Gluten Free Chocolate Surprise Cookies The first surprise here is will the Gluten Free Chocolate cookies last until tomorrow, perhaps not. These yummy cookies will come straight from the kitchen with a soft runny centre if you eat them warm or, even better, a thick chocolate middle if you can wait long enough for them to cool and the children will leave them alone! For an alternative if the chocolate is too much for all the family, try substituting milk or white chocolate in place of the plain chocolate or replace 25g (1oz) of the Gluten-Free Mix with 25g (1oz) cocoa to make double chocolate cookies! The quoted measures below makes enough for 12 - 14 people, or one hungry child. It is not a hard recipe and from start to finish it should take you 15 minutes to prepare and then a cooking period of up to 15 minutes. Ample time to start again should anything go wrong. The full ingredients for theis Gluten Free Chocolate Surprise are 250g (10oz) Gluten Free Cake Mix 12-14 squares plain chocolate 125g (5oz) caster sugar 1 medium egg yolk 125g (5oz) butter To whip up this Gluten Free Chocolate culinary delight you should pre heat your oven to a temperature of 190?C/375?F/Gas Mark 5 and then follow the outline below Cream together the butter and the sugar and beat in the egg yolk ensuring that everything is well mixed. Once done carefully fold in the Gluten-Free Mix . Typically the mixture will be crumbly at this stage but that is no problem. Mix together to form a dough and knead thish for two to three of minutes until it is smooth on a surface lightly dusted with Mix. Gently Roll out the dough and cut out 12 circles with a cookie cutter and place these on a baking tray ready to go into the oven. Carefully insert a square of chocolate into the middle of each circular shape. Cut out another 12 rounds with the cookie cutter and use these to cover the chocolate, pressing the edges down lightly to seal it in. Bake all these in your pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes until the dough is golden. Allow the cookies to cool slightly before transferring to a cooling rac, remember they are full of liquid chocolate. Sprinkle with icing sugar to serve Then stand back before you get bowled over in the rush and covered in Gluten Free Chocolate.

Gluten Free Tips #1 Advise the chief. When you go to a restaurant or when you go to a friends tell the chief that you are allergic to Gluten. Most will be very aware of the condition, it is covered in most culinary courses, and they will be only too happy to help you. Gluten intolerance is only one of a hundred food intolerance in modern society so catering for a guests food preferences is all part of the standard service for a modern restaurant. this.

Gluten Free Tips #2 Read the label. These days most manufacturers print the full list of food ingredients on the food packaging for the foods you buy in the shops. Read the ingredient and reject any food products that are not clear. There are many suppliers so reward the ones who try to help you.

Gluten Free Tips #3 Take restaurant cards on holiday. When you go on holiday to a place that speaks another language you do not want to trust to your rusty language skills to explain to the waitress that you are gluten intolerant. Take a foreign language prepared card outlining your condition. In this way you do not put the waitress under pressure, the details are clearly explained in the local language and the card can be passed direct to the chief avoiding any miscommunication.