Our autistic children have a terrible time digesting gluten. They do not have celiac disease but we have found they function much better on a gluten free diet. The economic situation in general and specifically for our family has made it extremely difficult to afford to buy ready made gluten free bread. We spent years trying different recipes and through combination came up with a bread that is very good. if you are using to eating wonder bread this is not what you are looking for. This bread is GFCF and vegetarian.
Gluten Free Bread Recipe
1 Tbsp. Yeast
1 3/4 cup Warm Water
Activate the Dry Yeast in the warm water making sure to stir it all in.
1 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour (Chick Pea Flour) {you can substitute white bean flour or corn flour}
1 1/2 cup Rice Flour (brown rice or white rice) {do not use sweet rice it ruins the consistency of the bread}
3 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar (substitute Stevia)
Stir all the dry ingredients together mixing thoroughly.
2 eggs beaten
2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. vinegar
Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and add to bread maker or use dough hook on your Kitchen Aid mixer to mix thoroughly.
For Breadmaker set to medium and let it bake.
For conventional oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray with baking spray a traditional bread pan and fill with dough. Let it set and rise for 30 minutes to one hour. Bake for 40 minutes or until center is not doughy and crust is brown
For sweet bread like raisin bread or cinnamon bread add 1/2 cup of sugar to dry ingredients. 2 tsp. vanilla to wet ingredients and at the end fold in fruit or spices of your choice. (we really like cinnamon craisins {dried cranberries})
For herb bread add herbs, garlic, onion, or dried vegetables of choice.
Double Bacon Egg and Cheese Flatbread Subway Sandwich
Subway Sandwich has introduced April’s special $5 footlong, the Double Bacon Egg and Cheese Flatbread sandwich. You can choose to have the sandwich on any of subway fresh baked bread.
Subway Double Bacon Egg Cheese Sandwich
This is a quite delicious sandwich the combination of the crisp flavorful bacon with the egg and melted cheese makes this a great breakfast lunch or dinner meal. Personally I prefer the fresh baked whole wheat instead of the flat bread. You can increase the health value of the sandwich by having it with lettuce tomato cucumber and peppers, but avoid any oil or dressings.
Double Bacon Egg and Cheese at Subway
I am quite sure that Subways Jared Fogle did not lose all his weight eating footlong subs with bacon and cheese. This sandwich on flatbread is about 550 calories for a single serving which is not the footlong. If you order the double bacon egg and cheese with egg white you can drop nearly 100 calories to 430 per individual serving. However the calories are not the only thing to count. The fat from the bacon is very high and not part of a healthy weight loss diet. Currently Subway doesn’t offer a turkey bacon substitute or something with lower fat count. You can order a footlong sub with egg and turkey but it doesn’t qualify for the $5 footlong price. If you are really going to get the sandwich and want to take advantage of subways $5 footlong price, order the footlong eat 6 inches for lunch and save the rest for your next meal.
Ahh, the aroma of freshly baked bread has got to be one of my favorites!! I have not yet mastered the process of kneading and baking loaves of bread from scratch, but this recipe when done in a bread machine is top notch. It takes only minutes to measure the ingredients into the machine and then a few more minutes to shape them and put them into the oven.
These buns are so wonderful that they have become a popular request from family and friends when they come over for a meal or we get together for the holidays. We have also sold dozens of buns for graduation parties, church banquets or simply for someone’s family supper. I plan to enter them in the county fair this next year.
The final quality of the buns can vary greatly depending on the quality of the ingredients used in the process. It is amazing how different brands of flour and the freshness of the yeast play an important role in how well they rise. So, here are the basic instructions:
Put these ingredients into the bread machine in the order given.
1 1/4 cups 2% milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
Then set your bread machine on the dough cycle and start. It is usually a setting that takes about 1 1/2 hours. When the cycle is complete, divide the dough into 12 equal portions. Then gently pull the dough downward to make the top surface smooth as you tuck it under. Place the dough balls evenly apart onto a greased baking sheet. Cover with a towel and place inside your oven to rise for 1 hr. Generally, the dough is already warm enough from the dough cycle that there is no need to preheat the oven for it to be warm for the rising process. Just make sure the oven is not overly warm or the buns will flatten out too much in the rising process. After allowing to rise for 1 hr, remove the buns from the oven and preheat it to 400 degrees. Once the oven reaches 400, immediately drop the temperature to 375 and put the buns in the oven. After 8 minutes, I rotate the pan and then bake for another 8 minutes. Voila!! You now have beautiful, perfect buns that your family will want to devour immediately.
I recently got the book, Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day as a gift. I have really been enjoying making the bread, but be advised that all the supplies needed to get started can be a bit spendy.
In order to make this amazing bread, you need to also purchase a plastic container to mix and store your supply of bread. I purchased a 6 quart container, but think I should have bought a larger one and made more than one batch at a time. We have a second refrigerator, so have the space to have a larger container sitting in the fridge, but if you only have one fridge, then the 6 qt. would be sufficient. Make sure you get one with a lid.
The next item that is necessary is a pizza peel. Although you could probably get by with putting it on a flat cookie sheet, it sure does seem to add to the “old world” feel. You will need plenty of corn meal on hand to keep the dough from sticking to the pizza peel.
Finally, you need a really good baking stone. I can’t believe we never owned one before this!! Our family enjoys making homemade pizza, so the baking stone has come in handy for that too. I think the baking stone is the real key to getting the taste and texture that you want in a bread.
Once you have these items, you can get busy making deliciously beautiful looking bread!! So far, I have only used the basic bread recipe, but plan to expand at some point in time. We have used the dough to make bread and pizza. Here is the basic bread recipe:
3 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tbsp. yeast
1 1/2 tbsp. kosher or course salt
6 1/2 cups flour
Start by mixing the water, yeast and salt into your plastic container with a wooden spoon. Then, using the scoop-and-sweep method, add your flour and continue to mix with the spoon—do not knead the dough. Once the flour is all moistened and mixed, put the lid on the container and let it sit on the counter for 2 hours. You can make the bread after that process, but they recommend refrigerating it overnight before using it. That is what I have done every time, so I’m not sure what the quality difference is. That batch will make you 3-1 lb. loaves of bread.
To find out the rest of the baking process, I guess you will have to experiment or get the book for yourself. You won’t regret having that delicious aroma of fresh baked bread in your home!!
I recently got the book, Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day as a gift. I have really been enjoying making the bread, but be advised that all the supplies needed to get started can be a bit spendy.
In order to make this amazing bread, you need to also purchase a plastic container to mix and store your supply of bread. I purchased a 6 quart container, but think I should have bought a larger one and made more than one batch at a time. We have a second refrigerator, so have the space to have a larger container sitting in the fridge, but if you only have one fridge, then the 6 qt. would be sufficient. Make sure you get one with a lid.
The next item that is necessary is a pizza peel. Although you could probably get by with putting it on a flat cookie sheet, it sure does seem to add to the “old world” feel. You will need plenty of corn meal on hand to keep the dough from sticking to the pizza peel.
Finally, you need a really good baking stone. I can’t believe we never owned one before this!! Our family enjoys making homemade pizza, so the baking stone has come in handy for that too. I think the baking stone is the real key to getting the taste and texture that you want in a bread.
Once you have these items, you can get busy making deliciously beautiful looking bread!! So far, I have only used the basic bread recipe, but plan to expand at some point in time. We have used the dough to make bread and pizza. Here is the basic bread recipe:
3 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tbsp. yeast
1 1/2 tbsp. kosher or course salt
6 1/2 cups flour
Start by mixing the water, yeast and salt into your plastic container with a wooden spoon. Then, using the scoop-and-sweep method, add your flour and continue to mix with the spoon—do not knead the dough. Once the flour is all moistened and mixed, put the lid on the container and let it sit on the counter for 2 hours. You can make the bread after that process, but they recommend refrigerating it overnight before using it. That is what I have done every time, so I’m not sure what the quality difference is. That batch will make you 3-1 lb. loaves of bread.
To find out the rest of the baking process, I guess you will have to experiment or get the book for yourself. You won’t regret having that delicious aroma of fresh baked bread in your home!!
Where to Buy Gluten Free Products became an everyday question for us when we found that our ASD children had a gluten intolerance. They do not have celiac disease so we don’t have quite the battle that other parents have, but still we realized that almost everything we were using had some form of wheat or other glutinous grain in it. Where to buy gluten free products when you live in a rural area with a budget is a much different question than where to buy gluten free products in Berkley or some other large alternative city.
Where To Buy Gluten Free Products Easy to Use
If you trying to find where to buy gluten free products that are easy to use, the last two years have seen a significant increase in options. This week I was able to find Gluten Free Products in almost every department of Wal-Mart. We also have other grocery stores that care whole sections of health foods that include many options for gluten free products. Amazon is where to buy items that you need shipped to you that are a little more standard. You can also shop high end at igourmet where you find some very nice gourmet items that are wheat free and gluten free.
Where to Buy Gluten Free Products in Bulk
If you have a large family like we do the prices of gluten free products will cause you to ask where to buy gluten free products in bulk. We have found that our local food coop offers us many options for large volume of the products that we use most frequently. I have also found many listings online for bulk products like xantham gum (substitute for gluten to hold homemade gluten free bread together).
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking (9780312362911): Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois: Books
Cambro Set of 2 Square Food Storage Containers with Lids, 6 Quart: Kitchen & Dining
Norpro 5683 Bamboo Pizza Paddle: Kitchen & Dining
Old Stone 4461 16-Inch Round Oven Pizza Stone: Kitchen & Dining