Vickys Quick White Oven Bread with Variations
- 110 grams cornstarch
- 110 grams potato starch, not flour
- 55 grams white rice flour
- 55 grams arrowroot
- 55 grams ground almonds (or 55g rice flour + 2tsp oil)
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 eighth of a tsp vitamin c powder
- 14 grams fast action yeast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 420 ml warm water
- Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and grease & flour a 2lb loaf tin
- Sieve together the flours, salt, sugar & xanthan gum.
- Stir in the yeast, vitamin c and ground almonds/rice flour and mix well
- Measure out 420mls tepid water and add the oil to it
- Pour 400mls onto the flour mix and beat until smooth.
- The dough should be firm enough to keep its shape but soft enough to fall slowly from the spoon.
- Add more water a tbsp at a time until you reach that consistency
- Pour the mix into the loaf tin, smooth over with the back of a wet spoon
- Sprinkle a topping of choice over the top if desired.
- Millet or buckwheat flakes, poppy or sesame seeds for example
- Bake for 45-60 minute until the bread is crisp and golden on all sides.
- If the base & sides are pale turn the loaf upsides down in the tin and bake for another 10 minutes.
- When it's done it should sound hollow when tapped on the base
- Remove from the tin and set on a wire rack to cool.
- Don't slice until it's completely cold.
- Store wrapped and in an airtight container for 2 days or slice and freeze.
- Makes a medium loaf
- Variations:
- For brown bread use 2tsp dark brown sugar in place of the caster sugar and add in 1tbsp rice bran.
- If avoiding almonds use 55g potato starch + 2 tsps oil.
- Bake as above
- For bread rolls grease and flour a baking sheet.
- Drop tablespoons of the mixture on it neatly and smooth down with the back of a wet spoon.
- Sprinkle the tops with millet flakes, buckwheat flakes, poppy or sesame seeds if desired and bake at the same temp for 15 - 20 minutes until browned all over
- Vitamin c / citric acid helps extend shelf life in gluten-free baking.
- Add 1/8tsp to any breads or cakes to keep them a little longer
cornstarch, potato starch, white rice, arrowroot, ground almonds, salt, sugar, xanthan gum, eighth, yeast, olive oil, water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/338020-vickys-quick-white-oven-bread-with-variations (may not work)