We have quite a number of Sisters in the Convent who have celiac-sprue or gluten allergies. Buying gluten free bread can be extremely expensive and well, frankly, you might as well be eating cardboard! We have wanted to find a recipe for quite a while that is healthy, inexpensive to make and tastes like real homemade bread. This recipe fits the bill. It’s high in fiber from the oat content, easy to make and tastes wonderful! It’s especially lovely toasted with butter and jam. Most oats are gluten free — check the label to be sure. The only reason they wouldn’t be is if they are manufactured in a factory where they also make products with gluten. We are so fortunate to have a company that supplies us with oats, so this bread costs literally nothing to make. You can find xanthum gum in the health food aisle of the supermarket — don’t leave it out — it’s an “all natural” emulsifier and you need it as a binding agent when baking without gluten.

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Gluten-free Honey Oat Bread

SERVINGS 2loaves CHANGE SERVING SIZE loaves

COOK TIME 45minutes

PREP TIME 20-30minutes

READY IN 2hours

Ingredients

• 6 2/3 cups oat flour (oats put in a blender!)
• 1/4 cup yeast
• 3 cups tap water very warm (125-130 degrees F)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 cup corn starch (or tapioca flour)
• 1 cup white rice flour
• 4 tsp. xanthan gum
• 2 tsp. salt
• 8 eggs

Instructions

1. Sprinkle the yeast over the hot tap water in the bowl of a standing mixer and let sit for a few minutes, until the yeast is active and bubbles start to form on the surface.
2. If you're using whole oats, blend them in a food processor or blender until they're pretty fine (as fine as you can get them) to make the oat flour.
3. Once the yeast is active, add the oil, honey, corn starch, white rice flour, xanthan gum, and oat flour to the mixer and beat until combined.
4. Add the salt and eggs and beat for a few minutes until fluffy.
5. Pour into two well greased 9 inch loaf pans and allow to rise for about 45 minutes until doubled (only fill the loaf pans about 2/3 - 3/4 full - any excess can fill up a smaller loaf pan). Sprinkle the top of the loaves with some oats.
6. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Once the loaves have risen, cut a few slits in the top with a serrated knife.
7. Bake for about 45 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.