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Gluten free and sourdough bread.

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When I was first diagnosed with RA, I tweaked my diet significantly and one of the main changes was eating less gluten, which is better for inflammation. I have come up with a really good recipe so thought I would share...

You don’t need to knead it (good for sore hands) and it doesn’t use yeast either. You do need to buy some good gluten-free (or low gluten) bread flour. Doves farm organic is great... dovesfarm.co.uk

Ingredients: 200g of flour, 6 tbsp rolled oats (not porridge), 1-2 tbsp seeds (pumpkin, flaxseed, sunflower, any really), 1 heaped tsp of bicarbonate of soda, pinch salt. 1 pint of buttermilk or yogurt. Buttermilk gives a richer taste but is high in fat, 0% fat probiotic yogurt makes it very low fat... I sometimes use half buttermilk and half yogurt. A little cold water for consistency.

Instructions: Mix all dry ingredients together. Then add wet ingredients. Consistency should be like really thick porridge. Doesn't fall off a spoon. Quite sticky. Make sure you combine all the flour but don’t overwork.

Dollop into a rectangle bread tin (greased and floured, or lined with baking paper). Sprinkle a few more seeds on top and bang the tin down hard onto kitchen counter to get it even and knock out air bubbles. Bake in middle of pre-heated oven at 200º C for 1 hour. I usually turn the tin halfway so it cooks evenly. Take out and let cool for a few hours on a rack.

It’s gluten free, low fat, low sugar, low salt, high fibre. And it tastes fabulous. I’ve also just made it with spelt flour and rye flour which are both low gluten but not gluten free.

This week I also made my first wholemeal rye sourdough (photo above). It’s not gluten free but sourdough makes digestion easier and there are many health benefits that have been written about. For my first attempt it turned out really well (but you do need to either make a sourdough starter or borrow from a friend) Xxx

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anastasia43

This looks sooo good! I do love some fresh bread, it's the biggest carb craving I ever get :D

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Jules13 in reply to anastasia43

Me too x

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rab1874

Looks great jules x

Looks lovely. Wish I could eat it. I love sour dough. I'm waiting a while. Too much fibre for me sadly.

Have you ever made starter with kefir?

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No I haven’t x

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Jules13

Hahaaaaa. I haven’t named her, I just call her the mother. In fact, I said to my friend the other day “oh no, I forgot to feed the mother today”. The look she gave me!! X

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medway-lady

Will give it a try but sounds more like Soda bread then sough dough. If it snows tomorrow then thats the afternoon taken care of. lol

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Jules13 in reply to medway-lady

The recipe is like soda bread... x

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Kalimera57

It looks wonderful! And now all I can think of is fresh bread with butter and honey!

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AgedCrone

That looks amazing Jules!

Are you taking orders?

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Jules13 in reply to AgedCrone

Depends where you live, haha! Not sure its the lightest loaf in the world to post. An old boyfriend called it the doorstop!!!

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Downtime

Love sourdough bread, looks delicious. Must have a go at the gluten free one as I’ve got some gf flour in my store cupboard 😀

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NathanT

Your sourdough bread looks amazing and I bet it tastes marvellous 😁. I was brought up in a family bakery for 30 years which had its pros and cons. Particularly when the baker / van driver / confectioner did not turn up for work, it was my duty to fill in from an early age often working through the night.

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Jules13 in reply to NathanT

Oh that doesn’t sound like fun at all. How are you with bread since diagnosis? X

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NathanT in reply to Jules13

I’m fine with bread, and probably eat too much if allowed 🥖 🍞

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Jules13 in reply to NathanT

It’s always good to cut a little down on gluten for inflammation. Even bread flours like ancient grains... spelt or rye for example has lower gluten. X

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Rheumagal

Looks and sounds great. Thanks!

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helixhelix

Ours is George....been with us for around 10 years now. He's very energetic so has to stay firmly in the fridge or gets way too excited.

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