New To Celiac

[Starseed]

Hello everyone, my name is Dave. I'm 23 and I was just diagnosed with celiac. I'm still in the beginning stages where I'm trying to figure which guten-free products I like and which ones I don't. Something that I'm having a hard time finding is a good sandwich bread. I have tried making my own and they came out very dry, crumbly and heavy. I want something a little lighter and softer. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

[jerseyangel]

Hello everyone, my name is Dave. I'm 23 and I was just diagnosed with celiac. I'm still in the beginning stages where I'm trying to figure which guten-free products I like and which ones I don't. Something that I'm having a hard time finding is a good sandwich bread. I have tried making my own and they came out very dry, crumbly and heavy. I want something a little lighter and softer. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

Hi Dave, and welcome!

I'm glad you found us--there's a lot of good advice and information here about living the gluten-free lifestyle.

Do you have a Whole Foods nearby? They have their own line of gluten-free baked goods called The Gluten Free Bakeshop. The Sandwich Bread is very good.

Another good bread is The Gluten Free Pantry French Bread Mix. It's very easy, and tastes great. I throw it into my KitchenAid mixer, and bake it in the oven.

If there's anything we can do to help, just ask!

[Rusla]

Hi Dave and welcome to the board.

Finding decent sandwich bread is so much a problem that I have primarily given up on it. That is because some you have to take and put in the toaster oven or microwave for a few minutes to get it soft and then it is okay. However, stay away from the pure rice bread the only thing you get out of that is crumbs.

[Guhlia]

I love all Kinnikinnick baked goods. Their sandwich bread is the best I've had thus far and it makes a killer grilled cheese sandwich!!! If you want to make your own, I highly recommend the Gluten Free Pantry's Favorite Sandwich Bread.

[tarnalberry]

I also have mostly given up on bread, but it's important to try a couple of different kinds, because there's different preferences between different people. But the other things include the fact that you need to toast (in a gluten-free toaster) the bread, or heat it in some fashion, for most breads.

[Carriefaith]

Kinnikinnick and Sterk's are my favorite breads.

[Mango04]

Hi, welcome. I'd also recommend trying many different brands, as we all seem to have very different preferences (and yeah - make sure you toast all gluten-free bread!)

You could also make sandwiches in corn tortillas (heat up the tortillas first), or if you can find Corn Thins...sandwiches are really good on those. Good luck

[amybeth]

Gillian's French Rolls are good. I split them and toast them, but they are the only thing I've found that creates what I remember as a good sandwich.

Corn thins are good - I like them better than ricecakes - with sandwich-y toppings on them.

[Lisa]

Gillian's French Rolls are good. I split them and toast them, but they are the only thing I've found that creates what I remember as a good sandwich.

Corn thins are good - I like them better than ricecakes - with sandwich-y toppings on them.

I have to agree on Gillian's and their English Muffins are the closest to "real" bread.