

This is the roux that will thicken the cheese sauce. The mixture will clump at first, and then smooth after it cooks for a minute or so. To make the cheese sauce melt the chopped butter in a medium-size, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Generously grease the wells of two 12-cup standard muffin tins, and set them aside. Drain the pasta, return it to the pot, and toss it with olive oil to prevent it from sticking together. If you get your hands on the book, share your thoughts with our readers, below.Ĩ ounces small dried gluten-free pasta (like elbows)ġ to 2 tablespoons (14 to 28 g) extra-virgin olive oilĢ tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter, choppedģ tablespoons (27 g) Basic Gum-Free Gluten-Free Flour (page 4)ġ to 11/4 cups (8 to 10 fluid ounces) milk, at room temperatureĤ ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shreddedĤ ounces sharp yellow Cheddar cheese, shreddedġ egg (50 g, weighed out of shell), at roomīoil the pasta in a large pasta pot to an al dente texture, according to the package directions. If you pre-order before October 25 th, you’ll have access to six extra freebies, including a flour calculator, and step-by-step videos of some recipes.

Enjoy, and do check out her new book-you won’t know what to make first! We can’t wait to try the spinach balls and apple hand pies. With Nicole’s permission, I’ve shared the recipe (and her photo). It’s filled with a bevy of delicious “small bites,” such as handheld wraps, roll-ups, and pies. We couldn’t wait to try these, and so many of the other recipes in her new book, Gluten-Free Small Bites. They were incredible, and we froze the extras, which I hear works well. Macaroni and cheese, especially portable, mini mac and cheese, is just perfect. Thanks to her cooking pursuits, I found the recipes (and the confidence!) to master pie crust, bagels, and rock-star worthy cinnamon buns.
GLUTEN FREE MAC N CHEESE BITES PORTABLE
Portable food became important, and with the cost of a loaf of gluten free bread (sheesh) we aren’t going to rely on a sandwich every time.Įnter: Miniature Mac and Cheese Cups! This is not the first time you’ve heard me sing the praises of Nicole Hunn, gluten free cookbook author and blogger extraordinaire. There’s no fast food, or grabbing a bagel, or a sandwich. Another facet of being gluten free is that convenience foods are gone. No more buffets, no more potlucks, no more emergency blue box. For one, opportunities to eat it now rest solely on me.

Even when I find a recipe I love, I keep trying new ones, because who knows? There might be one I love even more.īecoming gluten-free was a bit of a bump in the mac and cheese world. It’s a direct route to my heart, the first thing I try at a buffet, my favorite comfort food. Let’s get right down to it… Mac and Cheese.
