An easy, gluten free vegan French bread recipe using the water from chickpea cans (aquafaba) as egg replacers. Crusty on the outside and soft in the middle! 

I’m pretty excited about this post today because it’s been a long time coming!

Easily my most popular recipe that I’ve ever shared on A Saucy Kitchen has been for my gluten free French bread recipe. It’s easy, it doesn’t require 50 different types of obscure gluten free flours, and above all it’s just really good!

What is Aquafaba?

Aquafaba literally means bean water – as in the water that you and I used to pour down the sink when draining a can of chickpeas. As it turns out, this weird bean liquid makes for a fantastic vegan egg substitute.

As a rule of thumb 3 tablespoons of aquafaba is equal to 1 whole egg. However, this can depend on what you’re cooking and the consistency of the water. Ideally you want the water to be thick and a bit slimy – basically like real egg whites. Since the original recipe calls for egg white specifically this is perfect for our recipe!

Gluten Free Vegan French Bread

Just like the original Gluten Free Bread recipe the dough will look pretty wet and unusual compared to regular gluten filled doughs. You will have to spoon the dough into your bread pans so don’t be alarmed that you did something wrong.

Make sure that your yeast is still good before adding it to the dough. If the sugar-water and yeast mixture doesn’t foam that means that either your water wasn’t warm enough or the yeast is off. Best practice for storing yeast is to keep it in a cool, dark place like the fridge.

This bread is best on the first day, but you can keep it 2-3 days covered.

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Recipe

Gluten Free Vegan French Bread

Yield: 16 slices Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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An easy, gluten free vegan French bread recipe using the water from chickpea cans as egg replacers. Crusty on the outside and soft in the middle!

Ingredients

• 2 cups | 320 grams rice flour*
• 1 cup | 110 grams tapioca flour
• 1 tablespoon psyllium husk or xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 11/2 cup |360 ml lukewarm water between 105-110 degrees F
• 2 tablespoons quick rise yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar or any kind
• 2 tablespoons | 30 ml olive oil
• 5 tablespoons | 75 ml aquafaba
• 1 teaspoon | 5 ml apple cider vinegar (you can substitute for another vinegar if you don't have ACV

Need help converting to weights? Check out my cups to grams Conversion Guide.

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir together your flours, psyllium husk, and salt.
2. In a small bowl mix your hot water and sugar together and stir until the sugar dissolves. Make sure that your water is warm enough for this step so that your yeast proofs and the bread rises. Once the sugar dissolves, gently stir in your yeast. Set aside and let the yeast foam up for a few minutes.
3. In another small bowl add the aquafaba, oil, and vinegar and whisk until you get a slight foam.
4. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and mix with an electric mixer. Once the two mixtures are fully incorporated, add the aquafaba mixture and continue mixing for another couple of minutes.
5. Grease or line two loaf tins or one french bread pan and spoon your batter into each tin.
6. Cover and stash in a warm place for at least 30 minutes. Since our kitchen is usually freezing, I like to stow my dough in the microwave for the rising process which keeps the dough free from drafts.
7. After your dough has risen (about 30 minutes) preheat your oven to 400F/ 200C. Bake for 40 minutes. Rotate the bread after about 20 minutes in the oven to ensure the bread cooks and colors evenly.
8. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack and then enjoy!

Notes

This is best enjoyed fresh - as is the case with most homemade gluten free breads this can become chewy over time

Nutrition Information

Yield: 16

Serving Size:

slice Calories: 124Sodium: 168mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© A Saucy Kitchen, Sarah Nevins

Course: Breads/Wraps Cuisine: Gluten Free

Have you made anything else with aquafaba? I’d love to know your own experience working with it!

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