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Gluten-Free No Knead Bread

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April 2, 2020 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD Leave a Comment

If you don’t think you have the skills it takes to bake bread, believe me, this is the easiest thing I think I have ever made besides overnight oats. This gluten-free no knead bread is so simple AND tastes delicious. I seriously cannot wait to bake my next loaf because this one I made for this post is somehow already gone (we’ll blame the kitchen elves, am I right?!)

Gluten-Free Bread?

Funny world we live in right? Gluten is the protein that is formed when you combine flour with water, but we can actually now bake bread without it. Gluten is that elasticity that bread needs to stay together. Yes, it is a wonderful thing but not for everyone. It is a hard protein for some to digest and I cut out gluten 10 years ago now and while I definitely have runs in with it sometimes I have found that I just feel better without it. 

I also have a ton of clients who feel better without it too so I make them recipes they can enjoy AND make it so that the whole family enjoys it too. The cool thing is that now that it’s 10 years later, there are SO many gluten-free flour options. You don’t have to go to 10 stores looking for things like xantham gum because now you can use the flours that are pre-made for you, pretty rad.

So if there’s no gluten then what is there?! Well most use that thing I mentioned above–xantham gum, and others have found out the right combination of starchy items (ex. sorghum, tapioca, rice flour, etc.) mixed with gums (aka binders) and other ingredients to make products hold their own in baked goods. Now, hear me out, it is NOT ever going to be the exact same feel or flavor as gluten-containing bread and it is by no means any healthier. However, for those that do not tolerate gluten it can be nice to have an alternative, so here ya go.

Gluten-Free Flours

Since we are on the topic, let’s discuss the best gluten-free flours on the market. Now, you can certainly make your own if you are up to it, but I prefer to spend the extra dollars for companies who make my life easier. There are many on the market but here are my favorites:

Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour

Cup 4 Cup Multipurpose Flour

King Arthur Measure for Measure Flour

If you try any other brands with this recipe please let me know so that I can add them for others to benefit from! 

Comfort Food & Stress Eating

Okay, so I just posted about stress eating the other day. It seems appropriate that I would then post a bread recipe. I also have a cookie recipe coming soon, stay tuned. Listen, we are in the midst of a pandemic when I write this so it’s all relevant content, OKAY?! 

Bread deserves it’s time to shine. It’s been through enough with the keto crew so I figured why not jump on board with the bread trend and help it shine. Certainly bread may not have the most nutrients ever BUT it certainly is the best vehicle for nutrients. I put an egg on almost every slice of this first batch, so we will call that a win.

Not sure what I’m talking about? Go check out my post on stress eating and learn how we can have our cake (errr bread) and eat it too, we just need to manage our stress 🙂 

Gluten-Free No Knead Bread

Okay, now for the part you’ve all been waiting for. I was inspired by Deanna Fox (local foodie & cook) to make No-Knead Bread. Deanna is the owner of Albany Cooking School and she has been putting out some live cooking videos. I honestly had no idea how easy no knead bread was until I watched her video. 

I decided I had to try my hand at it and of course, I only had gluten-free flour at home since 1. I’m not a huge baker and 2. my stomach can only handle so much gluten before it’s a bloated heartburny mess. Any who, I was inspired and decided I should try something new. So, since we are in the midst of the pandemic, I got my friend on FaceTime and she made the exact bread with normal flour and we got to work.

This gluten-free no knead bread was delicious and can be made with any flavor combo of choice. Not sure if you want savory or sweet toppings? Just leave the garlic and red pepper flakes out. Want something sweet? Add cinnamon, the choices are endless. 

I had so much fun making this I hope you do too. I recommend if you don’t have a nice dutch oven to make the investment as I use mine every week and can’t imagine my life without it, here’s a few options 1, 2 and 3. Enjoy! 

Pro Tip: If you do not need to be gluten-free just swap in regular flour for similar results. My friend made hers at the same time (via FaceTime) and our breads were very similar! 

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gluten-free no knead bread

Gluten-Free No Knead Bread

  • Prep Time: 540 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 585 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups gluten-free flour (*must contain xantham gum)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon active quick rise yeast
  • 1–1/2 cup room temperature water

Optional

  • 1 Tablespoon garlic (minced )
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, salt, & yeast together in a large glass bowl; gently pour water in and mix with a wooden spoon until combined and a wet dough is formed.
  2. Cover the bowl with dough with a kitchen towel and let sit @ room temp for ~8 hours (or overnight).
  3. Remove cover and place a handful of flour on a large piece of parchment paper. Fold dough onto the parchment paper and form into a large ball. Cover with kitchen towel & let sit for an hour–do not knead!
  4. Preheat oven to 450F and place a dutch oven into the oven for the last 30 minutes of the hour rest the dough is taking.
  5. Remove dutch oven from the oven–careful,  IT'S HOT!
  6. Place parchment paper with dough in it into the dutch oven, use a knife to slice a few marks into the top of the dough, cover and return to oven.
  7. Cook covered for 30 minutes, then remove lid (careful, IT'S STILL HOT) and cook uncovered for an additional 15 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven (if you don't know it's hot by now, I can't help you) and let cool on the parchment paper on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Slice & eat!

Notes

Adapted from thekitchn.com 

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Okay, that is all for now, enjoy this bread and if you make it don’t forget to tag me on Instagram or send me a message.  I truly love seeing my recipes in action! 

xoxo,

Sassy

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We’ve made it over a week together and it feels We’ve made it over a week together and it feels like it’s always been this way.

Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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We can take rest days but we should also find ways to move our bodies regularly.
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It's not about all or nothing it's about doing something daily to help your health and nutrition without it feeling like a set of rules or a free for all.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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