Gluten free: Has anyone used this breadmaker solely for making gluten free breads?
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not sure if my reply comes too late or not but i use my breadman solely to make gluten free breads. i used the gluten free setting once and never went back to it. depending on the recipe, i use the fruit & nut setting, rapid white or i create my own. i also use it to mix pizza dough because i don't have a food processor. i haven't had any problems with the machine and i've had it for a year. i'm still puzzled at all the reviews that say the machine jumps around on the counter while mixing or the loud noises it makes.
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I have been making bread with mine since day one! I haven't had any problems with it and even let my bread sit and rise in the bowl and then turn it on low to knead the bread! I have used it mostly for bread and stiff dough and as long as you keep it on low and don't get in a hurry....it doesn't even heat up? I have made dough for pretzels, regulat white bread, pizza dough, and even wheat bread "which seems to get the thickest and stalls it a little more, but has been doing just fine for me! Just don't make the mistake that I did on my first one and try to do butter and walk away for a min or two because the butter will turn out of nowhere and splash all of the cream or whey out "even with a towel over it" and if it gets under the unit...it will suck up into the fan which is right under neath the unit about a 1/4 of an inch from the work surface and will suck up into the motor and burn up or short out the unit! But other than that...I have made about 50 loaves of every kind of bread you can make in the last 3 or 4 weeks and use it daily, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day and I have no problem! Yes a cover and maybe a little more power would be nice, but I can make 2 BIG loafs of any kind of bread in it and I have had no problems, just do the dough on low to #2 until it gets thick and turn it down to low, let it rise and put it back on low for 5 mins to knead the bread!
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I don't know anything about gluten free, but there will be a "slice" in the bottom of the loaf from the paddle. It usually just closes up once the paddle is removed. Sounds like a yeast problem if it was like a brick.
1689051
I can not tell you how it compares. I can tell you it makes the best gluten free bread you've ever had!
2182107
I have used it to make gluten free oatmeal cookies and they came out great. Even my cookie pro husband likes them. I also use it to make tapioca pudding and anything else that calls for sugar.
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I only use this for gluten free bread and it works well. In the past I did have to adjust the amount of liquids used because the loaf sank in the middle. The directions tell you how to adjust ingredients if the loaf is misshaped.
1988498
I do not use a bread machine. It has worked great for me with a no knead bread
1272140
Yes and I made it from the Lekue recipe and it was a bit dry. I re did it and added some yeast and it was fine. I have found the bread maker very useful as I love fresh bread but the supplied recipes from Lekue are not my favorites. I use several out of the book "Joy of cooking" and they all work great. I hope this helps. It seems everyone likes bread a different way. The best advice I can give it measure well, write doen what you dom and when you find really good results you will have the information to duplicate it.Thanks,Joe
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I use it to make regular yeast bread and also many misc. kinds of pound cakes etc.I have had no problems at all. Love the size. : )
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Yes. I have been making GF bread for several months now, using a recipe from Bette Hagman's "The Gluten Free Gourmet" © 1990. It turns out so well I haven't tried another recipe! In a subsequent book, "More From the Gluten Free Gourmet," Ms. Hagman includes a discussion of useful attributes for a breadmaker, the main requirement being a strong blade, which this Sunbeam has. There are a dozen specially created recipes. Both books were revised in 2000.
1354073
This machine will make gluten free bread on the basic setting, and I've used this successfully for a fresh loaf.
393239
No, is my experience. I have used it (and this is by far and away the best ready-made flour to approximate gluten-ful) on the dough cycle to mix and knead, but as with all gluten-free recipes, letting the mixture sit over night before baking is key to a decent result. The mixture will still be soupy and I use loaf pans to bake it. The gluten-free websites are now many, and they can help.
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Yes, I just recently made a no-gluten pie crust. This little machine is very powerful, and convient. Just pulse the ingredients until the mixture comes together. DO NOT hold the button down, you'll burn the motor out. As soon as the dough was sticking together I did the rest of the work by hand. Hope this helps. Don't over load it. The Best, Truthful.
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Yes this bread machine does have a gluten-free bread setting. My wife makes the best gluten free bread with this machine. She adds raisins and cranberries and walnuts. Comes out perfect every time.
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No, this was created using the traditional flour and water, then dehydrated. It can still be rehydrated and grown with gluten-free flours and used to rise gluten-free breads, though, and the amount of gluten in the finished loaf would be miniscule - unless someone with severe celiac was going to eat it, any lighter gluten sensititivity would be fine. If you want a sourdough starter that is 100% gf, there is a good formula for the mix to "catch" yeast and maintain the starter in the book "The Vintage Remedies Guide to Bread" by Jessie Hawkins. Her gf blend uses quinoa, chickpea, and gf oat flour. Highly recommend the book if gf sourdough baking is your goal. No, this was created using the traditional flour and water, then dehydrated. It can still be rehydrated and grown with gluten-free flours and used to rise gluten-free breads, though, and the amount of gluten in the finished loaf would be miniscule - unless someone with severe celiac was going to eat it, any lighter gluten sensititivity would be fine. If you want a sourdough starter that is 100% gf, there is a good formula for the mix to "catch" yeast and maintain the starter in the book "The Vintage Remedies Guide to Bread" by Jessie Hawkins. Her gf blend uses quinoa,... » Read More No, this was created using the traditional flour and water, then dehydrated. It can still be rehydrated and grown with gluten-free flours and used to rise gluten-free breads, though, and the amount of gluten in the finished loaf would be miniscule - unless someone with severe celiac was going to eat it, any lighter gluten sensititivity would be fine. If you want a sourdough starter that is 100% gf, there is a good formula for the mix to "catch" yeast and maintain the starter in the book "The Vintage Remedies Guide to Bread" by Jessie Hawkins. Her gf blend uses quinoa, chickpea, and gf oat flour. Highly recommend the book if gf sourdough baking is your goal. « Show Less
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Have not tried it and am not sure how it would work.Gluten formation odds the hallmark of bread making. I would consult King Arthur website.
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I have heard that gluten free dough does not work well with bread machines. I bake in a conventional oven. You may want to review other ratings and their use in machines. Good luck.