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>Got some from China today to use in baked goods containing grain

>sorghum . Wonder whether it is nutrient dense. Anyone know what

>it's made from? Probably seaweed? Dennis

It's made from bacteria. Actually if you add some xanthan

gum to water, it looks remarkably like kefiili ...

long chain polysaccharide, kind of slimy ...

AFAIK there's nothing bad about xanthan, and it

doesn't seem to bother people's stomachs like

guar gum does sometimes. However, using extra egg

whites or kefiili or water boiled with flax seeds or

gelatin also works.

Whipping up egg whites til stiff then adding the flour

is actually a decent way to make bread and cakes ...

that's how one makes an angel food cake. I like to use

egg whites when I have lots of eggs around (when the hens

are going full-bore ...)

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I used to order it from Ener-G or the Gluten-Free Pantry (I like their jars), but now I get it at Whole Foods or Draeger's or Country Sun. It should be sold everywhere GF flours are sold. Ask a grocer to help you find it; at every WFM I've been in, it's always near the flours and GF mixes. Good luck!

Debbie

on 5/27/05 12:44 PM, scbozzo@... at scbozzo@... wrote:

one last question for the time being: where can I find xantham gum? I've looked and be unable to locate it...

Thanks!

Sue

----- Original Message -----

From: Debbie Duncan <mailto:debbie@...>

Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:21 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] request for GF bread recommendations

mollybread

This recipe makes a delicious multi-grain gluten-free loaf for the bread machine, using three cups of GF flours. (It also smells scrumptious while baking.) I used to use two cups of the standard, Bette Hagman GF blend* and one cup brown rice flour. Since I learned about the newer, more nutritious flours, I now use this combination:

Cup #1: brown rice flour

Cup #2: equal parts flaxmeal, teff, and Bette Hagman’s flour blend

Cup #3: equal parts amaranth, sorghum, and buckwheat flours

Sift the flours with:

3 tsp. xanthan gum

2 tsp. Ener-G Egg Replacer (optional, but I always use it)

1 tsp. salt

3 tsp. sugar

Add 1 1/3 cups non-fat dry milk powder and stir into sifted dry ingredients

Beat:

2 eggs plus 2 egg whites

1/4 cup melted butter

1 1/2 cups water

1 tsp. rice vinegar

2 tsp. Red Star yeast (I buy it in the jar)

Place wet ingredients, dry ingredients, and yeast into the baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Use medium setting on quick bake, or, for a newer, programmable machine, follow the instructions at the Gluten-Free Pantry web site for the Zojirushi bread machine—you only have to program it once. Open up the machine during the first kneading to scrape down the sides of the pan with a spatula.

Be prepared to experiment, and adjust water and yeast if the consistency isn’t right. You can also change the flour mixture to your liking. I obviously have! I order the brown rice and GF blend flours from Ener-G, and buy the other flours at the market (Bob’s or somesuch brand, NOT from a bin). I keep the flours in canisters for easy measuring. Let the loaf cool overnight, if possible, for easy slicing. I store packets of bread in the freezer, then defrost two slices overnight for Molly’s morning toast.

*Bette Hagman’s GF blend: 2 parts white rice flour, 2/3 part potato starch flour, 1/3 part tapioca flour

Debbie Duncan

www.debbieduncan.com

on 5/27/05 12:09 PM, flatcat9@... at flatcat9@... wrote:

Soooo -- where's this recipe! I'd love to see it.

Harper

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carolG wrote:

> Daughter brought in salad dressing from Annie's with xanthan gum. I

> have not used it. Is this a good thing to eat? Thanks.

> carol

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Hi Carol,

Xanthan gum is produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. This is

a slime that the bacteria produces which allows the bacteria to adhere

to the leaves of cabbage so that it can create rotting brown spots. Also

on cauliflower leaves. It is used quite extensively as a thickener.

Normally it will have a yellow tint to it, as produced by the bacteria,

but will be removed using organic solvents (this reads as petrochemical

solvents).

Personally I wouldn't use it but that is me. I try to stay away from

anything processed, boxed, canned, or bottled. *//*/**//*

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