If you have longed to try making homemade gluten free bread, I have a really simple recipe you are going to love! This gluten free bread machine bread is light and fluffy and is the perfect texture for sandwiches. All you need are a few simple ingredients and a bread machine with a gluten free setting.
If you don't have a bread machine, don't worry because I include oven baking instructions too!
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I am really proud of this gluten free bread machine recipe. I have blogged for a long time and have never posted a gluten-free bread machine recipe until today. This new recipe is special! Baking gluten free sorghum bread has never been easier than this recipe.
This is the best gluten free bread machine bread you will try! It is soft and it sort of tastes like Wonder Bread. Do you remember Wonder Bread from way back before going gluten free? That bread was my favorite growing up. I didn't know gluten was like a poison to my body at that point in my life.
While you are visiting, you may want to check out all of my delicious gluten free bread recipes!
Made this recipe in my bread maker using Just egg substitute and it came out AMAZING!! Thank you so much for making a gluten free bread that finally tastes delicious and holds up when using it to make sandwiches. We will continue to make this bread and refer it to others searching for a great gluten free tasting bread. You're the best!"
Mia K, Raving Fan
Why This Bread Machine Bread Is The Best:
- I love this new bread recipe so much because it boils down to control. I can control the ingredients that go into this recipe with sorghum flour, and I realize that baking gluten free bread isn't really that hard.
- It is gluten free, dairy-free, soy-free, and corn-free! You can also use Just Egg to make it egg-free.
- My secret to making the gluten free bread flour mix is to use more starch than what I normally use. It keeps the bread fluffy and light. If you have been looking for that perfect sandwich bread, this is it!
- You can make it in the oven if you do not own a bread machine!
- Use this bread to make my popular Gluten Free Pumpkin French Toast Casserole recipe!
If you love sourdough, my loaf-style gluten free sourdough bread is really good too! If you are looking for something sweeter, this gluten free lemon poppy seed bread is delicious.
Ingredient Notes:
- Gluten free flour blend - as I mention in more detail below. I tested a few gluten free blends in my bread machine. For this recipe, I highly advise using my custom gluten free bread flour blend. You will need sorghum flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch. See the FAQ to see what modifications you need if using Cup4Cup!
- Flaxseed meal - I recommend using ground flaxseed meal. Do not use whole seeds. You can read more about how to make sure flaxseed is gluten free.
- Apple cider vinegar - this gives a little flavor and helps the bread poof up.
- Baking powder - I use this to help give more rise.
- Salt - normally, I don't have anything special to say about salt. Many trying to lower sodium will want to use less, but I wouldn't lessen the salt in this recipe. It helps the flavor and browning of this bread.
- Yeast - ALWAYS double-check the label to ensure your yeast brand is gluten free. Note Red Star Platinum Yeast is NOT gluten free!
Recipe Step By Step Directions:
Step 1: Add the dry ingredients and whisk to blend in a large bowl.
Step 2: Add your wet ingredients and blend in a smaller bowl.
TIP: Many bread recipe directions say you can dump all ingredients in the bread maker. Do not do this! When mixing as many ingredients as is needed for gluten-free bread, you risk the ingredients not getting mixed thoroughly, which can affect how the bread turns out!
I now realize I'd forgotten the taste and texture of really good bread. Thank you for returning that pleasure to me."
Lou J.
Best Gluten Free Flour For The Bread Machine
There are so many good gluten-free flour blends, and I tried a few while developing my recipe. Most didn't perform the way I wanted; I decided to create my own blend. I chose sorghum flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, and ground flaxseed meal.
This combination of gluten free flours yielded the best results by far. This bread is a good gluten free sandwich bread. It holds up to peanut butter and jelly and a full lunchbox without breaking! The flavor and mouthfeel of the bread are light and fluffy.
NOTE: After two people reached out, I want to re-emphasize this recipe works with my custom flour blend or Cup4Cup, with a few modifications. See the FAQ for the modifications. Bob's 1 to 1 and King Arthur Measure for Measure are not as good for yeast recipes.
Step 3: Open your bread machine and make sure the paddle is on the spinner. Pour in your mixed wet ingredients.
Step 4: Pour the whisked dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients.
Step 5: Dump the yeast on top of the dry ingredients. Close the cover and press the button. My bread machine has a gluten free setting. If your bread machine has this setting, use it. After 5 minutes, take a soft rubber spatula and press the flour down from the sides. This tip will help prevent unmixed flour pockets on the side of your bread.
Step 6: This is what the batter looks like after the bread machine mixes the bread dough. You will see how wet this batter is compared to normal bread dough. This is what you want.
At this point, when the mixing has stopped, you can try to remove the paddle with the long tongs I linked below, or you can remove it when the bread is baked.
Step 7: Remove the bread from the bread machine when it is done. I gently slide my bread out of the pan and place it on a cooling rack. This helps prevent your bread from cooking longer in the hot pan.
The only downside to using a bread machine is the little paddle comes off into your bread. The bread stays hot for some time so I highly recommend you using tweezers or these pointed tongs to remove the paddle. It is easier to remove when the bread is hot.
Oven Baking Directions:
- Proof your yeast in ½ cup of warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Make sure the water temperature is no hotter than 120º F. Let this sit 5 minutes until your yeast is frothy.
- Follow the directions to mix your wet and dry ingredients.
- Add the frothy yeast mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix, then pour into the dry ingredients.
- Mix your batter, pour it into a greased loaf pan, cover it with plastic wrap, and allow it to rise for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Bake your bread for 35-40 minutes until the top of the loaf is golden.
- Test to see if it is done baking by sticking a long toothpick into the middle. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread needs to be bake a little longer.
- Remove the bread from the oven and place it on a rack to allow cooling. Do not slice the bread when it is hot.
Variations:
Feel free to vary the flavors you add to this gluten free bread machine bread. Here are some fun ways to do this:
- Add dried herbs and seasonings.
- When the mixing cycle has stopped, swirl in a combination of sugar and cinnamon.
- Add roasted garlic, butter, and shredded parmesan.
Tips and Recipe FAQ:
Most yeast is gluten free EXCEPT Red Star Platinum. As always, definitely check the ingredients label for any yeast you buy.
For a long time, I didn't think a bread machine could make great bread but this recipe has completely changed my mind.
Always put your wet ingredients into the bread machine first. It helps prevent flour pockets at the bottom of your bread loaf.
If you are using a bread machine, the baking time is automatic. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the bread. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread needs to bake longer.
If your bread didn't fully cook and you did cook it on the gluten free setting, it may be the machine brand. You should be able to lengthen the bake time.
I have not tested an egg replacer in this recipe, but I suspect the Just Egg bottled vegan liquid egg replacer would work very well in this recipe if you want your gluten free bread also to be egg-free.
If you can't have potato starch, use either corn starch or arrowroot starch to replace the potato starch.
This loaf makes a 1.5-pound loaf.
To make this recipe with Cup4Cup, omit the separate flours listed, the flaxseed, vinegar, and xanthan gum. Use 3 cups of Cup4Cup. Note I tested the original Cup4Cup and not their whole-grain blend in this recipe.
Check out my bread machine bread web story too!
What bread machines are best for gluten free bread?
There are several great brands of gluten free bread machines that have a gluten free setting. My friend, Jane, who wrote The Gluten Free Bread Machine Cookbook, likes to recommend the Cuisinart CBK-200 machine. I have an old Breadman Pro, but I do not think they even make it any longer. Many in my gluten free FB group like this Hamilton Beach model.
More Gluten Free Bread Recipes:
- Gluten Free Bagels
- Gluten Free Crescent Rolls
- Easy Gluten Free Dinner Rolls
- Gluten Free Zucchini Bread
- The Best Gluten Free Breadsticks
Recipe
The Best Gluten Free Bread Machine Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- ½ cup brown rice flour
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- ½ cup potato starch
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder aluminum free
- 2 eggs size large
- ¼ cup light oil * see note
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 ½ cups water
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk to blend. In a smaller bowl, add your wet ingredients and blend.
- Open your bread machine and make sure the paddle is on the spinner. Pour in your mixed wet ingredients.
- Pour the whisked dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients.
- Dump the yeast on top of the dry ingredients. Close the cover and press the button. My bread machine has a gluten free setting.
- If your bread machine has this setting, use it. After 5 minutes, take a soft rubber spatula and press the flour down from the sides. This tip will help prevent unmixed flour pockets on the side of your bread.
- Remove the bread from the bread machine when it is done. I gently slide my bread out of the pan and place it on a cooling rack. This helps prevent your bread from cooking longer in the hot pan.
- The only downside to using a bread machine is the little paddle comes off into your bread. The bread stays hot for some time so I highly recommend you using tweezers or these pointed tongs to remove the paddle. It is easier to remove when the bread is hot.
Notes
- Many bread recipe directions will say you can dump all of the ingredients in the bread maker. Do not do this! When you are mixing as many ingredients as is needed for gluten free bread, you risk the ingredients not getting mixed thoroughly and that can affect how the bread turns out!
- Most yeast is gluten free EXCEPT Red Star Platinum. As always, definitely check the ingredients label for any yeast you buy.
- Light oils include avocado and canola oil. You can use other oils but they may impart a flavor in the bread, which can be good or bad.
- To use Cup4Cup, add 3 cups Cup4Cup instead of the individual flours. Omit the xanthan gum, vinegar, and flaxseed.
Oven Baking Instructions:
- Proof your yeast in ½ cup of warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Make sure the water temperature is no hotter than 120º F. Let this sit 5 minutes until your yeast is frothy.
- Follow the directions to mix your wet and dry ingredients.
- Add the frothy yeast mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix then pour into the dry ingredients.
- Mix your batter, pour it into a greased loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and allow it to rise one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Bake your bread for 35-40 minutes until the top of the loaf is golden.
- Test to see if it is done baking by sticking a long toothpick into the middle. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread needs to bake a little longer.
- Remove the bread from the oven and place it on a rack to allow cooling. Do not slice the bread when it is hot.
Nutrition
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Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
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Juanita
I have been experimenting with Sandi’s recipe for a bread machine. Currently I use Trader Joe’s GF all purpose flour, 3 cups to replace the other flours. I use 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil. I use brown sugar and follow the ingredients in her recipe. I just used 1 extra large egg. I have an Oster bread machine. I use the Basic setting (no gluten free option) and Light crust.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much for coming back to let us know how you tweaked the recipe. I am really glad to hear another gluten free flour blend works with this recipe!
Pam
This is the best gluten-free bread recipe I’ve made to date (after 2 years of experimenting)! My loaves don’t seem to bake completely, so when the cycle ends I take it out of the bread pan, put it in a regular bread pan and put it in my oven until it browns a bit. I’m not sure how to adjust my setting on my bread machine, but this worked fine for me. Also, since I make one loaf each week, I make up 3 batches of the dry ingredients at a time so it makes it quicker to make on subsequent weeks.
Thanks so much for sharing your recipe, it turns out perfect every single time!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you love the recipe, Pam. I have had another ask me about settings because they also need to bake their bread a little longer. What bread machine are you using? I am truly glad you love the recipe, and I love your time-saving tip with the flour.
Sandra J Sagona
Hi Sandi,
I got a new bread machine to make gluten free bread, it has settings for 1, 1.5 and 2 lb loaves. Which should I pick for this recipe??? so excited to try this.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Sandra, this is a 1.5 lb loaf.
Anila Murshed
Hi, so excited to try this. Can I please use Bob red mill gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour? It has potatoe starch, xanthum gum and sorghum flour! Thanks for your response.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Anila, I have not tested Bob's 1:1 flour blend in this recipe, but I am skeptical it would work. It says right on the back of the bag it is not good for yeast recipes, so my first thought is that the blend will not work in my recipe. Cup4Cup is the only blend I have tested so far that will work.
Leslie
Is the yeast instant or regular
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Leslie, I use active dry yeast. I don't know what you mean by regular.
Carol Johnson
Hi. For this recipe. Can I use bobs red mill’s individual flours to make this?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Carol, I answered on FB, but you can use any brand of the individual flours I specified.
kim
Wow! Finally a soft springy gluten dairy and soy free bread!!! Fortunately I had all but potato starch (subbed in organic cornflour) and with help from my instant pot duo crisp a beautiful albeit round loaf appeared. Didnt rise as much as expected but it was a cold day...
Thank you so much!!
I wonder if i could do a bulk mix of all the dry ingredients (baking powder? Sourgum?) And maybe refrigerate it to make this an easy weekly bake for school lunches?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Kim, I am so glad you loved this bread recipe! Potato starch is fine to use. I recommend rising in the oven. I heat mine to 200º F, then turn off the oven. I rise the bread dough there where it is warm. I suppose you could bulk mix the ingredients...just be sure they are very well blended.
Amrita
Hi there, I tried this recipe. Bread was fluffy only issue was a bitter taste after chewing the bread. What could have caused this? I used almond milk instead of water.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Amrita, That bitter taste is most likely because you used baking powder with aluminum. The recipe does call for aluminum-free baking powder to avoid that bitter taste.