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Little Red Hen

Tonight I got the crazy whim to make some gluten-free bread. Maybe it's because I was bored, or maybe it's because I'm in pre-menstral carb hoarding syndrome. Whatever the case, I made some from a mix I've had in my pantry for at least a year, even though I was short an egg and didn't have the 9x5 inch loaf pan or "heavy duty mixer" it called for. My arm worked well enough. And now, an hour and a half later, I'm eating my my square, 8x8 inch bread (because that's the closest pan I had) and I gotta say I'm not impressed. If it tastes like anything - and it really doesn't - I would have to say it tastes like what I imagine paper would taste like, just less chewy. Which makes me realize it's totally not worth it to make my own bread. I'd rather spend the $6.99 on a tiny loaf of bread from Whole Foods that tastes like something that resembles bread and is in a shape I can actually make a sandwich out of.

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Don't give up on bread! making bread is awesome. just don't bother with the gluten free crap :)

Try a good sourdough recipe--takes a week or so before you can make it because you have to do the starter, but there's nothing better than munching down on hot sourdough bread. and if you don't already have one (and i don't know how anyone makes it through a wedding without receiving at least two!) buy a breadmaker--just use it for mixing the dough though. then you can put it in a breadpan to bake normally.

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