Storage & Make-Ahead Tips
How to Store
Store cooled gluten-free bread tightly wrapped at room temperature for 1 to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
How to Freeze
Slice the loaf first, then place parchment between slices and freeze in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 months.
Best Way to Toast
Toast slices directly from the fridge or freezer. Gluten-free bread often tastes best toasted because it becomes crisp outside and soft inside.
Best Sandwich Tip
For sturdy sandwiches, toast the slices lightly and let them cool for a minute before adding fillings like turkey, eggs, tuna, cheese, avocado, or chicken salad.
Recipe Card: Quick Gluten Free Bread for Toast and Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups gluten-free 1:1 all-purpose flour blend
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, only if your flour blend does not include it
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups warm milk or dairy-free milk
- 1/4 cup olive oil, avocado oil, or melted butter
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Sesame seeds, certified gluten-free oats, or everything bagel seasoning, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk gluten-free flour, baking powder, xanthan gum if needed, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, warm milk, oil or melted butter, and apple cider vinegar.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until a thick batter forms.
- Let batter rest for 10 minutes.
- Spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Add optional seeds or seasoning on top.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
- Use for toast, sandwiches, grilled cheese, breakfast toast, or freezer slices.
Notes
Use a gluten-free flour blend made for baking. If the blend already contains xanthan gum, skip the extra xanthan gum. Let the loaf cool completely before slicing so the crumb sets properly.
Final Homemade Slice
This Quick Gluten Free Bread Recipe for Toast and Sandwiches is soft, golden, simple, and easy to slice once cooled.
Save it for gluten-free breakfast toast, lunch sandwiches, grilled cheese, avocado toast, soup sides, freezer meal prep, and easy homemade bread whenever you need a simple loaf.
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