No corn. No gluten. The first thing to go, without a backward glance, was sandwiches. Bread is chock full of both those items, in fact...since wheat and yeast and salt make up the gist of most sandwich bread recipes, it seemed impossible to ever find a substitute, beyond rice cakes that is.
However, life went on. I didn't really look backwards.
At least, not until Bumblebee passed the peanut challenge. Something about peanut butter simply begs for a sandwich. It's good on a spoon. It's divine dipped in chocolate. But it's better on bread.
The trouble is that most yeast is grown on corn. I really didn't even want to go there. And experimenting with a yeast dough using only flours I, personally, am safe consuming seemed simply overwhelming. It's not like I had a lot of experience with what it's supposed to look like. And if I screwed up with expensive flours...well. Lets just say I wasn't anxious for this specific learning experience.
I'm still not interested in a yeasted dough.
But, it's been 7 years since I was first diagnosed with corn allergies. 5 or 6 years since I went gluten free and got corn savvy. I've learned a thing or two about cooking, we have cookies and cake and muffins.
And so, the corn free, gluten free peanut butter sandwich was born.
Most people start with a store bought loaf of bread. Me? I start with a cup of water. I beat in a few eggs. Add my preferred blend of rice and tapioca flours, some sugar and oil, and a touch of cinnamon or nutmeg. Bake. Slice. Smear with peanut butter and...yum.
It's not that healthy. There's an awful lot of sugar and carb content. But, it sure is satisfying.
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