Gluten Free Recipes for Thanksgiving Include Rice Flour

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for those people with celiac disease it can be a very difficult holiday.

However, as more and more gluten free recipes make the rounds in cookbooks and websites, many consumers are relying on rice flour to make their Thanksgiving just as enjoyable as everyone else's.

The list of "off-limits" foods for those with celiac is a long one; Thanksgiving without the gravy, stuffing, pie, or rolls is hardly Thanksgiving to a lot of people.

But gluten free recipes and foods can serve to substitute those off-limits items that celiac sufferers must avoid. Rice and nuts appear to be an excellent substitution, including the use of rice flour for gravies and rolls, crushed walnuts for pie crusts, and wild rice for stuffing.

There are also a lot of gluten free holiday foods available specifically for those who can't tolerate gluten but want to join in the traditional meal, including gluten free broths and breads, stuffing mixes and desserts.

For those who want to cook for themselves many recipes can be redesigned with rice flour to minimize exposure to gluten.

And as this demographic continues to grow, food distributors who offer gluten free foods will likely find that their holiday offerings continue to increase in popularity.