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Linda Blanchard wrote:

> ...I offer "celiac tastebuds" which I define as belonging to
> people who say about a recipe "...tastes like wheat bread" and
> then when a non-celiac tastes that bread the non-celiac says
> "Bleagh!"....signed Still Searching For The Perfect Bread Recipe

I must admit I'm puzzled by the many postings I've seen along these
lines.  Our experience with making GF bread has been pretty good.
My 10-year old son, who is not a celiac, willingly eats our GF
bread whenever he gets the chance.  (The three non-celiacs in the
house generally eat regular bread, due to the cost.)  He has even
said, "I almost wish I was a celiac, so I could eat gluten-free
things more often.  I like them!"  He's looking over my shoulder as
I type this, and nodding his head to show I'm quoting him correctly.
I also enjoy eating GF bread, especially when it is fresh.

If you are looking for a GF bread that tastes like regular bread,
you will be disappointed.  However, if all you want is a good-
tasting GF bread, there are several basic recipes that work out
good for us.

We use a Welbilt 150 which we've had for two years.  We use a few of
the basic recipes out of Betty Hagman's second book, _More From the
Gluten-Free Gourmet_, most of the time; sometimes we experiment.  We
rarely get a "loser" out of the bread machine.

We supply the communion bread for our church, so our celiac kids can
partake of the bread during communion.  We've been doing this for
nearly a year now, and during all that time there was only one
complaint; a child that said it was sort of "spongy".  After service
ends, there is a mad rush by the children to the church's kitchen,
so they can all get some of that leftover bread; normally there is
none left for us to take back home.

If you are having trouble with GF bread, I suggest you get a copy of
the bread making file that Mike Jones has placed with the list
files.  To do so, send a message to [log in to unmask]
(DON'T send it to the CELIAC address).  The message should contain
this line:

   GET CELIAC BREADM

Read this file.  It is full of tips on which bread machines to buy,
how to get better results, things to try, etc.  I encourage you not
to give up; "good GF bread" is not an oxymoron.

--- Jim Lyles, [log in to unmask] ---
--------- Holly, Michigan, USA --------