Since being diagnosed with coeliac disease, like many, I’ve been pining for the doughy, stodginess of bread, cakes, and doughnuts. So when I found out I had a gluten-free bakery just 10 minutes from where I live I was pretty excited to try it out. Here’s what I found…
Gluten-free white bread
Bread is one of the foods which is so hard to replicate gluten-free. Thankfully Wildcraft Bakery do a pretty decent job with their gluten-free white bloomer.
It has a slight crustiness to its outer and the crumby softness of white bread. Unlike some of the gluten-free breads you may find in supermarkets, this doesn’t have to be toasted to be enjoyed, but can be happily devoured in its natural non-toasted state – bon appetite!
Wildcraft Bakery also offer teff wholemeal, sprouted buckwheat and multigrain soda breads.
Gluten-free doughnuts
With so many different doughnuts on offer at Wildcraft it would be rude to simply sample just the one. So I went on a culinary journey sampling three of the many different options on offer: the apple pie doughnut, “The Terry” chocolate orange doughnut and the not-biscoff doughnut.
The apple crumble doughnut tastes just like the gooey, comforting apple crumble you’re hoping for, but better yet- it’s in a doughnut! The oozing centre keeps this one interesting but never soggy.
Terry’s chocolate orange is definitely something I’ve missed since embarking on a gluten-free diet, so I couldn’t resist giving this one a try. A ring doughnut with a chocolate orange glaze, giving hints of that classic chocolate orange flavour without being overpowering.
Now the ‘not-biscoff’ doughnut takes the crown in my book. This dense doughnut oozes a ‘not-biscoff’ butter from its centre and for me tastes just like the real thing. After kidding myself that I’ll save half for later“, I couldn’t help myself and went all in for the full thing and no regrets. I’ll be stocking up on these on my next visit I think.
Here I sampled just a few of the treats on offer at Wildcraft Bakery, and from what I’ve had I’ll definitely be back for more. They also offer cookies, cakes, scones and much more. They also offer delivery from their website, so you don’t have to live in Leeds to get a slice of the action.
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