Fresh Baked Bread Anyone Can Eat
My aunt and uncle have been using a regular bread machine for years to make celiac-safe bread, so I was surprised to find that Breville has come out with a bread machine, the $270 ikon Baker’s Oven, which sports a gluten-free program. The gluten-free program seems to improve the texture of GF breads. Luckily for us, Breville appears to part of a widening trend. Superchef Emeril Legasse has come out with a bread machine for $160 which also touts GF bells and whistles. Regular and miniature Zojirushi Home Bakery machines ($190 and $180, respectively) include a GF bread recipe tested on their machines. Breadman machines, one of our Top Ten gluten-free gifts, make GF bread for a mere $95.
Bread machines reduce mess, control dough-rising temperature, and allow to you go to sleep or to work and return to a hot loaf of bread. I personally like using the machine just to make dough and then cook the loaf in the oven. If you don’t want to spend time seeking sorghum flour and the like, simplify the process further with a GF bread machine mix. Bob’s Red Mill, The Gluten-Free Pantry, and Pamela’s are just some of the companies that make a variety of delicious GF mixes. Fortunately the gluten-free community has made its voice heard, and now there are a ton of choices for your dining pleasure.
If you or anyone you know owns one of these machines or uses one of these mixes, please write the blog. We’d love to post your comments.
I bought a BreadMan machine about a year ago. I live in Colorado, and had to add altitude adjustments. I started with the recipes in the back section of the book, used the altitude adjustments in the front of the book, followed everything step by step and was very very pleased with my first results. I made the cinnamon and the pumpernickel. My husband, a bread lover and non-celiac, raves. I have tried oatmeal honey bread from the 1000 Ggluten free recipe book, and have had good loaves, and bad out of the machine. I got adventurous and tried some substitutions and that was a BIG mistake! It was tasty “french toast” with out soaking it in batter!
All in all I have been extremely satisfied with our machine and the bread I have tried. But I do advise to follow the recipe EXACTLY, as to ingredients and steps given for the best results.