Bitter Taste in Gluten Free Breads

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Bitter Taste in Gluten Free Breads

by Maria
(Canada)

When I bake gluten free bread, no matter which recipe, it always includes a sweetner. when I cut down on the sugar in the bread recipe the bread always has a bitter aftertaste. How can I avoid this bitter taste without the use of sweetners?

I tasted each of the flours I use millet, sorghum, potato starch and tapioca and none of them seems to have a bitter flavour. could it be the xanthum gum? I do not like sweetness in the bread I want it to taste as close as possible to regular wheat bread.

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May 11, 2011
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bitter bread NEW
by: melissa

it's the potato starch. I found the same problem. when i eliminated the potato starch it was much better. unfortunately, it's not quite as pretty or fluffy.

Jun 29, 2010
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sweetners NEW
by: Anonymous

Im just today starting down this track so no expert, bread all has to do with chemical reactions so maybe try a maple or honey or Stevia grown from your own plant. As i learn a bit more or try things i will repost.

you need a but of sugar or the chemical reaction as far as i know.
maybe completely wrong.

Jun 02, 2010
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breAD NEW
by: Anonymous

Hi as your yeast needs sugar to feed on it is quiet often added to bread to help speed up the fermentation time. Because of the lack of gluten in these gf flours they are harder to rise so adding the sugar helps things along the way. You could try adding honey instead or use a vitamin c tablet [gluten free of course]. Crumble the tablet into the water when you mix the water and yeast together.
You should try the xanthum gum also as it does have an unusal taste. Remembering that too much x gum will result in a laxative effect. You could use guar gum as it does much the same as x gum but you may find the taste a little different.

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