yummy bread not store bought

This is the bread we make and use. I make it gluten free for the kids and I also make it gluten free and diabetic acceptable for husband. There are a lot of ingredients and some of which most people don't just have around. When preparing to make this make sure your eggs and butter are up to room temperature.Also you don't want your water to hot or to cold around 110 degrees.
dry mix:
6 cups flour mix ( I will put the flour mix on the bottom, it is not gluten free flour)
1/2 TBS xanthan gum
1 TBS unflavored gelatin
1 TBS egg re placer
1 1/2 TSP salt
3/8 cup sugar
3/4 cup dry milk
3 1/2 TSP dry yeast

wet ingredients
2 eggs and 4 whites
1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 TSP vinegar
2 TBS honey or molasses we use honey
2 1/4 cup water 110 degrees

combine dry ingredients and set aside

on low begin to beat wet ingredients..eggs, whites, butter, vinegar, honey, add the water
begin to beat in dry ingredients..slowly adding. beat for on high for 2 to 3 mins

spray your bread pans, this makes 2 loaves of bread at a time. Put your mixture divided evenly between your 2 bread pans. Make sure you pat them smooth. This allows for all the air bubbles to get out. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and set to rise for about 45 mins.

Pre heat your oven to 400. you are going to cook the brad for 15 min un covered then 25 more mins with foil on top.

When its done let it cool for a min before removing them from the pan and placing them on a wire rack.

After completely cool you want to slice the bread to the size you want. In between each slice place a sheet of deli paper or wax paper and place it all into a ziplock bag. You want to freeze the bread, gluten free bread doesn't have a long shelf life. As you need bread pull the amount of slices you need and toast them. They will become un frozen and ready to make the way you like them.

Bread flour mix

4 cups rice flour
4 cups tapioca starch
4 cups corn starch
4 TBS potato flour

This is very good bread and very temperamental. Make sure your yeast is fresh. Also a few other tips. Take a baking tray and put ice cubes on it put it in the oven at the same time you put your bread in. The steam helps the bread rise while baking and also keeps it m

chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies

2 1/4 cup gluten free flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp salt
1 cup soft butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup of M&M's

preheat oven to 375

mix flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and set aside

beat butter and sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl with mixer till creamy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg. Slowly beat in your flour mixture. Add chocolate chips and M&M's. Place your round drops of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 mins or until lightly golden brown. Let the cookies cool on baking sheet for about 2 mins before placing them on a wire rack. This makes about 5 dozen cookies if they are small enough.

I leave a good amount on a plate for the kids and the rest I place in a ziplock freezer bag and put them in the freezer for later. You have to remember gluten free products will go stale very fast if not frozen. They also defrost very quickly so there always ready for when you need them.
 

rgluten free muffins

This was our breakfast the other morning.

I make my muffins a smaller size so that they are perfect for my kids. I made blueberry and chocolate chip muffins out of the same recipe.








So here is what you need:
a bag of chocolate chips
frozen or fresh blueberries
2 cups of gluten free flour (for non gluten free use 2 cups all purpose flour)
1 tsp of zanthan gum
  1/2 cups of sugar (I had to use diabetic sugar)
  3 tsp of baking powder
  1/2 tsp of salt
  3/4 cup of milk (use lactose if your intolerant)
  1/3 cup of oil
  1 egg beaten

So i always mix all my dry ingredients together and put them off to the side. Then in my mixer I start with the egg, get it beaten up and add the rest of the wet ingredients. After the wet ingredients are mixed well I add the dry to the wet and mix it well. When that is all mixed well I add my chips or blueberries. Now scoop your batter into your sprayed muffin pans.. So here is what you do next:

  3 tbs of sugar
  2 tbs of brown sugar
mix them together and sprinkle on top of your muffins
place your muffins in a 400 degree oven for about 15 mins, but keep an eye on them time depends on your oven.
  Let them cool in the muffin pan a few mins before putting them on a wire rack. Then eat them up, they are so yummy. They also freeze very well for another day or for large batches.