Gluten Free Muffins

Question 1

What is gluten

Answer 1

A protein found in wheat and some other cereals

Question 2

What does gluten cause

Answer 2

It causes a coeliac to react when they consume any food containing gluten.

Question 3

What food is not allowed in the diet of a coeliac

Answer 3

Any product which contains wheat flour is not allowed in the diet of a coeliac

Question 4

What has been produced to allow coeliacs to enjoy a ‘normal’ diet

Answer 4

A wide range of gluten-free alternatives

Question 5

What ensures that the gluten free muffins rise

Answer 5

The baking powder

Question 6

What is baking powder a mixture of

Answer 6

Tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate (alkali)
And when a liquid is added to these chemicals they react together, producing a tasteless salt and carbon dioxide gas. This gas expands in the oven and causes the muffins to rise

Question 7

List the first tip for a successful muffins and why

Answer 7

Keep dry ingredients separate from liquid ingredients until the last minute, do this to delay the reaction which causes the muffins to rise

Question 8

List the second tip for a successful muffins and why

Answer 8

Do not over mix the muffin batter, to ensure that the muffins have an open texture

Question 9

List the third tip for a successful muffins and why

Answer 9

Transfer the batter paper cases and place into oven quickly to ensure that the chemical reaction which causes the muffins to rise occurs in the oven and not in the muffin cases