Gluten Free Challenge #4

TIP #4 Snack Idea: Popcorn is a filling, gluten-free snack that provides 3.5g fiber per 3 cups of popped kernels. Sprinkle nutritional yeast (Red Star brand is gluten-free) on top for a unique flavor full of nutrients. We love having popcorn here, even the daycare kids love it as a snack, with some string cheese on the side for more protein. Sometimes I add fresh fruit too.


RECIPE #4

April 25, 2010



Try filling these simple and elegant dumplings with all kinds of delicious treats, vegetables, cheese, meat. You could even include some fresh fruit with sugar and cinnamon for a sweet treat. Test your imagination on this one.


Steamed Pork Dumplings

1 bag (3-1/2 cups) Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix including yeast packet
1/4 cup oil
1-1/4 cups warm water
1 pound ground pork
1 TBSP corn starch
2 TBSP soy sauce (be sure it's gluten-free, tamari sauce works well)
6 green onions, chopped
1 to 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (to taste)

Yield: 24 dumplings Combine

Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix, yeast packet, oil and water (reserve a couple of tablespoons of mix for dusting dough later). Mix well to form dough. Let rise 60 minutes.

On plastic wrap sprinkle reserved mix and roll out dough to ¼-inch thick. Cut dough into 4-inch x 4-inch squares.

Mix pork with corn starch, soy sauce, green onions and red pepper. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons in the center of each square and fold dough over the top of the meat mixture. Place into lightly oiled steamer and steam 20 minutes. Cook in batches until all dumplings are ready to serve.

Serve with soy sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.

Chef's Notes: I used wax paper instead of plastic wrap and I used quite a lot of the Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix for rolling out the wrappers (an extra bag of Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix for dusting and rolling dough is handy to have on hand, or look for the new 4LB bag of Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix).

Have fun with different sizes and shapes. Try circles for a pot sticker effect, and even a wavy biscuit cutter for the traditional open top Chinese pork dumpling. When I steamed the dumplings in a traditional Chinese steamer over a wok, I kept a tea pot of water steaming to replenish the steam in the wok as it dissipated.

For a real wallop try adding garlic and/or ginger to the filling.

*Consumers concerned about gluten should check that all flavorings and additional ingredients added to recipes are gluten-free.