In Search of A Decent Piece of Bread

One of the biggest frustrations with being GF is having decent bread. You know, bread that you can put in your toaster, top with jam or stuff with your favorite savory filling with mayo, lettuce and tomato. Gluten free store bought bread is often dry, crumbly and tasteless. All have the taste of compromise not quite meeting the gold standard of what bread should taste like. Wheat, with its complex DNA, gives bread that elasticity and depth that makes it comfort food for us. In these blogs, I will share with you tested recipes for artisan tasting bread as well as commercial products tried which come close. You can finally enjoy cutting into your own loaf of bread packed with nutritious gluten free flours.
Enjoy!

Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free Wonderful Bread

After trying several packaged bread products, this one is truly impressive. With only 2 grams of sugar and loaded with over 5 different gluten free flours, this bread is a snap to make. You only need to add eggs, oil, your favorite milk (soy, rice or cow) and vinegar. The package comes with a pack of yeast requiring only a 5 minute proofing. The rising time recommended is 30 minutes although I like to go a full hour. Dough rises beautifully. (I admit not smoothing the top of these loaves with a wet spatula to give it a flatter surface before baking).

Out of the oven, the bread browns beautifully, the crust is crunchy and the center is slightly porous and elastic.

The crumb is firm but moist with a somewhat sweetish taste similar to Portuguese sweet bread.

This bread is worth the wait and can be shared with even your non gluten sensitive friends. They would never guess it was gluten free!

Note: Bread can be stored in the freezer immediately after baking. Use it within a week, thaw for about 2 minutes in the microwave and toast. After a week in the freezer the bread will become noticeable crumbly and dry.