09/09/2026
Let's talk about Gluten Free bread. Many of you have asked me if I make gluten free bread and until today, the answer has been I do not. I had some hurdles in my mind to get over, but mainly I just couldn't find a recipe and successfully bake a sellable loaf. After monkeying with a new recipe and successfully baking a few test loafs plus getting positive feedback from my 'testers', I still had the hurdles to get over. I make decisions about what to add to my menu based on four criteria:
1. Is the taste improved?
2. Is the digestibility improved?
3. Is the nutritional profile improved?
4. Would my grandmothers recognize the ingredients?
I believe 1-3 are checked off, and the answer to #4 is 'mostly'. I will detail the ingredients below, but suffice it to say I do not think my grandmothers would have baked with cassava flour or psyllium. They may have used tapioca in pudding.
Here are the ingredients for the bread:
Gluten Free Flour Blend (Fresh-milled [*Sweet Brown Rice, *Millet, *Oats, *Sorghum], *Cassava, *Tapioca, *Psyllium), Water, Eggs, *EV Olive Oil, *Sugar, *Apple C***r Vinegar, Yeast, Salt (*Organic)
Because the shelf life of the bread is so short, these will be sold frozen and exclusively at Southern Sweets Bakery in Etowah for now.
Here are the ingredients for the cookies:
Ingredients: Gluten Free Flour Blend (Fresh-milled *Oats, *Cassava, *Tapioca, *Psyllium), *Butter, *Sugar, *Brown Sugar, Eggs, *Cacao Powder, *Vanilla (*vanilla beans, water, *sugar, *alcohol), *Baking Powder, *Baking Soda, Salt (*Organic)
Now, because my bakery kitchen is DEFINITELY NOT gluten free, I feel it is incorrect of me to label items as Gluten Free. So, these will be labeled GLUTEN FRIENDLY and a disclaimer on the labels will clearly state that my kitchen is not gluten free.
This flour blend is my own creation, and I mill the sweet brown rice, millet, oats, and sorghum myself. The combination of these fresh gluten free grains and the other ingredients in the bread (and the cookies) result in a tasty, easy to digest, nutritious, filling loaf. If you are looking to reduce the amount of gluten containing food in your diet, give this a try. Free samples are available at the bakery while supplies last.
To your health!
Natalie
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