Gluten Free Challah
A sweet braided gluten free bread recipe
Hi friends,
A few years ago finding a gluten free bread recipe I could braid seemed like a laughable idea.
There are plenty of molds available for order that have the braided look, but you can just pop the dough right in. The dough for gluten free bread just wasn’t strong enough to shape and braid, but that’s not the case anymore!
Look where we are. Beautiful braided bread just in time for your holiday tables.
I’m so very grateful that it’s really possible to have gorgeous-shaped loaves.
The dough I’ve used here is a rich one, with oil and eggs to tenderize the bread. I find that the blend of flour matters here - The same blends that did well in my tests for artisan boules also performed well here.
I also tried it with gluten free bread flours that already contain the psyllium (Authentic Foods Bread Flour, King Arthur GF Bread Flour, and Caputo Fioreglut). The King Arthur GF Bread flour and Caputo didn’t brown as well and the exterior wasn’t very pretty.
I find that egg-washing the dough twice, first right after shaping and again right before it goes in the oven, gives you a glossy exterior and a flexible crust that allows maximum rise.
I like my loaves of bread with a fairly dark bake… but I hear from all of you that some are team dark bakes while others want a yellow-tinged tan.
You do you boo, it’s delicious either way.
Someone who reads this is a REALLY good braider. You know who you are, you have many strands braiding down and make a beautiful woven bread.
Yes friend you can definitely do that here. I would but… a French braid is about as fancy as I get, even with my hair.
Happy holiday baking,
Rachel
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