GLUTEN FREE HOLIDAY BAKING

It’s not easy to follow a gluten-free diet, especially around the holidays. Weall want “visions of sugarplums.” I’m here to tell you that it is possible to havethem when you make baked goods yourself at home.Understanding the need to live gluten-free starts with understanding how gluten can cause life-threatening problems if not removed from the diet of those who cannot tolerate it. But the good news is that following a glutenfree diet can mitigate debilitating symptoms and pain in as little as a fewmonths—using food rather than a pharmacy. Those following a gluten-freediet need not be deprived of baked goods as delicious as those made with gluten—from rich cakes to crispy breads and gooey pies.