My First loaf of Bread!

This is my first loaf of bread! I was SUPER excited to give a try at baking my own bread! 

I LOVE whole wheat bread and was SAD to see that I was NO longer able to eat it! After paying $5.99 for UDI bread a few times....I realized.....I did NOT like paying that price! I will say that it is a very good store bought bread! If you are going to buy store bought bread then UDI is the way to go! It has a great flavor and holds together wonderfully. It also makes yummy toast!

I just could not go another day without making my own! :) Nothing like fresh baked bread, right?

So this is how I made my bread!

Ingredients


YEAST
1 cup warm water
2 tsp instant yeast
2 tbsp raw sugar (could use agave)

DRY INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup ground flax
1/2 cup potato starch
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup almond flour/meal
2 1/2 tsp Xanthan gum
1 1/4 tsp sea salt

WET INGREDIENTS
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 brown organic eggs
2 brown organic egg whites


*I wanted to take more pics but got caught up in the bread making. haha. I did manage to capture a few though!*

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Grease loaf pan.

In a small bowl combine water, yeast, and sugar. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes. This will allow the yeast to proof and it will shorten the rise time.

In a large bowl combine dry ingredients. Mix well and set aside.

In mixer add your wet ingredients and blend until combined.

Add yeast mixture to mixer and mix at low speed until combined.

Switch to a dough hook and begin slowly adding dry ingredients.

This bread did not really form a "dough ball" It was just doughy. haha Not sure if that makes sense.

Pour your dough into your loaf pan and shape. **It was very hard to shape.**

 

Let the dough rise in a warm draft free place for 30-40 minutes or until dough rises to the top of the pan. 

Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes.

***I did 35 minutes the first time and it jiggled a little. So...I put it back in the oven and set the timer to 10 minutes. It seemed perfect at 45 minutes in my oven but all ovens vary. :)

I was really excited that it tasted so good! It had that wheat feel to me.  My husband says it has the homemade "wheat" bread taste. SCORE! : D

I really hope you try this bread because its yummy! Its good for anyone, not just because its gluten free!

 

 Let me know what you think! I would love to hear your comments! :)