Homemade Gluten Free Bread

Happy New Year everyone!!

After spending about a month at home for some family time and the Holidays I am back in Washington! While staying with my parents I was exposed to their new 'diet'. They have cut out dairy, gluten, processed foods, and sugar out of their diet. Growing up I always knew that wheat and pasta made me "puff up" and whenever I limited the amount of carbohydrates that I took in I always seemed to feel lighter and carried less water weight. I actually lost 5 pounds being home!

So now that I am back I am looking at continuing the way that I feel. So today I made some gluten free bread! I wanted an alternative to the expensive gluten free bread that is at the grocery store. A HALF loaf at the grocery store costs about $5.  Ryan and I already had a bread maker, so it made this decision a lot easier.

Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups of Pamela's Bread Mix (Gluten free, Wheat Free, Non-Dairy)
• 1/3 cup of olive oil
• 2 large eggs OR 1 large egg + 3 egg whites
• 2-1/4 tsp active dry yeast OR 1 yeast packet (7g)
• Water
• Bread Maker

Directions:

In a 2 cup measuring cup add the oil and the eggs. Then add warm water up until it fills to all the way to 2 cups. Pour all liquids into the bread maker, add bread mix and yeast. 

Make sure after you start the bread make to scrape down the sides to make sure all of the dough is together. 

Result:

The bread was delicious! It actually had a slight sweet taste to it and was warm and doughy. You can always leave it in the bread maker a little bit more so it can be firmer if you prefer that. 

Next time that I make this I will make sure to double it. My bread maker is larger that I expected. Enjoy!