Beat the Big-Ticket Bread Prices: GDF bread that's affordable

We've all seen the price tags on GDF products and it can take your breath (and your paycheck) away!  So as you know, this blog is dedicated to helping you find your independence from the hype of gluten-free food and still maintain a healthy GDF lifestyle.  One of the most expensive items based on the value you get, is GDF bread.  It's a joke.  The bread is small and can barely hold together peanut butter and jelly.  It's also priced (in the northeast) at about $0.75/slice!  Hello!  But what can you do about it when your other alternatives are go without or bake it yourself?  I've opted to go without since I tried my first slice almost a year ago.  The taste is sub-par and it definitely does not justify the price.

Glutino's Gluten Free Pantry
French Bread & Pizza Mix

Recently, however, I was making pizza for one of my Pampered Chef cooking shows, and I had a little bit of the mixture left over.  The box that I got from Glutino's Gluten Free Pantry, did say right on the box that I could make pizza or french bread, so I decided to throw the rest of my mix into a loaf pan.

Small pieces served with
dairy free spread are
perfect for pairing
with meals!

Now, making bread is not something I've ever done, so I wasn't expecting much.  I finished making the pizza, letting the dough for the bread rise while I was working.  It probably sat too long, but the bread rose to about 3/4 of the pan.  I stuck it in the oven and voila! It came out and although it was small (which was due to not putting very much batter in there I think), it was pretty good and because it was a mix, the price/value ratio was much more palatable.  The mixture was under $5 and it makes two French baguettes, which you could use for sandwiches, or for just eating.  In my math, that works out to about $0.20/slice, which is pretty good!

Here's the website with the recipe, but it is on the back of the box also, so you don't need to bookmark it unless you want to.  Enjoy my fellow GDF-ers!

http://www.glutino.com/blog/recipes/french-bread-rolls-bread-sticks/

After slicing and serving, make sure to freeze the remaining pieces.
I defrosted the loaf the next day by letting the pan  sit on
top of the oven while I was baking.  MMMMM!