| These days you probably have heard the term | | | | NYC uses Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose |
| "gluten free" mentioned a lot. Not surprisingly, a | | | | Baking Mix. |
| gluten free diet is one free of ingredients that have | | | | Believe it or not, many people have tried gluten free |
| gluten. The most popular ingredient that has gluten is | | | | cupcakes and reported they couldn't detect a |
| wheat. Gluten is also found in barley, rye, spelt and | | | | difference from regular cupcakes! Even though flour |
| some oats. | | | | was once viewed as the most important ingredient in |
| Gluten-free diets began to grow in popularity due to | | | | a cupcake, this is clearly no longer the case. |
| the treatment of celiac's disease. People with celiac's | | | | Also other chefs have substituted different |
| disease suffer damage to the lining of their small | | | | ingredients into their gluten-free cupcakes. We have |
| intestine when they eat foods containing gluten. | | | | seen quinoa cupcakes where quinoa flour was simply |
| However, many people around the world avoid gluten | | | | substituted instead of regular flour. Quinoa is a |
| even if they don't have celiac's disease. A variety of | | | | nutritious grain that people avoiding gluten can |
| people have different side effects that they have | | | | tolerate. Arrowhead Mills also makes gluten free |
| discovered are a result of gluten. For example, | | | | all-purpose baking mix, which you can try. This |
| bloating, anemia, and cramps are all symptoms people | | | | particular gluten free flour contains organic rice flour, |
| have attributed to gluten. | | | | which also makes very nice cupcakes. |
| But certainly people who are on a gluten-free diet still | | | | People are baking with new ingredients as a |
| want cupcakes. After all, how can they be deprived | | | | substitute for regular flour all the time. Another |
| of one of life's great necessities? The good news is | | | | choice that has become increasingly popular is |
| it is possible to make gluten free cupcakes. Those | | | | coconut flour. Coconut flour is made from the |
| who do not eat gluten can still eat other grains and | | | | coconut meat after the oil has been removed. When |
| starches, which include amaranth, quinoa, millet, | | | | you choose coconut flour to make gluten free |
| sweet potato, chickpea flour and buckwheat. | | | | cupcakes, you also increase the amount of fiber in it. |
| The company Bob's Red Mill makes flour, which they | | | | Also coconut flour contains some natural sugar, so |
| call "Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Mix." As the label | | | | you won't need to add as much sugar into the recipe. |
| advertises, this flour is free of gluten. So what is in | | | | The fact that people have found a way to |
| this "flour" if it doesn't have wheat? Sounds | | | | circumvent flour in a cupcake, says a lot about how |
| impossible, right? | | | | far people are willing to go to have a tasty treat. It |
| The ingredients in the flour consist of garbanzo flour, | | | | also speaks volumes about people's dedication to |
| potato starch, tapioca flour, sweet white sorghum | | | | cupcakes! Where there is a will, there is a way. If |
| flour, and fava flour. You can substitute this special | | | | you are experimenting with new kinds of baking, try |
| flour in your cupcake recipe to make gluten free | | | | making gluten free cupcakes and let us know how |
| cupcakes without changing your entire recipe. In fact, | | | | they turn out. |
| the famous gluten free cupcake store babycakes | | | | |