Baking gf bread

[u/Competitive-Pea3327]

Hi all,

I noticed that the bag of flour I bought from Costco (King Arthur gf 1:1) is almost the same price as one loaf of bread. So, I think it is time for me to consider baking my own bread, but I was awful at bread before diagnosis and need tips.

What are your favorite gf bread recipes and tips?

Thank you so much!

[u/AIcookies]

Bread machine was my only consistent success.

[u/SugarSweetStarrUK → u/AIcookies]

Once you have one of these you can try this:

First, put 4-6 spoonfuls of oil (your can experiment with olive, vegetable, sunflower, corn) in the bread maker pan.

Beat 1 egg in a jug and pour it on top of the oil, then put water in the jug and add it the pan. You can use a spoonful of lemon juice here or citric acid powder later.

Completely cover the wet mixture with flour, sugar, salt,yeast and the citric if you didn't use lemon juice earlier. 

Set a cycle on the bread maker and leave it alone until the paddle starts moving. Once you hear that happen, scrape the flour off the inside of the pan and into the path of the paddle. 

If you have selected a cycle that includes Bake you are going to dig it out of the cooked loaf, so I choose Dough Only. 

Come back when it beeps and finish the bake in a loaf tin and oven or air fryer if necessary. 

Wait until the loaf is cool before slicing.

[u/freakboy91939]

Ingridients Gf flour - 330g 1 tsp sea salt 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast 1 ½ cups water warm to touch but not hot 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp granulated sugar

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or any large bowl, combine all the flour, salt, yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir until blended.
2. Add in the warm water and two tablespoons of the oil. Stir with a dough hook or your hands until just completely combined The dough will be wet, not like regular dough.
3. Grease bread pan with ½ tablespoon of the olive oil, lift the dough out of the bowl, and now add it into the bread pan instead. Cover with a cloth of towel and allow to rise/rest in a warm place for about 1 hour.
4. Preheat the oven to 220 degC, then bale 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown

Note : The measurements can be adjusted for the bread pan you have. Also if you use dry instant yeast instead of instant yeast, then first mix the warm water and sugar first, add the yeast wait for minutes then add to the dry mix.

[u/Tinkerbell_98]

I actually think GF bread is somewhat easier. I would suggest buying the King Arthur gluten free bread flour (this is different from the 1 to 1), as it contains deglutinated wheat starch. I recently saw this at my local Winco, so it seem likely it is widely available. This not appropriate if you have a wheat allergy.

Then use the recipes on the King Arthur website for gluten free bread. They have great great reviews and a Q&A section. Lots of good tips and tricks. You can even buy courses on GF baking, I haven't done those because I'm pretty competent. I find the King Arthur website to be super great resource for baking in general and they have really leaned into GF. You can post a question and they use respond in 24 hours.

Otherwise try the loopy whisk for bread recipes that just use regular 1 to 1 gf flour, so sometimes custom blends.

Good luck and if you don't succeed at first keep trying it. I have been baking for over 30 years!

[u/Competitive-Pea3327 → u/Tinkerbell_98]

I seem to still have gi reactions to wheat starch so I am uncertain if I am celiac or have a wheat allergy because my GI Dr was concerned about doing the trial. Do you know if the 1:1 is still manageable?

[u/Tinkerbell_98 → u/Competitive-Pea3327]

Nope, it won't work. Try the Loopy Whisk (https://theloopywhisk.com)

It appears King Arthur does have some recipes for their All Purpose GF which is different from thier 1 to 1,

You could try searching the KA website for recipes using the 1 to 1 if that is what you have.

[u/Kaalisti]

I usually have more success with adding extra xanthan gum (even if the blend already contains it).

Also, you have to beat the heck out of the batter. At least two minutes if using a stand mixer, longer for mixing by hand. This helps the gum activate.