Comments on: Your Gluten Free Bread Baking Questions Answered

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:33:12 +0000

I am past the morning sickness. Today is the first day of the 3rd trimester, and I’m feeling quite large, uncomfortable and tired. But I’m enjoying feeling the baby moving around like crazy =)

I need to try the guar gum. I’ve never seen it in stores here, but Amazon’s price looks pretty good.

By: Trillian

Trillian — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Hi, I’ve just found your site and got all inspired about making my own GF bread again Enjoyed loaf no.2 today for lunch (no.1 was a little soggy (still tasty!) so adjusted wet/dry ratio). Thank you for your tips and experiments. I remember my GF pregnancy with ‘morning’ (all day) sickness all through. I hope by now it has passed for you.

Kathy & Cara, I’m still B/feeding, still GF. I waited till my son was about 12 mths before trying him on bread and other starches. He’s all good, is fine with wheat bread and eats GF with me too.

Re guar gum - its what I use, as here its 1/3 the price of xanthan gum. Seems to work just fine! My understanding is that the two gums are pretty much interchangeable. FWIW I saw something on another site that said guar gum gives a slightly more tender result.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:07:58 +0000

@Leo: The cave is probably being caused by the blade mixer. Try mixing the dough in a bowl first, and then baking in the bread machine without the blade.

By: Leo

Leo — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:40:13 +0000

What causes gluten free bread to have a hugh hole in the centre of the loaf. The bread seems to rise ok and the first couple of slices are fine but then you hit this cave about 1.5 inches high going all the way to the last couple of slices at the other end

We are using Beth Hagman’s 4 flour recipe with a Black and Decker
machine.

Thanks,

Leo

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:11:42 +0000

@Cara: Congratulations on the babe! Gluten Free Mommy is on a posting hiatus until she gets over the morning-sickness (and I have kinda been too) but maybe we’ll be able to put something together in the coming months.

By: Cara

Cara — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:59:37 +0000

I’m pregnant (6w4d) and I would love any gluten-free pregnancy tips you have to share. I haven’t been “officially” diagnosed with Celiac because I don’t want my insurance premiums to go up. But as soon as I went gluten free about 4 months ago I had immediate relief from a variety of issues. I just discovered this blog and I’m excited to try some of the recipes.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:07:07 +0000

@Nathan: I’ve never had good results when I leave the bread in overnight. Try taking it out as soon as it’s done, even if you have to set an alarm.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:06:19 +0000

@Rita: I believe that guar gum is similar, but it’s still relatively expensive and I don’t often see recipes that use it. I typically order my xanthan gum directly from Bob’s Red Mill whenever I order the 25lb bag of brown rice flour. Even with shipping the price is lower than what I would pay in a store.

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:04:38 +0000

@Shawn: woohoo!

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:40:20 +0000

Mary Frances–I am flagging this for a later, in-depth read. So ready for the weather to cool of so I can start baking fall treats! Thanks for answering all these questions!!!

xoxo-
Anna