97. Carolyn Haeler- A Guest Ep!
Today we have the pleasure of talking to Carolyn Haeler, the Executive Baker and mastermind behind Mightylicious. Their mission is to create flavor packed, gluten-free cookies made for everyone. Melissa and Stephen dive into the chemistry of...
Today we have the pleasure of talking to Carolyn Haeler, the Executive Baker and mastermind behind Mightylicious. Their mission is to create flavor packed, gluten-free cookies made for everyone. Melissa and Stephen dive into the chemistry of gluten-free baking and hear all about how Carolyn created the brand and the amazing products after her own experience with Celiac Disease and the sad offerings in the world of gluten-free goodies. Everybody deserves to eat delicious foods! Whether you have a medical reason, are avoiding gluten just because, or just love delicious baked goods- we think you'll enjoy this tasty episode of the Food For ThoughtCast. Find all of Carolyn's products at www.mightylicious.com. You won't be sorry that you did! Thank you for listening and watching every week. We are so excited to have you with us on this journey. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend or two.
Carolyn Haeler
Executive Baker and Owner
Mightylicious Gluten Free Cookies is the creation and passion of founder, Carolyn Haeler. A lifelong foodie, Carolyn’s love language has always been baking. In 2012, at the age of 31, she was diagnosed with celiac disease - a diagnosis that would change her life for better and for worse.
After 9 months of illness, she was finally able to heal her body from the inside out. Carolyn became passionate about functional ingredients, nutrition, and living a gluten-free lief. Of course, this came with challenges. She found that many gluten-free products on the market were uninspiring when it came to taste and texture. For someone who’s love language is baking, this broke her heart. She didn’t mourn for herself, she mourned for the thousands of children and adults who are diagnosed with celiac disease every year, who would never know what a delicious cookie, cake, muffin, etc. should taste like.
In 2017, Carolyn purchased a box of store-bought gluten free cookies which she opened on her way home from work. The cookies were so stale and bland that she threw them away immediately.
In that moment, Carolyn decided that she could and would do better. She left her lucrative job in finance at JP Morgan and spent 4 months baking 15 hours a day, until she had created the perfect gluten free cookie.
She was on a mission. Through this process she learned that the key to GREAT gluten free baking was in the flour blend. You see, rice flour, the most frequently used flour in gluten free baking, is manufactured for cooking, not baking.
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