Easy Focaccia Bread - Gluten-Free Option

For someone who knew how to bake and had to go gluten-free, it was very difficult at first to bake anything.

Now I am really enjoying playing with my food!  The only problem, I came from a very large family.  Even when I baked for neighbors or took goodies to work, I did not have to worry about making too much.

Finally, I am making smaller amounts of food.  I am basically not a person who uses recipes.  Instead, I make something and write as I make it. So, If I keep the flour mix to between 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups, the end product will be a half-sized recipe.

As with previous recipes, this was supposed to be pizza crust!.  I did not have the ingredients needed for pizza, so I decided to make focaccia bread.

This is a very easy recipe.  Change the spices to whatever you like.  Even use roasted red peppers or fresh herbs sprinkled over top instead of cheese.  The only requirement; the dough must be allowed to rise for at least 45 minutes to mature the yeast a bit.

This will be great with spaghetti.



Easy Focaccia - Gluten-free


Ingredients


Dry Ingredients

1 cup Mama's Coconut Blend (or any brown rice, tapioca, potato starch mix)
2 tbsp sorghum flour
2 tbsp millet flour
2 tbsp garbanzo bean flour

1/4 tsp ginger powder
3/4 tsp xanthan gum
1/8 tsp unflavored gelatin
2 tsp sugar
1 1/8 tsp yeast
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp mixed spices (basil, garlic, marjoram, parsley, Herbs de Province)

Wet ingredients
2 tbsp liquid egg white
1 1/2 tbsp oil, grape seed
1/2 cup warm water, (plus more by teaspoon as needed)
1/4 tsp cider vinegar

Topping
3 tbsp Shaved Italian Parmesan Cheese, chopped or broken into smaller pieces

break into smaller pieces

Procedure


1. Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix all Wet Ingredients together.
3. Add the Wet Ingredients to the mixing bowl and beat for about 2 minutes, scraping down.
4. Cover a baking pan with parchment paper or generously grease the baking pan with shortening.
5. Spread the dough out to the shape of the pan, leaving at least 1/2 inch on all sides.
6. Shape and smooth out the dough. Smooth out the top with a little oil. Use a fork to push holes into the dough. Cover and allow rising.




7. Pre-heat the oven to 375F.
8. Sprinkle the cheese over the raised dough.




8. Bake for about 30 minutes until bread is browned.
9. Remove from oven, transfer from pan to cooling rack.




10. Cut into 6 pieces.








Servings: 6

Nutrition (per serving): 157 calories, 6.7g total fat, <1g monounsaturated fat, 2.4g polyunsaturated fat, <1g saturated fat, 2.2mg cholesterol, 25.1g carbohydrates, 2.7g fiber, 22.3g net carbohydrates, 1.7g sugar, <1g fructose, <1g galactose, <1g glucose, <1g sucrose, <1g maltose, 250.8mg sodium, 18.6mg potassium, 3.6g protein, 29mg calcium, 11.1IU vitamin a, <1mg vitamin b6, <1mcg vitamin b12, 0mg vitamin c, 0IU vitamin d, <1mg vitamin e, <1mcg vitamin k, <1mg iron, <1g lysine, 0mcg lycopene, 6.1mg phytosterols, <1mcg selenium, <1mg thiamin, <1mg zinc, 0mg caffeine.


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