Store-bought gluten-free breads are often dry, tough and expensive. Here’s the best gluten free sandwich bread recipe that’s perfect for everyday.
The Best Gluten Free Sandwich Bread Recipe
I have tried nearly every gluten free bread in grocery and health food stores. A few are pretty good but the majority tends to be dry and stiff. Not to mention one loaf usually sets me back at least $5 (though in Hawaii I’ve seen it as high as $9 for a loaf of gluten-free bread). That’s just ridiculous.
Making your own is SO much easier but finding the right recipe makes all the difference. My mother-in-law is a master baker. She tests recipes all the time and helped me to come up with this delicious gluten-free bread recipe.
What’s The Secret To Making The Best Gluten Free Bread?
The secret? It’s the water roux. This process cooks some of the flour before it’s baked. It’s a traditional baking process that adds moisture and softness into bread – and for gluten-free bread that’s a must.
I usually serve this bread as toast in the morning for my boys before school and often use it as a gluten free sandwich bread to pack school lunches. And as grilled cheese… YUM!
Ideas For Serving Gluten Free Sandwich Bread
- Serve as toast with butter, jams or nut butters
- Fill with your favorite sandwich fillings
- Use for grilled cheese (always a favorite)
- Top with slices or mashed banana for a healthy breakfast or snack
- Avocado mashed with a little salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and garlic
Where to Get Kitchen Pantry Essentials
I get my kitchen pantry supplies like sea salt, black pepper, spices, coconut oil, and other essentials either on Amazon or my local health food store usually.
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The Best Homemade Gluten Free Bread Recipe
Ingredients
Water roux
- 1/2 cup filtered water
- 1/2 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
Yeast mixture
- 4 tbsp organic whole cane sugar organic raw honey or organic coconut sugar also work
- 1 packet rapid-rise active yeast
- 1 cup warm raw sour milk Don’t have sour milk? Just add 2 tbsp lemon juice or 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar to 1 cup of milk and let it sit at room temperature for about 90 minutes
- 1/4 cup raw or organic butter
Flour mixture
- 3 1/2 or 4 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
- 1 pastured or organic egg or egg replacer such as Ener-G
- 1 tsp raw apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Combine yeast mixture ingredients and let the yeast activate for about 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Mix water roux ingredients in a small pan and heat on a stove top until the mixture is thickened or about 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
- Mix flour mixture ingredients together, then add yeast and water roux ingredients. Mix together well for a few minutes in a food processor to make a bread dough.
- Heat oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Grease a bread pan with butter and add the bread dough. Let sit on top of the stove (which is heating up) for about 30 minutes.
- When bread dough has risen, carefully place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
- Take the bread out of the bread pan and place on a baking sheet, then bake for an additional 15-20 minutes at 350°F/180°C. This seems to cook the bread more evenly and gives the edges a nice crispy texture.
- When done, take it out of the oven and let it cool down. Don’t cut it while hot.
Notes
Equipment & Tools
- Glass mixing bowls
- Cast iron bread loaf pan
- Bamboo spatula
- Small stainless saucepan
- Cast iron baking sheet
Ideas For Serving Gluten Free Sandwich Bread
- Serve as toast with butter, jams or nut butters
- Fill with your favorite sandwich fillings
- Use for grilled cheese (always a favorite)
- Top with slices or mashed banana for a healthy breakfast or snack
- Avocado mashed with a little salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and garlic
Nutrition
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Love your secret to making gluten free bread, I need to try this!
Could I just put it in my bread maker?
That looks so delicious.Do you think it would work with non dairy milk?
Good question. I’m not sure. I like to sour the milk a bit to give it texture and keep it moist. I’m not sure how to sour non-dairy milk. If you give it a try, please let me know so I can inform my readers too.
You can sour non dairy milk the exact same way you do dairy milk. Coconut or almond or soy milks work the best but I hav3 even done it with rice milk and oat milk. I am trying this recipe with non dairy milk and egg replacement of flax meal because my kiddos allergies. I will let you know how it turns out!
Hope it turned out great and you can update us soon!