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The Best Gluten Free Bread Machine Bread Recipe

Sandi Gaertner
One bite of this light and fluffy gluten free bread machine bread and you will be hooked. I also include oven baking directions.
4.94 from 143 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 14 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 24 minutes
Course Gluten Free Bread Recipe
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 189 kcal

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Ingredients
  

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

  1. 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!
  2. Most yeast is gluten free EXCEPT Red Star Platinum. As always, definitely check the ingredients label for any yeast you buy.
  3. I always recommend using filtered water when making yeast bread. Chlorine in tap water can kill yeast.
  4. Light oils include avocado and canola oil. You can use other oils, but they may impart a flavor to the bread, which can be good or bad.
  5. To use Cup4Cup, add 3 cups Cup4Cup instead of the individual flour. Omit the xanthan gum, vinegar, and flaxseed.
  6. WATER - For some reason, some have had the middle cave, indicating there is too much water. Others don't experience this. I am assuming it is the bread maker. If you notice the bread sinks in the middle, use 1 1/4 cups of water.

Oven Baking Instructions:

  • Proof your yeast in 1/2 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 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.

Breadmaker Issues:

Before I go into the recipe steps, I want to discuss breadmakers. This recipe depends on the bread machine you use and the cycle type you run. The gluten free time/cycle settings differ on EVERY machine and model number. I am not sure why this is, but I am noticing it. Here are things I noticed and some ideas:
    1. If you are at a high altitude, your yeast may be much more explosive than at typical altitudes. I do not live at a high altitude and do not know what to do about this except to use less yeast and bake this bread in the oven.
    1. Some breadmakers do not have a gluten free cycle, or the programmed gluten free cycle isn't long enough. If this is the case, use the "Home Made" custom cycle, programming in about: 20 minutes Mix, 45 minutes Rise, 90 minutes Bake.
    1. Often, the gluten free setting does not bake the bread long enough. If this happens, you can run a short "bake-only" cycle to brown the top of the bread more.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 219mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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