Read First Before Buy Namaste Foods Gluten Bread 16 Ounce
This seems to be a pretty popular item since it's always out of stock. I finally received mine and have made sandwiches and waffles. The plates are easy to remove and clean. The pocket sandwiches turned out great. A regular slice of bread overlaps the edge of the plates and the crust gets really crispy, which to me is the best part. The sandwiches need to sit a couple of minutes to crisp up once they are taken out of the machine. I think the Avante did a decent job on the waffles but keep in mind this isn't intended to serve up a quick breakfast for a large family. The recipes included with the machine makes 12 waffles which will take over 20 minutes to cook. I make 6 to eat right away and finish and put the rest in the freezer for another day.
I have also used the waffle plates to make the garlic shimp kebobs recipe that's in the instruction manual. They were really good.
Also, the plates may smoke a bit when they are used for the first time, mine did, but the taste of the food wasn't affected.
For an allergen free family, including gluten, dairy, soy, and egg, this bread mix is a delight! I replace the eggs with flax meal. 3 Tablespoons flax meal and 9 Tablespoons hot water. Let the flax meal sit for 10 minutes to gel, then add with liquids to the bread mix. I have to bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. If you make rolls, they bake in about 30 minutes--delicious too!
BalasHapusMy daughter is allergic to everything this item is free of. She is so happy to be able to eat bread again. She says it is delicious. We love namaste products because they don't make her sick and they all taste good. How awsome that now I can buy them for so much less at Amazon I was paying $6 a bag a the local co-op.
BalasHapusFor Christmas I got my family a breadmaker from Amazon.com Breadman TR875 2-Pound Breadmaker, Stainless Steel, and looked around for a bread mix to go with it. My wife is allergic to wheat and dairy and soy, and my son is on the Feingold Diet, so needless to say, that narrowed down the selection of mixes. I finally settled on this Namaste Gluten Free bread mix, and oh boy, is this a winner or what. The whole family loves it. It bakes in just over an hour in the Breadman Breadmaker, and the bread is just wonderful. It's soft, fluffy, chewy, just like regular wheat bread. I signed up for the Subscribe and Save program through Amazon.com to ensure regular delivery and also extra savings. Highly recommended!
BalasHapusThis bread mix is moist, stays fresh, and doesn't crumble, tastes like "real bread", and passes my 7-year old's taste test. I've tried many bread mixes and have given the whole loaf to the birds in the back yard (one mix even wasn't eaten by the animals).
BalasHapusI added a little applesauce to mine for added moisture. Doesn't affect the flavor.
Wow as always Namaste has delivered again.This bread taste so good that my gluten eating hubby thought it was great.It stays fresh longer then store bought brands.The directions call for baking it in the oven but i bake it in my bread machine and it comes out sooo warm and yummy.
BalasHapusSo far, this is HANDS DOWN the best gluten free bread mix I've tried. It was super easy, the instructions are right on the bag. I substituted almond milk for the water and it's very tasty, and I used coconut oil as the oil. Beware though, if you can't do eggs this mix isn't for you, unless you know the magic of egg substitution. Fortunately, I can do eggs. I left it in for an extra ten minutes after the foil was on it, and that was a good choice, it gave the bread the perfect texture. It's slightly on the texture of a good wheat bread, but it has just the right flavor for toast or sandwiches with no weird aftertaste, and makes a large loaf. Now the only dangers are eating all of it too fast and not having more mix to make another loaf!
BalasHapusI have bought several kinds of gluten free bread mixes. I have made GF bread from scratch. Namaste is the bread my husband always tells me is the tastiest, although he has no idea which brand he is eating. I add ground nuts and some almond flour to all bread mixes because he preferred whole wheat bread before the GF diet. The nuts make the texture more like whole wheat. I have used walnuts, pecans and almonds chopped in a small processor.
BalasHapusMy husband and I went wheat free a few months ago and at first I bought a very expensive loaf of Rice bread which was so dry and nasty I gave it to the dogs. I bought a bread machine and purchase Namaste Gluten free bread mix with fear and loathing. We were so relieved and happy when we tried the finished product. It is moist and quite tasty!
BalasHapusOne thing you should know - each loaf requires 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites! We ended up with a lot of left-over yolks! (the dogs were happy). I purchased some White's Only and all is well.
The Mix works wonderfully in a bread machine.