The best thing about this gluten free recipe is that even though it is “wheat” free, you’ll never know! For all those gluten-free folks out there craving the taste of wheat bread again… Here’s your chance.
Ingredients:
2 cups of garfava or chickpea flour
1 cup of sorghum flour
2 ¼ cups tapioca flour
2 ¼ cups arrowroot flour (starch)
1 cup of rice flour
1 tablespoon potato starch
2 tablespoons of potato flour
2 tablespoons xanthan gum
2 packets of gelatin (unflavored)
¼ cup) sugar
1 ½ teaspoons of salt
Mix well and store in an airtight container. You can use cornstarch instead of arrowroot. This was originally designed for baking at an altitude of over 5000 feet, so you may need to make adjustments.
Mixing time: 15 minutes
Rise time: 20 minutes
Baking time 45 minutes
Grease an 8 ¼ x 4 ¼ loaf pan with lard.
In a large mixing bowl, place:
2 eggs
2 tablespoons canola or olive oil
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Dissolve: 1 ½ tablespoons of honey in 1 ¼ cup of very warm water and reserve.
In a bowl mix:
3 cups of Maria’s Bread Mixed Flour
2 teaspoons yeast
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/8 teaspoon of citric acid.
Addresses:
Beat the egg mixture on high speed until foamy.
Add the honey-water mixture to the egg mixture and beat until frothy again.
Lower speed and add flour mixture ½ cup at a time (wait for absorption before adding each ½ cup).
After adding the flour mixture, turn the mixer on high speed and beat for about 3 minutes.
The texture should be like a cake batter.
If it’s too thick, add a tablespoon of warm water at a time until it’s just the right consistency.
Pour immediately into the prepared dish and carefully smooth the top.
Cover with a plastic container or large lid to keep the temperature even, and place in a warm place to rise (like on top of your oven).
Place in the oven when the dough reaches the top of the pan (no higher, about 20 minutes).
Bake for about 45 minutes at 375F.
Now, when it comes out of the oven, there’s one last step that people often overlook to make sure it stays fresh for days. It’s so simple, just brush the top of the bread with a special ingredient that EVERYONE has in their pantries!
After brushing with the special ingredient, let cool completely on the wire rack.
