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Post by sprite on Oct 28, 2016 16:18:47 GMT -5
What is it?
Do I need it?
I have a container in this flat that I could take with me, but know nothing about it!
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Post by poppy on Oct 28, 2016 16:39:31 GMT -5
if you haven't used and have no idea what is is for, you probably don't need it.
I do know it is used a lot in gluten free cooking.
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Post by Phar Lap on Oct 28, 2016 18:21:52 GMT -5
it's a food additive. It's used as a thickener to bind foodstuffs together to stop them separating. Xanthan gum is found in commercially cooked foods, it isn't something you need to use for home cooking,
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Post by sprite on Nov 1, 2016 9:10:03 GMT -5
i sometimes like to do gluten-free cakes, so took it anyway.
phar, i've seen it as an additive, but they sell it here in the home-baking section of larger stores, and i now remember seeing it in the odd recipes.
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Post by fishface on Nov 13, 2016 14:30:48 GMT -5
Yep xanthum or guar gum can be really good for gf baking. I tend to use it for drier recipes but don't need it for cakes but do for cookies.
I don't use much. Maybe a teaspoon or half a teaspoon?
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Post by sprite on Nov 14, 2016 14:46:59 GMT -5
when everything is unpacked, and we start socialising a bit, i'll get to experimenting with gluten free. come to think, i think i saw a GF pasta, and i have a pasta maker...
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