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Looking to eat he althier? Add variety and ta ste to a gluten fre e diet while still enjoying your favourite meals

Whether you are coeliac or just enjoy followin g a gluten free lifestyle, these recipes use fresh, wholesome ingredients and show how you can add vaciety and caste i nto a gluten free diet.

From the petlect savoury or sweet breakfast dish to a gourmet sand wich for lunch, followed b y the perfect al temati\7e to fried fish and chips, this summer menu has been created by Sophie Henley of H enle y's Wholefoods, using Helga's G luten F ree bread. Some of the recipes are also d airy free.

Indulgent Gluten Free French Toast

Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus 30 minutes soaking)

Cooking time: 17 minutes Serves 2

Ingredients

4 slices Helga's Gluten Fr ee Wholemeal bread

3 eggs

1/3 cup almond milk

Pinch of salt

50gwalnuts

1/3 cup maple syrup, plus extra to serve

4 rind less rashers bacon (optional)

2 small bananas

1 h eaped tbsp coconut sugar

Method

Place eggs, almond milk and salt in a bowl and whisk until combined. Place bread into lamington pan or similar rectangular dish. Pour batter over bread. Leave to sit and soak in t he eggy goodness for 30 minutes, gently turni ng after 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat oven t o 1800 Line baking tray with baking paper, scatter with walnuts and pour over maple syrup. Stir to coat nut s evenly. Roast 12 minutes or until nuts are toaste d and caramelised , stirring occasionally. Set aside. Turn off oven. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat.

Cook bacon 2 -3 minutes each side. Remove from pan and keep warm in oven. Remove bread from the batter, cook both sides until golden brown. Remove from pan.

Cut bananas in half lengthways and coat inside lengths with coconut sugar. Place in pan, sugar side down and cook until golden and sticky.

Now it' s tim e to assembl e the stack! Layer from the bottom up: bread - bacon - banana - nuts - bread - baconbanana - nuts - then drizzle with the ext ra syrup to serve.