Comments on: Gluten Free Wedding Cakes http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11 Cakes to Dy for! Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-196 admin Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:54:58 +0000 http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11#comment-196 These are great tips. Thank you, Carl. People who are eliminating anything from their diet need to ask the right questions to people who claim to accommodate needs. However, a responsible vendor will talk with a client before they even pick up a fork and let them know what was done to prevent contamination. I always have a conversation with a client with dietary restrictions before he/she starts eating. The person can then decide wether or not to take a bite. I would certainly not get offended if someone with an allergy was concerned over my methods. We all need to be responsible. These are great tips. Thank you, Carl.

People who are eliminating anything from their diet need to ask the right questions to people who claim to accommodate needs. However, a responsible vendor will talk with a client before they even pick up a fork and let them know what was done to prevent contamination. I always have a conversation with a client with dietary restrictions before he/she starts eating. The person can then decide wether or not to take a bite. I would certainly not get offended if someone with an allergy was concerned over my methods. We all need to be responsible.

]]> By: Carl http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-195 Carl Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:52:47 +0000 http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11#comment-195 I am not sure if this applies or not, but I was given some pointers from a professional bread baker about producing/baking gluten free breads: * If you are a baker and receiving shipments of gluten free flour, check with your vendor to see if they deliver the gluten free flour in a designated delivery vehicle that is design to deliver gluten free products. If a delivery vehicle is delivering wheat flour and gluten free flour together, there is a possibility of cross contamination. Also, check with your vendor to find out how their gluten free flour is stored in their warehouse. * When working in a bakery that produces wheat baked products and gluten free products in 2 separate areas, a baker cannot just walk back and forth between these 2 areas. The baker must take a shower and go through a change of clothes! * 2 separate ovens are needed...one for baking wheat based products and another for gluten free products. Sharing the same oven can result in cross contanimation. I am not sure if this applies or not, but I was given some pointers from a professional bread baker about producing/baking gluten free breads:

* If you are a baker and receiving shipments of gluten free flour, check with your vendor to see if they deliver the gluten free flour in a designated delivery vehicle that is design to deliver gluten free products. If a delivery vehicle is delivering wheat flour and gluten free flour together, there is a possibility of cross contamination. Also, check with your vendor to find out how their gluten free flour is stored in their warehouse.

* When working in a bakery that produces wheat baked products and gluten free products in 2 separate areas, a baker cannot just walk back and forth between these 2 areas. The baker must take a shower and go through a change of clothes!

* 2 separate ovens are needed…one for baking wheat based products and another for gluten free products. Sharing the same oven can result in cross contanimation.

]]> By: The Wedding Times » Blog Archive » Gluten Free Wedding Cakes http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-3 The Wedding Times » Blog Archive » Gluten Free Wedding Cakes Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:59:36 +0000 http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11#comment-3 [...] Making gluten free cakes is no easy task. It is not just because of the lack of flour, but mostly because of the hidden gluten that is contained in many ingredients. Did you know some vanilla extracts contain gluten while others do not? Have you ever dipped your measuring cup into sugar after it has contained flour? These are just two of the numerous reasons why most bakers will not make gluten free items. In fact, I am the only baker I know of in the San Francisco area that will make a gluten Source: http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11 [...] [...] Making gluten free cakes is no easy task. It is not just because of the lack of flour, but mostly because of the hidden gluten that is contained in many ingredients. Did you know some vanilla extracts contain gluten while others do not? Have you ever dipped your measuring cup into sugar after it has contained flour? These are just two of the numerous reasons why most bakers will not make gluten free items. In fact, I am the only baker I know of in the San Francisco area that will make a gluten Source: http://www.bewitchingelegance.com/blog/?p=11 [...]

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