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A great day at the yesterday. Exciting to be getting together again. Gluten free well represented but plenty of scope for more.

Recently received this fab Food and Drink Guide 2022 from Coeliac UK - one of the many benefits of being a member of the Coeliac Society. Amongst a wealth of information & support you get access to Coeliac UK's gluten free food checker app; gf eating out guide; travel guide to over 50 countries & so much more.

Wow! I know they look a bit random in size (discs next time!) but I made these punchy little cheese sables (based on a recipe) to take to a friend the other day - fab flavours and so light in texture. You can adjust the 'kick' to your liking - quick to make and bake with Oast To Host pastry flour. Perfect for this time of year. The recipe will be up on the website tomorrow - highly recommend!

Loving these little gluten free 'explosions of festive joy'! Mini mince pies and mincemeat frangipane. Are you a sweet or savoury tart fan . . ?

Back in stock . . . our fabulous award winning gluten & wheat free flour. Just in time for those wonderful mince pies, quiches, canapes and more. Head on over to our website to check out the sizes available.

Happy ! Living in the 'garden of England' how could we let this pass without a mention. Here in Kent we are surrounded by wonderful apple orchards. Thanks to all those hard working pickers these apples will be on our shelves very soon. Have you ever baked an Apple Cake? - a light sponge with chunks of fresh apple throughout. Served warm with a dollop of ice cream - job done!

Housekeeper required for 4 bed family cottage in Dornie, Ross Shire. Owners looking for reliable, responsible person to handle changeovers. Duties include cleaning and making up of beds. Laundry is outsourced so just needs to be unpacked and put away/packed up ready for collection.
Looking to meet interested applicants between 1 -17 September.
Please leave message for Sally on 01892 266331 to arrange meeting.

With Picnic Week starting tomorrow lets hope the weather in the gets a little brighter! A delicious Asparagus & Gruyere quiche will hit the spot - whatever the weather. Asparagus picked at the wonderful farm (sadly asparagus PYO finished today but they have plenty of fabulous tasting PYO strawberries and I believe raspberries now). Aren't we lucky to have access to so many delicious local/British grown foods & exceptional artisan producers. What's your favourite picnic food . . .?

Cheese Scones - I'm not sure about you but I think its a cheese scone sort of weekend we have in store. I made these using recipe (thank you Laura) using Oast to Host Cake Flour - delicious with fig chutney or chilli jam and a bowl of soup.
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Coeliac Awareness Week

Doughnuts! - what is it about doughnuts? There were 5 of these finger licking treats before I turned my back - who else has this problem?! With lockdown easing it doesn't look like my problem's going to go away - I guess I'll just have to make more next time.

A customer tried this fabulous recipe with Oast to Host Cake Flour, soya milk and dairy free margarine making them dairy free - she said they were amazing - looks like I may not be the only one with this issue?

Are you a jam, lemon curd or ring doughnut fan . . . ?

It's - In the UK alone its estimated that 2 million people are living with a diagnosed food allergy & 600,000 with coeliac disease. This does NOT include those living with food intolerances. There is no cure for a food allergy, just a strict avoidance diet.

Have you ever thought how stressful a meal out could be for an allergy sufferer? A slip up in the diet can not only ruin a date night or a holiday but also cause hospitalization or even be fatal.

Understanding and education can help reassure those in need - let's give it to them . . .

I love this Canterbury Tart recipe. Living in its a popular one in this household. I tend to squeeze off a little juice from the grated apple & add a little cinamon. sweet shortcrust blind baked pastry case provides a wonderful contrast in texture for this well balanced filling (or any other filling!). What's your favourite apple tart recipe . . . .

Rhubarb - rich in antioxidants it's something I always look forward to. This is an adaptation of a delicious for Apple cake. I use roughly chopped almonds for a good crunch & of course cake flour!

This orange and golden syrup sponge pudding is delicious - a perfect hot pudding to share with family & friends as we begin to meet up again outside - are you a custard or cream fan? . . . . . I found this recipe by in a magazine and made it with cake flour which worked a treat.

I'd like to share some tips that customers have found useful when making gluten free pastry - I hope you do too . . .

Picnic opportunities with family & friends - AT LAST we can share food, drink and stories as we catch up with much missed loved ones. All these delicious gluten & wheat free foods have been made with game changing Oast To Host Flours. No need for anyone to miss out as no one would know they're gluten free. What are you going to prepare for your picnic . . . ?

Wishing you all a very HAPPY EASTER

Easter Bunny Biscuits - a fun thing to do with enthusiastic little ones (or indeed not such little ones!) before or after the chocolate extravaganza! Just make up a batch of pastry with pastry flour, cut your shapes and bake slowly at a low temperature until golden and well dried. Decorate with water ice and sprinkles or perhaps some piped chocolate eyes, bows, colars . . ! The more the merrier :)

So this might take you by surprise! . . . . National spinach day!! What a great vegetable spinach is - easy to grow too. I thought you might enjoy this?! What's your favourite vegetable . . . . . ?

Throwback Thursday - what a lot has happened in the past year. Whilst its been a year filled with so much sadness for so many, there is always room for positivity. Let's take a moment to think about the successes/things we've achieved over the last year. For us, one of those was being featured in Good Housekeeping - a fabulous magazine covering all sorts of great topics! What have your successes or achievements been . . . .?

A post from the Oast - its been highlighted to me that just because I spent most of my childhood & the last 30 years of my life in Kent - there are a lot of people who have never come across an Oast house.

Oast houses are where hops are dried in preparation for beer making. Hops were first cultivated in Kent 600 years ago!

I've had the pleasure of working from a converted Oast house but I'd like to share this cross section of a working Oast house with you.

Conventional beer is not gluten free due to the use of malted barley but there are many delicious gluten free varieties now available.

Another lovely testimonial from a long standing customer.

We love hearing what you've got to say.

Delicious doughnuts! At last I've made some amazing much longed for bitesized doughnuts using Cake Flour and the Jammy doughnut recipe in Becky Excell Gluten Free cookbook How to make anything gluten free. So excited about these and they're incredibly simple too - can't think why its taken so long!

It was St. David's day on Monday and to celebrate, I made these delicious Welsh Cakes with Cake Flour. They're a cross between a fruit scone, cookie and a pancake! So simple to make with storecupboard ingredients - definitely worth a go and the recipe is on our website.

Such great feedback on the storage tins for our flours

Happy days!! It's PANCAKE DAY :) We hope you're going to enjoy the simple pleasure of not only making but also eating some wonderful crepes with all sorts of delicious fillings/toppings. Head on over to www.oasttohost.com for the full recipe but all you need for your gluten free fun is: 50g Pastry Flour, 1 egg, 110ml milk, 90ml water. Have a flippin' happy time!

Hope you're keeping warm. We at Oast to Host think its this sort of a day today! Lovely seasonal Veg beneath a blanket of delicious cheese & mustard sauce made with Pastry Flour.