When I make the dough for my gluten-free bread recipes, the dough crawls up the beaters and into the mechanism of my mixer. The recipe calls for 3 1/2 minutes beating, but I can't even get in one minute. Any suggestions? Is it my mixer? and is there something I can do about it? BTW, the recipe specifies NOT to use the dough hook.
While it is mixing if you rest the spatula on top of the beaters while it beating it will help move the dough back down and not keep climbing. Hold tight to the spatula or you may lose it in the beaters. This works good for me.
If you are in SA, when not wanting to make any Gluten Free bread, one of the places I have been able to purchase them which are perfected close to the actual gluten bread is over at The Little Aussie Bakery.
http://www.thelittleaussiebakery.com/Bread.html
Might be a little steep but all worth it!!!
When in the mode to continue making the breads, here is a site of one of the Bread mix I purchase which I use, comes out pretty good.
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While I haven't experienced this, I do see how that could happen since the dough texture is, well, not like dough! It's pretty nasty, isn't it?! LOL
I use a bread machine and it works very well for me. I'm just not good at making yeast breads myself.
Otherwise, my favorite premade bread is by Whole Foods.
S., mom to four ASD spectrumites on the GF diet
Have you tried consulting the Gluten Free website at glutenfree.com. The site contains a newsletter that answers ANY questions you may have about celiac and cooking and food resources, in addition to selling a large number of products. The author of the newsletter is a former professional baker who is a goldmine of information about gluten-free baking. Good luck!
Hi S.,
We are also on a gluten-free diet and I have found our electric bread maker a God-send! It's called the Breadman Ultimate (it's old but reliable) and we always have fresh bread on hand because of it. Good luck!
Have you tried good old fashioned hand kneading (on a board)? It takes a bit more effort, but is very satisfying, and good exercise for your arms.
GF bread dough/batter does tend to have a gooey consistancy, and can be tricky to work with. What kind of mixer are you using? I use a kitchen aid standing mixer and don't have trouble with this. Do make sure you are using the called for amount of oil, and pause a couple of times to scrape down the sides, etc. Are you going from scratch or using a mix? I do both, but for ease, I have found Pamela's brand to be really good. My son (both gluten free and dairy free) loves this bread.
Hope this helps,
C. in Round Rock
dear S.,
ive made gluten and gluten free bread and my mixer does it with both. your speed could be too high, even though the recipe may call for a certain speed. gluten free doesnt rise that well in the first place due to lack of gluten. you may want to give it all you can, such as kneeding it by hand for a few min.
M.
