Welcome, Bakers!
Hi! I'm so happy you're here 🙂
How many times have you searched, read or researched trying to figure out how to substitute one gluten free flour for another or why a certain recipe completely flopped, only to feel more frustrated because you can't find the answer you're looking for.
Or maybe you've experienced:
- Dry, crumbly or dense gluten free bread
- Overall bad-tasting baked goods
- Wasting money on ingredients because you have to throw out the end result
- Not fully understanding how to substitute ingredients so that the recipe works
- Yeast bread that won't rise no matter how ideal your environment
I understand how you feel!
Back in 2013 when this website's first post hit the internet, I wanted nothing more than to post delicious recipes and resources to help my fellow gluten free community.
Imagine going to the internet and typing in gluten free biscuits and getting, not only a recipe, but an actual step by step as to what makes amazing biscuits.
Or imagine trying to troubleshoot a baking flop and finding help as to what might have happened and what to do to prevent it in the future.
Or imagine finding easy to understand answers to common gluten free questions like: how much does a cup of sorghum flour weigh or why does gluten free batter need to 'rest' before baking.
These are the kinds of things Zest For Baking answers.
My mission is simple:
To share step by step tips, helpful resources and consistently delicious gluten free baking and dessert recipes so you will never have a dry, dense gluten free baked good.
Whether you are new to the world of gluten-free living or a seasoned pro, finding and/or making great tasting gluten free baked goods is one of the biggest challenges with a gluten free lifestyle.
Remember that warm, fresh from the oven bread that you couldn't wait to sink your teeth into? Well, I'm here to prove that you CAN have that bread again!
🍞The plan for amazing gluten free baked goods
I want to help you make gluten free baked goods that get rave reviews and requests to "make it again"!
First, join over 12,000 gluten free bakers and sign up for our 5 Uncomplicated Gluten Free Bread Recipes - you'll be added to our bi-weekly gluten free email community.
Then, you'll be sent troubleshooting help, baking tips, resources and tried-and-true recipes over email.
And you'll never have to worry about dry, dense bread or wasting money on baking flops again!
About me:
I'm Christine. I live in sunny Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I'm a wife, mom and baker. And I love bread. And I love baking.
I'm the recipe creator, tester and photographer behind Zest for Baking.
Little known fact about me: I used to decorate cakes. Birthday cakes, holiday cakes, pretty much anything except wedding cakes!
But, as for bread and baking and how this food website came to be, well, I mentioned I love baking (eating!) bread, but unfortunately, my digestive system didn't like when I ate gluten (I've since cut out dairy too).
So back in 2013, the website Gluten-Free-Bread.org started as the journal for keeping all those recipe creations, tips I would uncover and meager attempts at food photography. In 2020, I re-branded to Zest For Baking to reflect all things gluten free baking, not just breads.
My baking resources and recipes are designed to make baking easy, consistently delicious and fun! So chances are, as you're browsing the quick bread recipes or gluten free yeast bread recipes, I've got another one in the oven!
I'm humbled that my gluten free articles have been featured in places like Beyond Celiac, The Daily Meal, Bloglovin’ and Dr. Axe.
