Making Bread Without A Bread Machine

[Suzie]

Has anyone made a loaf of gluten-free bread using one of the mixes available the "old fashioned" way with out using a bread machine? I would like to try this but don't know about any adaptations I would need to make of if it is even possible.

Thanks. Sue

[VydorScope]

Has anyone made a loaf of gluten-free bread using one of the mixes available the "old fashioned" way with out using a bread machine? I would like to try this but don't know about any adaptations I would need to make of if it is even possible. 

Thanks. Sue

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Page 68 of The Gluten Free Gourmet by Bette Hagman explains how to modify recipes to work with out a bread machine, but if your gonna be making bread a machine is much less work, and you can do a delay start so that you dump all teh indgredients in to the machine in the AM and have fresh hot bread when you get home from work. I can look it up when I get home if you dont have the book.

PLus there are alot of recipies on this section of the board that dont use a breadmachine. LIke:

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as two fast examples : )

Just and an FYI this is the breadmachine I have and it works great, fiarly cheap as these machines go too..

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[Felidae]

I make gluten-free bread without a breadmaker. I have used mixes and also some of Bette Hagman's recipes. The dough is more like quick bread dough rather than traditional wheat bread dough. I find it quite easy to bake from scratch.

[cornbread]

I don't have a bread machine so I make my bread in the oven. The mix I like best is Breads From Anna: Open Original Shared Link. Simply amazing. Texture just like gluten wholewheat bread!

[Lauren M]

Oh boy, cornbread, how do you make the Manna from Anna w/o a bread machine?? I tried just using a heavy-duty electric mixer, and it was still such a mess! Now I have a bread machine, and it's a much neater process. Of course, I'm no expert in the kitchen...

I'm right with you on Anna's being the BEST bread ever! Just made myself a cheese sandwich with some for lunch!

- Lauren

[Suzie]

Thanks all. I'm going to brave the Manna from Anna w/o bread machine and see what happens.

[VydorScope]

Thanks all. I'm going to brave the Manna from Anna w/o bread machine and see what happens.

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Oh the pre-made mixes are easy. You'll be fine as long as you can follow simple directions

[floridanative]

Just and an FYI this is the breadmachine I have and it works great, fiarly cheap as these machines go too..

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[VydorScope]

Thanks for posting this bread machine link. Just last night I decided that I'd get one for Christmas but hadn't researched prices so I thought I'd have to lay out $200 for a decent one. Now it looks like Santa can bring me more than an appliance. Hooray!!

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To be fair, I dunno what makes the $200 ones worth $200, but all I know is mine works very well, no complaints.

I have not tired the "express bake -58min" mode yet, and probably wont since it says "makes the curst hard and dark" and I do not think I like that. The "basic" mode is all I use. Works with all the gluten-free recipes so far.