Baking – Gluten Free Finds

Home Baked Gluten Free Buns using Simple Mills Artisan Bread Mix

I’m a huge fan of Simple Mills line of mixes and products. Pancake Mix, Muffins/Cupcakes Mix, their almond cracker, cookies and now, their Artisan Break mix. The mixes are generally just a handful of simple ingredients that I would characterize and higher quality, better choice ingredients.

In this post, I adapt Simple Mills excellent gluten free bread mix for use as buns.

I used Norpro’s Puffy Muffin Top Pan to make the buns. I liked the size (4″ wide by 1/2″) deep and the 6 wells ended up working perfectly for one complete box of mix.

A look at Simple Mills Artisan Bread Box

Ingredients and Nutrition Facts. Six ingredients that you can read and pronounce.

This mix can be made in at least three different ways – Flatbread, Dinner Rolls and Loaf. I had tried the dinner rolls for a holiday meal and was very impressed. That encouraged me to give buns a try.

The buns/muffin tops – I used the dinner roll recipe for this batch

Prior to try the dinner roll variation, I tried the flat bread variation. The flat bread recipe is on the right. Far too dense to be considered a bun, in my opinion. The flat bread attempt turned out well but really a lot more like a biscuit than a bun.

I sliced the buns while they were still warm

Toasting two buns on my Little Griddle (on my electric stovetop). I love my Little Griddle!

The finish toasted buns!

A gluten free sloppy joe!

These turned out really, really well. I have never found a store bought, ready made gluten free bun that I like. They fall apart, they’re mealy, they don’t taste good and they’re expensive. I’ve had good GF buns in restaurants, but nothing that I could use at home. Really glad to have a fresh baked option with quality ingredients. Thank you to Simple Mills for making awesome products!

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]:

Arrowhead Mills Organic, Certified Gluten Free Coconut Flour

1 lb/16 oz Organic, Fair Trade Coconut Flour. Usda organic and kosher certified, non-gmo project verified. Certified Gluten free by gfco.

Arrowhead Mills Organic Fair Trade Coconut Flour, 16 Ounce

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]:

Kitchen Tools: Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Lb Convection Bread Maker

Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Lb Convection Bread Maker by Cuisinart. Programmable bread machine with 16 present menu options (including a gluten free mode). Audible tone to remind you to add mix-ins. 12 hour delay start.

Cuisinart CBK-200 2-Lb Convection Bread Maker

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]:

Kitchen Gear: Oster 2 Expressbake Bread Machine

We cover the occasional kitchen related item here on Gluten Free Finds because, we gluten free folks, tend to cook for ourselves a lot. See: Topics Covered

Oster Expressbake Bread Machine. Up to 2 lb loaf. 12 bread settings and 13 hour programmable baking timer. Large LCD display.

Oster 2-Pound Expressbake Bread Machine with 13-Hour Delay Timer, CKSTBRTW20

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]:

[5 Pack] Schar Naturally Gluten Free Classic White Bread Mix

5 Pack Gluten Free Classic White Bread Mix by Schar.

Gluten-free, wheat-free, lactose-free, no preservatives, no hydrogenated oils, no trans fat.

Includes recipes for bread, pizza crust and rolls and includes gluten free yeast.

Schar Naturally Gluten-Free Classic White Bread Mix, 19-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 5)

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]:

5.5 lbs Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Baking Flour

Case of four 22 ounce bags (5.5 lbs total) of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour by Bob’s Red Mill. Search Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free on Amazon

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, 22 Ounce (Pack of 4)

Always check ingredients to confirm gluten free status. If in doubt, contact the manufacturer with questions.

Recent Amazon Finds [view more]: