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]

French breads are one of those types of breads that can be difficult to make gluten free, but I did manage to come across a good recipe that I wanted to share.

Gluten Free French Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cups warm water (about 110 degrees)
• 3/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1 3/4 cups potato starch
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon guar gum
• 1/4 cup powdered milk
• 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 4 large egg whites, at room temperature, divided use

Directions:

1. Line a two-baguette French bread pan with parchment paper or coat with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and water and stir until dissolved. Set aside for 5 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sorghum flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, guar gum, powdered milk, salt, butter, cider, 3 egg whites and the yeast mixture.
4. Beat on low to blend. Once blended, beat on high speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. The dough will be soft.
5. Transfer half of the dough to each side of the prepared pan.
6. Use a wet spatula to smooth each into a 12-inch loaf.
7. Lightly beat the remaining egg white, them use a pastry brush to lightly coat the top of the loaves.
8. Use a knife to cut 3 diagonal slashes (about 1/8-inch deep) across each loaf.
9. Place the pan on the middle rack of a cold oven.
10. Set the oven to 425 degrees and bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until nicely browned.
11. Remove the bread from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

[Recipe Courtesy of AZ Central]

I’ve always found you really have to develop a taste for gluten free breads, but good chocolates aren’t usually to difficult to find.   Have you ever thought about combining the two?

Gluten Free Chocolate Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1/3 cup flax seed flour (I ground up the seed in my coffee grinder. Worked like a charm)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 Tablespoons unsweetened chocolate powder (I used Green & Blacks)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup rice milk (or goat milk)
• 4 Tablespoons oil (I used coconut oil…tasty)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (make sure it is not distilled by a grain alcohol)

Directions:

1. Mix wet ingredients.
2. Mix dry ingredients.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix.
4. Pour into small greased loaf pan.
5. Bake in 375° preheated oven for 45-50 minutes.
6. Test with a toothpick to make sure thoroughly cooked.
7. Let cool on wire rack.

[Recipe Courtesy of Phoenix Island]

Finding gluten free breads that also taste good can sometimes be difficult, so I try to feature those here when I find them.  Here is a recipe I ran across for gluten free potato bread.  Enjoy!

Gluten Free Potato Bread Recipe

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 package dry yeast
• 2 cups Gourmet Blend flour
• 1/2 cup instant potato flakes
• 3 tbs. non fat dry milk
• 2 tsp. xanthan gum
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tbs. sugar

Wet Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tbs. margarine, melted
• 2 eggs, room temperature, beaten
• 1 tsp. vinegar
• 7/8 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients.
2. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
3. Transfer to gluten free bread machine.
4. Combine and whisk all liquid ingredients.
5. Transfer to machine.

[Recipe Courtesy of YT Recipes]

We all know that good bread is probably the hardest thing to find for someone on a gluten free diet, so when I found a good recipe for Fococia bread, I figured it would make for a great post.

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Gluten Free Fococia Bread Recipe

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. Mix with mixer on high for 2 minutes.
6. Spoon dough into pan.
7. Cover and let double in size, about 40-60 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 400 with rack in lower third of oven.
9. When dough has doubled in size, sprinkle with olive oil and brush across dough.
10. Sprinkle with rosemary and sea salt.
11. Bake 20 minutes, should be light brown.
12. Cool in pan 15 minutes and then enjoy.

[Recipe Courtesy of Recipe Zaar]