Favourite Commercial GF Bread?

April 12, 2005

It is true that Kinnickinnick products are expensive

but think of it as an investment in your GF education.

You can't learn what you like and don't like if you

don't take a risk.

April 12, 2005

Kinnikinnick has special instructions for the preparation of their breads and

baked goods.

They specifically recommend that when you remove it from the freezer, say a

single slice of bread, that you spritz it with water and then toast or microwave

it for a few seconds to restore freshness. This actually works really well, but

there is NO loaf of commercial bread that will ever be the same as commercial

wheat bread. If you are looking for that in your breads you will always be

disappointed.

Kinnikinnick mades a huge variety of baked goods like bagels as well which are

tapioca based and which squeak against the teeth. If you can get past that,

they are decent.

Since you are from an asian background, you already know about some of the

alternate flours used in gf baking and you probably know where the ethnic stores

are in your community, which will give you an opportunity to purchase those

flours at a reduce price. Most oriental stores sell chickpea flour, poha

flakes, rice noodles, chestnut flour, lotus flour and things like that which you

can use to make much more wonderful breads and baked goods than you will ever

get from costly commercial products.

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Just my opinion,

BL

April 12, 2005

I am forgot I was going to ask you where in Canada you are. I am in Canada too,

and on the West Coast. That will make a difference in which stores are

available to you.

BL

in Northern BC

Kinnikinnick has special instructions for the preparation of their breads and

baked goods.

April 12, 2005

My son likes Kinnikinick a lot, and whenever our health food store carries

it, we buy up as much as we can before it's gone. YMMV, but our family also

likes the EnerG breads for holes in one/toad in the hole, morning toast, and

croutons.

I also make " beer bread " with water and vinegar instead of beer. Ds and dh

like that, too, and so do gluten-eating friends.

2.75 cups gf flour mix

1/2 tsp baking soda

1-2 tsp baking pdr

1/4 tsp salt

3 TBSP sugar

various herbs, optional

scant 12 oz (1.5 cups) water, topped up with vinegar

Mix, bake at 350 F for 40-50 min, or until tooth pick comes out clean. I

bake it in a crock so it comes out perfectly round, or in a regular loaf pan.

April 13, 2005

In a message dated 4/13/2005 12:48:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

snowbound2044 writes:

Which EnerG breads are your favorites?

Tapioca, then rice. The English muffins are fine around here, too, as

regular buns.

Jo

April 13, 2005

Jo,

Which EnerG breads are your favorites? Perhaps I need

to give their bread a second try.

Cheers,

tom

April 13, 2005

On Apr 13, 2005, at 12:17 PM, Thomas Hall wrote:

>

> Jo,

>

> Which EnerG breads are your favorites? Perhaps I need

> to give their bread a second try.

>

I'm not Jo, but I like two EnerG breads:

the high fiber and the tapioca.

I toast them *well* and then cut them into wedges and eat tapenade or

dip on them. They also make decent grilled/taosted sandwiches. I

usually buy the tapioca.

Otherwise, we keep FoodForLife's china black rice bread or bhutanese

red rice bread on hand. We prefer those to the brown rice bread.

ygg

April 14, 2005

I love the ENER-G FOODS TAPICOA BREAD, and the FOOD FOR LIFE BREAD(PECAN),and

the Kinninick white bread. I toast my bread in my toaster,I've even grilled it

and it is great. I fix sandwiches the way I want. like yesterday I actually had

a Bacon,lettuce and tomato sandwich .it was really great. Homemade is always

better especially TOM'S bread, Noah's BREAD> But for a quick lunch and you're

craving a sandwich.

Just my input on commercial bread.

thanks

Carolyn

Lampasas,Texas

Carolyn & Daniel Malone

Tupperware Manager/Consultant