Gluten Free French Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer, place flours, xanthan gum, salt, and egg replacer (if used).Blend with mixer on low.
• In a small bowl dissolve the sugar in the water, and add yeast.
• Wait until the mixture foams slightly, then blend into the dry ingredients.
• Add the butter, egg whites, and vinegar.Beat on high for 3 minutes.
• To form loaves, spoon dough onto greased and cornmeal-dusted cookie sheets in two long French-loaf shapes or spoon into special French-bread pans.
• Slash diagonally every few inches.If desired, brush with melted butter.
• Cover the dough and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from pan to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
• Place the bread, in overlapping layers, in the prepared dish in 2 even rows.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the dairy-free milk, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Pour evenly over the bread, pressing on the slices to help soak up the liquid.
• Place the baking dish in a larger pan and pour in enough warm water to reach halfway up the sides of the dish. Bake until golden brown and the custard is set, about 50 minutes. Sift over confectioners' sugar, if using. Cut into 9 pieces and serve with berries.

Steps:

• In bowl, dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water and set aside for 5 minutes, or until yeast foams.
• Grease French bread pan or line with parchment paper.
• In bowl of a Bosch or Kitchen Aid mixer, combine ingredients, except the egg wash, then add the yeast mixture.
• Beat on low speed to blend; beat on high speed for 2minutes, stirring down sides with spatula. Dough will be soft.
• Divide dough in half on the prepared pan. Smooth each half into 12-inch-long logs with wet spatula.
• Brush with egg wash for glossier crust, if desired. Make 3 diagonal slashes (1/8 inch deep) in each loaf so steam can escape during baking.
• Place immediately on the middle rack of a COLD oven. Set the temperature at 425° F and bake for 30-35 minutes, until nicely browned.
• Remove bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack before slicing with electric knife. Makes 2 loaves.

Steps:

• Add all dry ingredients together and mix well.
• Combine wet ingredients and add to the dry.
• Beat in an electric mixer (strong) on high for 3 minutes.
• Pour into an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan (or use oiled hands and spatula to shape into 2 thin, tallish baguettes on baking paper). Let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• Brush the top with oil (you must do this step! Otherwise the crust is yuk) and bake at 180 C or 350 F for 50-60 minutes.
• Variations-Add olives, sundried tomatoes, italian herbs and a little parmesan to make a nice foccacia! (instead of making two baguettes shape into a square or round).

Steps:

• In the bowl of your mixer, place all dry ingredients (flours, salt, gum, etc) , except for those used in step 2 and blend on low for about 1 minute to fully integrate all ingredients (or you could sift it, but this is the lazy way).
• While you're sifting, mix yeast and sugar into the lukewarm water in a mug or bowl. If after 5-10 minutes your mixture is not foaming, your yeast is dead. Start again. You should smell yeast and have something that looks like beer head on the top of your water. You absolutely cannot make this bread rise without yeast, so this is not a step to skip.
• Add the butter and vinegar to the mixer, fully integrating before you begin to add your eggs. I usually add the whole egg and while it's mixing, separate the whites into a separate bowl and then dump all three in at once. Last, but not least, add the yeast slurry (but only if it's properly proofed! See step 2).
• Mix on medium-low until everything is integrated. I like to beat for an additional minute or two on high to be sure that everything's nice and slapped around. This is also where I add any herbs or seasonings I want to integrate into the batter (frequently 1 tbsp of garlic granules, 2 teaspoons rosemary and 1 tbsp black pepper, but use what you like).
• Now, this is where you have a decision to make. This recipe makes great rolls, ok buns and wonderful bread.
• For rolls: Find two muffin pans. Fill the cups about half way until you run out of batter. You won't probably get two dozen, but you'll get something like 18 or so.
• For buns: Using a Texas muffin pan, fill each slot equally.
• For bread: Scoop all the dough into a regular loaf pan. The loaf usually draws up a little for me during baking, making it really easy to get out.
• Whatever you choose, allow the dough to rise at least an hour. I've left for the grocery and come back as many as 3 hours later and still had a really great rise. Cover loosely with cellophane to keep bugs and things out. :) After you've given it proper rise time, sprinkle with a topping (if you like) and insert into a 400°F oven.
• Bake rolls for about 25 minutes and then check for doneness, buns for about 30 and check and bread for 45 minutes. If the bread has a hollow sound when you thump it, it's done. It will be really crusty (and that's the way we like it).