A few months ago, I was wandering down the "cheese" isle at Smith's and out of the corner of my eye, saw the words GLUTEN FREE. Naturally, I stopped. Low and behold, those words adorned the front of a Pillsbury container! Seriously?!? I'll tell you right now, this was awesome news. I LOVE those pop-roll thingies. I have missed them. To see that a huge company such as Pillsbury is branching out to accommodate those with Celiacs or Gluten sensitivity was really exciting.
Naturally, I bought the chocolate chip cookie dough right away. I mean, come on. It had been a while since I'd had cookies. I hadn't gotten into baking so much yet and the cravings were instantaneous. Later, around Thanksgiving, I picked up the pie and pastry crust too. Below is my review of these two products.
Cookie Dough
I loved it. Raw and cooked, this dough was delicious. I had to work hard to control myself because the raw dough tasted so amazing I almost decided to eat it all before baking any! When the cookies came out, they were moist and delicious! My hubby and I ate about half over the course of the evening. My review: 5 STARS
Pie/Pastry Dough
I was diagnosed right before Thanksgiving. Ugh. Not cool. I mean, PIE! I wanted pie so bad, but couldn't eat it. I'd looked into making dough from scratch, but I have never been good at pie crust. So this year, when I saw dough in the cheese isle, I looked at my hubby and said "Please??" He agreed.
A few things about this dough-it is quite crumbly...even when raw. Follow the directions on the container to the best of your ability. My Mom did the handling of the dough--she has YEARS more experience than I do--and she still got frustrated.
Make sure you cover the edges of the crust with tinfoil-as per the instructions. This will prevent burning. All in all I loved it. It was great tasting-especially with peach pie filling. It does taste a little different than a regular pie crust, but with gluten free, that is to be expected.
You can find pictures and information about these products here. Hope you enjoy!
~LP~
