7-Inch Sourdough Boule (Gf/V) Recipe by Fresh Is Real

Please note that I don’t bake with xanthan gum. I develop all my bread recipes to have as few ingredients as possible, without food additives.

Brown Rice Sourdough Starter - The star ingredient of this recipe! Once you have an established natural wild yeast sourdough starter, make sure to feed it a couple of times before mixing some in a bread recipe.

Psyllium Husk - When not using xanthan gum, adding psyllium husk (whole or powder) to a gluten-free bread recipe is perfect. When combined with water, the nutritious fibre turns into a gel, which helps stick everything together. Psyllium is a binder (glue) for gluten-free bread recipes.

Maple Syrup - A little pure natural sweetness will keep the yeast happy in a bread recipe.

Olive Oil - Adding extra virgin olive oil to a gluten-free bread recipe creates a tender, soft crumb, and it also helps to crisp up the crust.

Water - A clean water source (preferably not tap water) is essential when making good bread. Also, the water temperature helps the yeast activity in the dough. Mixing in room temperature water (70 to 85°F) works best with sourdough bread recipes.

Potato Starch (not potato flour) - This starch is what truly changes the texture and flavour of a gluten-free bread recipe. You can try other starches, but there’s something special about potato starch. It creates the best mouthfeel in gluten-free bread recipes.

Tapioca Starch - This starchy ingredient is also great to lighten gluten-free bread recipes. As an alternative, arrowroot starch is a good sub. Tapioca starch is sometimes labelled tapioca flour.

Light Buckwheat Flour - Buckwheat is an excellent flour for gluten-free baking. If you don’t have access to lighter-coloured and mild-tasting buckwheat flour, consider grinding/milling buckwheat groats into a fine flour.

GF Oat Flour - Gluten-free certified oat flour is a beautiful flour to combine with other baking ingredients. It, too, will transform the bread recipe and give it an incredible flavour. If you can’t find GF oat flour, you can mill GF oats into fresh flour!

Brown Rice Flour - A good source of fine brown rice flour is ideal for GF bread baking. If you have access to organic brown rice flour, give it a try! It’s even better!

Sea Salt - I often have grey sea salt on hand. Before adding sea salt to a recipe, taste yours. Some brands are way saltier than others. For that reason, you might need to adjust the overall amount of salt you add to the dough mixture. Adding salt to your dough is almost necessary. Your bread will taste bland if you don’t.

subheading: Recipe Tools:

Large Mixing Bowl (or Stand Mixer bowl)

Large Bowl

Sifter/Sieve/Strainer

Kitchen Scale

Silicone Spatula

Banneton Basket/Soup Bowl

Dutch Oven (5qt or Larger)

Unbleached Parchment Paper

Lame or Sharp Blade

Wire Rack

Directions at freshisreal.com

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