Hi All
It's been quite a while since iI posted but I just had to post a very
simple delicous bread recipe I have developed. Like my mother used to
say "necessity is the mother of invention". We travel a lot for Ken's
work these days and I was forever running out of bread. Then I
developed an allergy to yeast and eggs and that blew all my GF recipes
out of the water for me so I began to experiment with a baking powder
recipe called "lazy man's bread." I found most rice breads have a
tendency to rise beautifully and then drop just before they are done.
I decided to try my own version of this recipe in the microwave
reasoning that since the bread always drops when almost cooked the
microwave might fix this and it worked really well. The recipe I
developed works really well in the corningware plain open stock bowls.
A large soup bowl (not the ceral bowls that come in the sets) makes a
small loaf and two rice bowls can be used instead for buns. I use the
rice flours from the Asian isle in the supermarket. My brand is Ivory
brand and since it is im****ted from Thailand it is not likely to be
cross sontaminated with wheat flour. The secret to the nice texture is
the sweet rice flour AKA glutenous or sweet rice flour.
Here is my recipe:
Microwave Rice Bread
1/2 cup rice flour
1 heaping teaspoon glutenous rice flour (also called sticky rice flour
and yes it glutten is free even though the name implies
otherwise)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt (according to taste)
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup soda water ot carbonated spring water
If I am baking this in the bigger bowl I just put dry ingredients in
the bowl and mix them then I mix in the carbonated water and put it in
the mocrowave immediately for 3 minutes and in a total of 5 minutes
or less I have a soft delicious loaf of bread. This is best eaten
fresh but it is so simple I don't mind baking one whenever I am hungry
for bread. It also makes a delicious hamburger bun it you bake it in
two rice bowls instead.
I have also addapted this recipe to a strawberry shortcake by adding a
bit of sugar (about 1 tbsp) and vanilla. It can also take a bit of
margarine added to it to make it richer. I just go a bit heavy on the
flour or a bit light on the water.
If I have to stay in a hotel I just put the dry ingredients for one
recipe in a ziploc bag and when I get there all I have to do is put it
in my bowl and add 1/2 cup of carbonated water. this is so great since
most hotels have a microwave. This also works with plain water but
since rice flour is hard to make rise using carbonated water makes it
lighter.
Just hink this is a great one for kids who hate crusts since it is
crust free. Hope you all enjoy the fresh bread as much as I and my
other celiac friends have. Betty
