April 18, 2011

Tapioca gel saves the day, or, how the Basil Queen learned to love gluten-free baking

Adele the Basil Queen,  a voracious cook and accomplished eater (I mean this in the kindest way, dear Adele!) has adapted my tapioca gel solution to a gluten-free Cherry Chocolate Almond Brownie she's making for Passover (for all those concerned, tapioca, or 'pure tapioca flour' is Kosher for Passover). Check out her recipe and the very interesting account of how she arrived there:

http://basilqueen.blogspot.com/2011/04/playing-well-together.html

Pretty, no?

Apr 18, 2011 12:58:51 PM | Gluten-free

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