Sweet Potato Biscuits

A couple of months ago I made my first batch of Sweet Potato Biscuits - AMAZING! They were so good, I couldn't believe it. I've been waiting for a chance to take some great photos of them for a post but today I realized that there's no way my photos would turn out better than the ones on the site that inspired me. I adapted a recipe from Gluten Free Zen and have borrowed a couple of photos from there. Enjoy these biscuits warm with some butter or make little sandwiches out of them. They don't taste gluten free at all. Just delicious.

Photo credits: http://gluten-free-zen.com/

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Ingredients

¾ cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
1/3 cup milk, plus 2-3 tablespoons more
1 ½ cups gluten-free flour mix (including xanthan gum)
   (I use Silvana's Gluten Free All Purpose Flour Blend)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
6 tablespoons cold butter

Preparation

Line a baking sheet with parchment and pre-heat the oven to 425° (or 400° for convection).

In a small bowl, whisk together the sweet potato and 1/3 cup milk. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the sweet potato mixture and fold gently to combine. If necessary add more milk 1 Tablespoon at a time until all the flour is moistened, but not too wet.

Sprinkle the work surface with flour. Turn dough out onto surface and knead lightly 2 or 3 times until the mixture comes together. Gently pat the dough out to a 1/2 inch thick round. Cut the dough into the shape you prefer. Gently re-pat the scraps out and cut more biscuits. Place the biscuits on the lined baking sheet and bake 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with butter and honey.

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Druide's Citronella Insect Repellent Lotion (spray)

I contacted Druide this week, a company who makes an all-natural, biodegradable insect repellent, to find out if their product is gluten free. Here is my inquiry:

I'm very interested in purchasing Druide's Citronella Insect-Repellent Lotion (spray) and have a question regarding it's composition. I would like to use this product on my son, who has celiac disease. He is extremely sensitive to trace amounts of gluten (wheat, rye, oats and barley) and while this product shouldn't enter his mouth I just want to find out if it would be safe (from a celiac perspective) for him just incase. Are there any gluten-containing ingredients or could any of the ingredients be cross-contaminated with gluten?

Your response to this inquiry would be greatly appreciated. Your product looks wonderful and I'm hopeful that we'll be able to use it!

Their response:

Thanks for your great care in The DRUIDE's Ecological Line.

The Citronella Insect Repellent lotion is a gluten free product.

Succinct response, but provided the information I needed! This product seems to be sold in quite a few locations in Canada (not sure about the US). You can check their store locator to be sure, though all locations are not listed. I found the product on the Mountain Equipment Coop website (I believe they ship outside of Canada) as well as locally in a grocery store and a couple of natural foods stores. The reviews of it on Mountain Equipment Coop are great. Sounds very effective. I'll be picking some up for sure!

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Easter Candy

The Gluten Free Easter Candy Lists from MyGlutenFacts.com are out. You can check them out here:

There are separate lists for Canada and the US, as well as separate lists for Jelly Beans!

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Gluten Free Children's Summer Camp

Wow, I just found out about this Gluten Free Children's Summer Camp in Alberta! I am so excited!!! BoyBee still has quite a few years to go before he's old enough for summer camp, but I am just so happy that things like this are starting to pop up. What a great time to be gluten free! There are so many great products on the market, awareness is increasing very quickly, and gluten free summer camps are being organized. The things that I thought would be huge challenges for my gluten free child are becoming so much easier. I am grateful that he is going to be able to experience all the normal childhood experiences that other kids get to experience :)

If you have a child aged 7 - 17 registration begins this month!

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