Saturday, June 14, 2008

GF Bread - big thanks to Mary Frances!

I nabbed this recipe from www.glutenfreecookingschool.com
Ok, so I modified it slightly.... but it's like 98% her recipe.
We use it in our bread machine and it comes out fine.
My big gripe, GF bread is heavy. Not light and airy like
breads made with wheat. I have to cut the slices kind of thin
or Steele's sandwich feels like it weighs more than he does.

1T Yeast
1T Sugar
1.5c Water at 100 degrees (a bit warmer than your finger)

Put yeast and sugar in a small bowl, stir gently.
Add water to this, stir gently again.
Let it sit while you do everything else.

2.5c GF Flour Mix Standard
2t Xanthan Gum
1t Salt
1/4c Dry Milk Powder

Whisk the dry stuff in a large bowl to combine.

2 Eggs
1.5T Oil
1t Cider Vinegar

Beat the wet ingredients very very well.

Make a well in your dry bowl and add the egg mix, then the yeast mix and stir.
If you get a mildly lumpy goo like substance, you're on the right track.
Remember: yeast is alive, so be gentle with it and try to get the large lumps down
to smallish lumps while making sure there's no hidden pockets of flour stuck to the
bottom of your bowl.

Scrape goo into bread machine pan, hit start and wait.

Yay! Bread that doesn't taste like sand.

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