Gluten intolerance: Christmas biscuits safely snacking
If in the season of Advent and the feast days of the Christmas Treats tempt, people who suffer from celiac disease, particularly hard. Because the bulk of the pastry is prepared with flour and exactly the should avoid people with a gluten intolerance, to prevent health impairments. Experts explain how to be Concerned, Christmas cookies, nevertheless, have no difficulty in snacking.
Strict avoidance of Gluten
According to health experts, about one to two percent of the German population have gluten intolerance (celiac disease) suffer. People need to strictly pay attention to your diet, because the consumption of gluten containing food leads to skin to inflammation of the small bowel mucosa. The symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and Nausea. Right now in the season of Advent, it is for people with celiac disease often difficult temptations as ginger biscuits and gingerbread. But the pastries are usually prepared with cereal flour, the Gluten it contains. Experts explain how to be Concerned, Christmas cookies, nevertheless, have no difficulty in snacking.
With a few tips it tastes gluten-free
Anyone who bakes at home, you can determine the ingredients for Christmas pastry, writes the German Federal centre for nutrition (BZfE).
As the German celiac disease society, explains, free it tastes with a few Tricks and gluten -. It is important, first of all, the gluten-free ingredients and strictly to be kept separately. Even the slightest amounts of Gluten can result in individuals discomfort.
This means that working surfaces, baking tins and mixers are free of residues of the need of gluten-containing food.
Gluten-free flours, such as millet, potatoes, chestnut, or buckwheat, react differently than traditional wheat Flour.
You need more liquid and a thickening agent such as guar gum, psyllium husks, or carob seed flour, so the dough is smooth and elastic.
Hidden Gluten
In addition, gluten-dries-free pastries faster. This is, however, by the addition of a grated Apple or a grated carrot, a little cottage cheese or an additional Egg to prevent.
Because gluten-free doughs are very sticky, they are edited best with a food processor; or you put on disposable gloves.
Can also help to set the dough for about an hour in the fridge. To Roll out, he is then laid between two layers of baking paper.
The experts point out that in the manufacture of spice mixtures, baking powder, vanilla sugar and vanillin flavor Gluten can hide. Pure Christmas spices, however, are harmless.
Without milk and eggs bake
According to the BZfE, Allergy-free must be in the run-up to Christmas also careful. Mostly incompatible food can be replaced easily.
Who is such as hazelnuts and peanuts, allergic, instead, almonds, oatmeal, coconut or Amaranth dough.
Many cookies taste even without milk. As dairy Alternatives, among other things, a soy -, oat – or rice drink.