Gluten Free Bread with Herb Dipping Sauce

By Susan Gouveia

I love making fresh bread. The whole process is luxurious. My kitchen smells divine & baking it for guests is such a treat.  Lately, my body has seemed a bit more sensitive to products with gluten. Fortunately, we have options to wheat flours now. Garbanzo, brown rice, fava bean and potato flour are a few I have experimented with.  Some of my favorite ways to enjoy warm bread:  Fresh  butter  &  local honey or creating a “dipping” sauce filled with herbs & spices. Here are my original recipes. Try this

recipe, or purchase a gluten-free bread mix for your first time.

• 2 cups rice flour (brown or white)
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• 2 1/2 teaspoons guar gum or xanthan gum
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 packet dry yeast
• 1 2/3 cups warm milk
• 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil or  melted butter
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 eggs, room temperature

Optional

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs & 4-6 roasted garlic cloves cut into quarters.
• 1 Tbsp of melted butter
• Sesame seeds, cinnamon & sugar sprinkled on top, after bread has risen.

Directions:

1. Use the directions from your bread maker. Each one is different.
2. Mix eggs, milk, melted butter, vinegar and put in bread maker pan
3. Mix dry ingredients & put in bread maker pan after wet items.
4. Sprinkle yeast over dry ingredients
5. Turn on bread maker. I use the “Quick Bread” option which is about 90 minutes.
6. Use spatula to scrape down sides & to make sure bread is kneading.
7. Melt Tbsp of butter & add garlic and herbs, Pour over bread that is still kneading.
8. Later, when bread has risen and has started to cook, open lid and sprinkle sesame seeds, cinnamon & sugar.

Herb Dipping Sauce

• Olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Maple syrup
• Finely chopped herbs. I used garlic, oregano, sage, rosemary & chives
• Salt, Pepper, cayenne

Pour equal amounts of  olive oil, balsamic & add maple syrup for desired sweetness.

Add your choice of minced herbs. Season to taste. Place in a bowl or dish next to bread. Have a spoon handy to mix sauce up & spoon on bread. Please let me know how it turns out!