Name: Amazing Gluten Free French Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Active Dry Yeast; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1½ cups warm water (not too hot, like bathwater); 3 teaspoons xanthan gum (optional); 3 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Baking Mix or BRM 1-to-1 Gluten Free Baking Flour; 1½ teaspoons sea salt; 2 large eggs (lightly beaten); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; Baking Spray; 2-3 teaspoons cornmeal; 2 tablespoons melted butter (or margarine)

This is the best recipe I have found for Gluten Free French Bread. It is a single-rise bread that is SO easy.

Gluten Free French Bread

Amazing Gluten Free French Bread

March 22 is National French Bread Day so I'm reposting my Amazing Gluten Free French Bread recipe. I'm so glad I have found this recipe! It's the best gluten free bread I have ever tasted. The texture is just right; the flavor is amazing, and it is SO easy to make.

Gluten free bread never quite tastes exactly like wheat bread, but this one is a very close approximation. It will turn out best if you make it using a good stand mixer.

WHAT YOU NEED

You really need a stand mixer and some French Bread Pans. Whatever you buy, be sure to get the best you can afford. You'll never be sorry.

Amazing Gluten Free French Bread Recipe

Amazing Gluten Free French Bread

Gluten Free French Bread that actually tastes like regular French Bread, and the texture is perfect. So easy, too!

Author: Recipe Idea Shop

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Prep 15

Cook 25

Total Time 40

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 82 kcal

Ingredients

Yeast Mixture

2 tablespoons Active Dry Yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1½ cups warm water not too hot, like bathwater

Dry Mixture

3 teaspoons xanthan gum optional
3 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Baking Mix or BRM 1-to-1 Gluten Free Baking Flour
1½ teaspoons sea salt

Wet Ingredients (minus the yeast mixture)

2 large eggs lightly beaten
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

To Bake

Baking Spray
2-3 teaspoons cornmeal
2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

Instructions

Yeast Mixture

In a 2-cup measuring cup (or a bowl), combine the water, sugar and yeast.
Mix to dissolve the sugar.
Cover with a clean cloth and set aside until nice and bubbly (about 5-8 minutes).

Dry Ingredients Mixture

Using the wire whip attachment (not the dough hook) and the mixing bowl of your Kitchen Aid (or another stand mixer), combine the xanthan gum, the baking mix (flour) and salt, and mix to combine.

Add the Wet Ingredients and Mix

Add the yeast mixture, vinegar, oil and eggs to the mixing bowl and mix on low to combine.
Scrape down the sides once.

Beat

Beat on high for 3 minutes.

Place in Pan and Let Rise.

Spray the French bread pans with Baking Spray, sprinkle the pans with a small amount of cornmeal (if desired).
Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the pan forms and shape into ovals with a spoon or a spatula. Leave about 2 inches empty on the ends of the pan so the bread has room to expand.
Set the loaves aside in a warm, draft-free location to raise for about 30 minutes, or until the loaves have doubled in size. (Do not cover them with a towel as you would for normal bread. The dough is too sticky and will stick to the towel.)

Bake

Heat the oven to 400F degrees.
Brush the tops of the loaves with melted butter.
Spray the sides and top of the oven with water and close the oven for 2 minutes.
Place the loaves in the oven on the middle rack.
After 1 minute, open the oven and spray the sides and top of the oven with water again.
Bake for 20-25 minutes for small French Bread loaves or 40-45 minutes for one large (rectangle) loaf until the bread is a nice golden brown and sounds hollow when you tap it.
Let cool for 5 minutes before you remove the loaves from the pans to wire racks to cool.

Notes

This is a single-rise bread.

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Recipe Nutrition Information

This recipe is GF, DF (substitute margarine), NF, SF, V*

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

Gluten Free French Bread Nutrition Label. Each serving is one slice of bread. Recipe serves 24.

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Amazing Gluten Free French Bread. Single rise. No kneading. So, so good.

*Allergen Key

Note: If you have serious allergies or sensitivities, to be considered free of these allergens, you need to use products specifically marked "gluten free," etc. There can be cross-contamination in facilities.

Kathy Owen

Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.
Kathy began her blogging journey in 2011 when she founded PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, and thrift store finds.