Xantham Gum

[aero280]

Does anyone have any suggestions for using up a pot of Xantham Gum powder?

I have ended up with a 300mg pot of what is essentially Xantham Gum. It was bought as an aid to swallowing a particularly difficult pill that I take. But I found that making the thickest "sauce" with it, it doesn't work for me. I find that Turkish delight or chocolate work better.

Anyway, I now have this pot of the stuff. What food can I thicken with it, or make more "gooey"?

[Stokey Sue]

I searched Eat Your Books and didn't find a recipe!

But I did have some which I think was required to make a form of moulding icing, so might be handy at Christmas, I think it's used a bit in fancy glazes an frostings, but mainly for gluten free baking

[Badger's Mate]

Presumably it can be used to thicken sauces. So, use it instead of cornflour but, as you clearly know, a little goes a long way. I wonder if you can actually make Turkish delight with it?

I believe its main benefit in food processing is that it’s acid stable (in a former life I formulated toilet cleaners with it ) , so it can also be used as an aid to emulsify salad dressings and thicken other acidic food products.

[aero280]

I've had two goes at making Turkish Delight, and both have been relatively unsuccessful.

But I had a search and found this: https://kitchenmason.com/turkish-delight-recipe/ It does include gelatine, which is I suspect is in a lot of Turkish delight. I may give it a go.

[Rainbow]

I've mainly seen Xantham Gum used in gluten free baking. The Gum takes the place of gluten to bind and thicken and trap air bubbles.
I've never actually used it, as I just use regular flour, with the gluten. But could be useful if you have friends who need gluten free baked goods.

[Stokey Sue]

Found a good article on Great British Chefs on How to cook with Xanthan gum

It all sounds a bit Heston Blumenthal

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/how-t ... anthan-gum

[aero280]

Thanks!

It looks as if I should make sauces, or thick soups.

I had been wondering if some might make my sticky malt loaf more like Soreen...

[Badger's Mate]

Alternatively, make your own toilet cleaner…

[Sakkarin]

Anyone fancies a pack to experiment with, I've got one you can have but it's a wee bit out of date...

[Busybee]

Bonus points Sakks if you can remember the recipe you bought it for.

I’m relaxed about use by dates but maybe that old should be relegated to making your own toilet cleaner?

BB

[Sakkarin]

I bought it to experiment with gluten-free stuff for a friend with coeliac problems, can't recall actually using it, however I see there's a bread recipe on the pack, I may try that anyway before I throw it out, age notwithstanding!

[Badger's Mate]

It should be perfectly OK if it hasn’t got damp.

[aero280]

I mmade the alternative Turkish Delight. It's clearly gelatine set and not real. But it tastes OK and it works well to get the big pill down

[Sakkarin]

I have a piccy of my only attempt at Turkish delight, if I can find it...

Meanwhile, dearie me, that xanthan bread is borderline inedible!

Guess which one is the Xanthan Gum one - the other one was a couple of days ago, using only Tesco basics 75p plain flour, cost 24p, having paid £4.60 for a sourdough loaf last week from the new craft bakery in the town centre...

I was tempted to try one of their cheese and spinach pastries, but had to ask the price as they are too posh to put prices on the display. £6.80 the assistant said with a straight face. NOOOOO.

[WWordsworth]

£6.80 the assistant said with a straight face. NOOOOO.

[Sakkarin]

My Turkish Not Delight (photo says 2012)...

[aero280]

Looks like my first effort!!

If I really want Turkish Delight to eat, I'll buy it. The stuff I made last week with gelatine, is also a bit odd. The recipe said to leave it out to sweat, then coat in cornflour and leave to dry, then store in an airtight container. It didn't sweat on the tray. The coating went well, but now it's in the box, it's "sweating"