I don’t know about my fellow celiac’s, but gluten-free bread does not taste the same as gluten bread. I loved bread!!! A soft freshly baked bun, a nice baguette, a rye sandwich ahhhhhh! As I started my gluten-free journey I really, I mean really, missed bread. One day, my son brought home a gluten-free bread mix he saw at Walmart called Duinkerken Gluten-Free Bread Premium Mix. Always adventurous with food, I gave it a go and oh my god!!! Amazing!!! I love this stuff.

One box makes one loaf and ok, it is not gluten bread, but when it is warm and later when toasted it is pretty damn close. As per directions on the box, to make it you will need: 1 box of mix 3 Tbsps canola oil, 3 tsps quick rising yeast, 2 eggs, 1 ½ cups of warm water. Preheat your oven to 375 F (190 C)

Above is the back of the box. Here you can see Duinkerken's instructions. The ingredients list: corn starch, rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, potato flour, sugar, salt and xanthan gum. According to the side of the box the mix is enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine, folic acid and riboflavin. I love having these mixes on hand. I buy them when they are on sale. They are great for making one loaf of bread.

Mix the dry ingredients and then using a mixer add the wet and mix for about 3 to 5 minutes. Add to a greased loaf pan and cover with a tea towel in a warm place and let rise for 30 minutes. Then bake for 45 minutes. My oven is a hot oven, therefore I usually only bake mine for 35 minutes. I advise that at the 30 minute mark you keep an eye on your bread. Cool and eat! Finished product. I couldn’t resist the first piece, yum!

This gluten-free bread mix is very versatile. After mixing and before putting in your loaf pan I have added grated cheese or raisons or a couple of tablespoons of ground flax seed. Give it a mix by hand and then into your loaf pan to rise and bake as normal.

Has anyone else tried it? What do you think? Do you have a favourite gluten-free bread? Do you still crave bread, and if so, how do you deal with that?