Do you get nervous when you’re trying to bake gluten free vegan bread (either from a recipe or a pre-packaged mix) and you have to make substitutions? Me too! Gluten free plus vegan is super tricky and even just one minor change can affect the end result as a whole.
That’s why I was pretty nervous to try out this bread mix that Namaste sent us to review, which calls for a total of 4 eggs. (One or two eggs don’t make me so nervous anymore but 4 eggs is a lot to sub, especially when you’re baking gluten free and the end result doesn’t always turn out quite right.)
Thankfully, our top 8 free Italian Herb Bread test worked out just fine. The flavor was delicious and the texture of the bread was perfect.
Ingredients
- 1 package Namaste Gluten Free Bread Mix
- 1 T. Italian seasoning
- 1 T. fruit pectin
- 1 T. baking powder
- 3/4 t. baking soda
- 1/4 cup + 2 T. apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup warm water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine warm water and yeast and set aside for at least 5 minutes.
- Mix dry ingredients separately and set aside.
- Add wet ingredients to yeast mixture.
- Combine all ingredients and beat with electric mixer for 3 minutes on medium speed.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and cover loosely with sprayed wax paper or plastic wrap.
- Let rise for 2 hours.
- Bake at 350 for 65 to 70 minutes, covering loosely with foil after first 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn on to cooling rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
- Eat same day or freeze slices individually.
Nutrition Information:
107 calories, 3g fat, <1g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 247mg sodium, 19g carbohydrates, 1g dietary fiber, 2g sugars, 1g protein
Since you never really know what the consistency of a gluten free batter is going to be like, especially when you make substitutions, I almost used a dough hook, but went ahead and used the regular beaters on my mixer which worked fine. I don’t think you’d go wrong with a dough hook either, though.
The batter did take a little longer to rise with these substitutions. I ended up letting my bread rise for a total of two hours and I think it was the perfect amount of time.
Since I had some leftover Italian seasoning from the Pasta Pisavera, I decided to add it to our mix and the end result was delicious. This Italian Herb Bread would go great with spaghetti and makes a pretty delicious grilled cheese sandwich (using your favorite vegan cheese, of course).
Don’t forget to enter our giveaway for your own bread mix here:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Like this post? Stick around and browse more of our top 8 free recipes, then subscribe to our site and join our social network so you don’t miss anything new!
