Basic Everyday Gluten Free Bread

I'd like to eat less bread and I guess lately I do, but most days my family still enjoys home baked bread.

It has been a bit hit and miss for me with gluten free bread making and I am happy that I have finally found a recipe that never fails.  It may not be the most nutritious or fanciest around but it works and saves me dollars when the gluten free breads at the supermarket and health food shops tend to be a bit on the high side.  Not to mention the non-organic ones still contain synthetic preservatives.

Having said that I still keep an organic gf bread in the freezer for lazy, busy or cloudy days.

Here is the finished bread...

Resting nicely beside the cookies

Here is the recipe...

* 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast

* 1 1/4 cup warm water

* 1 cup organic brown rice flour

* 1 cup organic millet flour

* 1 cup tapioca starch

* 2 tsp xanthan gum

* 1 1/4 tsp celtic/himalayan salt

* 3 tbl extra virgin olive oil

* 1 tbl raw honey

* 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar

* 2 eggs

1. Add yeast to water and blend well.

2. Combine dry ingredients and add to yeast and water.

3. Add wet ingredients and mix well.

(Dough will be more like a spongey cake mixture)

Ready for the oven

4. Let rest for 1/2 hour.

5. Grease and line loaf tin.

6. Pour in mixture.  Cover with a tea towel and sit in a warm, sunny place for at least another 1/2 hour or until dough doubles in size.

7. Bake in oven at 200 C for 40 mins.

8. Remove from tin and let sit for about 10 mins before cutting.

NB: I warm my yeast and water mixture in my thermomix and then add all other ingredients.  Blend on medium for about 20 seconds and then set the machine to 3 mins on interval setting.

Enjoy!

Gluten Free Choc Chip Cookies!!

Cookie Monster would be proud!

Experimenting with different gluten free flours has been fun albeit not always successful.

So when I pull off a recipe that calls for gluten free flour and it WORKS, I am stoked!

The kids have been wanting to make Chocolate Chip Cookies and I kept putting it off not really wanting to go to all the trouble and then make a flop.

While googling today I found a basic recipe that looked promising.  A slight tweak with the flours and mmmm wah lah! These turned out so good.

Chewy and soft, not too sweet and delectably chocolatey.


Here is the recipe...

* 1/2 cup raw organic butter
* 1/2 cup packed organic rapadura/brown sugar

* 1 organic free range egg
* 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (gf)

* 1 cup of organic brown rice flour
* 1/4 cup organic millet flour
* 1/4 cup tapioca flour
* 1 tsp xanthan gum
* 1/2 tsp gluten free - alum free baking powder
* 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
* 1/4 tsp celtic/himalayan salt

* 1 cup chocolate chips (gf)


And here's how we made them...

1. Combine butter and sugar in processor or bowl and mix on medium speed until creamy.
2. Add egg and vanilla and continue beating until well mixed.
3. Add flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, bicarb and salt and mix slowly and thoroughly.
4. Add the choc chips and mix.  I found it best to remove from my thermomix and mix in by hand.

(There were a few sneaky chips that disappeared.  Wade kept looking with his tastebuds.. and so did I!)

5. Prepare a tray with baking paper.
6. Roll dough into smallish balls and press lightly onto tray.  Keep a bit of distance between each one.  Maybe an inch or two.
7. Bake for 7-9 mins only.  Remove from oven and leave to cool a little.

Enjoy with a cuppa or milk.  So good!