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>My son Steven will be makeing his first communion this year. I am looking
>for any helpfull ideas on this matter. I am also looking for a GF recipe for
>a communion wafer.

The Canadian Celiac Association developed the following wafer which may be
baked, placed in a sealed container, handed to the priest, and blessed in
some Catholic churches.

2 Tablespoons potato starch
1 cup minus 2 Tablespoons corn starch
2 cups brown or white rice flour
3 Tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons xanthan gum
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup buttermilk

Sift all dry ingredients together and mix well.  Cut in the margarine.
Add the buttermilk.  Mix with fingers until the dough is workable.  Roll
with a rolling pin on a rice floured surface as thin as possible.  Cut
into small circles.  Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for
six minutes.  These wafers will not brown.

Sandra J Leonard
The Gluten-Free Baker
Fairborn, OH  USA