Surprise! It's Gluten Free!: Entrees, Breads, and Desserts so Delicious You Won't Know What's Missing

by Jennifer Fisher

Recipes so delicious you won’t know what’s missing! Gluten-free cakes, desserts, pies, and breads that will make even the most picky eater a gluten-free convert.

Writer and confectionary mastermind Jennifer Fisher has chosen 100 gluten-free recipes to share with you. Whether you are gluten sensitive or have celiac disease, you can still enjoy treats, your favorite sandwiches, pizza, cookies, and other delectable dishes!

This recipe book is loaded with secret tips, well-tested techniques, and mouthwatering flavors that everyone will love. You’ll learn to make: 

   • Essential gluten-free flour blends
   • Wheat-free breakfasts  
   • Fish and poultry mains
   • Pork and beef mains
   • Flour-free sides and soups
   • Perfect pizzas and bread
   • Sweet loaves, muffins, and scones
   • Pies and fruity desserts 
   • Cakes and cupcakes 
   • Brownies and cookies 
   • And much, much more!

Making multiple meals based on dietary needs are a thing of the past, and Surprise! It's Gluten-Free makes sure of it. Home cooks who always need to prepare more than one meal can rest assured that the recipes in this gluten-free cookbook will satisfy the entire family. Each recipe has been carefully selected to tickle the taste buds of even the pickiest palate!

Removing gluten from your diet isn’t equal to eliminating taste and texture, and these recipes prove it. Loaded with secret tips, well-tested techniques, and wheat-free baking and meal recipes, your family will soon feast on traditional recipes with a twist!

• ISBN10: 1615649735
• ISBN13: 9781615649730
• Publish Date: 20 July 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
• Imprint: DK
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781615649730

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Surprise! It's Gluten Free! is a tutorial guide and cookbook for gluten-free foods which don't taste gluten-free by Jennifer Fisher. Due out 20th July 2021 from Penguin Random House on their DK Alpha imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

This is a well presented cookbook with recipes which are very close approximations of classic breads, desserts, and other comfort foods which people who are gluten intolerant can eat without problems. The book has an easy to follow layout with easy to read text and clear graphics. The introductory chapter and how-to's cover the basic hows and whys of ingredient choices, as well as a guide to different gluten-free flour blends. The following chapters contain the recipes grouped thematically:breakfast, fish & poultry, beef & pork, sides & soups, pizza & bread, sweet loaves muffins & scones, pies & fruity desserts, cakes & cupcakes, and brownies & cookies.

Each of the recipes includes an introductory description, ingredients listed in a bullet point sidebar (US measurements only), step by step instructions, along with some serving suggestions and alternative presentations. There is no nutritional information included. I would estimate roughly 20% of the recipes are accompanied by photographs. The photos provided are high quality and clear and serving suggestions are attractive and appropriate.

The recipe ingredients themselves are mostly easily sourced and will be available at well stocked grocery stores. There are a few ingredients which might be a little more difficult to source or require an international foods grocery (xanthan gum for example), but definitely nothing that is 'way out there'.

All in all a very well written, beautifully presented collection made from (mostly) unprocessed real ingredients which are easily sourced and taste good. We tried some of the quickbread loaves and they do give a good approximation of the starch filled traditional banana nut and cranberry loaves. They even held together well enough to tolerate a slathering of (soft) butter.

Five stars, I'll be revisiting this cookbook often.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.