Gluten-Free and Rice-Free Buckwheat Bread Recipe
A great recipe to try for gluten-free buckwheat bread, which has a wonderful earthy flavor. It's rice-free, too, and not gritty—just moist!
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- Serves: 18 persons
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon butter (or coconut oil for greasing pans)
- 1cup gluten-free buckwheat flour
- ½cup potato starch (not flour)
- ½cup tapioca starch
- ¾teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- ¾teaspoon guar gum
- ¼teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1(1/4-ounce) packet dry yeast (not instant dry yeast, or 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- ⅛teaspoon ground ginger
- 2tablespoons apple fiber powder (available at health food stores)
- 3large eggs (room-temperature)
- 2tablespoons light olive oil (divided)
- 1tablespoon honey
- ½teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¾cup water (lukewarm, NOT hot water, as hot water kills the yeast)
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Grease 3 mini loaf pans (5 3/4 x 3 inches) and set aside.Step 3
In a large bowl, whisk together buckwheat flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, salt, baking powder, guar gum, xanthan gum , dry yeast, ginger, and apple fiber powder until well combined.Step 4
In a separate small bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, honey, vinegar, and water until thoroughly blended.Step 5
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and, using an electric mixer or a stand mixer, beat on high for about 3 minutes. The mixture will look like a thick cake batter.Step 6
Evenly divide the bread batter into prepared pans. Pans should each be about 1/2 full.Step 7
Cover with a damp cloth and place pans in a warm, draft-free location to rise for about 40 minutes.Step 8
While loaves are rising, heat oven to 350 F/176 C.Step 9
Place loaf pans on the middle rack in the oven and bake for about 35 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of about 206 F on a digital thermometer.Step 10
Remove loaves from pans immediately and brush lightly with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and cool on a rack.Step 11
Eat with soup or a sandwich and enjoy! Reminder: Always make sure your work surfaces, utensils, pans, and tools are free of gluten. Always read product labels. Manufacturers can change product formulations without notice. When in doubt, do not buy or use a product before contacting the manufacturer for verification that the product is free of gluten.