Gluten Free Matzoh

Around this time of year, when the matzoh displays start showing up in the front of the grocery stores, my wife likes to make Matzoh Caramel Crunch, in which you put a layer of matzoh pieces on a sheet pan, cover them with a layer of caramel, and then a layer of chocolate. (I think we discussed this many years ago on this forum.) One of our best friends does not eat gluten and we have her over for dinner frequently, so my wife is always on the lookout for gluten free desserts. A couple of years ago, she decided to try gluten free matzoh in the caramel crunch. To our great surprise, we found that we like the gluten free matzoh a lot more than regular matzoh. It's made with tapioca flour, giving it a slightly sweet flavor that works well (although subtly) in the caramel crunch. It's also much tastier to eat out of hand. The brand we bought this year - Yehuda Matzos "Gluten Free Matzo-Style Squares" does mention that these are not a replacement for matzo at the Seder. Not a problem for us!

Are you sure? I mean, Filigenzi is a very Jewish name. (And my name, Grossman, is Irish, did you know that? Actually, O' Grossman from County Kreplach. )

Are you sure? I mean, Filigenzi is a very Jewish name. (And my name, Grossman, is Irish, did you know that? Actually, O' Grossman from County Kreplach. )

Ah - so you're ancestors did as mine did when they hit Ellis Island and dropped the "O" from O'Filigenzi!

[Jenise]

Never had them, but Yehuda Matzohs non-GF are the best so I would guess they'd do well with this product. Are they also imported from Israel?

[Jenise]

Oh, and btw, I'm sending your description of this to a celiac friend who loves making desserts.

Thanks!

I look for decaffeinated matzoh.

I look for extra-gluten matzoh.

I love gluten in basically all its forms, but the Trader Joe's gluten-free rice crackers (not rice cakes) are very, very tasty. Or I guess it's the texture I really like, but I can see how that would go with matzo. It's a real shame out here the true delis are few and far between, so you can't even get matzo ball soup around Passover / Pesach. I'd be curious to see how that would be with gluten-free matzo.

Aren't rice crackers intrinsically gluten-free?

-Paul W.

I've even seen corn tortillas marked as gluten free. Well, duh.

Never had them, but Yehuda Matzohs non-GF are the best so I would guess they'd do well with this product. Are they also imported from Israel?

They are imported from Israel; I'm not sure whether there are domestic GF matzohs out there. And I'm sure your friend will love the caramel crunch stuff. As long as she's good with making caramel, then it's fast and easy to make. It's also very tasty and very addictive!

I love gluten in basically all its forms, but the Trader Joe's gluten-free rice crackers (not rice cakes) are very, very tasty. Or I guess it's the texture I really like, but I can see how that would go with matzo. It's a real shame out here the true delis are few and far between, so you can't even get matzo ball soup around Passover / Pesach. I'd be curious to see how that would be with gluten-free matzo.

We buy rice crackers to have them around to serve the same friend we get the GF matzoh for. I like the ones we've had (although I don't think we've tried TJ's yet). It would be interesting to try the tapioca flour matzoh in soup. I don't know whether the different flour would have an effect on the structural integrity of the balls or not(?)

I love gluten in basically all its forms, but the Trader Joe's gluten-free rice crackers (not rice cakes) are very, very tasty. Or I guess it's the texture I really like, but I can see how that would go with matzo. It's a real shame out here the true delis are few and far between, so you can't even get matzo ball soup around Passover / Pesach. I'd be curious to see how that would be with gluten-free matzo.

I live in NYC where there are plenty of Jewish joints, as well as Jewish mothers and grandmothers. Leaving aside the soup made by my ex- upstairs neighbor, the diner near my office has good chicken soup and good matzoh balls! (The only thing they do wrong is they don't add dill... a sprinkle of dill is essential to the soup.)

I love gluten in basically all its forms, but the Trader Joe's gluten-free rice crackers (not rice cakes) are very, very tasty. Or I guess it's the texture I really like, but I can see how that would go with matzo. It's a real shame out here the true delis are few and far between, so you can't even get matzo ball soup around Passover / Pesach. I'd be curious to see how that would be with gluten-free matzo.

I live in NYC where there are plenty of Jewish joints, as well as Jewish mothers and grandmothers. Leaving aside the soup made by my ex- upstairs neighbor, the diner near my office has good chicken soup and good matzoh balls! (The only thing they do wrong is they don't add dill... a sprinkle of dill is essential to the soup.)

I've been known to carry a crushed red pepper flakes packet in my car or pocket for emergencies. Perhaps carrying your own dill would work similarly....

I've been known to carry a crushed red pepper flakes packet in my car or pocket for emergencies. Perhaps carrying your own dill would work similarly....

You have divined my plan for the next time I order soup there.