Gluten Free Sun Dried Tomato Bread

I did promise you my follow up bake in my bread maker which is actually bread this time. I fancied a different type of bread though so I made a savoury sun dried tomato bread.

Again this is a recipe taken from the bread machine's instruction book so lets start with what ingredients I used......

3 medium eggs ( I used two this time)
284ml buttermilk
6 tbsp semi skimmed milk
2tsp lemon juice ( I bought some fresh stuff - see last weeks post)
1.5 level tbsps clear honey
1 level tbsp gluten free sun-dried tomato paste
50g gluten free sound dried tomatoes (chopped)
1 tbsp oil from tomato jar
1 level tsp salt (they like everything level eh?)
470g gluten free white flour
1 level tbsp (9g) gluten free yeast (I used the fast action stuff)

Method

• Place the eggs in a jug and beat well.
• Add the buttermilk, 5 tbsp of the milk, lemon juice and mix well....pour into the baking pan.
• Add the honey, tomato paste, sun-dried tomatoes, oil and salt to the pan.
• In a bowl mix the flour and yeast together.
• Place the pan into the bread maker, select 1.5lb loaf size, medium crust, basic programme and place start. (based on the Morphy Richards Fastbake machine).
• With the lid open and the flour and yeast mixture a spoonful at a time. After a minute or so, once all the flour has been added, add the last tablespoon of milk. Ensure all the flour has been incorporated then close the lid.
• After baking turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

It did turn out really nice and very tasty. I actually had a slice or two with a pasta bolognese dish so it was a fine accompaniment. The only criticism I have is that it does, again tend to be very dense so it may be an idea to reduce some of the wet ingredients or the yeast. I do tend to keep my flour in the freezer to keep it fresh and then forget to leave it out to warm up to room temperature before using so that may be another reason while the texture turns a bit dense. Also I'm not sure the buttermilk works as there was a bit of an after taste with that so I may change that in the future. 

I can recommend it though. It was really nice toasted with a bit of cheese on but maybe you have a different recipe that you would like to share. I am going to experiment more with different recipes and play around with the ingredients to see what works so I will keep you posted.

Thank you for reading today, join me again tomorrow for Autism Support Saturday but for now.....take care and happy baking.