gluten-free – Open Source Pizza http://blog.opensourcepizza.com Developing the art of pizza and community involvement in Columbus, OH Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.8 Gluten-Free Pizza Recipe Trend https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/06/09/gluten-free-pizza-recipe-trend/ https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/2011/06/09/gluten-free-pizza-recipe-trend/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:48:11 +0000 https://blog.opensourcepizza.com/?p=197 Continue reading Gluten-Free Pizza Recipe Trend]]> When I first heard about gluten-free pizza dough, I was thinking this is just another trend that will die out in a few months. I also felt very bad for anyone who normally can’t eat pizza!! Why is it that some people can’t eat pizza dough?

Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance

About 2.88 million or 1 in 133 Americans have celiac disease, also known as gluten intolerance. This means that the villi that line their small intestines get damaged from eating gluten, found in wheat, barley, and rye. A good article about the disease can be found here.

Recipes and Products Available

The 2011 International Pizza Expo offered more information on gluten-free products than ever before: gluten-free flour, pizza crusts, and recipes. The recipes are made with rice, potato and corn flours, guar or xanthan gums and/or tapioca/cassava starch. The dough is more like a thick batter and must be cooked differently. As more attention is paid to the issues, more options become available for the crust recipe so that it is more like traditional crusts instead of the texture of a cracker, as it has previously been. (Source)

Are you gluten intolerant or know of someone who is? How does it change your diet?

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