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First for frozen free from!

Posted on the 25/08/2011 by

As proud creators of the first ever frozen free from food, DS-gluten free, is pleased to reveal new, tastier recipes! Consumer’s opinions are very important to us, so after reviewing the feedback from our most valued customers, DS-gluten free has revamped the following gluten and wheat free frozen foods…

Chicken and Mushroom Pies, Cornish Style Slices, Sausage Rolls and last but not least Shortcrust Pastry. All of the products are gluten and wheat free and taste tested against their gluten containing equivalents. From September, you can purchase all of the revamped recipes from Sainsbury’s and Asda, you can also purchase the Shortcrust Pastry and Chicken and Mushroom Pies from Waitrose. DS-gluten free is also sampling the new Chicken and Mushroom Pies and Sausage Rolls at upcoming gluten free events, along with sweet and savoury tarts to showcase the improved Shortcrust Pastry. These renovated gluten free recipes are the latest improvements to DS-gluten free’s ever expanding range of foods.

Let's introduce you to the improvements...

Chicken and Mushroom Pie - Now with more chicken and a creamier sauce this gluten free pie is delicious served with boiled potatoes and vegetables, or as a handy meal for one after work!

gluten free cornish style slice

Cornish Style Slices - With less of a kick than before but a richer flavour, we’ve added more minced beef to remind you of those traditional Cornish Pasties.

gluten free sausage rolls

Sausage Rolls - Delicious served hot or cold and a favourite at events with children (and big kids too!) Now with flakier pastry our improved Sausage Rolls won’t disappoint.

gltuen free pastry

Shortcrust Pastry - A must have ingredient for everyone’s freezer, our gluten and wheat free Shortcrust Pastry is now more golden brown after baking but can still be used for both sweet and savoury recipes.

For handy hints and tips and a selection of sweet and savoury recipes visit our "baking with gluten free pastry" page.

As always our consumer’s feedback is very important to us! If you’ve tried the new recipes and want to let us know what you think, please leave a comment below or email the DS-gluten free Careline.

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clive toll says

Look forward to trying the new pies and slices

- 19:15:35

Dorothy Couper says

I have tried these products and found them so good.

- 20:16:52

Marilyn Nash says

Please, Please can you persuade Tesco Supermarkets (especially the Callington Road Bristol Store) to restock your frozen pies and sausage rolls. I have always enjoyed them especially the sausage rolls (always a good standby), but about two/three months ago they stopped.
So please, please can you do something to help.

- 20:29:58

anne dundas says

where can i buy all these products, such as sausage rolls@ pies in inverness? appreciate any info, thankyou

- 21:01:46

cora edwards says

Please can you tell me where I can buy your frozen foods. I live in Machynlleth Powys. I am able to buy Dove flour etc. in our local Co-op store

- 21:56:05

Doreen says

I love DS foods. In my freezer I have Chicken & Mushroom PIes, Shortcrust
pastry and Sausage Rolls plus today I bought some DS Ciabatta Rolls.

- 22:48:21

alan williams says

i enjoy all the above products but miss out on an apple and blackberry full size tart. can you bring this into your selections. thanks. a.w.

- 09:20:50

Margaret Coles says

I love the Cornish style pasties, I cook both at the same time then eat one hot and the other cold the next day, lovely :) Please will you bring back the chargrilled chicken pizza you had out a year or two ago that was pretty good too.

- 15:31:37

Wyn Parry says

All I can say is FANTASTIC !!!

Can't wait to stock up with the frozen food , please please please make sure that the other supermarkets get them eg Morrisons

- 15:41:55

MRS CHRISTINE MONKS says

HI were has the frozen lasagne gone i cannot find it in any shop at the moment, i do hope they have not discontinued it.
thank you

- 12:54:03

Anne Jones says

I love your products . . . and I particularly used to love your frozen lemon meringue pie and your frozen apple pie. They were on available from my local Sainsbury's and were a life saver when, after a busy day in work, I'd be entertaining family and friends. And then they disappeared . . . !
I know that free-from products are more readily available now than they used to be, but to my knowledge no other manufacturer has brought out anything that comes close to these nursery favourites.
Do you have any plans to reintroduce these items to your range . . . ?

I have to say a big congratulations to you all for the amazing work you're doing in bringing normality into the lives of so many of us who have grown used to feeling embarrassed and excluded on social occasions where food is on the agenda. That your lines are so widely available is wonderful. You have done so much to raise awareness and make the 'gluten-free diet' socially acceptable.

Thank you so much.

Kindest regards
Anne

- 21:19:05

Mary Griffiths says

Hi there!

I've just (last night) enjoyed the newly revamped Chicken & Mushroom pie for the first time. I'm delighted as I could never eat these pies previously because they contained mustard, which I'm allergic to. I was over the moon when I picked up a packet in Sainsbury's and found that they no longer contain mustard so I'm now able to have these too!

I obviously can't compare the pies to the previous version but I can say that I found the pie really tasty. There were lots of good chunks of nice white chicken in there, plenty of mushrooms and a lovely creamy sauce. I thought the pastry was also lovely and light - excellent!

I do remember commenting on your facebook page that I was unable to have the Chicken & Mushroom pies because of the mustard so I've no idea whether it was that comment that prompted you to look at the mustard content... Either way, thanks, and keep up the good work! :-)

Kind regards,
Mary

- 09:59:47

DS-gluten free says

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all of the great feedback!

A few questions we wanted to answer for you:
Marilyn - Unfortunately it is only Sainsburys & Asda taking our pastry products at the moment, although we do strive to get them stocked in all of the major supermarkets, if we have any updates, we'll let you know!
Christine - the DS-gluten free frozen Lasagne is available in Sainsbury's.

Thanks for all the great suggestions for new gluten free foods, we will pass them on to our new product development team!

- 10:23:13

slkirk@btinternet.com says

What about the vegetarians amongst us??

- 21:43:42

Vee says

I found the Cornish Style Slices to be a tad too salty for my palette... have you reduced the salt content in the "new" version. It has put me off trying any of the other pastry type frozen foods you make. I am however very impressed with the pizza's... I think a chicken version would be good (somebody higher up the blog said you did one before...) I don't eat pepperoni pizzas, so I usually add my own toppings to your tomato and mozzarella pizzas!

- 15:31:00

becky williams says

Hi Vee the seasoning in the Cornish Style Slices has been reduced. Glad that you like the pizzas and thank you for your suggestion about the chicken pizzas we are always looking for new ideas :)

- 16:40:37

becky williams says

Hi Vee the seasoning in the Cornish Style Slices has been reduced. Glad that you like the pizzas and thank you for your suggestion about the chicken pizzas we are always looking for new ideas :)

- 16:42:54

becky williams says

Hi Slkirk, I work at DS-gluten free I am pleased to say the new product development team are working on producing some gluten free vegetarian options so watch this space :)

- 16:44:10

becky williams says

Hi Slkirk, I work at DS-gluten free I am pleased to say the new product development team are working on producing some gluten free vegetarian options so watch this space :)

- 17:07:18

Michelle says

Would love to try these, but as I'm milk intolerant too, I can't!! I have read so many times that wheat/gluten and dairy intolerances are so common and often go hand in hand, so I find it amazing that more manufacturers don't take that into account. It's bad enough trying to find things to eat, but even more frustrating to find something that you can half eat!!
Please consider this in the future. Thanks :)

- 10:30:05

william o\'toole says

about two years ago or less their was a gluten free biscuit called MINI,Os, g/f
it was beautiful but went off the market so sad. just wondering and hoping that it comes back

- 17:38:22

Helen says

The frozen pastry packed in two separate packs are brilliant. They do not shrink at all and they baked so well. What a relief to be able to make quiches again without worry about the pastry. With many thanks!

- 17:50:41

joy says

Cornish Style Slices sound just gorgeous!

- 23:08:42

Roseann says

Delighted for those that are just coeliac - but my family (three of us) are not only coeliac but also soya and lactose intolerant and still ranges are very limited. Please, please think of us when you are producing products.

- 10:20:29

Ann Bulmer says

We have tried all of your pies and sausage rolls etc and found them excellent. I cannot find the Chicken Kiev that you used to do and hope you bring it back.

- 15:00:57

julie cottrill says

I am in the same boat as michelle and l have the same problem also cannot eat eggs is there any chance that you would consider doing something for those that are milk, dairy and egg intolerant l find it so hard to find something that l can eat

- 17:09:15

Dorothy Stacey says

What happened to the Steak Pies, they dont seem to be available in our shops anymore. I hope they bring these back as they were so nice.

- 21:31:24

Jim Armour says

Do you do any Veggie pies and pastries?
I cannot take red meat in my diet either and always looking for ideas.
Do you do gluten free filo pastry like Jus-roll? I admit as a man cooking is not high on agenda but more choice always acceptable. Finally it would be great if you did a reduced sugar or sugar free cakes as well? How about that for a complex set of problems?

- 22:50:03

Karen says

Cheese and onion pasty, quiches and a cheesecake would be amazing!!
Also some pizza slizes on your ciabatta rolls that you could heat in the
Microwave at work or put in picnics would be great!! Cornish slices are lush!!

- 10:38:37

armchair says

i live in waterford southern ireland and have never even heard of your products any chance that might change?

- 16:14:22

DS-glutenfree says

@armchair our gluten free frozen Pizzas, Garlic Bread and Sausage Rolls are now available in Dunnes stores in Ireland :) check out our irish website for more information http://www.dietaryspecials.ie/blog/article/garlic-bread/

- 16:35:54

shelagh says

I have really enjoyed all of your products that I have tried. Thank you. After a busy day it's great to be able to grab something from the freezer. :-)

- 17:35:32

Patricia C. (Beds & Mid Herts) says

I've enjoyed reading the above comments and look forward to trying the new/old products (I didn't know of the changes until I found this page) I wonder if its possible as a frozen product to have potato crochets? I used to enjoy them.

- 22:05:13

Mrs Dorothy Sayer says

The Asda store in Rushden introduced me to your frozen food, the sausage rolls are delicious as are the Cornish style slices.As a diabetic I have to watch the carbs but everything I have tried I really enjoyed. The cibatti rolls are delicious hot.

- 17:55:36

Wendy Boote says

I can only find a few items that you produce in my local supermarkets
Is there a shop on the web that i can buy them from,
Frozen and all other products bread rolls etc

- 11:19:42

Gill Boswell says

I found all of the DS Gluten Free frozen products wonderful - except for the sausage rolls. Most of my family have a problem with gluten and I keep my freezer stocked with DS frozen foods, however we all agreed independently that the sausage meat, although well seasoned, was otherwise a little lacking in texture and flavour. Sorry about that, but best be honest. I have now started to make my own using the DS frozen pastry - very successfully too. Many thanks for everything!

- 08:50:20

DS-gluten free says

Hi Wendy, sorry to hear that you're having trouble locating our products. www.goodnessdirect.co.uk stock the majoiry of the DS range and if your order comes to over £35 they offer free delivery, please contact the careline for more information on stockists info@dsgluten free.co.uk.

@Gill thanks for all of your comments! Really glad to hear that you like the products, we will pass on your comments about the sausage meat to our new product development team. We regularly review our feedback so consumer comments like yours are really helpful :) if you would like any more recipes or hints and tips on baking with the Shortcrust Pastry we now a new page on the website with more information http://www.dietaryspecials.co.uk/gluten-free-recipes/baking-with-gluten-free-pastry/

- 10:45:09

norma wade says

Would love to try the chicken and mushroom pie but my Tesco (Bridgemont, Derbyshire) does not stock them. I have received a voucher but this can only be used at Sainsbury which is 12 miles away.......

- 11:31:55

DS-glutenfree says

Hi Norma sorry to hear that you're having trouble locating our products, we are constantly trying to improve distribution of the DS-gluten free range. We will let you know if the new frozen pastry range becomes more available.

- 12:04:34

peter cresswell says

Are you planning on bringing back the Steak Pies? They were my favourite and I can't get them anywhere now.

- 18:19:28

DS-glutenfree says

Hi Peter we're not planning on at the moment, this is because there was a lack of demand with that particular product. We are looking at providing another variety of meat pie but we have no definate information yet. We'll keep you posted!

- 14:48:30

modelmaker says

I have tried the sausage rolls and pasties and they are lovely.

- 15:28:10

june says

please please bring back the steak pies, my son loved them, and i know a lot of other people did too, he wont eat the chicken pies, and they were great to have in the freezer,

- 13:05:27

nicola brien says

hi there
i have tried the DS pizza an sausage rolls i really like them. i'm wondering if your other DS frozen products are going to be available in dunnes stores in ireland.

- 14:14:03

DS-glutenfree says

Hi Nicola, our sales team are working hard with the supermarkets in Dunnes to launch the remaining frozen foods. At the moment you can purchase the gluten free pizzas, garlic bread, sausage rolls and shortcrust pastry from Dunnes! Visit our Irish specific website for more information www.dietaryspecials.ie

- 15:40:35

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