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Grunts, Slumps, Cobblers, Crisps and Sonkers

Fran Costigan - Grunts, Slumps, Cobblers, Crisps and Sonkers

This event was on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm Pacific, 4:00 pm Eastern

Join renowned pastry chef Fran Costigan for an unforgettable live event as she unravels the delightful world of Grunts, Slumps, Cobblers, Crisps, and Sonkers. Prepare your taste buds… Read More.

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Question:

Any tips for making a gluten free sonker or cobbler without it being gooey/gummy? Is a 1:1 gf flour the best option...like Cup4Cup...or is there a better combination or need to add extra of any ingredient to achieve the crispness of the "crust"?

— Nancy Steely

Answer:

Yeah, you know, gluten-free, many, many recipe developers and cookbook authors will say either use, you know that it's a one-to-one to wheat flour. And I have almost never found that you don't have to make some other changes when using gluten-free flour. It isn't necessarily one-to-one and there are so many different kinds of gluten-free flour mixes that you can make yourself or that you can purchase. I haven't used the cup for cup, but I use Bob's Red Mill one to one all purpose. Gluten-free flour. Gluten-free, yeah flour. And it's got a blue, the label is blue and I find it works very well. I often add, unless nuts, nuts, allergies are a problem. I like to add some almond flour or another nut flour to my gluten-free flour. I add some xantham or GU gum if the baking flour mix doesn't have any. I know there are people today who don't wanna use those gums and I would add a thinner layer. So, and then in terms of crispness, Nancy, maybe you wanna run it under the broiler. So I'm going to give you the advice also of cutting a recipe in half and doing a test.
Fran Costigan

Fran Costigan

Director of Vegan Pastry

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