Gluten Free Thanksgiving

It’s that time of year to be thankful again….and we are particularly thankful that most of the traditional Thanksgiving foods are already gluten free, except for the stuffing and pumpkin pie (ok yes, you will have to skip the breadrolls).  Below are recipes & links for modifications to make for your own gluten free Thanksgiving:

Mum’s Gluten Free Stuffing (Serves 6)

• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 9 cups crumbled gluten free bread (ie.  2 whole loaves of gluten free bread cut into pieces and then crumbled by hand.  Can either be left out a few days to become stale, or toasted in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F).
• 1/4 cup fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
• Large handful each of fresh sage and thyme, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/3 cup chicken stock

Directions: Melt butter in medium pan on high heat.  Saute onion and celery until soft, not browned.  Mix cooked onion and celery in with the breadcrumbs in an extra large bowl.  Season with the fresh parsley, sage, thyme, salt & pepper.  Add the chicken stock to moisten.  From here, you can stuff the mixture into the turkey the traditional way, but for food safety sake, I recommend baking the stuffing in a casserole dish for ~30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie

I have tried numerous pie crust recipes and been unhappy with most of them, either because of their difficulty to work with or their unsatisfactory texture.

This year, I’m using the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pie Crust Recipe because I like their idea of rolling out the dough, then cutting it into pie piece wedges and using a spatula to place each piece of pastry into the pie plate, sealing it all together with your finger at the end.

Everybody has their favorite pumpkin pie filling recipe, which usually either calls for whole milk &/or heavy cream.  Since most gluten intolerant folks can not tolerate milk either, I am here to tell you that you can feel free to subsitute soy milk or other non-dairy milks for the cream/milk ingredients and you will still have a tasty pumpkin pie (probably a healthier one too!)

Gluten Free Gravy

Remember to use cornstarch to thicken, not flour the way Grama used to!

Caution with Pre-Seasoned  Turkeys

Check the ingredients on these because Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein could be wheat!

Happy Thanksgiving!