I have no experience of baking gluten-free bread but the loaves look beautiful and rustic and I do always love freshly baked bread at home. This particular recipe uses a UK brand for Doves Gluten Free Brown Bread Flour (also known by the name Freee), which can be sourced in many supermarkets. A couple of years later, I would go on to develop the recipe for Gluten Free White Sandwich Bread that was published in my first cookbook.

I’m not going to make any absurd claims: this bread is best eaten fresh on the day - or refreshed in the oven after that. But fear not, this sticky batter transforms into a delicious bread which is soft and springy inside. This was great because it included seeds of different shapes and sizes, which gave the gluten free brown bread a great texture. You could add seeds you like but personally I liked the mixture to add different colours and textures to my gluten free seeded loaf.In warmer temperatures, this loaf may rise fully in 45 minutes; in cooler, drier temperatures it may take much longer. I have trouble getting it at present time, probably due to driver shortages, etc and was looking for an alternative. Gluten Free Brown Bread Flour is a blend of naturally gluten free and wheat free ingredients and natural gum for an alternative to wheat bread flour.

I always prefer a base of Better Batter classic blend gluten free flour as a base for my gluten free yeast bread.Weigh and mix together all the dry ingredients ( TIP: weigh into an airtight container and shake vigorously). Recently I noticed Instant yeast on my supermarket shelf and purchased it instead of my usual dry yeast. I’ve since gone through my Bakes Bread cook book again and can’t wait to try some of my “failed” attempts with the correct ingredients.

You'll know the bread is done if you tip it out of the tin and tap on each surface - it should sound hard and hollow. The distinctive attributes of alternative grains and their ability to create spectacular dishes is still my inspiration. Doves Farm Brown Bread Flour is blended from naturally gluten free ingredients, use this flour as an alternative to bread flour made from wheat.

Hi, Jeanne, I definitely would not attempt to make this using a hand mixer, as you’ll add too much air to the batter.