From frustrated market stall baker to a leading expert in gluten-free flours
Welcome! I’m Georgina, the recipe developer, gluten-free baker and photographer behind From The Larder.
The gluten-free recipes I share at From The Larder are inspired particularly by British cuisine and classic baking. I believe in cooking with fresh seasonal produce and whole ingredients that don’t include any xanthan gum.
I have been baking and cooking with gluten-free flours for 10 years now as a professional cake baker and a seasoned home cook of a family of 6. I live in London, England with my husband Luke and our 4 children, Cole, Beau, Tabitha and Olive.
Georgina’s Story
I founded my blog in 2013 as a recipe companion to my big passion project, following my lifelong dream selling homemade cakes, jams and chutneys from my farmers’ market stall in North London.
At the time I had been eating more or less gluten-free for a number of years but turns out being gluten intolerant and a regular wheat baker was playing havoc with my health. So I made a huge leap personally and in my business to become totally gluten-free.
Frustrated and Overwhelmed
This was a massive upheaval and mindset shift and my first few experiments baking with gluten-free flours led to awful cakes which were dry, crumbly or gummy and gritty.
However, I was not ready to live a life without great baking or let go of this small thriving business which I adored. So I took a deep breath and immersed myself in learning all I could about gluten-free flours from seasoned pastry chefs, cookbooks and fellow gluten-free flour enthusiasts. I bought every alternative flour I could get my hands on and experimented with them bake after bake. I was determined to produce cakes that were as delicious and beautiful as the wheat versions I was used to making.
My Gluten-Free Flour Obsession Was Born
These days, it’s my mission to help home cooks and bakers achieve amazing results using wholesome ingredients. I don’t agree with relying on any one brand of flour, xanthan gum or inferior ingredients and I encourage the use of alternative flours and a DIY approach to level up classic recipes.
Spoiler alert! I became a total convert and my obsession with gluten-free flours and how you can use them to elevate home baking and cooking was born.
What You’ll Find on From The Larder
You’ll find a range of recipes here. They are not all sweet, as there is a smattering of savoury. None of them rely on specific brands of commercial flour mixes, and they encourage the use of simple homemade ingredients like:
- Gluten-free versions of classic bakes like Victoria Sponge, Farmhouse Fruit Cake, Eccles Cakes, Parkin, Cheese Scones or Pork Pies.
- Recipes for homemade baking ingredients like Easy Marzipan, Homemade Mixed Peel, British Mixed Spice and Raspberry Jam.
- Easy weeknight and comfort lead lunch and supper dishes which advise on the best gluten-free flour to use like Shepherd’s Pie, Toad in the Hole, Cauliflower Cheese and Crispy Salmon Nuggets.
- Simple sauces and condiments using whole ingredients to elevate mealtimes like an easy White Sauce made from cornflour, British Brown Sauce and Gluten-Free Gravy.
I aim to break down these recipes, taking you through every ingredient and technique so cooking and baking from scratch does not feel overwhelming and brings back the joy to your kitchen again.
New to gluten-free baking?
If you are new to gluten-free flours then I suggest you start here to familiarise yourself with the flours you’ll be hearing me talk about often, from rice flour to sorghum flour and everything in between.
And if you're concerned about allergies, budget or the fact you live in the middle of nowhere with limited access to their new flours, don't worry. My passion is to advise on flour substitution so you can create recipes that suit your dietary requirements, budget and availability of ingredients.
Gluten-free flour community
You can also join like minded baking enthusiasts in our friendly Gluten-Free Flour Facebook Community. Where we totally geek out on flours and gluten-free baking. We have newbie bakers through to more seasoned home bakers all willing to share their experiences from wherever they are on their journey.
Gluten-free baking course
And in 2023 I took my gluten-free flour obsession one step further, launching my gluten-free baking course: Gluten-Free Baking Voyager. It’s a baking course like no other as teaches you how to create consistent gluten-free bakes you can be proud of, using your own homemade flour blends, without gums and with total confidence.
More about Georgina
Bring a British based blogger I have to say when I came up with the name, the realisation that a ‘larder’ isn’t necessarily an international concept didn’t occur to me. It’s basically a storage area for food, like the flours and preserves I wax lyrical on. It’s a bit like a pantry but most common in older houses before the age of refrigeration and will often be a cool dark room so can store perishable and non-perishable foods. Confession, I don’t have a larder in my house (just lots of cupboards and a huge fridge) but gosh that’s the dream.
No, I was really sad to call time on the market stall but after having four children it simply wasn’t an option to work all weekend long at the farmers’ markets. I still miss it though!! And at the moment I am not taking cake orders, I am focused on the blog and my Gluten-Free Baking Course which just provides more flexibility with my large family. But who knows, when time frees up again…
Absolutely. I recommend firstly just getting comfortable baking without wheat flour by sifting through these Easy Flourless Baking Recipes. Then have a look at some of my top recipes like Rice Flour Madeira Cake and Gluten-Free Fairy Cakes to see how easy it is to achieve amazing results from gluten-free ingredients.
That’s amazing, I promise you won’t regret it. But it can be overwhelming at first so let me help you by suggesting the following posts to read, Guide to Gluten-Free & Alternative Flours, Baking Gluten-Free Cakes and Why I Don’t Bake with Xanthan Gum.
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I love to hear from you all so do email me at georgina@fromthelarder.co.uk.
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