Development of Gluten Free Thai Cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” Powder

Abstract

This research aims to develop the product of gluten free Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” powder by changing the wheat flour (main ingredient) to the rice flour, glutinous rice flour, and gluten substitutes including: guar gum, xanthan gum, and isolated soy protein. These replacing were the ingredients for forming the Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” structures instead of the gluten from wheat flour. Cooked the Thai Cookies “Kleeb Lum Duan” by mixing with the vegetable oil, sugar, and salt. Sculpted the mixed ingredients as melodorum fruticosum flowers and baked them in the oven (150 ^oC for 10 minutes). Then, the scented candles were used for smoking the cookies (15 minutes). The property tests of Thai cookies “Kleeb Lum Duan” included the color, hardness, water activity, and porous structure. The sensory, and consumer acceptance of Thai cookies “Kleeb Lum Duan” were tested in appearance, color, texture, taste, and overall acceptance properties. In the shelf life of Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” powder test, it used the predicting from the quality of Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” when the powder was contained in vacuum aluminum foil for 6 months (at room temperature). According to the results, the rice flour, glutinous rice flour, guar gum, and xanthan gum can use for cooking the Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” instead of wheat flour. These developed Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” has the color, hardness, and structure as same as the original Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” which used the wheat flour or gluten flour. The appearance, color, texture, taste, and overall acceptance properties were accepted by consumers that be similar to the original Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan”. Moreover, the developed Thai cookie “Kleeb Lum Duan” powder can keep in the vacuum aluminum foil for 6 months while the quality does not change.