Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Farmer’s Bread: A Rustic, Crusty, and Delicious Delight

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Indulge in the delightful rustic and crusty flavors of gluten-free and dairy-free farmer’s bread. This delicious creation is bound to captivate your senses and leave you yearning for more.

LauraLovingLife

The preparation of this Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Bread was a piece of cake – pun intended! Not much waiting around, so I had plenty of time to practice my air guitar skills. Let’s not forget to mention its rustic charm – this bread could easily pass as a relic from the ancient bread-making era. With its crusty exterior and surprisingly squishy interior, it’s a real showstopper. Unlike my previous bread attempts, which could double as doorstops!

Making gluten-free bread is like dealing with a rebellious teenager – it refuses to rise and won’t be kneaded into submission. I have to give it a little bounce and some serious attitude to make it behave. But hey, at least it’s worth it for that delicious, gluten-free goodness!

Step 1: Wake up the sleepy yeast by giving it a warm water and honey spa treatment. Let it chill and activate for about ten minutes – just long enough to catch up on its beauty sleep.

Step 2: Gather all the ingredients in a big bowl and mix them together with a wooden spoon. It’s like a cozy family reunion in there.

Step 3: Cover the bowl with a layer of plastic wrap and let the dough kick back and relax for 1-2 hours. It’s spa day for the dough!

Step 4: After its relaxing time, gently place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Treat it to another sprinkle of flour and a few loving folds. Then, let it rise for 15 minutes and feel its oats.

Step 5: Shape the dough into a cute little ball on some parchment paper. Sprinkle some more flour on top and give it a cozy towel blanket let it rest for 1-2 hours. It’s nap time again, folks!

Step 6: Get the oven all fired up to a toasty 450 degrees F. It’s showtime for the dutch oven – let it warm up in the oven for at least 30 minutes.

Step 7: Once the oven and the dutch oven are ready, carefully place the parchment paper dough into the hot dutch oven. It’s like a warm, comfy bed for our little dough friend.

Step 8: Bake the dough with the lid on for 30 minutes, like giving it a little privacy while it transforms. After that, give it some space and let it bake for an extra 20 minutes with the lid off.

Voilà! Enjoy your delicious creation, made with a touch of humor and a whole lot of love.

To make your loaf of bread look like it just came back from a tropical vacation, slap on some of that luxurious egg wash after it’s been in the oven for thirty minutes. Then, crank up the heat to a sizzling 450°F and let it sunbathe for another 20 minutes. Once it’s all done bronzing, let it cool off completely before you dig in. Now you’re ready to savor the delightful fruits of your baking escapade!

LauraLovingLife

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”

― W.C. Fields

I’m certain you’ll adore this simple recipe.

LauraLovingLife

Farmer Bread

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Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Farmer's Bread: A Rustic, Crusty, and Delicious Delight

Indulge in the delightful rustic and crusty flavors of gluten-free and dairy-free farmer's bread. This delicious creation is bound to captivate your senses and leave you yearning for more.

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Prep Time 5 hours hrs

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, French

Servings 12 slice

Equipment

• dutch oven
• parchment paper

Ingredients

  

• 3 cups 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour I used King Arthur or Cup4Cup
• 1/4 teaspoon active baking yeast
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons water warm
• 2 tbsp honey

Instructions

 

• Stir the active yeast into the warm water with the honey, wait for it to activate about ten minutes.
• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl using a wooden spoon.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
• Let sit for 1-2 hours
• On a lightly floured surface with lightly floured hands, sprinkle a little flour on the dough, and fold a few times.
• Let rise for 15 minutes.
• Place the dough in ball form on the parchment paper.
• Sprinkle the top of the dough with flour.
• Cover with the towel. Let rise for 2-3 hours. It will only rise slightly, don't expect it to double in size.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the dutch oven in the heating oven for at least 30 minutes prior to baking.
• Place the parchment paper dough in the hot dutch oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes with the lid on.
• Remove the lid and back for an additional 20 minutes

Keyword baking, bread, dairy free, df, gf, glutenfree, lauralovinglife

Items I used for this bread are below.

I adore my fleet of Dutch ovens! I mean, who needs four? Maybe I should seek help, but then again, who would babysit my precious ovens?

“Who knew flour could be so mysterious? It’s like a surprise party in a bag – you won’t know if it’s the perfect match until you give it a whirl in your recipe. Embrace the flour-unknown and let your taste buds be the judge!”

I absolutely adore the sheer awesomeness of pre-cut parchment paper. It’s like the fairy godmother of the kitchen, waving its magic wand of convenience. And let’s not even get started on wax paper – unless you want a smokin’ hot mess, then by all means, go for it!

A good yeast to use is like finding a reliable sidekick for your baking adventures. And if your yeast decides to play hide and seek instead of activating after ten minutes, well, it’s probably time to retire that old timer and bring in a fresh recruit.