125 Best Gluten-Free Bread Machine Recipes by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt is an absolute goldmine of fabulous recipes for making all sorts of gluten free goodies in your bread machine.

     Before receiving my own copy of this book, I’d read reviews on Amazon.com which stated that the authors actually wrote this book for the zojirushi bread machine.  This is not the case.  In fact, this book has a lot of guidance for using any 1.5 to 2 pound bread machine for baking.  Each recipe is written with a typical wheat setting in mind, but a gluten free setting is recommended.

    I have been using a Cuisinart bread machine with a gluten free setting for baking recipes from this book and I could not be more pleased with the results.   You do not need to have the most expensive bread machine on the market in order to be successful making gluten free breads. 

    Each recipe I’ve tried from this book (and I’ve tried most of them) has come out beautifully.  My family’s favorite gluten free breads are the Henk’s Flax Bread and the Cinnamon Raison Bread, which turns out better than any bakery loaf, bar none!  We all refer lovingly to Henk’s Flax Bread as “Uncle Henk’s Bread”, as we feel a true bond with this “Henk” and his wondrous bread. 

    We used to purchase healthy grain breads from the grocery store each week.   However, since receiving this cookbook back in February, we have not bought one single loaf of bread.  I’ve been making ALL of our bread from scratch, using no other book than this one.   Because of this, we’ve saved money, lost weight, and we’re eating so much more nutritiously now.

    Honestly, if you plan on making gluten free breads in your bread machine, this is the book you need.  Store-bought gluten free breads can be dry and tasteless, but the breads you’ll make from recipes in this book will most definately amaze you.  

     I give this book 5 spatulas!  This is a must have book for anyone with a bread machine.  I would recommend trying the cinnamon raison bread and henk’s flax bread for anyone who is using a bread machine and would like a healthy alternative to ordinary breads.  These are sooooooooo good.

     Here's the recipe for Henk's Flax Bread, which is certainly one of the best gluten free bread recipes there is.

Henk’s Flax Bread

1 1/3 cups  brown rice flour
1/3 cup  flax flour
2/3 cup  potato starch
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup cracked flaxseed
1/3 cup nonfat dry milk or skim milk powder 
2 ½ tsp  xanthan gum
1 ¼ tsp  bread machine or instant yeast
1 ½ tsp  salt
1 ¼ cups  water
¼  cup  vegetable oil  (we always omitted or substituted with only 2 tbsp. evoo)
¼ cup  liquid honey
2 tsp  cider vinegar
2  eggs, lightly beaten
2  egg whites, lightly beaten

1.       In a large bowl or plastic bag, combine brown rice flour, flax flour, potato starch, cornstarch, flaxseed, dry milk, xanthan gum, yeast and salt; mix well and set aside

2.       Pour water, oil, honey and vinegar into the bread machine baking pan.  Add eggs and egg whites.

3.       Select the Dough Cycle.  As the bread machine is mixing, gradually add the dry ingredients, scraping bottom and sides of pan with a rubber spatula.  Try to incorporate all the dry ingredients within 1 to 2 minutes.  When the mixing and kneading are complete, remove the kneading blade, leaving the bread pan in the bread machine.  Quickly smooth the top of the loaf.  Allow the cycle to finish.  Turn off the bread machine.

4.       Select the Bake Cycle.  Set time to 60 minutes and temperature to 350° (180° C).  Allow the cycle to finish.  Do not turn machine off before taking the internal temperature of the loaf with an instant-read thermometer.  It should be 200° degrees F (100° C).  If it’s between 180° F (85° C), turn on the Bake Cycle and check the internal temperature every 10 minutes. (Some bread machines are automatically set for 60 minutes; others need to be set by 10-minute intervals.)

5.       Once the loaf has reached 200° F (100° C), remove it from the pan immediately and let cool completely on a rack.

Gluten-Free Cycle
  If your bread machine has a Gluten-Free Cycle, you will need to make these adjustments:

1.       Warm the water to between 110° F and 115° F (43° C and 46° C).

2.       Warm the eggs and egg whites (see the Techniques Glossary, page 238).

3.       Follow the recipe instructions, but select the Gluten-Free Cycle rather than the Dough Cycle and Bake Cycle.

4.       At the end of the Gluten-Free Cycle, take the temperature of the loaf using an instant-read thermometer.  It is baked at 200° F (100° C).  If it’s between 180° F (85° C) and 200° F (100° C), leave machine on the Keep Warm Cycle until baked.  If it’s below 180° F (85° C), turn on the Bake Cycle and check the internal temperature every 10 minutes.  (Some bread machines are automatically set for 60 minutes; others need to be set by 10-minute intervals.)

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Speaking Our Language: Are We All on the Same Page?
Using Your Bread Machine for Gluten-Free Baking
Tips for Successful Gluten-Free Bread Machine Baking
Using an Instant-Read Thermometer
The Gluten-Free Bread Machine Pantry

The Basics
Hearty Grains, Seeds and Nuts
Luncheon and Dinner Breads
Mixes and Sourdoughs
Rolls by the Basketful
Savory Flatbreads
Pizzas
Dessert Breads
Beyond Breads

Equipment Glossary
Ingredient Glossary
Techniques Glossary
About the Nutritional Analysis

Index.