Help...... I need a recipe for wheat free bread

[MetalMummy]

Hi, we found out in March/April that DS1 is allergic to wheat and milk, the doctor referred him to a dietician on 29th May but as yet we've heard nothing from them.
We have been struggling with what to give him instead of bread, he has dietary specials light crispbread in his lunchbox for nursery but he really wants bread. We have tried a couple of wheat free breads but I noticed that Glutafin (which the Doctor advised us to get for him) is gluten free but not wheat free (his blood tests show that he isn't allergic to gluten), and the other breads we have tried were pretty disgusting and very expensive (£4 a loaf in Holland and Barrett) .
I've decided that the best thing to do is to try and make my own bread but I'm not sure where to start. I'm not the best cook in the world, I can make things like bolognese but I've never done any baking so I just haven't got a clue what I'm doing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks, Tracey

Have you tried rye bread? According to a website that I have just looked up (it is in German, otherwise I would have posted a link) there are alternative grains that can be used. I am sure that I saw rye bread in Tescos last time I was in UK.

I am not an expert, maybe someone else with more experience with allergies will be able to give better advice.

have a look here

try doves farm gluten-free bread flour...works really well

The dietary specials bread is quite good, although no gluten free bread is that great without being toasted. If DD1 is having sandwiches, I tend to toast the bread first - she's got used to having cold toasted sandwiches! Have tried the Doves flour - it works ok, and the bread is definitely nicer than the shop-bought stuff, but it doesn't last very long.

Juvela do a loaf which is supposed to taste like 'fresh' bread, but I have a feeling you can only get it through chemists - could be worth looking into though...?

if he can tolerate gluten but not wheat, try oatcakes. Nairns do mini ones (they sell them with normal crackers) and they work really well for packed lunches and picnics. They also sell sweet ones with the biscuits

Glutafin do 'gluten and wheatfree' flour. You could buy a breadmachine and make your own (this is what I do)

Tried the Nairns oatcakes and he didn't like them so I think I'm going to get a breadmaker. Can anyone recommend a good breadmaker?

Panasonic seem to be the best. I bought mine about 4 years ago, and I use it every other day, and it's still going strong!

my friend uses the doves farm flour too.

if you buy doves bread flour there is a recipe on the packet. It does include egg and milk. I am no sort of cook but have managed to make a reasonable loaf with it. It kept as well as my normal breadmaker bread and had a softer crust but I just made a small loaf because I knew it wouldn't keep. You can freeze it.

Sainsburys' wheat free pitta breads are the best thing I have found for lunchboxes. Pop in toaster which will make them puff up, slice, cool and fill. have not got that nasty cakey texture but are #1.99 for 4. I too would appreciate an actual recipe for wheat free bread in a breadmaker which doesnt come out resembling a heavy cake. Have bougt some doves farm bread flour and some spelt bread-any ideas

ps other tried and tested wheat free items are bisto best beef gravy granules and bovril stock cubes. the dietary specials range is good and sainsburys free from. in fact the family now eat wheat free pasta as it doesnt make everyone bloated.

You can try 100% rye bread, Waitrose do that, both a German and a Russian variety. Rye bread is much more solid than white wheat bread, that is because it is almost gluten free. And guess what, it is the gluten in the wheat that makes bread light and fluffy, the way the Brits like it! Does it make one think why so many people are becoming wheat-intolerant?? You will have difficulty baking rye bread yourself, it needs to be made with sourdough and not with yeast, it really is an art. Next option is you try making your own bread with spelt flour. Spelt has a very very low gluten content and is by default an organic flour. It has a nice nutty flavour and also makes a fairly firm bread.
:If you check the internet for keywords such as "wheat intolerance" or "gluten intolerance" you will find that there is an almighty war going on between the grain industry and nutrition specialists.

Bake your own Lakelend plastics of all people! do a packet of 4 X separatly batched mixes. Gluten, Wheat, yeast and dairy free.
I make in muffin tin and freez as rolls.
It tastes better than a lot I have tried.