Can I make a gluten free sourdough bread?
I have tried making sourdough starters from gluten free flours directly but get very little activity. If I use the potato starter recipe to make my sourdough starter, can I use gluten free flour and successfully get the bread to rise?
Best Answer
I’m generally using millet (a gluten-free grain) flour for sourdough starters for various fermentation applications. Simply my starter recipe for millet sourdough is as follows:
Mix 50 g of millet flour and 50 ml water in a very clean glass cup. Cover the glass using a piece of paper towel or cheesecloth. Give it some time to ferment for 1-2 days (or until you see get a bubbly texture in the mixture) at room temperature. You can directly use this as your sourdough starter.
In order to get your dough to rise, you need to use some thickeners to replace the gluten. One of the most popular choices is using Xhantan Gum, but Locust Bean Gum is sometimes used as well.
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Can sourdough bread be gluten-free?
No, regular sourdough bread is not gluten-free. Beyond Celiac does not recommend that those with celiac disease eat sourdough bread unless it is clearly labeled gluten-free or has been made safely at-home with gluten-free starters/ingredients.Can I add gluten free flour to sourdough?
Step 1. Add 25 grams gluten-free flour and 25 grams of filtered water to a glass jar. Mix well to combine.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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