Gluten free bread is one of the gluten free things that I have dreaded making. I did not want to tackle it. I have had so many gluten free failures that I knew gluten free bread was sure to give me trouble, but my family misses bread, so I knew I needed to try.
I started out buying a loaf of store bought bread once in a while, but honestly, that was really hard. Not only am I eating gluten free my daughter is also eating gluten free (she is doing amazingly better, more on that in another post). My daughter especially finds it hard to have bread and other gluten products around. Because of this my husband and I have decided to make the house almost completely gluten free, therefore, bread free.
We have a few things and some breakfast cereal and that is about all the gluten that is in the house. The trouble with this is the rest of the family misses things like bread. Overall, they have been really good about the new diet, but I know they miss bread.
I also did not realize how much I used bread as a filler item. Not quite enough soup for dinner, serve bread. Pasta for dinner, than of course you need bread. In a hurry and no time for lunch, just quickly make sandwiches. I really did not realize how much bread we ate until we no longer had it.
So, I decided to tackle gluten free bread in my bread machine. Last month I posted about the bread machine I bought on sale at Macy’s usingEbates. I have now used it quite a bit and I love it. It has made gluten free bread easy.
This bread even slices well for sandwiches. My kids were so excited to have sandwiches again and so was I. I did not know I would enjoy a sandwich so much, but after almost 3 months without sandwiches, it was nice to have one again.
I will say that this is not the healthiest bread, but we are not eating this all the time. I hope to tweak it and try adding some healthier gluten free flours, but I really think it might change it too much. So, for now we are eating and enjoying this gluten free sandwich bread.
Gluten Free Bread Machine Bread
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. Cider Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Canola Oil
- 1-1/2 cups Water
- 2 cups White Rice Flour
- 1/2 cup Potato Starch
- 1/2 cup Tapioca Flour
- 1/3 cup Cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. Xanthan Gum
- 3 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp. Salt ( I used 1 tsp and it was fine)
- 2/3 cup Milk Powder (Non-Fat Dry)
- 2-1/4 tsp. Yeast, Active Dry
Combine liquid ingredients and pour carefully into bread machine baking pan. Mix together dry ingredients and add to baking pan. Carefully place pan in the bread machine. Select normal/white cycle and start machine. ( I use the gluten free setting on my bread machine). Remove pan from the machine when bake cycle is complete. Remove bread from pan. Cool upright on a rack before slicing.
Adapted from Bob’s Red Mill.
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I have made this bread recipe also. It is really quite good for sandwiches.
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I recently found a new gluten-free frozen bread at the Commissary at Little Rock Air Force Base. The Commissary had honey-multigrain and raisin cinnamon. I love the raisin cinnamon for a quick snack. I have a toaster with a defrost mode and set browning to a medium setting. The bread came from:
French Meadow Bakery
1000 Apollow Road
Eagan MN 55121
http://www.frenchmeadow.com
Will the bread machine GF bread work with conventional baking?
Our bread maker died and I don’t think it is in the budget to replace until Christmas-but the oven works
Also, do you have a suggestion for a replacement for the milk powder?
Thanks so much–just found your blog today and I’m very excited!
I think this would work great in the oven, just be sure to mix/beat it together really well. I am not sure what you could use to replace the milk powder in this. Milk in the recipe helps give this the nice texture that it has. I hope that helps.
I would think that any non-dairy milk (soy, rice, almond, hemp) would do… but you would maybe have to cut back on some of the liquid… worth trying!
Cathy, My bread machine died and I found a nice one at our local Goodwill for about $5. It doesn’t have the GF cycle, but it has a quick cycle. It makes a decent loaf of bread in 58 min!
A great replacement for the milk powder is Vance’s Darifree powder. Whole foods carries it in my area. They also have a website, http://www.gfcf-foods.com/, if you can’t find it in your area.
Thanks for that tip. I have never heard of it, but will have to watch for it next time I go to Whole Foods.
I made this today for the first time in a breadman plus bread machine. My daughter and I really liked it. I was unsure if it was 1- 1.5 lb or 2 lb…I chose 2 and it was perfect. It sliced beautifully with a serated knife. It has a nice texture and flavor.
I did let all of the ingredients get to room temp first – I don’t know if that helps or not. I followed the recipe EXACTLY.
Thank you, Lynn.
I am so glad that you liked it. It is a favorite in our house.
A suggestion for the milk powder substitute would be to eliminate the powder and use soy or almond milk instead of the water. I don’t know if this would change the texture, but it might be worth a try.
My mom recently went gluten free and is feeling so much better. I have been reading up on things to help her if I can. I know how difficult it is to eliminate wheat, since I was allergic to it, plus eggs and milk, as a child. My mom read so many labels and tried so hard to feed me healthy food, that I want to help her now.
Thanks for sharing your recipes.
What if we wanted to avoid powdered milk? Is there a way to avoid it? Any tips?
Also, do you think canola oil would work the same way?
The recipe does call for canola oil. Did you mean something else? Also, I know many people need to avoid dairy, but in this recipe I think it is what helps give it the right taste and texture and I have never tried to substitute anything else for it.
I have really missed bread as well (didn’t realize how much until I read your post).
I have thought about purchasing a bread machine to make GF bread with, but have no idea what kind to buy! Lynn, which one do you have, and are there others that anyone might recommend? Thanks!
This is the bread machine I bought. I got it because it had a setting for gluten free. http://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/2009/11/how-ebates-saves-me-money.html I never really liked bread machines before going gluten free, but I love them for gluten free bread. I hope that helps.
What size loaf is this?? 1, 1.5 or 2 lb? Thanks
I usually make a 2 lb loaf with it, but I have done the 1.5 lb size by mistake though and it turned out ok also. I hope that helps.
I know how hard it is to go gluten free all of a sudden. It definitely will take some time getting used to. But there are plenty of wheat free recipes on the net that could be a great help with this transition. I remember I came upon a few homemade bread recipes that uses grains instead of wheat. They are definitely healthier options too apparently. Try looking for bread recipes that contain quinoa, or flaxseed.
Hi Lynn,
Please could you recommend at temp for a conventional oven and a time for baking. I prefer to make gluten-free bread in an oven, the loaves are a more user-friendly shape. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks.
I have never made this in the oven, but my I have made other gluten free breads in the oven. So, I would guess you would bake it at 350 for 35-40 minutes, but that is just a guess from what I have done with other loaves. i hope it works.
I’ve made over 10 loaves of this recipe to isolate a really bad smell/taste coming from it. I finally got it down to my Red Star Active Dry Yeast combined with rice flour. When I use instant (a.k.a. rapid rise) yeast with the rice flour, I don’t experience the strong odor and taste. Have you experienced this before?
I buy my yeast at Costco ($3.95 for 1 or 2 pounds…can’t recall which) and then freeze my active yeast upon an online recommendation. That way, I get more usage. I read that active yeast has a more yeasty flavor, but I don’t have a problem with it when combined with wheat flour.
Wow. That is interesting. The science behind baking and gf can do weird things. I use mainly SAF yeast, so I have not tried the Red Star in this, but that will be helpful to others if they have this issue, so thanks for letting me know. I will be sure to avoid using it in this recipe. And thanks for making 10 loaves to get it right. I am surprised you did not give up.
Thanks! I’ll have to look for good distributor of SAF yeast or maybe I can try Red Star again without freezing it this time. My husband got me a Zoji 2 paddle breadmaker for my birthday (I gave him a hint that I really wanted this). I was so anxious to make fresh-baked GF bread that mimics Udi’s white bread that I guess you can say that I was on a mission. I crossed referenced at least 9 recipes and eliminated ingredients to get the texture and color of my favorite white bread. It still needs some work, but here’s what I have so far….
Dry Ingredients:
2-1/2 c. rice flour
2/3 c. corn starch
1 T. xanthan gum
1-1/4 t. salt
Wet Ingredients:
1-1/2 c. warm water
2 T. sugar
2 T. vegetable oil
2-1/4 t. instant/rapid rise yeast
1 t. apple cider vinegar
2 egg whites (optional, produces a fluffier larger loaf)
Hi Lynn,
I used SAF yeast and the taste went away. Thank you so much for the recommendation.
BTW…I tried every recipe from my gluten-free cookbooks and online. After making over 40 loaves of bread in my 2 paddle Zojirushi machine, I finally perfected my own gluten-free bread machine recipe. I’m so excited about it…lovely crispy crunchy crust and marvelous tender texture inside (medium crust setting on my Zoji)….very close to sourdough or french bread. Since you’ve shared so many wonderful recipes, I thought I’d share one that is truly worthwhile in case you are interested…
Wet:
1-1/2 c. water
2 T. canola oil
3 egg whites, beaten
1 T. apple cider vinegar
Dry:
2-1/4 c. white rice flour
3/4 c corn starch
1 T. xanthan gum
1-1/2 t. salt
2 T. sugar
Top layer:
2-1/4 (or 1 pkg) active yeast
My homemade settings on the Zoji are:
10 min. preheat
18 min. knead
1 hr. rise
1 hr. 10 min bake
0 min. keep warm.
I let the bread cool for 5 minutes before shaking/tapping it out from the pan.
Based on my experience, I get an even better flavor if I subtitute the oil with butter and the water with milk. But, I’m keeping my recipe dairy-free for my 5th grade daughter who is dairy intolerant.
Julie
Glad I found this site. Could I use either white or brown rice flour in this recipe? Also, would Egg Beaters egg whites only be an acceptable substitute for real egg whites? This is the first site I’ve discovered where a reply was actually provided by the site host. WOW! Thanks!
Hi Peg, I try to reply to all questions as I have time. Thanks for noticing.
On the bread, I think you could easily use part brown rice flour in place of the white rice flour. I am not sure I would start will all brown rice. I would maybe use part brown rice and see what it does. I need to try it that way because others have asked me the same thing. It might work with all brown rice, but I am not sure. I have never used the egg beaters for baking anything, but again I think it is probably worth a try, especially if you have had success in using them in other recipes. If you give it a try I would love to hear how it turns out.
I have had great success replacing one cup of the white rice flour with one cup of organic coconut flour. My husband and daughter LOVE it! I have discovered that I am lactose-intolerant recently, so I no longer keep the powdered milk. In its place, I have been using 3 T of a non-dairy, non-soy, GF, etc. dry milk replacer made from maltodextrin from organic potatoes. It has only made the texture of our GF and non-GF bread even better. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe, and I was relieved to find a way to make it dairy-free (we have even replaced the eggs with water and cornstarch on occasion).
This is absolutely the BEST recipe for gluten free white bread using a bread machine. I have tried so many different recipes and all ended up either too dry or with a weird taste. This one is totally awesome! I did add 3 T. Expandex to the recipe and the taste, smell and texture is wonderful! Thank you for this great recipe, Lynn!
We love this bread and I have tried to find the nutritional facts, esp. calories. Have not had success on Bob’s Red Mill site or with recipe nutritional evaluator. Does any one know where to find this info? Thanks
Hello. I found this recipe, and wondered if you don’t have apple cider vinegar, can you use regular vinegar? This sounds like such a wonderful recipe.
Thank you
I have never tried it, but it might work.
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