Why I Make Gluten Free Bread from Scratch

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.

Homemade Gluten Free Bread Recipe

Where To Buy Gluten Free Products

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).

Where To Buy Gluten Free Products