Gluten Free Teff Flour Products: Gluten Free

2009-11-04T14:05:00.000Z

Gluten Free

2009-09-25T14:07:00.019+01:00

The new kid on the Gluten Free Block is Teff Flour and its Breakfast Products, there has been a slow but growing interest in Teff products over the last 2 years. Even the major food retailers are now adopting an interest!

Three years ago I was approach by a friend who asked if I thought there was a market for gluten free teff flour in the UK, unaware at the time of its properties, I mumbled " I think there might be". However she persisted and shortly after, I designed the product image and developed a website for teff flour.

Now, 3 years on, things are beginning to move. Last year teff flour was approved by the ACBS and the gluten free flour is now available via prescription from GPs.
Around the same time news was reaching us of extruded teff products, so after much sampling and tasting it was decided that teff gluten free breakfast cereals would be an excellent extension to the teff flour product, I added this to the website and the response, whilst calm, has been very positive. Personally I think that teff gluten free breakfast cereals are more than excellent and I'm hearten to think that when these Teff products are more readily available, that gluten intolerant people will have what I consider a tastier option to add to their diets that are equal if not better than all the existing gluten free products on the shelves at the moment.

OK this is not a sales pitch, I truly believe that teff flour and its breakfast cereal products, have a future in all our diets, no matter if you're coeliac or not, I personally am not, I eat anything so long as its dead, but once you have tried these teff products you will see just what I'm on about.

The website I have been on about is http://www.tobiateff.co.uk/ Now I know what your thinking! So to put you at ease I'm asking you not to buy teff from this website. Just go take a look, all the details are there along with teff's content, nutritional values, who can benefit and a list of stockists in the UK etc.

For those of you who have only just heard about teff, "A Brief explanation of the Origins and Advantages of Teff
This ancient grain originates from 4,000BC in Ethiopia and evidence of it has been found in the tombs within the Pyramids of Egypt, dating teff back even further. the name teff comes from the Amharic word 'teffa' which means 'lost'. Due to its size, if dropped on the ground it is almost impossible to see it, hence 'Lost'! Around 150 teff grains make up the volume of ONE grain of wheat, so being this small it is not possible to hull and is milled as a wholegrain. As a food source it’s used to make enjera/injera, the Ethiopian staple food, but now, its real properties are being realised along with the benefits it has to all. The most important fact is that teff is gluten free and being so makes it ideal for those with special dietary requirements like Coeliac Disease suffers. The nutritional qualities of teff far out strip those of its competitors and it’s these qualities that are attracting the attention of world culinary groups. The latest listed category is "Digestible Starch" and its three sub categories. With their digestible speeds this makes teff ideal for athletes who need a fast absorption rate for carbohydrates.
Teff has been around for a very long time but only now are we recognising it true potential and benefits.

I will post any updates about teff here.

*** "Tobia Teff Global" Launching January 2012
Tobia Teff Global, A Whole World of Advantages ©
*** Ok at last the new bread recipe From Tobia Teff!
Teff flour (white or dark)
in breadmaker

470 g Teff flour
15 g Locust bean gum ***
400 g warm water (400 ml)
10 g salt
20 g oil / margarine
50 g egg ( =1 egg)
7 g yeast
Method:
Breadmaker with gluten-free program
1 Make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
2 Put all the ingredients in order as listed above in the machine.
3 Mix the locust bean gum or Xanthan Gum and the teff flour well, to prevent sticking.
4 Set the machine on the gluten program.
5 Take the bread out of the machine.

Breadmaker without gluten-free program
1 Make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
2 Put all the ingredients in order as listed above, in the machine.
3 Mix the locust bean gum or Xanthan Gum and the teff flour well, to prevent sticking.
4 Set the machine to knead and rise.
5 Let the machine knead 15 minutes and turn off. Let it stay 20 to 30 minutes so
the dough can rise slightly.
6 Set the machine to bake (this takes about 1 hour, the height of bread is between
10 and 11 cm).
ENJOY !!

*** Locust bean gum is available at better drugstores, Xanthan Gum works equally as well. Available from Goodnessdirect

*** Stand by ! A new teff bread recipe is about to be posted. Details will be posted here. This could be THE teff bread recipe you've been waiting for, At the moment its in the final tasting stage, but when I know, so will you!

*** I can tell you that the Big Orange Supermarket and the Healthfood store that has the name of a NW European country are a little more than just interested.

If you have any views, recipes or ideas on any Gluten Free subject please post it here.

Thanks
LJ

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This is a selection of Gluten free recipes, websites and books. Please feel free to add your own links!
BBC Food
Recipes4us
Celiactravel.com Tried and Tested!
Karinas Kitchen O! and those Yummy Pictures !
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AllNew.com 810 Gluten Free Recipes!!
GIG Gluten Free Recipes from the Gluten Intolerance Group
The Guardian Newspaper Gluten free Blog
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Gluten Free Foods Ltd.
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Help and Advice
Coaliac Association UK
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The Gluten Free Handbook
Coeliac Organisation around the World