Anybody Else Missing "Real" Bread?

[SJR]

I think I killed a mixer trying to make one of the gluten-free Pantry boxes. Wasn't worth it either but I don't want to risk the new mixer. I'm thinking about getting a Sunbeam 5891 breadmaker. I can't afford much else and that one has pretty decent reviews for a cheaper one. Do you all use a bread maker or do you just make it by hand when you bake?

No breadmaker...all by hand

[momxyz]

as far as bread goes... never was big into anyways, so it didn't represent too much of a loss, initially. What I did miss right away was not having the convenience of making a sandwich for work, but I just packed other leftovers.

It was pasta and pizza that was the big deal. Again, I could easily say "pass" but my husband felt bad about having them for supper when I couldn't eat them. I very quickly found Tinkyada - and guess what -- my husband prefers that now over what we had been eating before!

For pizza crust, I use Namaste's pizza crust mix.

My bread crisis came during the holidays. Tho I was not big on bread for bread's sake, I love stuffing!! So for the Thanksgiving bird, I prepared Choebe's focaccia bread mix. Made a great stuffing. At New Year's I made Namaste's bread mix for the bread for my stuffing. My daughter (also recently gluten-free) enjoyed what I didn't use for stuffing as toast for breakfast.

I recently made the Choebe's focaccia bread mix again, to serve with a pasta meal, and enjoyed it in its own right. So I am going to prepare it again. This time I am going to prepare it in 2 rectagular flat breads (following instructions on the bag) to make - guess what - bread for sandwiches! It will be the first time I take a sandwich to work in 6 months.

[kareng]

Pancakes are relatively easy to make gluten-free, and it's not so easy to tell the difference. In fact, I saw a recent post about how a gluten-eater shoveled 8 pancakes down their throat, and had absolutely no idea they were gluten-free.

I've never been a big pancake eater but my hub & kids are. Hub puts some cinnamon, ginger, cloves & a splash of vanilla in Gluten-full pancakes & its delish. This would probably work well for gluten-free pancakes.