AuthorStacy SaundersCategoryBreadsDifficultyIntermediateThis yeast free bread is a bit dense and moist, and has a taste reminiscent of a baking powder biscuit. It is delicious toasted with nut butter and honey or jam!
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a bread loaf pan with olive oil. Using an 8.5"x 4.5" bread pan will give you bread that's a little taller than if you use the 9"x5" pan. The larger bread pan yields really short and wide rectangle slices of bread.
Whisk the 5 Tb water and the flaxseed meal in a small bowl and set aside.
In a mixer combine the hot water, honey, olive oil, and white vinegar (I use the whisk attachment for this in my Bosch). Scrape the sides and make sure the honey is getting mixed in with the water.
Add the flax egg and mix for 30 seconds. Switch to the dough hook attachment (use the dough hook extender if you have one and if you are using a Bosch).
Try to fully cover the wet ingredients when you add the white & brown rice flour, xanthan gum, salt, and baking powder to the mixer. Turn the mixer on low-medium for 2-3 minutes, scraping sides as needed. The dough will be very sticky.
Scoop the dough into the prepared bread pan, spreading it evenly across the pan. Smooth the top flat with a spatula.
Bake in the oven for 40-50 min or until golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean. Make sure you poke the toothpick in the center and in the sides of the bread. Let sit in the bread pan for 5 minutes before moving it to a cooling rack. Wait until bread has cooled to slice.
Slice entire loaf, place parchment paper between each slice and freeze in a container. When you want a slice of bread pull one out and pop it in the toaster on low for 2 to 3 cycles.
Recipe adapted from: Love to Know
I've learned that if you want to make a bread that's low histamine, free from yeast, egg, gluten, AND dairy, you have to adjust your expectations on the taste and texture of the bread. Otherwise you're just going to be disappointed. Unless one of you have a magical bread recipe that makes fluffy bread without yeast that you want to share with me!
That being said, I actually really love this bread, but it must be toasted. It's kind of moist and dense otherwise.
Since baking powder is the leavening agent, the recipe uses quite a bit and has a baking powder biscuit sort of aftertaste. The first time I made it, I used 2.5 tsp of baking powder and boy was the aftertaste strong! It's amazing how lowering the amount by half a teaspoon can make a big difference. The best part of yeast free bread is not having to wait for it to rise!
I love making this bread for Rosie because I don't have any reservations about feeding it to her. I don't have to worry if it will raise her histamine levels because there's no yeast or eggs in it (she eats other baked goods with yeast and eggs occasionally but we try to keep it limited). She loves it with macadamia nut butter and with honey, and she's so happy because she can have toast just like the big kids.