Being born half Italian (my dad will proudly tell you real Sicilian pizza is rectangular), wheat-based products basically flowed through my blood: pasta, pizza, chicken parmesan, biscotti! Imagine my horror at being diagnosed with a wheat allergy! There was no way I was giving up some of my absolute favorite foods, so I began the hunt for gluten free breadcrumbs.
Not expecting to find anything that could compare to my family’s homemade meatballs and chicken cutlets, I was beyond amazed when I came across Gillian’s Foods. All of their products are gluten, wheat, dairy, and nut free, baked in a dedicated, certified gluten-free facility. Best of all? THEY MAKE BREADCRUMBS - and with only five simple ingredients: rice flour, water, yeast, sugar, and sea salt. Gillian’s also offers an Italian style breadcrumb with parsley, basil, oregano, garlic powder, and black pepper added to their original recipe. These golden brown morsels have the perfect lightly crunchy, toasted texture, and both bake and fry to perfection - a gluten free Italian dream come true!
Using Gillian's Foods Gluten Free Breadcrumbs, I have made meatballs in an air fryer, as well as on a stove top, and both baked and fried chicken cutlets. Honestly speaking, they never disappoint. They bind meatballs together flawlessly (no crumbly mess and they don't disintegrate in a sauce) and they never flake off chicken cutlets while cooking. Biting into a meatball or cutlet made with Gillian’s breadcrumbs is reminiscent of the Italian Sunday dinners of my early childhood. I usually cook in bulk so that I can store some left overs in the fridge or freezer for a later meal, but somehow, they never seem to make it there (oops!). If you need further convincing, here's a true story: my sister accidentally ate my meatballs and cutlets for dinner, thinking they were my family's gluten-FILLED variety - if that isn't a testament to their quality, I don't know what is! Put shortly: Gillian’s Foods Gluten Free Breadcrumbs are a gluten free Italian game-changer. Try them out for your next allergy-friendly taste of Italy! Buon appetitio!
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