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Different diets work for different people. We've posted recipes for everything from lentil salad, herbal smoothies, and holiday recipes that can feed every eater at your table. There are a lot of different ways you can eat and be healthy.

Today we're going to talk about one that has gained a lot of popularity lately—going grain-free.

Beyond avoiding gluten or avoiding wheat, some people are seeing really good results when they eliminate grains altogether. Reducing inflammatory conditions is one of the common outcomes you'll hear from people who have gone this route.

One problem with going grain-free, though, is that some of the processed alternatives you'll find in the grocery store aren't much better for you, or in some cases are worse.

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going DIY with grain-free recipes

So you might try making your own grain-free recipes at home, maybe even attempting grain-free bread. If you've tried this, you know that it's hard. Recipes you find online may not have been as thoroughly tested as you'd think. And exact measurements are reallyimportant when you're doing any sort of gluten-free cooking.

Our friend Kelly Herring went though this. After being diagnosed with non-celiac gluten sensitivity, she delved into the world of gluten-free baking. It helps that she has a background in nutritional biochemistry… It's an exact science!

GRAIN FREE DELICIOUSNESS

She founded the company Healing Gourmet and wrote a book called Better Breads, which is where the recipe we're sharing today comes from. Her book has 25 grain-free bread recipes, all thoroughly tested, beautifully photographed, and guaranteed to be a delicious part of your next meal. Plus, each recipe has nutritional info.

Kelly has a lot to say about bread. She narrows it down to 5 liesyou'vehave been told about bread in this article.

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Now, here's a sneak peak into her book, with one of the tasty recipes:

Crusty Boule Bread Recipe

Originally from Better Breads, by Kelly Herring
Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan, Paleo
Serves 16

Dry Ingredients:

  • 1 cup almond flour(100g)
  • 1 cup arrowroot flour (120g)
  • ⅓ cup coconut flour (40 g)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1½ tbsp very finely ground chia
  • 2 tbsp organic psyllium husk powder

Wet Ingredients:

  • 1¼ cup filtered water
  • 2 tsp maple syrup, coconut sugar, or honey
  • 1 egg yolk + tsp water for egg wash (optional)

Directions:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, arrowroot flour, coconut flour and sea salt.
  • Heat water to 105–110°F. Add maple syrup and stir. Add the yeast and letstand 10 minutes. The yeast should bubble or foam. If it doesn’t, start over.
  • Stir the finely ground chia and psyllium powder into the yeast mixture. Let stand 1 minute tothicken, then whisk.
  • Pour the thickened yeast-chia mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a woodenspoon until thick and fully combined. The dough will be slightly sticky, but workable. Kneadfor 1 minute.
  • Put kneaded dough back in the bowl, cover with a damp kitchen towel and place in a warmspot to rise for one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place a pizza stone in the oven to preheat.
  • Divide dough into two balls. Place dough balls on a square of parchment paper or a pizzapeel. Dip your hands in water and shape into nice rounded shapes. Brush with egg wash, ifdesired. Use a serrated knife to cut a tic-tac-toe pattern on the top.
  • Slide the prepared boules onto the preheated stone. Bake 35-40 minutes. PLEASE NOTE –baking time can vary – the measure of doneness is an internal temperature of 205-210 F.
  • Let cool completely on a wire rack. (Not allowing the loaf to fully cool before cutting mayresult in a gummy interior.) When completely cool, slice and serve or store in an airtightcontainer. To re-crisp crust, toast or reheat in a 375 F degree oven for 5-10 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

87 calories, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 0 mgcholesterol, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 2 g protein

For 24 more recipes for all kinds of grain-free bread, check out Kelly's article and scroll down to the bottom for information on how to get your own electronic copy of her book, Better Breads.Read more on Better Breads here!

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  1. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (12)Colleen

    This is great GF bread. Amazing. I think it feels moist in the center due to the actual construction / chemistry of it. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  2. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (13)Christa

    This right here!! I haven’t had bread in a couple of years, but I used to bake it fresh… I miss bread! For health reasons I eat entirely grain, dairy and egg free, and I have a kiddo with Celiac disease. Many gluten free breads out there have so little flavor, meh texture, and not much nutritional value. Needless to say, I was so excited to try this recipe. I baked some tonight, and it was hard to wait for it to cool before tasting. It is a little “gooey” in the middle (I may have cut it too soon). But toasted some slices and topped with various things (peanut butter, nutella, “melt” & preserves). Yum! Even the little guy is a fan, and he is not easy to please.

    I made the recipe as is. I used honey instead of maple syrup. I made one loaf instead of two. The loaf did condense a bit after I took it out of the oven, but when you haven’t had bread in couple of years, a thin loaf is no big deal.

    Thanks for sharing this recipe. I will be making it again.

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  3. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (14)Rod Jensen

    Hello: I have not tried this recipe. But I’m giving it a whirl as I type. I’m curious why there isn’t a second proof after the first, but before the bake? The recipe goes straight from proof to forming to baking with no second proof after forming? Is a step missing there, or is this the intention? Looking foward to destroying (chowing down on) this loaf when it’s done. I’m starting with 1/2 the recipe to see how it goes. Thanks!

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (15)Phillip Yeater

      Use a new ceramic floor tile for a pizza stone. Get one for a couple bucks.

      Reply

  4. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (16)SHEENA DANIELS

    i made this bread today and forgot to add the psyllium husk powder. the dough was very wet so I kept adding more flour and it didn’t really form a normal dough ball. I was going to bake it anyway because the ingredients are very expensive. I managed to roll the dough into balls and they tasted fine at the end. I made a second attempt and included the psyllium and less water. I added more water only after incorporating the dry and wet ingredients. it made two very small loaves and I think it tasted fine. I prefer the version without the psyllium though as it looked more appealing. this is the first non grain bread I’ve made and it’s edible for sure. I liked it.

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  5. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (17)Ivy

    I tried this recipe today and the taste and texture were both great. The crispy crust made me want more so I had to put it away… and I’ve never been a bread lover. Unfortunately, my bread didn’t look like the one in the pictures. Mine was a flatter version; when I proofed my yeast, it wasn’t very bubbly so I think that was the problem. My yeast was well before the best before date but it wasn’t very lively. After I shaped the loaves to put in the oven, they sort of spread out instead of staying rounded. Regardless, I can’t wait to make this recipe again with newer/better yeast. I plan to make this recipe regularly… it was that good! Finally, a gluten free recipe that takes great and has great texture. I’ve tried many over the years and I’ve kept searching. I think my search is over. Well done and thank you!

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  6. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (18)Becky

    Curious what a serving size is for the nutritional facts?

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  7. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (19)Mary Lata

    Can i substitute almond flour with quinoa flour?

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  8. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (20)Lillian Bridewell

    I cannot seem to get this bread to rise..I am at a loss what I am doing wrong…might try flaxseed instead of chia as there seems to be no fluid with chia..

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (21)Judith Brighton

      Hey – I’m new to this recipe, but have baked a lot of bread, and this sounds like a yeast issue to me. Did your yeast foam up? If it didn’t, then it’s dead, and won’t make anything rise. I have a helluva time keeping yeast! It dies even when refrigerated, and I’ve brought home dead yeast from the store that would not proof!

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  9. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (22)Lynn

    thank you for this recipe! When it was time to knead the dough, i couldnt because it was too sticky, not workable. i kept adding flour but just couldnt get it to a point that could be kneadable, so i did my best to sort of knead it in the bowl. anyone else have this problem?

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  10. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (23)Dan

    Also have you tried doubling or tripling the recipe? Thanks!!

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  11. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (24)Dan

    How big are the two loaves once baked? Once risen I only formed one loaf as it was only about 4-5 inch so otherwise would have made 2 small rolls.. but it was delicious!!!!

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  12. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (26)Sharon

    I had some trouble w/ the chia making the yeast concoction immediately gelatinous, thereby making it hard to knead all the dry/wet ingredients together. Checked all my quantities, can’t quite figure where I went wrong? However, it did turn out to be quite good!

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  13. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (27)Jean

    Made the bread yesterday and it is the best grain free bread recipe I have tried yet. It will be my go to recipe for bread from now on. Thank you!

    Reply

  14. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (28)Crystal

    Is this your recipe or Dr. Eric Berg’s Healthiest Bread in the World? Who do I give the credit?

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (29)Michon Newman

      Hey Crystal! We got this recipe from Kelly Herring. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply

  15. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (30)Effie J. Sorg

    Hi there you have a fantastic blog over here! Thanks for posting this interesting Recipe for us! If you keep up this great work I’ll visit your weblog again and i will share this post with my friends. Keep sharing..

    Thanks! 🙂

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  16. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (31)Andrea

    Can you please tell me the serving size for the nutritional information? TIA

    Reply

  17. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (32)Alison

    Can this bread be made without the use of a pizza stone????

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (33)Vmketta

      I would like to know as well

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      • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (34)Michon Newman

        Hiya! The pizza stone is not 100% necessary, but can help with the bottom crust 🙂

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        • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (35)Judith Brighton

          Mine was fine on a pre-heated cookie sheet. I made the loaf (just did one) on the parchment paper, and plopped it over onto the hot cookie sheet and baked it. Wondering how this would bake in a loaf pan, or even in roll-form in a glass dish?

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        • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (36)Anne

          Hi – can I not use yeast for this bread? What can I substitute it with? Thank you.

          Reply

  18. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (37)Blanca Villamil

    Yours recipies are very very healthy and goods.

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  19. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (38)Mary

    I made this bread twice with the original ingredients and the egg wash. The result is yummy, yet the breads were moist inside. Under baked?
    Third time I made it with flax meal (3 tbsp) as it gels like chia and psyllium husk and it turned out great too.

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  20. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (39)Cheszar

    Does the nutritional content apply to 1/16th of the recipe?
    This is THE BEST bread-even my very picky non-GF men loved it! Thank you!!

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  21. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (40)Josie

    Can a Kitchen Aid mixer with dough hook be used with this recipe? I have issues with arthritis in my hands, so stirring a thick dough is painful.

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (41)Annmarie Skin Care

      Hi Josie,

      Unfortunately, we do think that this dough needs to be kneaded. Mixing it in a blender will give you a different texture. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t try it and let us know, though. Just put your mixer on low and be careful not to over mix it.

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  22. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (42)Helen

    I can’t eat almond flour.. too inflammatory for me..
    any other options??

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  23. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (43)Shehra

    This bread, unlike every non-gluten recipe I’ve found online, actually bakes and tastes like real bread, due to the yeast it calls for. This makes a delightful pizza crust, as well.

    Reply

  24. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (44)robert veillette

    i CANNOT get onto your link showing the 5 reasons regarding the bread issue. please tell me how to access it.

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (45)Annmarie Skin Care

      Hi! I’m sorry that you’re not able to open that link, it should work!
      Here’s that link for you: http://betterbreads.net/

      Reply

  25. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (46)Rebecca Anne

    I made this bread today and it is hands down the tastiest and most bread-like consistency of any grain free recipe I have tried before. The texture was chewy outside and soft inside, something I have yet to find in any other wheat free homemade bread. It holds up to slicing and dipping in soups. Thank you so much for the recipe. This is a keeper in my house.

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  26. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (47)Ellen Bovee

    I’d love to try this bread recipe, however I don’t tolerate psyllium husk well and have read that repeated use can dehydrate the bowel. Is there anything that I can substitute instead? Thanks so much.

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    • A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (48)mary

      I made it with flaxseed. 3 tbsp ground instead of chia and psillyum. Turned out great.

      Reply

  27. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (49)Karin

    I have had this book for several months now and have tried the recipes for a number of breads. Unfortunately, they never turn out to look like the illustrations. Even when following the instructions precisely, the breads don’t seem to rise and turn out rather dense.

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  28. A Grain-Free Bread Recipe From a Nutritional Biochemist (50)Liz

    !!! I was so (pleasantly) surprised to see that this recipe is made without the use of eggs. It’s near impossible to find grain-free bread made without them so thanks for sharing this. 🙂

    Reply

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