Gluten Free Samples At Holly’s Sweets and Eats!

I met my sister in town this morning and we treated ourselves to tea at Holly’s Sweets and Eats.

Today we had the Caramel Apple squares and I have to tell you, they were incredibly good.  We also sampled the fresh GF bread that was being made – soft and airy with a lovely flavour.

I must admit, though, that the best thing was the lemon square we sampled.  It tasted like my grandma’s lemon pie!!  I think that will be my new favourite thing from Holly’s (until I try another of their scrumptious creations)

You might remember, I purchased our chocolate cake for girls day out from Holly’s as well.  (There is an addiction!)

Holly’s is having a GF sample day on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving!

I am hoping to be there – hope to see you there as well

Here is where you can find Holly’s Sweets and Eats:

12 Commerce Park Drive,
Unit L, Barrie, Ontario

Phone: 705.735.3366
Fax:  705.735.6509

info@hollyssweetsandeats.com

Convenient Hours of Operation
Mon to Thurs: 8am to 6pm
Friday:             8am to 8pm
Saturday:        8am to 4pm

Astoria Mills – Gluten Free Baking Mixes

Feel good and enjoy all the foods you love again!

About Astoria Mills

Certified Gluten Free

Gluten Free – Lab Tested – NO DETECTABLE GLUTEN

Kosher Parve

Blended in a Dedicated and Certified Gluten Free Facility

Facility is HACCP

Pharmaceutical Grade Blending

Made in Canada

Premium Blends

7 Mix Baking Mix System works together to make anything you want – gluten free!

Superior Taste – you can serve anyone!

Bulk Blends – 20 Kg Bags

Artisan Quality – gluten free!

Commercial Baker tested, Chef tested, Restaurant tested, Customer tested, Celiac tested

Nutritionally Enhanced with proprietary Vitamin and Mineral Formula

Contain Resistant Starch for added nutrition

Store Support

Your store/bakery location profiled on our website

Your store/bakery mentioned on Facebook – 23,000 plus members and growing

See Thru, Resealable Packaging

QR Code on each package for in-store shoppers with Smart Phones

Shipped from Ontario

Customer Support

Gluten Free Baking Classes online video

Instructional Videos for each mix

Free eCookbook with 300+ Recipes and a Chapter for each mix

Suggested Menu Planning for Gluten free families

Starting a GF Diet Plan for newly diagnosed gluten intolerants or celiacs

In -Store Demonstrations in some areas

Gluten Free Workshops & Cooking Classes

How Does the Astoria Mills Cooking and Baking System work?

Below is an brief explanation of the Astoria Mills Baking System and what you can make using

these mixes. For exact easy to follow step by step recipes see the Astoria Mills Gluten Free

Cookbooks (an e-book by Trina Astor-Stewart.

A. THREE BASIC FLOUR MIXES (Corn is all non-GMO)

Because no one gf flour blend will do it all, Astoria Mills believes you should have the best mix

for whatever item you want to make. Use these three Basic Mixes in your favorite recipes or

utilize our 100’s of already tested traditional style recipes from the Astoria Mills Gluten Free ECookbook.

The recipes are in easy step by step format, easy for the novice cook to follow, as

well as the experienced baker

All Purpose Flour – Mix #1

An Enriched blend containing white rice flour, potato and corn.

Use to make gluten free: Muffins, pancakes, snack cakes, cookies, pan breads, biscuits, crumble

toppings, roux sauces, deep fry batters, use for dredging and coating meats, fish and

vegetables. (also used in combination with Astoria Mills Pastry Flour – Mix #2 in various recipes)

Pastry Flour – Mix #2

An Enriched blend containing sweet rice flour, potato and corn.

·        Aztec Harvest Blend – Mix #4

Whole Grain/Germinated Seed Blend

Both a flour and a stand alone mix. Make gluten free: Flat breads, hot porridge, chappatti, artisan breads, pumpernickel bread, add to any recipe for more whole grain/germinated seed goodness. Corn free.

·        Pizza & Bagel – Mix #5

Make gluten free:Pizza, bagels, pitas, kaiser rolls, baguettes, artisan breads, donuts.

A complete mix, all you add are liquids.

·        Brown Bread Mix – Mix #6

Make gluten free: Sandwich Breads, Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns, Dinner & Sub Style Rolls, Pitas & Donuts – Rice Free.

·        White Bread Mix – Mix #7

Make gluten free: Sandwich breads, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, sub-style buns, dinner rolls, pitas, Texas Toast, Braided Challah, donuts, artisan breads.

Use to make gluten free: Pies, pastry, cookies, yeast breads, biscuits, scones, moist chocolate

muffins, cakes and brownies. Also use to make: puddings, gravies and a flour with which to

knead dough and to dust baking pans.

Fine Flour – Mix #3

An Enriched blend containing potato and corn

Use to make gluten free: Tortes, fine cakes, crepes, breads, biscuits, fresh pasta, pierogis,

wraps, lasagna noodles, phyllo dough, use as a kneading and dusting mix.

Astoria Mills gluten free mixes for breads, pizzas, buns, main dishes and desserts.

You can tell the difference when you taste it !

www.AstoriaMills.ca

Tea Biscuits – Can They Really Be Gluten Free?

INGREDIENTS

 

2 ½ to 3 cups biscuit mix

¾ cup milk

1 egg

 

DIRECTIONS

 

 

Preheat oven to 450ºF

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together.

Roll out on a floured board to ½” thick and cut with a round cookie cutter.

Place the biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

 

 

 

HOW TO MAKE BISCUIT MIX

 

INGREDIENTS

 

4 cups GF all purpose flour mix

4 cups Cassava flour

1 ¼ cups non-fat dry milk powder

¼ cup baking powder

1 tsp guar gum

2 tsp salt

2 cups solid vegetable shortening

 

DIRECTIONS

 

In a very large bowl, blend together the flours, milk powder, baking powder, guar gum and salt.

Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or two knives until it resembles coarse corn meal.

Store in a container with a tight fitting lid in a cool dark place.

Use this as you would “Bisquick”

Aunt Jayne’s Gluten Free Recipes in a Decorative box

This is a wide variety of Aunt Jayne’s recipes in a pretty box.

We have even included 10 blank recipe cards to write your favourite recipes on.

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Holly’s Sweets & Eats Bakery and Bistro – Gluten Free

As you all know, I am always on the lookout for gluten free businesses.  This time I hit the jackpot!  Not only does Holly’s Sweets & Eats have culinary works of art that dance with flavour in your mouth – they are in my neighbourhood!

Everything is made from scratch in the store.  No mixes. No artificial ingredients. Just delicious.

I was in Holly’s yesterday and was treated to some samples of their delectable sweets.

I have to say, I have never had a gluten free chocolate cake that did not have a “gluten free” texture – until I tried Holly’s!  It is out of this world!

Here is what Holly and Lori had to say about their baked goods:

“We are always working hard on baked goods for those with special dietary restrictions. It is difficult to create something that is as good or better as the regular item on our shelves. We have achieved success in many items. These items are custom orders only. On occasion, you will find these items on the shelves but it is only because we made a batch for someone else and you came in at the right time. We would be happy to make you any of the items on our list and we promise to continue developing more each week.
Gluten Free: Chocolate Chip cookies, Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate or Vanilla Cake, Peanut Butter Cookies, Cheesecake, Morning Glory Loaves
Sugar Free: Apple or Mixed Berry Pies and Tarts
Dairy Free: Chocolate Cake with Buttercream or Ganache, any of our cookies can be made dairy-free,
Egg Free: Some of our cakes, and most of our cookies can be made egg free.
Vegan: We have been working on a couple of vegan cakes and am still waiting for feedback from some clients (you know who you are!).
For more details on your dietary needs, call the bakery and speak to Lori or Holly.”

If you are in the Barrie area and would like some high quality gluten free goodies, go to:

Holly’s Sweets & Eats

12 Commerce Park Drive  Unit L

(In south-end Barrie)

705-735-3366

You will not be disappointed!

The Holly’s staff are well-trained and very knowledgeable when it comes to gluten free and they take every precaution to keep the gluten free products safe, however, they cannot give an iron clad guarantee.

Cuisine Soleil – Review of a Canadian Gluten Free Company

First, a little history lesson:
At first, products were sold in various local public markets in North-West Québec and in the Montreal area. Today, Cuisine Soleil still attends the public market in Rouyn-Noranda – the home town of the company. Customers can enjoy Cuisine Soleil’s products and give direct feedback on new organic and gluten free products waiting to be commercially launched. The company owns a certified organic vegetable garden and sell their fresh produce at the market and some local restaurants.
2007 – The year 2007 marked the beginning of the distribution of Cuisine Soleil’s products in independent natural health food stores of different regions in the province of Québec.
2009 – Cuisine Soleil’s products are distributed all over the province of Quebec by Aux Mille et Une Saisons, a division of UNFI. Our Brown rice and buckwheat flour can be found at Sobey’s under the IGA banner in Québec.
2010 – Cuisine Soleil expands its product line and introduces an organic gluten free all-purpose mix. Later the company adds to its list of products, an organic chickpeas flour and a tapioca flour.
2011 – Cuisine Soleil expands the distribution of its products to Ontario and across Canada with Ontario Natural Food Co-op and Puresource. We are planning a new line of healthy and organic products for the end of the year.

I recently was given the opportunity to try out the flours of Cuisine Soleil.
If you look back through my recipes, you will notice the name Cuisine Soleil on many of them.
I have really enjoyed using these high quality, certified organic, gluten free flours. I have used them in many of my old favourite recipes and trust them enough to use while developing some new.
It is a great feeling to know that the flour I am using is pure and safe for celiacs and that my recipes will turn out every time.

Check out their cool new website http://cuisinesoleil.com and say hello to Marc Paquin and Blandine Arseneault .
Tell them Aunt Jayne sent you

Lauren’s Gourmet – Gluten Free Mixes…Great Taste

http://www.laurensgourmetgf.com

I was very pleased to be sent two of Lauren’s Gourmet mixes. I received the CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE  and the SOUTHERN CORN BREAD.

My opinions on these two products are entirely my own and I was under no obligation to Lauren’s Gourmet to give a good review.

That being said, I want to tell you that both of these mixes were quick and easy (A big bonus in my life) They are also all natural, and free of:

• Preservatives
• Gluten
• Soy
• Egg
• Casein
• Yeast
• And nuts

 

The CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE came out light and moist. I enjoyed it so much that I decided not to take it to work to share with my co-workers  – Sorry guys!

 

The SOUTHERN CORN BREAD would make any Southern Belle proud to serve it. I normally make mine from scratch but after trying this – so quick and easy and moist – I don’t think I will make it from scratch any more. (They don’t add preservatives!!)

 

Looking for mixes?  Check out Lauren’s Gourmet.

Gluten Free in Five Minutes – Book Review

www.RobenRyberg.com

Gluten Free in Five Minutes is an incredible book of recipes that serve one or two people. Yes!  You read that right! Roben Ryberg , the author of this fabulous book, gives us quick and easy recipes for just about any bread, roll, cake or muffin you could want. But that’s not all.

She also provides the reader with tips and helpful hints.

In this book, you will find a section on cooking safely, another on what you need in your pantry to make the delicious recipes, and another on trouble shooting for microwave cooking. Each and every recipe in this book tells you what you need to cook it in (ie: 2 cup ramekin, microwave-safe mug etc.)  Each recipe is simple and easy to follow and each one makes a gluten free treat!

When my book arrived, I wanted to just drop everything and try out every recipe.  They all looked so good. I went into the dollar store and purchased glass dishes and ceramic ramekins and then I started at the beginning of the recipes with the bagels and breads.

Then I started making cakes and muffins.

The one problem with this book is that once you have made one item, you will be compelled to try them all!

I absolutely love this book! No more turning on the oven on hot summer days just to have a muffin.  As you know, I convert my old recipes to gluten free and what you don’t see is how much time and money I have wasted on the failures. This book allows you to make enough for one or two and it doesn’t matter anyway because they are all delicious!

If you are going to buy one cookbook this year, this is the one I would recommend.

www.RobenRyberg.com

The Brighter Side of Gluten Free – Blog Review

As the title implies, this is a bright and light blog! I love the retro look of the background, the recipes are wonderful and there are lots of great photos. I

f you check out the pages, you will find tips for saving money (Who doesn’t want to save money?) product reviews, flour blends and GF restaurants in Saskatoon. (Isn’t that the wheat capital of Canada? LOL)

I found this blog easy to navigate and I really like it. I will be visiting again – you should too.  http://thebrightersideofglutenfree.blogspot.com/

What Is Left? A Blog Review

What is left? is a lovely blog with tons of wonderful recipes (Including incredible photos)

It is bright, easy to navigate, easy to read (even for us older folk who need the cheaters LOL)

There are tons of tips and articles as well.

Not only is it gluten free, it is also cow dairy, sugar, garlic, red beans, red meat, eggs, and cranberries free as well!

I really like this theme (Sort of a journal feel to it)

I will be coming back to this blog again and again.

http://www.whatisleft.ca