Delicious home made gluten-free bread (cheddar-onion)

I finally took the plunge and invested in a bread maker.  Not just any bread maker though!  I did the research and found the one I thought would be best for a family of five who also happens to need plenty of gluten free loaves.  I invested in the Zojirushi BBCC-X20 - love it!!  I tried several recipes for home made bread, including several from Bette Hagman's cookbooks.  I was beginning to doubt my choice of attempting to make quality gluten free loaves at all.  While shopping in the gf section I noticed Glutino had a basic white bread mix.  I purchased it and was pleasantly suprised at the texture and flavor.  Although it was similar in texture and taste to bread we have purchased in the grocery, it still lacked something.........  I tried adding honey and the flavor improved a bit, however the bread browned a bit too quickly.  So, I decided to improvise!  I started with the basic sandwich bread as I mentioned above.  


I followed the directions for basic use, using the water option (in lieu of milk), butter and yeast.  In the Zojirushi maker the ingredients need to be added as follows:


1 3/4 cups water (lukewarm)
4 TBSP melted butter
2 TBSP sugar (I use Sugar in the Raw)
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup onion
1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese (I use Tillamook)


Add the bread flour on top (do not mix)
make a well in the top of flour (be careful it's not too deep - the yeast needs to stay dry)
Add yeast
Set maker to basic bread, medium crust, press start


3 hours and 45 minutes later - DELICIOUS - and the entire house smells fabulous!!  If you can't wait for it to cool completely - spray your bread knife with Pam and enjoy your fresh baked bread - my family devoured the loaf!!


If you have any bread recipes, I would love to have them!! Please share - and know I will be sharing as I experiment :)


Happy baking!


Kelly

MonaVie Mmun, PB Cookies, Fab new find - gf chicken tenders BREADED

In the past few months since my last entry I started classes once again, my computer crashed and I have found many more fabulous gf products to include on my list.  Let me begin with THE BEST gluten free BREADED (yes that's right, breaded) chicken tenderloins.  I found these at Costco and everyone loves them - even those who are not exclusively gf!  These treasures are Bell & Evans Air chilled chicken breast tenders - delicious (I like them too)!

Secondly, there are so many bugs floating around (by bugs I mean germs) - all 3 of my kids will be partaking in MonVie's latest product Mmun.  I can't wait to report on its effectiveness, I've heard nothing but rave reviews.

Thirdly, I made some pretty fabulous peanut butter cookies using the self-rising flour mix in my previous blog.  They certainly rival any I have had from a gf bakery.  If you have any suggestions or comments, I would love to hear them, thanks for reading, I will post again soon.


PB Cookies
1/2 cup turbinado sugar (I use sugar in the raw)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (I like Kirkland organic)
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cups self rising gf flour (see recipe in blog of flour recipes)
M&M's (optional)

Mix together sugars, pb & butter.  When smooth add egg.  Add flour slowly and mix for approximately 2 minutes on medium speed.  Chill for 2 hours (covered).  Heat oven to 375. Using large cookie scoop, scoop balls and place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  I like to put 2 M&M's in the top middle of each cookie before making the traditional criss cross with a fork.  Bake about 12-15 minutes (remember, keep checking, all ovens bake differently).  Cool for about 10 minutes and remove from baking sheet.

Would love to hear what you think!@!