LOSE IT-04.2019

28 LOSE IT! VOLUME 30

lizabeth

Rautenbach’s love

for cooking and

baking developed

when she was very

young, under the watchful eye

of her mother.

‘It really started with my

mom – she was a home economics

and needlework teacher. Every

weekend she used to make a

cake or a tart for us and I would

always play her little assistant

• and obviously eat out of the
  mixing bowls!’

When she was diagnosed with

Celiac disease in 2015 Elizabeth’s

own struggle to find healthy food

options prompted her to take

action. ‘You can find gluten-free

products, but they’re full of

sugar. Or you can find sugar-free

products – but they have gluten

in them. There weren’t really

products that ticked both boxes. I

remember waking up one Sunday

morning and telling my wife:

“I’m going to open a factory!”’

These weren’t just idle words.

After she graduated from the

Guess what?

Pasta, cookies

and rusks are

back on the

menu, thanks

to Gracious

Bakers, a local

female-run

business.

Partners in life and business,

Elizabeth and Frances Rautenbach.

JUST THE BIZZ

BY SINELIZWI NCALUKA • PHOTOGRAPHS: LIZA VAN DEVENTER