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Gluten Free Sourdough Bread
This gluten free sourdough bread has amazing oven spring, defined scoring, and a tasty, tender interior. It’s a wonderful homemade loaf of bread. I first made this recipe about three weeks after creating my gluten free starter. When my starter began doubling, I knew I could make bread with it. I was lucky to stumble across the gluten free sourdough bread boule recipe of Deanna on homesteadandchill.com. I followed her method with a few changes, and I’ve had nothing but success with it!
The changes I’ve made to Deanna’s recipe include using Breadtopia’s gluten free bread flour for 350 grams of the flour and for the other 100 grams of flour, I play around with other gluten free grain flours including rice, millet, oat, buckwheat, sorghum, and flax. Depending on the flour I use, I vary the amount of water in the recipe. Oat flour, for example, seems to be especially thirsty, so keep an eye on hydration. Also, if you use home-milled flours, your dough may need more water. The target dough consistency is similar to that of a damp kitchen sponge. The dough easily holds a ball shape, but it leaves a little wetness on your hands.
Spongy GF dough starting to ferment
I lovingly named my starter Christine, after my dear cousin who lives with gluten intolerance. When I’m not baking gluten free sourdough weekly, I keep my starter in the refrigerator and only take it out to feed once a week or for the occasional custom bake. Each time I take the starter out for a maintenance feed, it springs back to life. Gluten free gold!
GF starter that has been in the refrigerator for about a week
For instructions on how to make and maintain a gluten free sourdough starter, refer to my blog post How to Make a Gluten Free Sourdough Starter.
Gluten Free Sourdough Bread
This recipe makes a flavorful and beautiful gluten free sourdough bread. If you're accustomed to making naturally leavened wheat breads, some aspects of this process will feel familiar but don't expect the dough to expand much during the bulk fermentation. Make sure to use the full bake time to cook through the interior of the loaf, and enjoy a delicious and wonderfully textured end product.
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Here are some additional recipes that use Breadtopia’s gluten free bread flour:
Artisan Style Gluten Free Bread
Gluten Free Pizza
Gluten Free Dinner Rolls
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Gluten Free Sourdough Bread