Are Ritz Gluten ((install)) Free (ULTIMATE - 2024)

Silence. Then, softly: “…Ritz crackers. I can get something else. The gluten-free rounds?”

She preheated the oven. She pulled out a bag of fine white rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca starch. She cut cold butter into the dry mix with a pastry cutter, the way her grandmother taught her for pie crust. She rolled the dough thin—thinner than she thought possible—and cut out tiny circles with the rim of a shot glass. She poked them with a fork, brushed them with melted butter, and sprinkled them with sea salt. are ritz gluten free

That night, after they left, Ingrid did not search “Are Ritz gluten free?” again. She already knew. Instead, she typed: “Gluten free buttery crackers recipe.” Silence

She smiled. “No thanks, buddy. My tummy doesn’t like those.” The gluten-free rounds

She grabbed a box of the gluten-free knockoffs. They were heavier, denser, and tasted faintly of sadness and tapioca starch. In the car, she opened them. The first cracker crumbled into dust before it reached her lips. She ate it anyway. It was fine. It was not a Ritz.