.: Gluten Free Training by Vicki Artman :.

I have compiled this list for those (like me) who have multiple food sensitivities.


Ingredient:	Substitution:
Baking Powder	1/4 tsp. Baking Soda + 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar = 1 tsp. Baking Powder

Yeast	Equal parts of Baking Soda & Lemon Juice to equal the amount of Yeast

Cocoa	Powdered Carob

Corn	Purchase unwaxed (organic) apples. Use this substitution chart for baking powder, powdered sugar, and xanthan gum. Substitute powdered vanilla(can be purchased at health food store) for regular vanilla in recipes. For corn free baking powder purchase Hain's gluten free featherweight baking powder. For more information on avoiding corn please go to the links page on the left and scroll down until you see the information on corn.

Eggs	Ener-G- Foods Egg Replacer,to replace 1 egg use 1/4 cup Water added to 1 Tb Flaxmeal (stir together, microwave about 3 minutes (or cook on stove) until slightly boiling and begins to get thick. Place in freezer for a few minutes until mixture thickens more. Beat with mixer until cream color and foamy, 3 Tbs. Applesauce or pureed Fruit, 1 Tb. unsweetened Gelatin + 3 Tbs. warm Water, 1/4 cup ground soft Tofu
Graham Cracker Crumbs	Ground Rice Bran Crackers, Ground Gluten Free Granola, Gluten Free Cereal, or Bread Crumbs plus 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon (see recipes by clicking on the recipe link on left side of page)

Honey	Agava, Pure Maple Syrup, Fruit Juice Concentrate Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup

Margarine	Butter, Coconut Butter, Coconut Oil, Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread, Olive Oil, Applesauce, Mashed Banana

Peanut Butter	Almond Butter, Sesame Seed Butter

Milk	Blue Diamond Almond Milk, Pacific Rice Milk, Goats Milk, Hemp, Coconut Milk

Powdered Milk	Powdered Rice Milk, Nutquik, Ground Almonds, Sweet Rice Flour

Powdered Sugar	Powdered Coconut, Finely Ground Fructose, Xylitol, or Organic Cane Sugar (to grind place in a blender or magic bullet and process until the consistancy of powdered sugar

Rice Flour	Bean Flour Mix - Garfava Flour, Almond Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Sweet Sorguhm Flour

Sugar	Coconut Powder, Fructose, Xylitol, or Use 1/2 cup for every cup of sugar: Honey, Agave Syrup, Pure Maple Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Fruit Juice Concentrate (Pineapple, Pear or Peach), 100% Frozen Fruit Juice(White Grape & Peach) boiled for 10 minutes to create a syrup

Wheat Flour	Rice Flour Mix or Bean Flour Mix

Flour as thickening agent	Rice or Bean Flour Mix, Cornstarch, Tapioca Flour, Potato Starch Flour, Arrowroot, Sweet Rice Flour

Xanthan Gum	Guar Gum (increase by 1/2 the recipe - if recipe calls for 2 tsp xanthan gum use 3 tsp guar gum)

Chocolate Cookie Crust	EnviroKids Organic Koala Crisp Cereal ground fine or Gluten Free Brownies (see recipe on recipe page by clicking on recipe link on the left side of page)

Vegetable Shortening	Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Palm Oil Shortening

Remember that when you react to a certain food it is because your body literally thinks it is a poison and is trying to get rid of it. Please email me if there is something you are trying to avoid that is not on the list.