Gluten-Free Baking

Gluten-Free Baking: Mastering Deliciously Easy Treats in 2024 is marketed as a gluten-free cookbook. It contains colorful pictures of all recipes included in the book. 

The catergories include:

Breakfast Delights

Muffins and Scones

Artisan Breads

Cookies and Bars

Cakes and Cupcakes

Pies and Tarts

Pastries and Doughnuts

Savory Bakes

Special Occasion Treats

Holiday Favorites

All recipes in Breakfast Delights are gluten-free. In Muffins and Scones all recipes call for all-purpose flour. In Artisan Breads only the Classic Gluten-Free Bread Loaf asks for gluten-free all-purpose flour. One asked for all-purpose flour and the other whole wheat flour and bread flour. In Cookies and Bars all recipes ask for all-purpose flour. In Cakes and Cupcakes the Flourless Cake has no flour. The other ones ask for all-purpose flour. In Pies and Tarts the Gluten-Free Apple Pie calls for gluten-free flour and a gluten-free pie crust. One calls for almond flour and the other all-purpose flour. In Pastries and Donuts the Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls call for gluten-free flour. The other recipes call for all-purpose flour. In Savory Bakes all of the recipes call for all-purpose flour and one calls for a regular store-bought pie shell. In Special Occasion Treats the Flourless Chocolate Torte has no flour. The other recipes call for all-purpose flour. In Holiday Favorites the Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies call for gluten-free flour. All of the other recipes call for all-purpose flour. 

At the beginning of the book there is a section entitled Essential Ingredients and Substitutes in Baking. With regards to flour it says it's a versatile flour. All-purpose flour can be used in a variety of recipes. Alternatives include whole wheat flour, almond flour, coconut flour, or gluten-free flours like rice flour. They talk about binding agents, leavening agents, etc. Under Experimentation and Recipe Modification it states, It's advisable to start with established gluten-free recipes and gradually make adjustments based on personal preferences and desired outcomes. This gluten-free cookbook does not contain 100% gluten-free recipes.

Gobsmacked is the most appropriate word to describe what I felt after looking through this cookbook. I don't understand why almost 80% of the recipes in Gluten-Free Baking: Mastering Deliciously Easy Treats in 2024 are not gluten-free.When a book's recipes aren't gluten-free, how can you tout them as gluten-free? It is truly beyond my comprehension.

This book piqued my interest since my daughter has Celiac Disease. Finding good, successful recipes is difficult. ...and then to see this!

THIS IS NOT A BOOK I RECOMMEND!

Disclaimer - I received this Ebook in exchange for my honest thoughts.