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Heather Crosby

Author, former veggie phobe, recipe developer, and wellness advocate who is dedicated to sharing the infinite possibilities for a happy, healthy life.

Heather is the founder of YumUniversity’s Good Food Cooking School and Gluten-Free Baking Academy. She believes that making healthy, allergy-free food choices shouldn’t feel like deprivation. She creates judgement-free platforms for life-long learning and inspiration. Comfort, tradition, and great taste without sacrifice.

 

 

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The Gluten-Free Bread Basics course kicked off this morning and we’re so excited to bake...

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The Gluten-Free Bread Basics course kicked off this morning and we’re so excited to bake #glutenfree flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough loaves with students from all over the world. If you missed it, don’t worry, we offer this course 2x per year. Click the bio link to get on the waitlist and when we open enrollment again this Fall, you’ll be the first to get a course tour and early-bird discounted pricing. Happy baking and welcome new students!⁠ ⁠ @GlutenFreeBakingAcademy⁠ ⁠ #glutenfreebaking #GFBA #glutenfreebakingacademy #glutenfreedairyfree #glutenfreebread #glutenfreebaking #glutenfreesourdough ⁠

LAST CALL for Gluten-Free Bread Lovers⁠ 🍞🥯🥪 ⁠
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LAST CALL for Gluten-Free Bread Lovers⁠ 🍞🥯🥪 ⁠ —⁠ ENROLLMENT CLOSES TONIGHT for the Gluten-Free Bread Basics Course! Learn to bake flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough online with this self-paced, 4-week course. You can learn when it’s best for you.⁠ No junky ingredients. No gums. Only whole-grain ingredients for the best flavor and texture.⁠ ⁠ Just like with our #goodfoodcookingbasics course, $2 from every Gluten-Free Bread Basics enrollment will be sent to @FeedingAmerica and @f.a.r.m.s. to support crucial food banks and farmers across the country. ⁠ ⁠ Learn more via the bio link with a course tour. Don’t miss it, enrollment is only open 2x per year! Let‘s bake.⁠

When you or someone you’re baking for goes “gluten-free,” making changes can seem ...

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When you or someone you’re baking for goes “gluten-free,” making changes can seem like an impossible challenge. And what if you also want to avoid eggs, and other dairy? Well, Gluten-Free Bread Basics has you covered.⁠ ⁠ No more heading to the gluten-free flour aisle, wondering “what flour is best for what?” or “what will I actually use instead of it collecting dust in the pantry?”⁠ ⁠ We’ve been teaching gluten-free bakers since 2016, and sharing gluten-free recipes since 2009. Years of ingredient and recipe testing, research, and baking hours have gone into the development of this course.⁠ ⁠ You don’t have to go through the trial and error, being unsure of how to use gluten-free alternatives, the disappointment of a recipe gone wrong, or feeling that burning FOMO at a BBQ when everyone is eating sliders with a bun. We’ve been there, and it’s why we created this course. You can have toast, bagels, tortillas, and sandwiches again in no time.⁠ ⁠ We like to think (and prove!) that being “gluten-free” is a culinary advantage. We’ll help you bake breads so good, you don’t need to “label” it.⁠ ⁠ Gluten-Free Bread Basics is a course designed to change lives—join us and let’s get baking.⁠ ⁠ Bio link to enroll, we only offer this course 2x per year and enrollment closes Sunday night 8pm ET.⁠ ⁠ 📷 @practice_studies

We like to think (and prove!) that being “gluten-free” is a culinary advantage. The ...

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We like to think (and prove!) that being “gluten-free” is a culinary advantage. The Gluten-Free Bread Basics course helps you bake breads so good, you don’t need to “label” them “gluten-free”—they’re just good breads.⁠ ⁠ Over the course of 4 weeks (and beyond), Gluten-Free Bread Basics teaches you how to bake flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without junky ingredients, gums, and bleached flours.⁠ ⁠ Get all of the tips and recipes you need for normalcy again. If you sign up for Gluten-Free Bread Basics, you don’t have to go through the trial and error or being unsure of how to use gluten-free alternatives, the disappointment of a recipe experiment gone wrong, or feeling that burning FOMO at a BBQ when everyone is eating sliders with a bun (and you have to wrap yours in lettuce). We’ve been there, and it’s why we created this course. You can have toast, bagels, tortillas, and sandwiches again in no time.⁠ ⁠ Gluten-Free Bread Basics is a course designed to change lives—join us and let’s get baking. ⁠ ⁠ Bio link to enroll! We only offer this course 2x per year and enrollment closes Sunday 8pm ET.⁠

Being “gluten-free” shouldn’t feel like punishment. It shouldn’t be about cutting ...

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Being “gluten-free” shouldn’t feel like punishment. It shouldn’t be about cutting nutritional corners either—trying to pass off fiber-void, sawdusty, just-plain-strange breads as healthful, or edible. It’s time to say “goodbye” to heartbreaking baking failures and money-sucking recipe experiments, and “hello” to game-changing sandwich loaves, monkey bread, and tortillas!⁠ ⁠ Gluten-Free Bread Basics is a 4-week plant-based, gluten-free online baking course designed for all eaters. Whether you’re gluten-free or gluten-full, this course brings new flavors, ingredients, and variety to your life by teaching you the basics for wholesome baking with quality ingredients.⁠ ⁠ Learning how to bake gluten-free can be fun and stress-free. This course doesn’t require zoom calls or live schedules to keep up with. We’ve designed it so once the weekly modules go live, you can login and learn when you want. And you also have access to the course as long as you want it.⁠ ⁠ The Gluten-Free Bread Basics course is designed to make everyone at the table happy whether you love cornbread or sourdough. So, instead of talking about what you can and can’t eat, you can just eat.

No more heading to the gluten-free flour aisle, wondering “what flour is best for ...

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No more heading to the gluten-free flour aisle, wondering “what flour is best for what?” or “what will I actually use instead of it collecting dust in the pantry?”⁠ ⁠ The Gluten-Free Bread Basics course has been teaching gluten-free bakers since 2016, and sharing gluten-free recipes since 2009. Years of ingredient and recipe testing, research, and baking hours have gone into the development of this course.⁠ ⁠ You don’t have to go through the trial and error, being unsure of how to use gluten-free alternatives, the disappointment of a recipe gone wrong, or feeling that burning FOMO at a BBQ when everyone is eating sliders with a bun while you wrap yours in lettuce. We’ve been there, and it’s why we created this course. You can have toast, bagels, tortillas, and sandwiches again in no time.⁠ ⁠ We like to think (and prove!) that being “gluten-free” is a culinary advantage. We’ll help you bake breads so good, you don’t need to “label” it.⁠ ⁠ Gluten-Free Bread Basics is a course designed to change lives—join us and let’s get baking. Bio link to enroll now.

When you or someone you’re baking for goes “gluten-free,” making changes can seem ...

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When you or someone you’re baking for goes “gluten-free,” making changes can seem like an impossible challenge. And what if you also want to avoid eggs, and other dairy? Well, Gluten-Free Bread Basics has you covered.⁠ ⁠ No more heading to the gluten-free flour aisle, wondering “what flour is best for what?” or “what will I actually use instead of it collecting dust in the pantry?”⁠ ⁠ We’ve been teaching gluten-free bakers since 2016, and sharing gluten-free recipes since 2009. Years of ingredient and recipe testing, research, and baking hours have gone into the development of this course.⁠ ⁠ You don’t have to go through the trial and error, being unsure of how to use gluten-free alternatives, the disappointment of a recipe gone wrong, or feeling that burning FOMO at a BBQ when everyone is eating sliders with a bun (and you’ve wrapped yours with lettuce). We’ve been there, and it’s why we created this course. You can have toast, bagels, tortillas, and sandwiches again in no time.⁠ ⁠ We like to think (and prove!) that being “gluten-free” is a culinary advantage. We’ll help you bake breads so good, you don’t need to “label” it.⁠ ⁠ Gluten-Free Bread Basics is a course designed to change lives—join us and let’s get baking. Bio link to enroll. We only offer this course 2x per year. Let’s bake.