the BEST bread I have made from scratch - my own recipe

Having failed miserably at several gf experiments lately, I've been considering just buying mixes for a while. It's just so frustrating when you find a recipe you like, make it again, and it doesn't come out the same or even edible. Ugh! And the wasted ingredients sometimes make me want to cry! My baby is also mobile now so I find myself getting distracted while I'm baking and losing my concentration while I'm trying to rescue her from whatever....also not good for results.

Today makes up for all the recent frustration. While the baby was sleeping, I decided to try my own recipe for rice bread. I combined a couple of recipes that I like pretty well and made my own. It wasn't perfect, but it's pretty close! The taste is better than either of the original recipes I was pulling from. The texture was very good, there was just a bit too much chew at the end, so I'm going to work on this a little more, but this bread is not only edible, it is really good!

Andrea's Rice Bread (I doubled this today)

1 3/4 c white rice flour (I grind my own super fine)

3/4 c tapioca starch

1/4 c corn starch

2 T sugar

2 1/2 t xanthan gum

2 t yeast

1 c warm water

1 1/4 t salt

2 t apple cider vinegar

2 T vegetable oil

3 eggs

Combine the yeast & warm water in a bowl with a sprinkle of sugar to proof it. In your mixing bowl (I use a Kitchen Aid to mix the bread), combine the vinegar, oil, & eggs. Then add all the dry ingredients. I added the yeast mixture last to make sure it was foaming. Mix until well blended.

Let rise for 1 hour. Mine doubled. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Cover with foil after 30 minutes to prevent it from getting too brown.

This makes 1 large loaf.

I think that next time, I'll use 1/2 c tapioca & 1/2 c corn starch and see if that makes it less chewy. Also, I wonder if I mixed it a little too long?

This bread is soft, not gritty, not bitter (sometimes I taste a bitter aftertaste with certain flours), slightly sweet in a white bread way, and not gummy! I'm so excited to have yummy bread to eat!

The BEST white bread

The Blue Chip Baker Gluten-Free French Bread/Pizza Crust Mix.

If you liked white bread prior to being gluten free, this is a great one to try! It has a very smooth soft texture like white bread, not quite as airy, but not gummy either.

The only difference is that, to me, this bread didn't have any flavor, which works ok if you're putting tasty topping on it or making a sandwich. What is the flavor of white bread? I'm just wondering if would taste better with a little salt or sugar or something added.

Either way, this is very edible. It's the least crumbly of any gf bread that I've tried without being gummy or too heavy.

My mom found this mix at Macey's. I couldn't find a picture of the package online, but it comes in a dark ziploc-type bag. One bag makes two medium-sized loaves.