Topic: Wheat free bread - Please help
Has anybody got any recipes for wheat free bread that isn't as heavy as a house brick and could be baked in a bread machine?
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Yes, me too! I survive on Dove Farm Wheat-Free bread (which I bake in my bread machine) and, though it is good, I yearn for something lighter.
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I have been told 'Genius' bread is good but as yet have not found it. Possibly Waitrose or Sainsbury sell it, not sure how heavy it is though.
I make a 'bread' in the microwave with 75g organic flaxmeal, 75g ground almonds, 1 tsp Baking powder (wheatfree of course) pinch salt, 1 - 2 tbsp light olive oil or melted unsalted butter, 1 tbsp water, 2 large eggs. Beat together all wet ingredientws, mix in dry ingredients well, put in 1 pint pyrex bowl or jug and microwave 2 minutes, rest 2 minutes, microwave 20 seconds, turn out and cool. Slice thinly. Very nutritious because of the Omega 3 content of the flaxmeal.
I prefer mine lightly toasted.
Last edited by Celebration (24-01-2010 19:12:14)
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Hello. I need help my wife is wheat , yeast and dairy intolerant . It is driving us MAD .
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may be the breadmaker that is the problem. We have tried 2 - morphy richards and panasonic, both using dove flour and following the recipe supplied. The bread from the panasonic is very much better and cooks in less time.
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i have a great book, which i use with my breadmaker:
amazing gluten-free bread and cakes from your breadmaker
by carolyn humphries
published by simply better
isdn number 0572030029
it's a mix of wheat-free and of gluten-free recipes
what i make from it is way cheaper and tastier than any shop-bought w-free bread i've ever had. they're not as light as wheat loaves - wheat just has something other flours don't - but they are v tasty.
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I'm allergic to wheat but I've found I can eat Spelt flour products and it makes quite a good loaf. Spelt loaves aren't as light as wheat loaves but they're 100 times better than gluten-free. I've found that adding a vitamin C tablet makes it lighter.
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jenna - what a fab idea re vit C! at what point during the baking do i add it?
spelt is just as bad for me as regular wheat. it's an ancient form of wheat, so has much less gluten and many more nutrients. i'm sad i can't have it, as my sister makes fab spelt bread :-)
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hi i need a bit of help iv just found out that my 2 year old has a wheat intolerants , any 1 got any good recipes cos she is sick of haven the same things all the tym
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Hi there
I am a coeliac and have to have specially made breads. If you would like a recipe I am happy to email some to you - although I would certainly give Glutafin range a go - either the pre-made (Holland and Barrett sell this) or their white mix to make yourself or if you can get to a sainsburys or Tesco (pos waitrose?) Mrs Crimbles bread mix is one of the best around!
Hope that helps.
If you would like a recipe or two - kattplatt @blueyonder.co.uk
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Celebration wrote:
I have been told 'Genius' bread is good but as yet have not found it. Possibly Waitrose or Sainsbury sell it, not sure how heavy it is though.
I make a 'bread' in the microwave with 75g organic flaxmeal, 75g ground almonds, 1 tsp Baking powder (wheatfree of course) pinch salt, 1 - 2 tbsp light olive oil or melted unsalted butter, 1 tbsp water, 2 large eggs. Beat together all wet ingredientws, mix in dry ingredients well, put in 1 pint pyrex bowl or jug and microwave 2 minutes, rest 2 minutes, microwave 20 seconds, turn out and cool. Slice thinly. Very nutritious because of the Omega 3 content of the flaxmeal.
I prefer mine lightly toasted.
Thank you, Mrs Celebration! This is delicious! I have an 850W microwave and have to cook for about a minute longer than you said - but this is wonderful and (to use the old cliche) "keeps you regular!"
I've been "baking" this frequently for about three months now and love it.
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migratingfish wrote:
i have a great book, which i use with my breadmaker:
amazing gluten-free bread and cakes from your breadmakerby carolyn humphries
published by simply better
isdn number 0572030029
it's a mix of wheat-free and of gluten-free recipes
what i make from it is way cheaper and tastier than any shop-bought w-free bread i've ever had. they're not as light as wheat loaves - wheat just has something other flours don't - but they are v tasty.
Your well-reviewed book is now, sadly, out of print (and old copies are expensive to purchase). However, I've tracked down a new book (but not yet tried it, so don't know if it is any good):
Gluten-Free Baking Classics for the Bread Machine by Annalise G. Roberts.
ISBN 10: 1572841044 / 1-57284-104-4
ISBN 13: 9781572841048
Publisher: Agate Pub Inc
Publication Date: 2009
http://www.agatepublishing.com/book/?GC … 4100380140
Apparently you can even purchase the book online as a pdf document (whatever next!)
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Hi I have just found this web site, and the answer to your question about genius bread is that it is very light and you can get it in Tesco, in the free from range section. I tend to slice it and freeze it as I dont eat a lot of it.
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The Genius range of w/f bread now comes pre sliced ....its lovely but quite expensive.
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Thank you but my local store does not sell it.
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I have found a flour, apparently used a lot in Ethopia! It makes lovely light bread in the breadmaker, recipe on side of pack which I halved . Its called Teff flour, give it a try!!!
- bakingmad
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Hi,
You might like to know that Allinson Dried Active Yeast and Easy Bake Yeast are both suitable for using in gluten free baking.
Happy Baking
Baking Mad
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You can make delicious light gluten free bread, but the trick is to move away from conventional bread making techniques and bread makers. Gluten free bread requires a completely different approach. I have done lots of experimenting in the last two years and have finally cracked it. I am happy to share my experience and I do this through my baking workshops or at different cookery schools where I teach. If you want to learn more about this then please have a look at my website www.glutenfree4kids.com It's not just for kids!
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The following recipie works well in my Argos/Cookworks bread maker, which may be of interest (modern wheat-free, but not gluten-free).
5oz rye flour
5 oz barley flour
6 oz spelt flour
13 fl oz water
1.5 tsp salt
2 tblsp muscovado sugar
3 tblsp olive oil
1 tsp quick-cook yeast
I mix this on dough-only for a few minutes, then scrape down the pan to push unmixed flour into the dough, then cook on the quick-bake programme (~3hours).
This also works well with 6oz spelt/6oz rye/4oz rice flour (since I can't find barley very easily any more).
8oz rye/8oz barley also works (but needs the full cooking time), although the loaves tended to be slightly sticky, if you can't digest spelt.
Make a note of proportions and results and experiment with your machine, you're sure to find something you like in the end.
I've found Genius bread in Tesco recently. A bit too light and fluffy for my taste, but quite pleasant. Tesco also do a free-from brand unsliced loaf, but I haven't yet tried it.