Replacement

[greylow]

What does everyone substitute bread with?I find GF bread horrible, and full of additives, all the oatcakes etc are made with wheat, any suggestions!!

[Luisa22]

Have you thought of making your own oatcakes? I used to make them, but that is many many moons ago (I haven't baked since my hubby died in '99), and I am not sure I have remembered the recipe properly!

I think I used: fine oatmeal, 1/2 melted butter and 1/2 oil of choice, salt, and a little water, made a dough, rolled it out super thin and then cut it into oatcake sizes using a greased glass. Then onto a large baking tray & bake.Sorry but I can't remember what oven temperature I cooked them on, but I recall making a whopping great stack of them, and they were ready quickly, so all in all I think it only took about an hour or so to mix, cut and cook. I kept them in greaseproof paper in a cake tin and we were eating them all week.

There are some tasty-sounding bread recipes too, just search something like "tastiest natural gluten free bread recipes"

Yes it's extra work if you're busy in life, but at least you can put natural ingredients in, and leave out anything that doesn't suit you.

[Boo0102]

I’m in the US, but I found that gluten free bread right out of the package was gross- even the best store bought that I could find. If I’m using it for sandwich or anything it has to be toasted or grilled (think panini). It will help keep it together as well. I use Canyon Bakehouse as first choice and UDI’s as second. Not sure if you can get either of those.

When I went gluten free years ago, it was almost just easier to find new foods that I liked, rather than a suitable replacement. Took several years to get used to everything, now if I have a bite of regular wheat bread it’s too weird of a texture.

[Baenav]

try Promise bread, which can be found at Sainsbury’s. I think it’s the best GF bread available.

[MyStar86]

did your doctor tell you to go gluten free? Just gluten is only an actual problem for coeliacs, I know with Ibs people always think I must cut out gluten but the shop brought alternatives are always stuffed full of even worse stuff including bulking fibres which makes ibs worse. Yes if you make your own but cutting out gluten isn’t an ibs cure it will only help coeliacs plus gluten free shop brought diet is very expensive especially now. Coeliacs often don’t try to replace it they have alternatives like a jacket potato for lunch vs a sandwich or a rice salad, omelette etc it’s not always good to directly replace gluten with the fake versions of bread, cakes etc. have a look at the paleo diet if you want to cut gluten out the natural way. I’m not advocating anything I’m just saying gluten is as evil as everyone says it is.

[Breathless1943 in reply to MyStar86]

just to add to your post,I’m yeast intolerant and that’s another problem with bread.

[MyStar86 in reply to Breathless1943]

that makes sense then to avoid it but doesn’t even the gluten free bread contain yeast? Not a baker myself so I wouldn’t know

[Breathless1943 in reply to MyStar86]

some gluten free products contain yeast,but I think it’s mainly Gluten that upsets celiacs,I’m just saying no one ever seems to think yeast can upset our tummies.

[MyStar86 in reply to Breathless1943]

Thank you that’s helpful…..sorry to sound stupid but what food is yeast also in? I hadn’t thought about that before.

[Breathless1943 in reply to MyStar86]

lots of foods you wouldn’t believe unless you. Read every label.

OXO,BEER,lots of soups,biscuits,cakes, to name but a few,even some fruits. If you have a google nest,or Alexia,or Siri. You will find more answers.

[MyStar86 in reply to Breathless1943]

some people find yeast infections cause a Candida overgrowth in the gut (not just thrush like most people think) it affects the gut too. I remember that caprylic acid tablets are good for that…..might be worth a try

[Breathless1943 in reply to MyStar86]

would that be prescription or over the counter. Like you say anything worth a try.

[MyStar86 in reply to Breathless1943]

you can buy it from a health store as it’s not a prescription the gp’s tend to ignore it so it’s something we have to try and treat ourselves unfortunately. Have a Google it’s worth a look, you can get worse for a week first as they say it’s the die off phase similar to antibiotic treatments.

[greylow in reply to Breathless1943]

How did you find out you were yeast intolerant?

[Breathless1943 in reply to greylow]

I done an intolerance test.

[janetmtt]

You can get gluten free oatcakes if you look on the free from aisle - my partner is celiac and he gets the cheese ones from Nairn's in an orange box and I got multi grain ones in a green box

[Jaluga]

I use Sourdough which is much nicer than GF bread especially toasted but anything else such as biscuits or cake I do have GF or go without

[Viklou]

Sourdough is ok GF stuff seems packed with stuff to make it taste better but it's awful. I eat crumpets and find these better or if I fancy a sandwich I get the Warburton thins as they're not as stodgy

[XDjames]

You can get spelt sourdough from Waitrose and buckwheat boule from Sainsbury's spelt=buckwheat is not wheat and the bread actually tastes OK. My wife does banana bread with rice flour which I'm having at the moment instead of bread.

[needlewoman22]

The GF Tiger bread is very good especially for toast! I usually look out for it and others when they are reduced and stop in the freezer!

There are lots of sites now to help-try Gluten-free on a shoestring-GFOAS -excellent recipes, and there are lots of different flours available online too, for making your own bread! You just have to experiment!

Many people find wheat causes issues with their digestion-it is in sooo many foods!

[linedance]

I really like Warburtons gf seeded bread. I'd never thought about the additives but have just taken a look at the back of the packet and you are right - additives. I tried making my own gf bread in a bread maker but it turn out very heavy and more like cake.

[Kulbir108]

Make my own or do sourdough ...... GF is filled with crap and lots of carbs!!

[Edgar77 in reply to Kulbir108]

I am coeliac. I sometimes have a wrap instead, or a jacket potato (10 minutes in the microwave) goes down well in the cold weather.

[greylow]

Thanks everyone for your replies!

[Iesgobdafydd]

I started making buckwheat pancakes when I was on low FODMAP, and although I preferred the taste of wheat to buckwheat for a long time, they grew on me to the point where it's my favourite breakfast now although I've been fine with eating wheat for ages. It's really easy, just chuck some buckwheat flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and add water till it makes a good consistency for batter. I find it's not quite as versatile as bread for what goes well as a topping, but there are various options, and these days I often throw some seeds or spices in the frypan to coat the pancake with - my current favourite is a mix of mustard seed, onion seed, chilli powder, turmeric and chia seed. I tried making buckwheat bread, but not having gluten in it seems tricky to get it into a bread shape rather than a pancake shape. You can also use sprouted buckwheat flour for extra nutritional value, it does taste a little different (and to me not quite as good) but it seemed like a good idea when I was struggling to eat a varied range of foods. Even unsprouted, buckwheat is quite a healthy choice because it contains some of all the essential amino acids.

The biggest advantage of oats is they're so digestible and soothe the stomach lining, I ate oatcakes a lot. Where I live (in England) it's not difficult to get gluten-free oatcakes - my usual brand is Nairn's organic. They carry a risk of milk contamination if you're allergic but it's only because the same equipment they're made with handles milk, not because milk is an ingredient, so it's not really an issue for a low FODMAP diet.

I also used ricecakes, they're kind of bland and boring and reminiscent of styrofoam, but at least inoffensive.

I guess I never really found a substitute for bread as such, just ate differently. Cooked rice dishes are another way to go, if you have time & energy to cook them, there are countries where it's normal to have rice as part of any meal of the day and where bread isn't a traditional staple like it is here.

[Krisbetty]

Schar bread and part baked rolls and panninis are the best i have found sondar

[oldfog]

I hated gluten free bread because it was always so dry and broke up far too easily. Plus the slices were very small and it was inordinately expensive into the bargain! So I have been making bread using Tesco's Sourdough bread mix for the past 6 months or so and find that it doesn't give me a lot of bloating or other gut problems and it tastes far better than any gluten free bread I've ever bought too.

[Flyonawall]

We are so accustomed to bread...One can live well entirely without it.