If you’re looking for a tender, sweet, and gluten-like texture in a gluten free challah recipe, this is it! This challah is the most flavorful challah I’ve ever had, even when compared to traditional challah. Check out its texture in the video.
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Gluten Free Almond Challah Bread
This gluten free almond challah is a tender, sweet bread that is dairy-free and may be made vegan/egg-free as well. The texture is extremely close to gluten bread and is packed with flavor!
Cook Time 25 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 15 slices of various sizes
Ingredients
- 3 cups Carla’s Gluten Free Almond Flour Blend
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast SAF
- 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup neutral-flavored oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 large egg or 2 tablespoons liquid from a can of cannellini beans + 1 additional tablespoon margarine or full-fat coconut milk
- 1-1/4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- For Brushing:
- 1 tablespoon dairy-free margarine Smart Balance, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon honey optional
Instructions
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Oil a braided challah pan or similar pan; set aside. In a bowl, whisk together the flour blend, gum, and yeast; set aside.
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In the bowl of your electric mixer fitted with the whisk/balloon attachment, add the water, oil, honey, egg, vinegar, and salt; mix a few seconds until foamy.
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Add the dry mixture all at once. Beat on medium speed for 6 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 170 - 200ºF, the lowest your oven goes, but no lower than 80ºTry not to let the temperature get much higher than 90ºF; turn off the oven.
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Using a silicone/rubber spatula, gather the dough into one mass, lightly oil the top (spray oil works well), and cover with a tea towel. Place on the center shelf of your warm oven for 50 minutes or until the dough just begins to crack open on the top.
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Remove the dough from the oven and preheat the oven to 400ºF.
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Poke the risen dough, 5 or 6 times, or until it deflates a little. Transfer the soft dough batter to the prepared pan and smooth out the top. Let it rise 15 minutes or until the pan is completely filled. It's okay if it gets a little higher.
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Bake on the center rack of the oven 25 minutes and tent the top with foil when it reaches your desired color brown.
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Immediately turn upside down onto a wire rack and baste with a mixture of 1 tablespoon melted margarine and 1/2 teaspoon of honey, if using. Allow the bread to cool at least 30 minutes but 1 hour is best. The texture is closer to real bread when it cools though it's still delicious when served warm.
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Slice and serve with margarine or some of the leftover margarine-honey mixture. It makes incredible grilled cheese sandwiches.
I’m diabetic with periphial neuropathy and am trying to find a bread that is made either with almond flour, coconut flour and with a sweetner not sugar but either monk fruit or honey, so that i an have snacks etc and keep the sugar level down.
Also, an easy to make bread or whatever so that it can be made for just a couple of days
What size challah bread pan does this recipe need?
Thank you. Cindi Kolb
Cindi,
The measurements of my metal pan (at the top) is 14 x 5 1/2“ and it is 2 1/4 inches tall. I would stick with metal because it gets super hot and helps rise dough.
Enjoy,
Carla