quick pulse in the Vitamix, pour into muffin molds and bake. I also do a batter bread that is just as easy. I THINK my recipes are in the files, but if not I will snag them from my allergy group and post them. My baked goods are nice and light-not the heavy "cardboard" type gluten free stuff that is available. Most of the commercial flours use sourghum or bean flours which can be very heavy. A balanced blend of lighter grains makes a nicer, lighter product with a lovely crumb.>> DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.> > >

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Where exactly are you getting your information on Bob's Red Mill? It is really hard to find negative comments on this company in fact I was reading a blog where a poster claims that Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats are tolerated by her father with Celiac disease. If you go to celiac.com you will also see that Bob's Red Mill is a sponsor.http://www.food52.com/hotline/6353-is-all-oatmeal-gluten-free Tom From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:14 PM Subject: Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies I find the package mixes to be horrid-no wonder people balk at having to be gluten free! Oh, if only they knew about Vitamix! First, NONE of the packaged " gluten free " mixes are truly gluten free-they are ground and packaged in facilities that process wheat, soy and corn, so they are ALWAYS cross contaminated with wheat and gluten-Bob's Red Mill and Aarowhead Mills are the two most popular brands, and both of them are heavily contaminated. I just grind the flours, as baking powder (homemade) juice, puree, or some other liquid, and flax, chia or tapioca gel as an egg subsitute-eggs are fine if you can use them. A very quick pulse in the Vitamix, pour into muffin molds and bake. I also do a batter bread that is just as easy. I THINK my recipes are in the files, but if not I will snag them from my allergy group and post them. My baked goods are nice and light-not the heavy " cardboard " type gluten free stuff that is available. Most of the commercial flours use sourghum or bean flours which can be very heavy. A balanced blend of lighter grains makes a nicer, lighter product with a lovely crumb.>> DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.> > >

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Sadly, I " got the information " about Bob's Red Mill by landing in the emergency

room with a severe allergic reaction (I am celiac AND have a TRUE wheat

allergy-two very different things) Years ago, I contacted Bob's and was told

flat out by their customer service rep that SHE wouldn't even consume their

products, as the cross contamination was an issue for her too. Like most

companies, Bob's follows FDA guidelines that allow a food to be labeled " gluten

free " if it contains " less than 20PPM of the contaminant. For someone with

celiac, or just trying to avoid gluten, this may not be an issue, but with a

true allergy, ANY " ppm " is too much. If you have ever baked a cake in your

kitchen, you know how impossible it is to handle flour without some of it flying

around as dust and settling on your kitchen counter. This is similar to how it

works in a factory processing other grains or allergens-if it is being processed

on the same equipment, there WILL be cross contamination. Bt their OWN

admission, Bob's does process these other grains, and they " source " their grains

from companies that are not dedicated gluten free. My understanding is that

they have made some improvments over the years, and I have heard good things

about their gluten free oats, but because of how they are sources, I simply

can't take that risk. Keep in mind that cross contamination starts in the

growing field-if a combine that harvested the wheat growing next door, harvests

the oats and loads them on to the the same truck that carried the wheat, there

WILL be cross contamination issues. Again, they may have drastically improved

over the years, but for those of us with a TRUE ALLERGY, that isn't enough. I

have to go to great lengths to find my various grains from sources that process

JUST that grain-not easy to do since many companies grow and process other

grains (or allergens such as corn and soy) rather than doing just once specific

grain. In my network of contacts with people with TRUE allergies, all of us

have had problems with commercially avalable, pre ground grains...which is why

we all rely on our Vitamix to make our own!

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> > DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way

> too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.

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I have a question about grinding up corn . What is the difference between popcorn or regular dried corn? I'm having a senior moment about what that dried corn is called but I have some in the garage pantry. I'll go look.Is there a difference. The dried corn won't pop. I guess because any moisture is dried out.TerrySent from my iPadHDOn Mar 27, 2012, at 11:00 PM, "shaorn" <smassena@...> wrote:

DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.

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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:57 PM

Subject: Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies

I am gluten free, so I use them for all of my baking. You can blend them with regular wheat flour (grinding your own wheat flour is great too-get wheat berries from the whole food store) The alternative flours make wonderful muffins, pancake batter, batter breads, etc. Grinding up popcorn makes homemade cornmeal or polenta. My daughter doesn't NEED to be gluten free, but she actually prefers the gluten free baked goods over traditional ones. Experimenting is half the fun, and grinding them is fun too! We make a lovely "cracked cereal" blend by buzzing up whole oat groats, buckwheat groats and red quinoa, then cooking it overnight in a slow cooker. Beans ground in to flour make wonderful bean cakes or flat breads. I will try to put together some recipes for the files. > > >> > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait for that!> > > > > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.> > > > > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?> > > Thanks!> > >> >>

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cope's corn. Sent from my iPadHDOn Mar 27, 2012, at 11:00 PM, "shaorn" <smassena@...> wrote:

DIL is gluten free so I tried some pkg mixes for bread, muffins etc. Way too heavy. What do you do to make them palatable.

From:

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:57 PM

Subject: Re: Newbie looking for bread (Dry container) recipies

I am gluten free, so I use them for all of my baking. You can blend them with regular wheat flour (grinding your own wheat flour is great too-get wheat berries from the whole food store) The alternative flours make wonderful muffins, pancake batter, batter breads, etc. Grinding up popcorn makes homemade cornmeal or polenta. My daughter doesn't NEED to be gluten free, but she actually prefers the gluten free baked goods over traditional ones. Experimenting is half the fun, and grinding them is fun too! We make a lovely "cracked cereal" blend by buzzing up whole oat groats, buckwheat groats and red quinoa, then cooking it overnight in a slow cooker. Beans ground in to flour make wonderful bean cakes or flat breads. I will try to put together some recipes for the files. > > >> > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait for that!> > > > > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if I should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.> > > > > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry container?> > > Thanks!> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

Thanks I'm trying your gluten free bread in the links section and the rice

crackers on your website. Grinding flour is so much fun! lol

I've never tried making gluten free stuff but hubby (who does some baking) said

that I need to add gluten for the bread to rise properly. So this just left me

confused. Looking forward to trying so many things with my vitamix!

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> > > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have

ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait

for that!

> > > >

> > > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide if

I should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.

> > > >

> > > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry

container?

> > > > Thanks!

> > > >

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[Guest guest]

Good for you for trying different things! Your hubby just tends to think like

most, that you must have gluten to have decent bread...not so! I will try to

post a pic of my gluten free bread, scones, muffins, etc. in the photo section.

My breads are mostly batter breads, but they come out wonderful. I was a die

hard bread baker most of my life, so being forced to go gluten free was at first

devestating to me-I had made homemade bread daily for as long as I can remember,

but I just viewed the whole " gluten free " thing as a challenge, and discovered

that you can indeed make lovely bread without gluten AND without yeast!!

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> > > > > Just bought a used 5000 that came with just a dry container. I have

ordered a wet container but want to play with my new cool vitamix while I wait

for that!

> > > > >

> > > > > I didn't get any recipe books with it either and am trying to decide

if I should buy the whole grains book or if I really need it.

> > > > >

> > > > > So any suggestions on what I should make/ do with just the dry

container?

> > > > > Thanks!

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