Show Notes: Episode 11
I don’t know about you, but I don’t always have time to make all our gluten free food from scratch, especially when it comes to baked goods. That’s where store bought mixes come into the picture. They take the guess work out of putting together the perfect flour blend for your baked goods. But which mixes are the best?
To start things off, we thought we’d share our two favorite brownie mixes. The first one is Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Brownie Baking Mix. Our local Trader Joe’s just opened in Nashville a few months ago, and this brownie mix was one of the first things we tried. It makes an 8×8 pan of moist, rich, chocolatey brownies. My only word of warning: while they are moist, they don’t hold together all that well as you’re trying to get them out of your baking dish. The only downside to this mix is that Trader Joe’s doesn’t sell their products online, and their stores are only in a few select locations.
Which brings us to our second mix: Namaste Foods Brownie Mix. Namaste Foods products can be found in lots of different natural food stores across the country (we get ours at Whole Foods), and can be purchased online! The ingredient lists for these two mixes are identical, but they use different proportions and call for slightly differing measurements of egg, oil and water when preparing the mix. The Namaste mix will give you a rich, moist brownie as well, and I think that they stay fresher longer than the Trader Joe’s mix.
Either way, these mixes are great to have handy when you just don’t have the time to whip up a fresh batch of homemade brownies. And like I said, these two mixes are just the beginning! If you’ve found other great gluten free mixes let us know…we’d love to try them out!
We’re always looking for cool new tips and recipes to share on the show. So email yours to tips@gfcentral.com.
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