My 1st Attempt At gluten-free Yeast Bread

[Jujbe]

Well, I'm pretty happy with the results - tastes great but not the texture I expected. But perhaps I'm expecting too much? Is it possible gluten-free yeast breads to have a similar texture to regular yeast breads? I've made wheat-based batter breads (which are beaten but not kneaded) & know their texture is different. So maybe this is true of gluten-free yeast breads too?

Still, I was pleasantly surprised with how good it tasted. Since it was my first try, I expected it to be edible but not that good. I sure won't miss the taste of regular bread if it always tastes this good. But no way would I be able to use this to make sandwiches. Not a big thing as I don't eat them often anyway but sometimes would be nice.

Okay, the texture on my bread was more like a muffin but not so oily & held together better but still could crumble easily if I pulled it apart. Is this what I should expect? The holes were quite open too - sort of lacy if you think of it as bread. Fine if you think of it as a muffin. I hope I'm conveying this right. Now if it shouldn't be open textured like that, does anyone know what does that? Is it too much leavening agent? I used yeast but also a little of baking powder & cream of tartar as I saw suggested in one site. I added xantham gum & some gelatin too. Would gelatin make it more open, less open, or not affect it that way?

I must admit while I was making the bread, I was griping away. I kept stopping to scratch as my DH is driving me crazy. And I had added some coconut flour & when I added the liquids, the whole thing thickened up like setting cement. I figured I'd blown it. But I added LOTS more liquids in milk, another egg & some oil till I could beat it again. Didn't know what to expect but I'm happy now. Still, I'd like to fine tune the results so I can get back to baking like I used to.

Thanks everyone! It's nice to have such a kind bunch of people helping one another. This is so new to me & somehow, it still doesn't seem real to me I have gluten intolerance.

[jnclelland]

If you want to go the easy (but probably pricier) way, Breads by Anna has a very good yeast-free, gluten-free (and many other things-free) bread mix. You can order the mix online at www.glutenevolution.com. Be sure you get the yeast-free one, as there are also several that do contain yeast.

Jeanne