Easy Homemade Gluten Free Bread in the Bread Machine
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Are you looking for the perfect homemade gluten free bread to make for your family? This easy recipe will make you wonder why you ever bought it!
Homemade Gluten Free Bread Recipe
I’ve been trying to figure out for YEARS how to make a yummy gluten free bread that isn’t going to choke my family with it’s dryness. I tried so many different recipes and they were all flops. Sometimes I would succeed in making a recipe once and then could never make it work again.
I pretty much gave up.
And then I found a bread machine on Marketplace and decided that I would give it one more try. I still didn’t know if the recipe I put together would work but I had to try. A loaf of gluten free bread in the store here costs about $6 (at the cheapest I can find) and it’s such a tiny little loaf that doesn’t even taste good. What a rockstar I would be if I could make fresh homemade bread for my family again.
So I gave it a try and guess what…IT WORKED.
Then I tried it again the next day…and it worked! A bit more tweaking and I’m finally happy with what I’ve come up with. It’s simple and it makes a tasty bread. Please note that I have NOT tried this without a bread machine so I’m not sure about it working in the oven. The recipe you will find below is exactly how I make this recipe work. Gluten free recipes are super picky so I recommend sticking to the recipe for this one.
This recipe makes a one pound loaf. I would not recommend doubling it.
Gluten Free Sandwich Bread
What You Need:
- 3/4 cup milk or water (I use coconut milk)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons oil (I use olive oil)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 cups all purpose gluten free flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
Place all of the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed above. Be sure and beat your eggs before adding them and make a pocket on the top of the flour to add the yeast and the baking powder too (do not let it touch the wet ingredients).
Place your bread machine on a “quick” cycle and choose a 1 pound loaf if needed. I put my machine on the quick cycle along with a regular crust. You may need to experiment with a different cycle if your machine doesn’t have a quick cycle or a different crust doneness if the bread doesn’t look quite right. You want to avoid having too many “rises” in the cycle. If you have manual settings, set the rise to once. (Twice won’t hurt it too much though.)
Start the bread machine and let it do it’s thing! The only thing you want to make sure to do is to scrap down the sides when your machine beeps for you to add ingredients.
Be sure and remove the bread immediately after the machine is done baking and put it on a cooling rack. If you don’t do this the bread has a tendency to collapse or to get to doughy on the bottom.
We let our bread cool enough to cut it without it falling apart (an hour or two) before enjoying it. Wrap any leftover bread up in a storage cloth or container to save for later if you have any left. The longer you store the bread, the drier it will become.
I have not yet tried freezing this bread as we eat it too fast!
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Homemade Gluten Free Bread
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk or water
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 cups all purpose gluten free flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking powder optional
Instructions
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Place all of the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed above. Be sure and beat your eggs before adding them and make a pocket on the top of the flour to add the yeast and the baking powder too (do not let it touch the wet ingredients).
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Place your bread machine on a "quick" cycle and choose a 1 pound loaf if needed. I put my machine on the quick cycle along with a regular crust. You may need to experiment with a different cycle if your machine doesn't have a quick cycle or a different crust doneness if the bread doesn't look quite right. You want to avoid having too many "rises" in the cycle. If you have manual settings, set the rise to once. (Twice won't hurt it too much though.)
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Start the bread machine and let it do it's thing!
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Be sure and remove the bread immediately after the machine is done baking and put it on a cooling rack. If you don't do this the bread has a tendency to collapse or to get to doughy on the bottom.
Please note that this recipe will work just fine without the baking powder, however, I’ve found that it makes it a little bit moister which my family really likes.
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I’ve also added in a handful of raisins and a sprinkle of cinnamon to the bread as it was mixing. My family likes this for toast!
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This recipe for Gluten Free Bread in a Bread Machine was originally posted on Little House Living in January 2021. It has been updated as of January 2022.
I have tried every recipe that I could find for the bread machine and the only on that worked used an expensive mix. I am trying this today and will let you know. I am beginning to think that there may be a big difference in bread machines.
I hope it works for you! My mom has been using this recipe as well in her machine so I know it works for others 🙂
I just made this and used the Gluten Free setting on my machine and it turned out perfectly. Questions: what’s the best way to store it? How long will it last? And how does it do in the freezer?
Thank you!
This loaf is something my kids will eat right away so I don’t usually store it long term. I do put it in a bag and keep it on the countertop until we are ready to eat it later that day or the next (once it’s cooled).
Thank you! I have been looking for a GF a read recipe for years. Will try this one today. Is it baking soda or baking powder? In the ingredients soda is listed, but powder is mentioned in the ingredients. Thank you again for all your amazing ideas and recipes! Stay safe!
Sorry about that, fixed it now! Either works but we’ve found that baking powder works best.
Hello. Do we use baking soda or baking powder? The recipe calls for baking soda, but you mentioned baking powder. Thank you so much!!
Sorry, I needed to fix that! Either will work but baking powder has worked best for us.
Do you only think that this recipe could only be done in a bread machine?
I’ve not tried this recipe any other way. Gluten Free bread is super picky for how many times it is kneaded/moved/etc so I think this works quite well.
This looks promising! However, I’m curious if the eggs can be substituted with flax gel.
I’ve not tried it so I can’t tell you for sure but it might be worth experimenting 🙂
Dee, Did you ever try it with the flax seed gel? Thanks
We live at a high elevation (7500 feet). Do you have any high elevation recommendations?
We are at about 5000 ft in elevation. When I searched for answers to your question it just said you may need to slightly reduce the yeast and the liquids.
Do you know the breakdown of nutrition to include number of servings and total carbs.
You would need to use a website that calculates those kinds of statistics based on the ingredients you use.
I baked this without a bread machine and it is good!
Mixed all ingredients in my stand mixer, then let rise in a warm oven for an hour before baking at 375 for 45 mins.
Crust is really good and crunchy!
Thank you for trying it that way and letting us know! 🙂
Hi Elise. Did you do everything the same as the directions, mixing everything by order and then letting it rise? I’ve been looking for a good GF bread recipe. I don’t have a bread machine and most loaves I make come out really wet and doesn’t seem like it is cooked all the way no matter how long I cook it.
Thank you for all your help
that is AWESOME that someone tried that doesn’t have a bread machine with 5 star results! I am so excited and can’t wait to try! And thanks so much Merissa!
Yes! I’m so happy they shared their results so now we know 🙂 Communities are the best!
where did you get your bread machine..
I bought my bread machine “used” (but it was brand new) from Facebook marketplace.
What brand of gf flour works best ?
Any all purpose gluten free flour (with added xanthan gum) will work fine in this recipe.
Question: should the GF flour contain xantham gum, or doesn’t it matter? Also there is a difference between active dry yeast and rapid rise yeast. Which are you using in this recipe? Thanks for the recipe and I look forward to making it!
Either yeast should work in this recipe and yes, the gluten free flour blend should contain xanthan gum.
The flavor and texture were great, however it looked like a volcano (about 1 1 1/2 inches on the ends and almost 4 inches in the middle. I think that this is because my bread machine makes a horizontal loaf up to 2 1/2 pounds. I am going to try it in the oven. Because I am the only one eating it I froze part and it did fine. If I find a bargain on a 1 pound machine I will purchase it. Thanks for the recipe.
Mine did this too!
This is best GF bread I have made. I used water. Crust was crunchy. Got stuck on bottom of bread machine pan. Will try in oven
Do you have a favorite gluten free all purpose flour? I’d like to try this recipe! 😉
In this post I’ve linked to the one that I make but I also have used the Bob’s Red Mill 1 for 1 flour with success in this recipe. My latest favorite flour blend is the new Universal Mix It from Schar so I’m trying to figure out how to duplicate that one at home as well.
Thank you for this recipe! I have been wanting to make my own gluten free bread more regularly with the price of everything going up so much. After I read this blog/recipe, I decided to take the plunge and got myself a bread maker. I have made 3 loaves so far following your recipe, and they are the best gluten free bread I have ever made. I am so excited to have an easy and delicious way to make gluten free bread!
Is it suppose to look quite runny. Used to regular bread where it makes a ball…
It shouldn’t look runny but it will look like cake or muffin batter.
How did you get it to rise? Mine came out as flat as a brick.
Did you check your yeast first to make sure it’s still good? I’ve made this recipe dozens upon dozens of times but I know my yeast is fresh. Did you add the baking powder?
Just curious why do you use baking powder?
It helps with the rise.
So is this made with the rice you ground.white rice for gluten free rice?
I make this recipe with a standard 1 for 1 baking mix like Bob’s Red Mill. I use single flours (like rice flour, sorghum flour, etc) in other recipes.
Hello, I was just wondering if you have ever tried to make this without eggs? I am a gluten free vegan so I am trying to find a good homemade bread recipe that I can eat. Thank you.
I haven’t made it without eggs. You’d likely need to find something else with protein in it (even a higher protein gluten free blend) to help it bind together to try it without eggs.
Well I decided to try 2 flax eggs just to see if it would work. I also subbed Agave syrup for the honey, palm shortening for the oil, and I used water instead of the milk. It was a little doughy but edible. It was a little too sweet for my taste though so if I make it again, I will eliminate the agave syrup and just use the tsp. of sugar. I thought I would let others know how my version turned out. 🙂 If I make this again, I will let you know how it turns out. I might try subbing the eggs with aquafaba next time as well. Thank you for the recipe.
Hi,
What brand name gluten-free flour do you use? I have used different brands but wasn’t happy with them.
I make my own: Gluten Free All Purpose Flour or I use Bob’s Red Mill 1 for 1, but only in certain recipes.
What bread machine do you have? The have a bread machine, but not a gluten free setting— any tips on what to do? Thank you
I have a small zojirushi machine that does not have a gluten free bread setting either. I use the “quick bread” setting and a regular color crust for mine. It’s the setting that has the least amount of punching down and rising.
I had Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend so decided to use that. On the bag it said to add 1.5 teaspoons of xanthan gum per cup of flour if you were making bread so I added 1 tablespoon of xanthan gum for the 2 cups of flour. I also used the suggested baking powder. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. I baked it on the rapid cycle of my old bread machine and it turned out great! Best and easiest gluten free bread I have ever made!