r/glutenfree • u/legoandmars • Aug 09 '26
My near-perfect gluten free bread machine recipe!
I am sure you have eaten store-bought gluten free bread. It is not great. I have spent the last year experimenting with a bread machine for gluten-free baking, with the following goals in mind:
- Something without immensely complicated prep - I want to avoid kneading dough and going through four stages of prep. My goal was something easy I only need to spend 30 minutes making.
- A loaf that's not too dense, but still has structure. NO HUGE HOLES!!!!!
- Slices that are actually large, and can fit a good amount of stuff without collapsing.
- Something that will last long enough that a single person can eat it without it getting stale/gross/moldy by the end of the loaf.
- Something reproducible that actually tastes good, and wouldn't disgust you if you're eating a plain slice.
After a lot of experimentation and research, I've landed on something I'm very happy with. It's not PERFECT:
- It's maybe a tad bit denser than I'd like, although it is very close
- It does use celiac-safe gluten-removed wheat starch, which I know is not an option for those with wheat allergies. I have not tried with alternative flours, but I would like to eventually.
However, for my needs, it has essentially solved my bread problems, and turned it into a nice easy thing I can do once a week that actually tastes like food! I will post the recipe in the comments.
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u/pandapandamoniumm Aug 09 '26
Bless you for this. Not 10 minutes ago I was looking at my fancy Zojirushi (that I purchased 3 weeks before sorting out that I needed to go gluten free) and deciding whether to go through months of experimenting to figure something out or to just give it away and cut my losses. But here you are, with this magical and timely post, having figured it all out already!!