Toosie’s Gluten Free – MTN Town Biz Review

So let me begin the review by stating:

a.) I am not a very good baker and b.) I only have intolerance’s to rude people.

I met Jim Curcio recently at a party, he brought a delicious Peach Pie with a gluten free crust to share with the crowd, I was intrigued. I have many friends who are discovering that they are unable to eat products with gluten so I wanted to know more about what he used to produce this delicious pastry. I discovered that not only did his wife bake this wonderful treat but she also created the mix from a line of gluten free products they created- Toosie’s Gluten Free.

Previous owners of Kula’s Cafe in Dillon, a terrific bakery and restaurant, Jim and Deby Curcio are celebrating their 8th season of living in the mountains and have been build their business producing a variety of  gluten free products for a little over a year now. Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour, Gluten Free Bread Mix, Gluten Free Brownie Mix, Gluten Free Waffle & Pancake Mix and Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix. Jim happened to have a case of the cake mix in his car and offered me a box to try at home.

I found a special occasion to whip this cake up and found (baking, again not my forte, especially at altitude) the mix was really simple. Even better, I did not need to adjust for altitude – whew! Out came the pans, mixer and additional ingredients: eggs, butter and hot water – that’s it!

Bake at 350 degrees F. and I had two perfect – seriously, I mean PERFECT round cakes. In the history of baking in my 9,984 ft kitchen I have never had a perfect cake! This was cool. On went the whipped cream icing and some birthday candles with some raspberries. Looked good!

It was tasting the cake that got me a little nervous. It seemed too good to be true but honestly it was delicious, Reminding me a lot of a devils food cake. I was imaging how amazing it would have been with a chocolate ganache but I will save that for next time.

So we are here to ‘Shout it from the Mountain Tops’- Toosie’s Gluten Free is excellent! I have not tried their other products but have heard several people mention their Waffle & Pancake Mix. There are also a ton of recipes on the website that you can try too.

If you would like to buy Toosies’ Gluten Free head to their website:  http://www.toosiesglutenfree.com/products

You can also find them at Lucky’s in Boulder, The Bond in Breckenridge, Alpine Market in Frisco, Marczyk Fine Foods in Denver, Granny’s Gluten Free Zone in Loveland, The Cubbard in Fort Collins, The Village Market in Edwards, The Kitchen Collage in Edwards and Basalt, Health Nuts in Avon and Sonshine Acres in Monte Vista . If you would like to see Toosie’s Gluten Free products in your local grocery store request their products. Enjoy!

~MTN Town Magazine

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