With Halloween out of the way, it’s time for some top tips for a gluten free bonfire night and how to be ready. We’ve had an extra hour in bed since the clocks have gone back, we’re heading into winter, darker nights in the search for the best gluten free hotdogs.
Not my favourite time of year, I’m much more a summer girl, but as long as you’re wrapped up well and you get to see and hear some fabulous sparkling fireworks, it’s not so bad.
Whilst watching the fireworks, what will your child be eating? Will you be at a family event or a public one, where, lets face it, it’s less likely that there’ll be someone who is catering for a gluten free diet. But you never know & I forever hold out hope!!
So what will you do?
Bonfire Night Food
When it is cold, and you are outside, you want easy, fun food that is pleasing to eat and definitely warming.
As a child on Bonfire night, we had sausages, baked beans, chilli & baked potatoes. But typically, my GF child doesn’t like baked potatoes. If its not a potato disguised as a chip or a crisp, she isn’t going to eat it!
So it will be about hotdogs for us. As she loves a hotdog. But what about the buns? Gluten free bread is so hit and miss. So here are our top tips for a gluten free bonfire night so you are ready and prepared.
Top suggestions
Now hot dog buns are currently few and far between I find. It’s a limited choice.
Gluten Free Bread is very divisive at best. But here are some that I’ve found suitable in our search for the best gluten free hotdogs.
£3.30 from Sainsburys for a pack of two. They’re a good option if you are looking for a hot dog roll. If they’ve a small appetite, you can half them.
Now £2.45 for a pack of four. They are best warmed, so it softens the dense bread. Heat for max of 15-30 seconds depending on the strength of your microwave. They are slightly smaller than the Promise ones. I’m sure with all the trimmings and some ketchup they’ll do the job.
Schar Baguette Rolls
Schar do make hotdog rolls – they are yet to be available over here in the UK. I saw them on an Instagram post from the USA. Hopefully they’ll be available one day!! I’ve not seen the baguettes about recently, but they don’t need cooking, just maybe a reheat/refresh in the microwave & you’re good to go.
Hot dog sausages
But what sausages are you going to use? Proper butcher sausages with a high meat content or more processed meat ones?
Again, it’s down to preference. I prefer a high meat content but my daughter’s favourite ones are from the Co-Op.
We’ve tried lots of sausages over the past 3 years looking for the best gluten free hotdogs. The Co-op ones are a good value, as are the bulk packet from Tesco which are now labelled as gluten free BUT still in the regular freezer section. If you like fresh ready to cook sausages, then these Tesco pork ones are good too.
Many of the processed frankfurter type hotdogs have wheat in them so you need to always read the labels. If you’re looking for a frankfurter type, Aldi have some in the fridge section that are like the Herta frankfurters (which are not GF) & they’ve no gluten containing ingredients.
Dessert
Now, when you’ve had your fill of hotdogs, what will you have for dessert? If you’re short on time, I highly recommend the gluten free chocolate cake from either the Co-op or M&S. Either go well with some vanilla ice-cream & if the cake is warmed for 20s or so in the microwave, well, delicious. Or make some cupcakes then decorate them as mini bonfires – details here
Here’s hoping that my top tips for a gluten free bonfire night make the right spark with you. for more info, follow me on Instagram or Facebook.
Nicky