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Posted 10/3/2012 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hey there fellow fighters :)

Wondering if anyone on paleo eats/makes bread of any sort? I never thought i'd say this but....i miss bread! There i said it!
Prior to paleo i was gluten free so i could buy gluten free bread...but now on paleo i cannot do that as they all contain soy flour (here in Australia anyway).

So i was thinking of either making my own bread, but don't have a recipe. Or trying Spelt bread since ive heard it is quite easy to digest...it still has gluten though so im not sure if i wanna risk it.

Anyone found spelt ok but reacts to other gluten?

Anyone has a paleo bread recipe (no almond meal please as the peel on almonds make my colon a bit twitchy :|)
Posted 10/3/2012 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think you can have any grains at all on paleo.
Posted 10/3/2012 4:33 AM (GMT 0)
Mhm i know...but the paleo im following is modified to include rice (which is the least allergenic of all grains).
Posted 10/3/2012 5:35 AM (GMT 0)
I make my own spelt bread. You can have whole spelt flour or white spelt flour which is more cream than white.

Mind you I am not on the paleo diet but i eat very little wheat as it tends to give me a straight cramp bar on the left of my belly. So when I went wheat free I was very upset by the poor in taste and texture choices out there.

Most wheat free bread try to imitate the regular wheat bread by mixing many many ingredients (soy, rice flour, xantham gum, corn flour and so on). And if I'm wheat free I don't see the point to try to get close to the wheat taste. Wheat bread is one of the hardest thing to imitate so I looked for ancient flours. I thought no way the ancient people only had wheat. So I ended up on spelt and kamut. There is also rye which is very heavy.

Spelt is very "Bread making for dummies". It always keeps a moist texture and crumbles easily hence why its easier to break down and digest. It has a nutty flavor and is very satisfying.

If you want to try it there is this recipe which I tried and is very good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpF63T5QiY0

I don't have a mixer and knead by hand however dont knead too much as spelt doesn;t need so much. Once the dough is prepared you can add dried fruit or nuts but this basic bread is good on its own.

I would suggest also you use a small cast iron dutch oven style pot with a lid. Most bakeries have a ventilation system that a regular oven wont have. So putting the lid on create that ventilation and you can make it crusty at the last 15 minutes. You can always do your own sourdough too.

But how about you start how lucy does it because that recipe is the greatest for fuss free introduction to spelt bread making. Good luck!
Posted 10/3/2012 12:56 PM (GMT 0)
I am not officially on any diet but have settled on low carb / paleo by process of eliminating things that cause trouble... But I do miss bread- nothing like the smell of fresh high quality bread! I don't think I am classically gluten intolerant and i know that I can experiment with a piece of good bread here and there without issues but more than that and I start to flare... It would be fantastic to enjoy bread, say sour dough, one day. Mit's one tning that I look forward to again, in moderation, if I finally have to get jpouch surgery.
Posted 10/3/2012 2:48 PM (GMT 0)
http://www.julianbakery.com/bread-product/paleo-bread-coconut/

i haven't tried this and i don't know if they ship to aus, but store bought paleo bread does exist!!

i don't crave bread so i haven't made any on my own yet, but there are a crapload of recipes on the internet.

http://themommybowl.com/2012/06/26/nut-free-paleo-sandwich-bread/

this recipe looks easier than most and has no nut flour.
Posted 10/4/2012 6:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for replies!!! Yay im especially excited about the nut free paleo bread!! I miss making sandwiches. Have you tried it Joanna?
I decided im not gonna try spelt right now; wanna stay safe, but thanks tournevice.
What does InSoFla think? I wonder
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