A Gluten Free Bakery – who knew such a thing exists?!? Well now I do!!
I have a co-worker who inspired me to look for something I
never would have tried to search for prior to becoming gluten free – a Gluten
Free bakery. This is something I’ve only recently found out even exists and I
love the concept!! I traveled to Washington State this month for a girls
weekend with my daughters. We did a little bit of internet searching and found
two relatively close to where we were and just headed to the closest one to us.
Wow what an interesting little world to step into. The one we found was not
only gluten free but marketed itself as making allergen free baked goods and
mixes to order. This shop touts being wheat, dairy, soy, egg, nut (and more)
free – oh and vegan. This was a fun adventure to enjoy being brave to try out
and look for something new to discover. I’ll admit it was a little bit pricey
but some ventures are and after all – how often do I get to go to a gluten free
bakery? What did we get to enjoy? A brownie with cinnamon added (in celebration
of Cinco de Mayo), a monster cookie, tea cookies, cinnamon roll with vegan
cream cheese, gluten free sour dough bread and Chick Pea butter (think a
substitute for peanut butter). None of the items disappointed. All flavorful
and worth the try.
That entry above was started in May of 2023 with a trip to
the Seattle area. Now to fast forward a bit to the Fall of 2023. Gluten Free
baked goods in a bakery do exist right here in good ole Nebraska! Lo and behold
‘The Goldenrod Pastries’ in Lincoln NE. Oh so amazing and then buying the
owners cookbook ‘Perfectly Golden’ with oh so many of the recipes from her shop
right in the book?! Say what? Recipes that are used in an actual bakery? I’m
starting to work through some of the recipes – oh so good. I then was able to
in turn tell the co-worker who suggested visiting a gluten free bakery in the
first place about the wonderful Lincoln shop. She got to taste a cinnamon roll
(gluten free that is) for the first time in a LOT of years!!
Life – Living Inspired: Being inspired by someone else can
be a beautiful thing!!
