Vegan Gluten-free Bread

Vegan gluten-free bread recipe | Gluten-free bread without xanthan gum | Easy gluten-free bread | Homemade gluten-free bread

Since I became gluten-free more than six years ago, I’ve been on the search for the perfect homemade gluten-free bread. This search became much harder when I discovered that I also can’t eat eggs. The vast majority of gluten-free breads contain eggs, so a vegan gluten-free bread is a tall order.

Several months ago I stumbled upon this recipe for gluten-free, gum-free, and vegan sandwich bread from Cradle Rocking Mama. I made her recipe (with a couple modifications) and was instantly in love. Finally, an awesome homemade vegan gluten-free bread recipe!

I’ve since made this recipe many, many times. The original recipe is too fiddly for my tastes, so I’ve streamlined it, making the process easier and requiring less hands-on time. I also added an extra rise, since I found that I got inconsistent results with only one rise. The resulting directions may look complicated, but they’re really not. I just added as much detail as I could so you could benefit from my experience.

I haven’t eaten regular wheat bread in many years, but this is one of the best gluten-free breads I’ve ever eaten. It’s soft yet sturdy and has a rich, full flavor. It makes great toast, sandwiches, and probably most other things you’d like to do with bread. 🙂

Notes on the Recipe

I prefer to eat my grains sprouted when I can, so this recipe uses sprouted millet and sprouted sorghum flour. If you don’t want to use sprouted flour, you can substitute regular millet and sorghum flour.

We are not vegan in my house, so I usually make this bread with honey instead of maple syrup. Feel free to use whatever you prefer–both work just as well.

I find grinding the chia seeds to be the most annoying part of this recipe. If you get into the habit of making this bread regularly, I recommend grinding a cup or two at a time so that you’ll have extras in the fridge the next time you want to make bread.

The original recipe calls for proofing your yeast. I’ve found that this is not necessary. It IS, however, essential that you use active yeast. If you’re not sure whether your yeast is active or not, you can proof it beforehand to make sure.

Equipment You’ll Need

Electric mixer (I use an old Kitchenaid)

Medium mixing bowl

9″ x 5″ metal loaf pan

Spatula

Parchment paper

Cooling rack

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. If your chia seeds are whole, grind them in a blender until finely ground. (If you start making this bread regularly, I recommend grinding a cup or two at once so you don't have to do this step every time.) Make sure you measure the chia seeds after grinding them, instead of before, as the volume changes after grinding.
  2. Add ground chia seeds and psyllium husks to a medium mixing bowl. Add warm water and briefly stir, so that no dry chia or psyllium is left floating on the top of the water. Allow to sit and thicken while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Add millet flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, almond flour, salt, olive oil, maple syrup/honey, and yeast to the bowl of your electric mixer. Using your regular beater (not your dough hook), mix briefly, then add thickened chia/psyllium mixture.
  4. Continue mixing at medium speed until all ingredients are well mixed and there are no pockets of chia/psyllium. Scrape dough off your beater.
  5. Allow dough to rise in your electric mixer bowl until it's roughly doubled in size. How long this takes will depend on the warmth of your kitchen. When I made this the other day, it took about an hour and fifteen minutes to rise; my kitchen was probably around 65-68 degrees. Just keep on eye on your dough and check in on it occasionally.
  6. After your dough has approximately doubled in size, use a spatula to punch it down, compressing out as much air as you can.
  7. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Press your dough into the loaf pan. I like to mainly do this with my spatula, as the dough tends to stick to your hands.
  8. Squish your dough into the pan as much as possible, and use your spatula to smooth out top as much as you can. Cosmetic imperfections in the dough tend to stick around even after baking.
  9. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  10. Allow dough to rise again until it's about an inch above the edge of the pan. Again, how long this takes will vary depending on the warmth of your kitchen. It took about fifteen minutes when I made it last time.
  11. Transfer bread to oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the internal temperature of the bread is at least 190 degrees.
  12. Remove bread from oven and transfer to cooling rack to cool.
  13. I usually wait for the bread to mostly cool before cutting. (In my experience gluten-free bread tends to need to cool down before cutting in order to maintain structural integrity.)
  14. I store my finished bread in a plastic bag in the fridge. (A container would work, too, I just don't have one that's big enough.) If you think you are going to eat your bread within a few days, I'd imagine you could store it on the counter instead. I just don't want to need to worry about my bread molding, so I opt for the fridge.
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14 Responses to Vegan Gluten-free Bread

  1. Judene says:
    I know substitution questions are probably annoying... But I think you are so talented and I really trust your recipes and opinion. I don't do well eating almonds (skin rash whenever I do). Do you think substituting one of the other flours for the almond flour would work and if so which? Thanks so much ? I love love love your recipes!!!
    • Aw, thanks for the compliments, Judene! As to your question, I've never actually tried that substitution myself. I think it would work, though. As to which flour...I'm not sure. I guess I'd try the tapioca starch first? You might have to play around with amounts. I'd probably start with 1/2 cup and then play around with it if it seems like it's too starchy. If that doesn't work, I'd try some or all of it replaced with millet or sorghum flour. The other option would be to substitute an alternative nut or seed flour. BUT I'm guessing those are pretty expensive to buy, and making your own may not produce a flour that's quite fine enough. Let me know how it turns out!
  2. Judene says:
    OMG SO DELICIOUS!!! It is so exciting to be eating such a tasty healthy homemade loaf of bread! I did end up swapping more tapioca flour for the almond and it turned out great! (I realized after I made it that I forgot to put the salt in...lol so next time it will be even more delicious than it already is!) Meghan you are so talented :)
  3. Abi says:
    I am just backing this bread as I type.I can't wait to eat healthy bread with no gum in it,only natural ingredients.I just realized it was the gluten that made my tummy feel like I ate a rock for dinner.Once I got rid of gluten,my tummy felt better,but I really missed breat.Thanks Meghan for sharing this recipe.Will let you know how mine turns out.
  4. Katherine says:
    Hi Meghan, I love this Vegan GF Bread recipe. I would love to feature it in our website, Greenthickies.com. I will not be posting the actual recipe, but will only use one image from the post and a small quote and link directly back to the original post in your site. Will that be all right? Thanks a lot :), Katherine, Greenthickies.com
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  6. Kassia says:
    Do you know how I could use eggs in this recipe? Would I substitute eggs for the Chia and psyllium, and if so, how many eggs? Thanks!
    • You probably could, although I've never tried it so I'm not sure how many eggs you would need. I would probably leave at least some of the psyllium husks in, as they are also there to compensate for the lack of xanthan gum.
  7. Elissa says:
    I just found your recipe and it looks fabulous. I'm wondering what I might be able to replace the psyllium with. Sadly, I don't have any. Thanks!
  8. Lyndsey says:
    Do you think this recipe wouldn’t work in a bread maker?

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