Submitted by Jazzyflower on September 26, 2008 - 2:19am

How do I make a good wheat free bread

Hi, I am a new member from England UK and I think the  ideas and recipes on this website look really great.

I am a fairly inexperienced baker but LOVE doing it and want to do lots more! However, I really want to start by learning how to bake a good wheat free loaf (for celiac and wheat intolerances) I have tried on my own using rice flour and potato flour but I find the rice makes it very gritty in texture and I dont like the taste much.  I have tried corn starch with rice but this is better but I still feel it needs more taste and  smoother texture. I find potato starch make things a bit rubbery!  I am really happy to experiment with different quantities and ingredients but cant find a happy soloution yet!

Submitted by stacyb on September 18, 2008 - 11:49am

gluten free dutch oven bread

Hello fellow knead-less dutch oven bread enthusiasts! I've been enjoying this bread for almost a year now and rarely have trouble with it, except when our temps. here are in the 100's. Then it rises too fast, comes out flat, etc...Anyway, I've had a request for a wheat free version using buckwheat, spelt, quinoa, or other non-wheat flours. Have any of you baked this bread wheat free?
I'd love some advice before I start experimenting. I'm not really a bread baker, I love the knead-less recipe because it is so simple, therefore I don't really know the chemistry behind bread and alternative flours. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.