Oh my gosh, I'm SO EXCITED I can barely contain myself.  Lucky little me scored a new Sunbeam Bread Machine today for super cheap.  I've been dying for a bread machine for some time now but have not given into my urges to purchase such mainly because I have been unsure as to how much I would actually use it (considering I don't eat all that much bread).  However, my feelings on said matter change today as I finally found one at a reasonable price. 

I seriously could not wait for the work day to end and there were moments in which I thought my eagerness to make my very first gluten free bread would be the death of me!!  On my way home from work I made a quick stop at the market (King Kullen) to pick up cat food and a bag of Bob's Gluten Free Hearty Whole Grain Bread Mix, which happened to be on sale for $4.99!!  Truth be told, the brown color of the mix made me hesitant to purchase this mix and I almost went with the Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin instead but that one was not on sale ($6.49) so The Hearty Whole Grain it would be.

I made a bee line for the kitchen upon entering the house and immediately set to work.  First, I cleaned the machine and set up my supplies on the counter.  I then read the instructions as per the bread machine manual, then according to the package directions.  Although this was my first time ever using a bread machine (as well as utilizing this bread mix), I was nonetheless up for making substitutions as I saw fit, using egg replacer instead of egg and unsweetened applesauce in place of oil.  Oh and a tablespoon of agave for that little extra something.  First I added the liquid ingredients, then the dry (making sure to spread it out all the way to the corners.  I added the yeast (in a little groove I had made in the center of the dry mix) last.  I then shut the lid, set the machine on the quick cycle, pressed start, and headed out the door for a Pole Fitness class over at Diva Fit Studio in Massapequa. Approximately two hours later I arrived home, again making a bee line for the kitchen, only this time I was greeted by the smell of fresh baked deliciousness

In two sentences: OMFGosh I cannot believe this is gluten free.  How did I ever live without one of these machines!!  I then proclaimed this loaf to be the best bread I had ever eaten.

A few hours later, as I bit into my first slice ever of pretzel sandwhich bread, I retracted said statement and declared that the best bread I had ever eaten in my entire life.  And I still stand by said statement.

Until next tiime, I'm off like a prom dress!

xo