Making a loaf of gluten-free bread

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posted: Jan 25th, 2010
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I got a bread machine for Christmas. Woot! I asked for it because store bought gluten-free bread is not only expensive, it’s pretty gross tasting (at least by what I’ve tried so far). The consistency is cardboard. I picked out the Breadman because it has a gluten-free setting. I also like that it has a little bit of a space pod feel to it.

What I’ve discovered though is that making bread is more like an alchemist project than cooking. And with gluten-free bread, it’s even more complex! My first two loaves came out complete fiascos. But the third, well that’s what you see here:

I probably should’ve wiped the extra flour off before I photographed it, eh? Anyway, It’s a cinnamon raisin bread made from bean flours and no yeast. I got the recipe from The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread. I used the dark setting when cooking which is why you see some darker coloring spots. They look darker in the photographs than in person too.

Still, I may try medium next time and see how it goes. I went with dark this time because the loaves cooked so unevenly and left raw spots. Ick. This time though, it was cooked well all the way through. And man oh my, it tastes wonderful. I really thought I’d never get to have anything that tasted even close to real bread again. Guess I was wrong.