Recipe: Gluten Free Focacia Bread

Bread is always one of the big focuses for anyone on a gluten free diet.   If you are someone who likes focacia bread, here is an excellent recipe you will enjoy!

Gluten Free Focacia Bread

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup millet flour
• 1/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1/4 cup potato starch
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup tapioca starch
• 1 teaspoon guar gum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2-2/3 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Grease and flour a 8-8” pan, use rice flour for this. I also put parchment paper on the bottom.
2. Mix dry ingredients together.
3. Put the yeast in warm water with a pinch of sugar and let sit for 5 minutes or so.
4. Add the oil and add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix just until blended.
5. Then mix with mixer on high for 2 minutes.
6. Spoon dough into pan. Cover and let double in size, about 40-60 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 400 with rack in lower third of oven (i have forgotten to position the oven racks before and it still turned out fine).
8. When dough has doubled in size, sprinkle with olive oil and brush across dough. Sprinkle with rosemary and sea salt.
9. Bake 20 minutes, should be light brown.
10. Cool in pan 15 minutes and then enjoy.

[Recipe Courtesy of Recipe Zaar]