gluten free holidays

christmas cookies | photo:  Till Westermayer

For those who have to avoid gluten the holidays can present a particular challenge.  Especially the winter holidays.  Most of the traditional foods are cakes and cookies, made with wheat, rye, or barley, all grains which contain gluten.

If you're trying to figure out some delicious gluten-free holiday options here's a roundup of some of my favorites found around the web:

• The Art of Gluten Free Baking has an amazing list of mouthwatering recipes.  Honestly it's so good I could stop here and it would be enough.
• But that would mean you'd miss the yumminess found over at Gluten-Free Girl and The Chef
• I love fruitcake (really) and it's just not the holidays without it.  So here's a fruitcake recipe.
• Not a fan of fruitcake?  How about pannetone?  It's amazing and delicious, sweet and rich, and definitely worth making.  
• I love biscotti, but never more than at the holidays.  Don't know why it just seems to go together for me.
• Then there's gluten free gingerbread men, gingerbread cake, and soft gingerbread cookies.
• Of course it's not a Christmas morning without pancakes
• And for those who are Jewish there's latkes and sufganiyot.
• Last but not least, don't forget the pie crust for those holiday pies