The Best Gluten-Free Cookbooks

The Best Gluten-Free Cookbooks

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While many gluten-free products are becoming available at the local grocery stores, sometimes nothing can beat a homemade snack or meal. Ready-made gluten-free meals have much less variety, and finding a gluten-free sourdough is no easy task. This is where our favorite gluten-free dedicated cookbooks come in! Not only do these cookbooks give recipes that have been adapted to be gluten-free, but great foods that are naturally gluten-free, which will help you recognize “safer” foods in the future.

Gluten-Free on a Shoestring

Our first cookbook author recommendation is Nicole Hunn of Gluten-Free on a Shoestring. Nicole is a very relatable author with six cookbooks under her belt all with the goal of helping those who have to avoid gluten make their favorite foods again. The recipes in the book are easy to follow and the author also posts photos and videos to be referenced as well. For us, this was a great starting place to ease into the challenges of gluten-free baking. Most recently, we have enjoyed making a sourdough starter, then fresh sourdough bread using Gluten Free on A Shoestring Bakes Bread. Many of the recipes in these cookbooks also have other allergen substitution options, such as dairy replacements and how that will affect the recipe. 

America’s Test Kitchen

America’s Test Kitchen is a staple in many households, but did you know they created two gluten-free cookbooks? How Can it be Gluten Free has both Volume 1 and Volume 2. The first book starts by introducing the reader to what gluten is and how not including it affects recipes. Not only do they give a recipe for mixing their version of the perfect gluten-free flour, but they also detail many of the most popular gluten-free flours and the flavor/texture differences between them. There are also helpful troubleshooting tips to determine what is going wrong, such as why your cookies consistently turn out flatter than expected. Our current favorite in this cookbook is the Brazilian cheese rolls, which are a hit at every dinner party. Volume 2 gives even more recipes to try, though focusing more on whole grain recipes than the first book. The recipes for both books are scientifically derived, with the reasoning for the use of unique ingredients or techniques detailed at the beginning of each recipe. This is a great place to start when moving into being more independent with recipe creation to understand what different additions will cause. 

Gluten is my Bitch

As an honorable mention, we would also like to recommend Gluten is my Bitch by April Peveteaux. This book not only includes the author’s favorite gluten-free recipes, but also enough comedic relief to laugh through the “trauma” of becoming gluten intolerant. Recipes include meals and snacks, covering becoming gluten intolerant as an adult, having a gluten-intolerant child, and even the crossover between people who avoid gluten and people avoiding other foods such as vegans. 

If you’re interested in breaking into the world of gluten-free cooking and baking, these are our current go-to books. We found all of them to be interesting and informative, making the challenge that is using gluten-free flour seem more approachable and attainable.