Gluten and Dairy Free Walnut Bread (Bread machine recipe)

I found this recipe on the tesco.com website, there are some good gluten and dairy free recipes. On the website you can find the recipe to make this bread by hand. I decided to make mine in the bread machine and it came out with a lovely crust (because of the molasses maybe?). It was really tasty, I will be making this bread again.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp cider vinegar
• 6 tbsps light olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 320ml rice milk
• 450g Doves Farm gluten free bread flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsps molasses
• 40g walnuts, chopped
• 2 tsp quick yeast

Method:

Beat the vinegar, oil  and eggs into the milk in a jug then pour into the bottom of your bread maker bowl. Add the flour, salt, molasses and nuts and stir around. Sprinkle the yeast over the top. Start the machine on a normal bread programme. After a few minutes of mixing lift the lid and, with a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Continue to bake as normal. When finished, remove and cool on a rack before slicing.

Product of the week: Genius White Bread

Sometimes I get bored eating the same bread every day, sometimes I don't have the time to bake any and sometimes I simply don't feel like baking.

This is a good bread to have around for those times. You can freeze it and it will keep for a month. It's gluten free, wheat free and dairy free. And although it doesn't say so on the allergy advice I can't see any soy ingredients. It also tastes nice too.

Like anything gluten free it's not cheap. I bought this 400g loaf in Tesco for €3.19 But I think it's worth keeping for emergencies.

Here are the listed ingredients: water, cornflour, potato starch, rapeseed oil, tapioca starch, dried egg white, rice bran, cellulose, sugar, yeast, stabiliser (Xantham Gum), salt, rice flour, calcium propionate.

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Dove's Gluten Free Machine White Bread

I decided to try the machine version with Dove's gluten free white bread blend. I don't have a fancy bread machine with gluten free baking options, it's a Biffinet I bought it in Lidl 10 years ago. I like the convenience of bread machines, you just put the ingredients in and you can forget about it and get on with the rest of the day, plus you get a very nice bread. The only thing I don't like is those holes at the bottom of the loaf from the blades...

Bread machines don't brown the top so I was expecting that but I wasn't expecting it to sink. Other than that it was fine, same texture inside, same taste, same crust (on the sides) than the oven baked version. I made the large loaf and it turned out to be huge! I followed the instructions on the packet and baked it on a normal baking programme ( I have read on the Internet that if you don't have a gluten free one the quick programme is best but it worked very well).

Note: I have made this bread again in the breadmachine since posting this recipe and it keeps sinking...

Ingredients:

• 465g rice milk
• 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 9 tbsp oil
• 3 eggs
• 675g gluten free bread flour blend
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 3 tsp yeast

Method:

1. Mix all the wet ingredients in a bowl. Then pour into the the machine pan. 
2. Add the flour, salt and sugar to the pan and stir with a spoon. Now, I have to confessed that I did not follow this step to the letter as my Biffinet manual says to put the salt and sugar first, then cover the whole thing with flour so the yeast doesn't get in contact with the salt (is this why it sunk?).
3. Sprinkle the yeast on top.
4. Start machine on normal bread programme.
5. After a few minutes mixing, lift the machine lid and using a plastic spatula scrape down the sides of the pan. Do not use fingers.
6. Continue machine on normal baking programme.

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Dove's Gluten Free Oven Baked White Bread

I am done experimenting with self-raising flour to make bread. This bread is perfect, it tastes lovely, it doesn't crumb, it slices easily... I bought a Gluten and Wheat White Bread Flour Blend from Doves Farm (they sell it in Tesco now) and gave it a go. It has a blend of potato, tapioca, rice flours and xantham gum. I tried the oven baked recipe that comes at the back of the packet. I will be trying the bread machine version next.

Check their website for more recipes: www.dovesfarm.co.uk

Ingredients:

• 450g white bread flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp quick yeast
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 325ml warm milk
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp oil

Method:

Preheat the oven to 220C/Fan 200C. Mix together the flour, salt, yeast and sugar. In a large bowl beat in the milk, vinegar and eggs. Add the flour and mix to form a sticky dough. Continue mixing adding the oil. Place the dough in an oiled 1kg/2lb bread tin, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour (I use the hot press).  Bake for 40/45 minutes.

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My Gluten free and Dairy free Bread

I have been experimenting with bread and this is my best yet! It almost tastes like French bread...


Ingredients:

• 350g gluten free self-raising flour (I use Doves Farm ~no soya, no milk powders)
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 350ml rice milk 
• 1 tbsp  lemon juice
• 3 eggs

Method:

Mix the dry ingredients well (sift them if possible) then mix the wet ingredients. Combine both and pour the dough on a 2lb baking loaf. Bake for 50 minutes in a preheated oven at 180C.

Enjoy!

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Gluten free and Dairy Free Loaf

This is my favorite bread, a moist bread, great for sandwiches.

Ingredients:

• 225g self-raising gluten free flour
• 3 tsp gluten free baking powder
• 275ml rice milk
• 1 tblsp lemon juice
• 3 eggs
• 3 tblsp oil
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180C. Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl mix the milk, lemon juice, eggs and oil. Fold the milk mixture into the flour mix. Grease a 1lb loaf tin and pour in the mixture. Bake for 60 minutes. Let it cool in the tin for a few minutes and turn out a wire rack to cool.

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Gluten & Dairy Free Soda Bread

This recipe is easy and gives good results but don't expect it to be like normal bread. It does have a very different texture.

Ingredients:

• 500g gluten free self-raising flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tbsps baking powder
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 500ml rice milk

Method:

In a bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl mix the milk with the vinegar and oil. Add the milk mixture to the flour. Stir to form a dough. Pour into an oiled 500g/1lb tin. Bake in a preheated oven (180°) for 90 minutes.

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Dairy & Gluten Free Cornbread

This is the best recipe for cornbread I have come across. It's from a book I found in my local library called "Gluten free cooking" from Sue Shepherd.

This bread is delicious just out of the oven. It keeps well for about three days and then it becomes a crumbly mess. Don't throw it out, keep it in the freezer for breadcrumbs.

Ingredients:

• 115g fine rice flour
• 45g tapioca flour (cornflour works well too)
• 1 tsp xantham gum (optional, I never use it and it turns out just fine)
• 3 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup polenta
• 2 tblsps caster sugar
• 1 cup rice milk
• 3 tblsps light olive oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method:

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Brush an 11cmx22cm loaf tin with olive oil. Lightly dust with gluten free flour. Sift the flours, xantham gum, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Add the polenta, castor sugar, milk, olive oil and egg, and mix well. Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the loaf. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, the transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve at room temperature or place under a grill and toast both sides.

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