bread

[Kari55]

anyone has a good gf bread recipe?

[BabsyWabsy]

Following. Apart from soda bread, I have not managed a decent GF loaf yet.

[nomorebeer]

I’ve been making bread two or three times a week for around nine months now and the best recipe I've found was this one on YouTube.

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The Caputo Fioreglut Gluten Free Flour is expensive compared to other GF bread flour, but I’ve found a supplier where I buy a dozen bags at a time and it works out at £6.20 a bag, and I think it’s worth every penny.

I can make at least four loaves from one bag (£1.55 per loaf), and it tastes far superior to any GF bread found in shops costing nearly £4 for a tiny little loaf that will be crumbly, probably full of holes, and full of nasty additives.

I’ve tried other bread flours, but they just don’t compare to the Caputo Fioreglut Gluten Free Flour.

I've uploaded a couple of photos of my very first attempt at baking Artisan bread, and my first proper bacon & mushroom sarnie I’ve eaten since being diagnosed with coeliac disease nearly 15 years.

I would like to point out that before making this bread, I have never baked anything in my life before, so if I can do it, then I'm sure many of you can too, give it a try.🙂

Artisan Loaf plus Bacon and Mushroom Sarnie

[JanCymru in reply to nomorebeer]

I too discovered this flour last year and bought just one bag to try. It did give good results, but on the downside it contains gluten free wheat starch and I found it gave me terrible cramps and bloating. Unfortunately I'm one of those Coeliacs who can't process that ingredient. Many Coeliacs are able to cope with it, but not me! So, I would say if you can get just one bag to try before committing to any larger orders, definitely worth trying, but be aware that if you are very sensitive this could upset you. Crossing my fingers it suits you Kari55!

[Kari55 in reply to JanCymru]

I’m not celiac but I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune illness so went gluten free. My husband is also autoimmune and has been gluten free for 5 years.

[JanCymru in reply to Kari55]

Thanks for the clarification Kari55 - hopefully you and your husband will both be ok with the flour - fingers crossed for you, it does look amazing!

[Kari55 in reply to nomorebeer]

Looks amazing

[Kari55 in reply to nomorebeer]

looks amazing I will look it up

[nomorebeer]

Of course we are all different, and we all have different sensitivity levels to gluten, I am very sensitive to gluten but not had any problems with wheat starch which is considered to be GF by Coeliac Disease UK.🙂

[Researchfan in reply to nomorebeer]

Agree. Your bread looks amazing! I cannot have the particular flour as I am sensitive to wheat but I’m tempted to try for my better half who is also gluten free. I like baking and have spent a lot on gluten free baking ingredients over the years some success a lot not, it’s trial and error. I tend to stick to low carb ingredients these days as that’s what works like ground almonds but nothing like normal bread! 😋

[BabsyWabsy in reply to Researchfan]

I'm glad it's not just me. I have a diagnosed wheat allergy, so cannot use this either, but I know it gives good results. I have failed to make a decent GF bread too, even though I have GF programmes on my bread machine, I think they are meant for using specific GF flours which I cannot tolerate. Frustrating.

[Researchfan in reply to BabsyWabsy]

Yes. It’s so frustrating. We had a bread maker with a gf setting and it worked ok but just not like normal bread. I’ve got use to not being able to eat bread (so I tell myself). I struggle tolerating gluten free flours too! So yes you’re not alone!

I make my partner wheat free gluten free sandwiches and wish I could eat them. He reckons coop own brand is the closest to normal bread at the moment.

[Farrugia]

The River Cottage Gluten Free Handbook by Naomi Devlin has some great recipes in it. You can probably get it/order it from your local library. She has a website too which might have a recipe on it.

[Kari55 in reply to Farrugia]

Fab will check her out!