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    Taste Test: The Best Gluten-Free Baking Mixes

    By | Shine Food – Thu, Feb 17, 2011 7:38 PM EST


    We taste-tested dozens of gluten-free mixes from the grocery store and picked our favorites for baking; then we came up with fun ways to use them in the kitchen.


    Best Pancakes: Kinnikinnick Foods Pancake and Waffle Mix
    These slightly sweet, crepe-like pancakes are "as tender and fluffy as the silver dollars from my favorite diner," one taster praised. Read more »

    Try it in: Crunch-Berry Pancakes »


    Best Muffin: Authentic Foods Blueberry Muffin Mix
    While some competitors had a gritty texture, these vanilla-y, blueberry-dotted babies were smooth and cakey, thanks to superfine rice flour and rice bran. Read more »

    Try it in: Blueberry Scones with Melted Peaches »


    Best Brownies: Gluten Free Pantry Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix
    These rich brownies strike all the right chords with a crackled top and a dense,
    fudgy interior sprinkled with chocolate chips. Read more »

    Try it in: Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches »


    Best Pizza Crust: Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix
    Sure, this crust soaks up sauce like a dream, but it was the bready flavor that most impressed. "Finally, an option that tastes good!" one panelist cheered. Read more »

    Try it in: Inside-Out Pizza Rolls »


    Best Yellow Cake: The Really Great Food Company Yellow Cake Mix
    Mace adds a nutmeg-like flavor to this off-the-charts-delicious cake. Glossy on the outside and moist within, it won raves-even unfrosted. (Cream cheese icing, however, would take it to new heights.) Read more »

    Try it in: 12 cute ways to decorate a cake »


    By Dina Cheney | Photography by Lucas Zarebinski

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