Gluten-Free Life

Author: Raevyn Tsornin, July 2017

Several years ago now, I made a decision to try being gluten free. No I don't have celiac, but I treated it as if I did avoiding any cross contamination and using strictly gluten free flours. I have noticed a difference - but that is for a later time

I have been able to adequately make many gf baked goods with one glaring exception - gluten free crescent rolls. I miss the light, flakey texture, the golden brown, warm deliciousness. I have searched for recipes and found one I really wanted to try. Her article appealed to the sciency part of me by explaining and exampling the difference between proofing the yeast and not and letting the dough rise or not. So I gathered my ingredients and began.

This recipe called for honey as the sweetener.

I chose a raw honey with have cooked with before and Bob's Red Mill GF flour.

Plus I have a fabulous rolling pin with bands that help me roll out my dough to exactly the height I need simply by changing the colored bands.

I would like to say this recipe was a spectacular success and I have gorgeous pictures to show you. Sadly that would be a lie. The dough, according to the recipe, was slightly thicker than cake batter. Now I am not a novice baker so I set about to thicken the dough one tablespoon at a time until it was thick like gluten free dough I have used in the past. Nine tablespoons later it was better, but still too tacky to be rolled on to the generously floured mat or peeled off of it.

More generous flouring later and my dough looked a bit dry to me but I still had trouble peeling it from the mat.

I almost threw it away but I decided no, let's bake it as best we can. I mean it doesn't have to look pretty if it tastes good right?

Alas, it wasn't meant to be.

Not only did they look a wreck, but the taste was terrible. Not too dry, I just didn't care for the dough. The honey was offputting for me, and it wasn't light or flaky. (After my daughter saw my face she wouldn't even agree to try a nibble.)

So off they went to the bin and I baked some bread.

It turned out infinitely better and satisfied my and my husband's taste for bread.

Alas, the search continues. If you have found a recipe for gf crescent rolls or just have a gf recipe for me to try, please send it via pm!