A second version of my previous baking success…means I’m basically a pastry chef now right? HA! Not even. I’m pretty proud of this version though and have already remade it.
Next up is trial and error with substitutions. Hopefully a xanthan gum free one and maybe even an egg alternative one?? Those are my Feb goals.
I’ve been super into bread lately. I think it’s my new kale salad accompaniment of choice (although I did just bake crackers the other day so…maybe not).
Remember how I went through that cracker bender over the summer?? I must have made 30 batches of crackers over the course of 5 months. Then I got short on time (coincidentally – NOT! – at the same time V learned to crawl) and started buying Mary’s Gone crackers and Kettle Co sea salt & pepper chips from Thrive because it was so easy. Those are definitely still stellar options that regularly make it into my virtual shopping cart, butttttttt, there’s something about warm home-made bread. Ya know???
I also re-discovered my love for the toaster! I feel a little bad making toast because P has asked all about it and wants in on the action, but there’s gluten that’s been all up in there and I’m not quite sure I’m ready to invest in two toasters at the moment. Sigh. Poor kid. Hopefully he will outgrow his gluten allergy.
Until then. This bread (not toasted) is a pretty amazing back-up. Although I will say it wasn’t until I’d had 1 1/2 loaves to myself before I mustered up the decency to share. Sorry but it’s really freakin’ good!
[Side note: V has tried gluten and (hooray!) had no issues. So that’s good, but I’m still not feeding her any differently than P because (a) so far he doesn’t feel deprived so why make it a potential issue and (b) they share toys and I’m not sure I trust her not to contaminate things either via fingers I didn’t clean well enough or – the more likely scenario – slobber and spit up.]
On that lovely note, how about a recipe? Great.
You’ll notice this is a spin on my previous GF breadmaker recipe found here. That one is still awesome, so if you don’t tolerate almonds, that’s the one you should hit up. However, the reason I wanted to make a different loaf, was because I wanted something more of a nutrient oomph.
Almond flour brings a different nutrient profile to the picture. More fat, more protein, more staying power. But I left in some GF all purpose flour because I didn’t want an almond flour brick, I wanted yeasted sandwich bread.
I think I made a winner. [And no, I don’t mess around with my avocado game.]
Gluten Free Breadmaker Bread [gluten free, soy free, dairy free]
Ingredients (in the exact order that I put them in the bread maker):
- 1 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp almond flour
- 1 1/2 cup gluten free all purpose flour (without xanthan gum)
- 1/3 cup tapioca starch
- 2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) yeast
Directions:
Add ingredients to breadmaker in order listed above. Don’t bother beating the egg, don’t bother pre-mixing the flours. Just dump them in, one after the other.
Set your breadmaker to the “dough setting” (for my machine this was 1 hr 30 minutes).
Once it finishes, either set it to “express bake” (for 2 lb loaf) or set it to “bake”.
I’m not sure how various machines differ, but for mine, the first portion of the dough setting was mixing and the second portion was letting it rise. Most machines have a dough setting, so this step shouldn’t be a problem.
The next step consisted of mixing it again for a few minutes and then baking it for 1 hour. If your machine doesn’t have an option like this, find a way to mix the dough once more (even if it’s just by hand for a few minutes) and then bake for an hour in the breadmaker.
If your machine has a gluten free setting, I’d try that (mine doesn’t). If your machine lets you set the timing, follow the amounts I’ve indicated above.
Warm buttered (Earth Balance-d) bread….ahhhh…there’s nothing like it!!
Hey there,
Just found your blog and love it. Wanted to weigh in on the toaster issue: both my husband and stepmother have Celiac, and are fine with using a “contaminated” toaster if it’s had the crumbs emptied and been shaken out. We now have a four slice toaster, and one side is dedicated gluten free, and it’s been working well. Just something to think about, obviously everyone has different risk tolerances! (Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s medically possible to outgrow Celiac.)
Thanks for the info! I never thought to do one side gluten and one side not, but that’s probably a decent option if we clean it all out first and label it. It only has two sides, not four, but that still seems like a great option to me! For the record (I know you just found the site, so I just figured I’d let you know) my son is not celiac. He has several food allergies (gluten among them) but his reaction to gluten is actually the most benign of all his allergies (some are anaphylaxis) so I do think there’s a chance for him to “outgrow it”. He’s already outgrown soy so fingers crossed!!!
Interesting… When my husband was diagnosed, they told him there was no such thing as a gluten allergy, only Celiac, which is auto immune. (And that allergies were to the wheat itself.)So hard to keep up with the medical opinions around this!
Your so on top of your game–why make a problem when there is none. You don’t want P to think he can go somewhere and clean out a contaminated appliance and he will be free and clear–messages to “smart” children are very important and he is quick like mine are. We used the broiler to toast the gluten free bread that could not be near the contaminated toaster. P’s got a real team that loves him and watches out for him–I’d say he’s a lucky little guy!!!
Hmmmm…that’s interesting. I’m not sure if I can comment on it because I only have my son’s experience to go on, so I guess I’ll just keep this info you shared in the back of my mind. He reacted to peanuts when he was 9 months old and the rest of his allergies were confirmed via blood test so he had never actually consumed wheat, dairy, or tree nuts at the time of his diagnosis. Since then he has (accidentally) had some exposures 🙁 which has lead us to know his reaction to both dairy and wheat (ini tiny accidental doses), but we are still unaware of some of the others (cashews, pistachios, macadamia, etc). You’re so right though – the research is ALLLLL OVER the map when it comes to explaining allergies and intolerances and all that.
🙂 thanks so much – the oven broiler is a great (and much safer) idea!
Looks like someone already mentioned what I was going to: the broil feature on your oven! I had to make toasted bagels for my daughter’s preschool class yesterday. I just put it on high and laid them face up on a large baking sheet. Works great!
Yeah I hate stuff on my counters so my toaster is stored in the hall closet and I’m ALWAYS too lazy to go get it out so I make my toast and waffles in my cast iron on the stove! I don’t even turn on the oven, just toast it up in a pan on the stove!
Isn’t it funny how appliance clutter deters use! I love the simple clean look but I still want a full stocked kitchen w everything at my disposal 🙂
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Totally random question, but what baby monitor do you have? The picture looks so much clearer than the one we have (I kind of hate ours, even though it was very highly rated and I was so happy to have gotten it as a baby gift).
Ours is a Summer Infant model that has since been discontinued. But I have only good things to say about that brand (the one we have is great).
The one we have is a Summer Infant one too! I really want to like it, but for some reason I don’t. I am sure I will get used to it. It really is a nice one on paper, so I just need to stop my whining and like it 🙂
HAHA. Well I’m pretty sure children’s companies have good policies so if you end up not coming around I bet they’d swap you for a different model or refund you. I tried to like the bjorn carrier for 13 months of P’s life and finally gave in and got an ergo baby instead. Baby bjorn took it back and fully refunded me and the ergo is the best thing that’s ever happened to our family. P lived in it in Australia.