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| Author: | Amy [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gluten-free bread |
I just got off the phone with a new client. I'm doing a couple of dinners and a lunch for them around Christmas. One of her guests (somebody you would know, perhaps not by name, but by their work) is a huge fan of a certain ham, so I'm going to be offering ham sandwiches as part of a Boxer Day luncheon. But her (adult) daughters are gluten-free, and I've never made gluten-free bread. I'm not looking to perfect my gluten-free baking skills in the next month, but if someone has an awesome recipe, I'd love to hear it. If not, can you recommend a brand of bread? This is an extremely high-end client, so I'm looking for something perfect. Alternatively, I'd consider gluten-free ideas for the ham (it's smoked) that would work for an outdoor luncheon on a mesa in Colorado in the dead of winter. Amy |
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| Author: | jeanf [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Amy, I messaged a friend with a daughter with celiac for a recommendation. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Thanks Jean. Amy |
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| Author: | jim262 [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Gluten free resources: Cup 4 Cup King Arthur Flour Bob's Red Mill The reviews of "Cup 4 Cup" at Williams Sonoma are excellent. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Thanks Jim. I forgot about Cup4Cup. The stuff is seriously expensive, but I think I'll give it a try. If it can fool Andy, I'll know it's good. Amy Edited to add: Just ordered it from drugstore.com for $15.99 with free shoprunner 2-day shipping, and no tax. Much better deal than if I ordered from WS, even with my professional discount. |
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| Author: | jim262 [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
CI tested GF Sandwich Bread last summer, Udi's was the only one that was recommended. Quote: Udi’s Gluten Free White Sandwich Bread Ingredients: Udi’s Best Blend (tapioca & potato starch, brown rice flour, modified tapioca starch), water, non-GMO vegetable oil (canola or sunflower or safflower), egg whites, tapioca maltodextrin, evaporated cane juice, tapioca syrup, yeast, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), cultured corn syrup solids (natural mold inhibitor), enzymes. Gluten Free Flour Blend Makes 42 Ounces [about 8 ¾ cups] 24 ounces white rice flour 7.5 ounces brown rice flour 7 ounces potato starch 3 ounces tapioca flour .75 ounce nonfat milk powder I found all the ingredients for GF flour blend at my local Wegmans- mostly from Bobs Red Mill or Arrowhead Mills. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Good to know Jim. I'm going to try my hand at the brioche roll recipe on the Cup4Cup website. I think I'll also try one of the "rye" bread recipes I found while googling. Amy |
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| Author: | Kathy Henry [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
Jim Would you just use this mixture instead of a/p flour in a recipe? K |
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| Author: | jim262 [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
I do not have confidence that substitution works very well and would look for a recipe that was tested as GF. In addition to replacing the starches from wheat flour, xanthan gum is found in most GF recipes and some GF flour. From Bob's Red Mill : Quote: In the world of gluten-free baking, xanthan gum plays the crucial role of imitating gluten. In baking, gluten is what makes dough "doughy." It gives the dough elasticity, as well as viscosity. Those properties help to hold a cookie together while it bakes on a sheet in the oven, and they enable cakes and breads to hold onto the gas bubbles that form inside them - this allows them to rise and take shape. Xanthan gum helps replicate these properties in recipes that do not contain gluten. Xanthan Gum is also expensive. At more than $15\lb it is clearly the reason Cup 4 Cup is so pricy and from the feedback I have read and heard is the best place to start one's GF journey. Edited to Add: Since C4C is designed to replace AP flour in traditional recipes, it probably improves the chance of success in converting a quick bread. I may even try it with CI's cheese bread recipe. |
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| Author: | alstro [ Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gluten-free bread |
I have to eat gluten free and have yet to make a good bread, though I'm getting closer. I use my own mix, based on the cup 4 cup ingredients. The best GF rolls I've had were by French Meadow Bakery. I'm not sure how widely distributed they are but a local restaurant uses them and I think they are the supplier to Subway for their gluten free buns (being tested in limited areas). I recently found some baguettes at my local good food store that are pretty good, made by "Against the Grain". Deb |
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