Does Gluten make your Tummy Hurt?

CHICKPEA BREAD!

Here are some alternative flours and how to use them:Rice Flour is pretty high in protein and can provide the structure you want in baked goods, but make sure it is finely ground.  If you've bought a brown rice flour keep it in the fridge or freezer so it won't go rancid - the germ and bran layer contains oil.Nut Flours, when ground properly, simulate the grain of wheat flours but contain gluten producing proteins.  You can't produce bread  or cake with these, but adding them to regular flour to lower the gluten content will make your finished product very tasty and tenderized.  You really want to store these in the freezer with their high oil content - they're so expensive you don't want them to go rancid!  Lula's for Lunch...and More! Catering uses nut flours in a few of our pastry dishes.Buckwheat Flour, even though the name contains the word wheat, isn't wheat in any shape or form - it's more closely related to rhubarb and sorrel!!  Protein is high - about 13%, and people make crepes and soba noodles with it, as well as the Russian pancake called blini.  Try , which can be made at your request with 100% buckwheat flour, or a combination of wheat flour & buckwheat - you get the same light texture but all of the fabulous flavor of buckwheat!Chickpea, or garbanzo flour can be made from raw OR roasted beans.  It as a really high protein content at around 20% and can be used for bread and other savory gluten-free baking.