If you have city water, you’ll have to boil it and cool it to room temperature before using. I use tap water from a well and it works fine because it’s not chemically treated. Water – bottled/filtered water is best.I haven’t tested this recipe with other flours so I can’t guarantee the same results. If you use a different flour blend, make sure it already has xanthan gum in it. Gluten Free Flour – for this recipe, I use Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour which contains xanthan gum.Key Ingredients for a 4-Ingredient Gluten Free Sourdough Bread

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some who are sensitive to gluten or gluten intolerant are able to eat wheat-based sourdough and they can digest it without issue but regular sourdough bread is not safe for those with Celiac Disease. Sourdough bread made with regular wheat flour or a wheat-based sourdough starter is not gluten free. The answer is simple – yes, if it’s made with gluten free flour and a gluten free sourdough starter. Because the gluten free starter has xanthan gum in it, I suggest following the recipe exactly before experimenting with different starters and hydration percentages.ĭid you make this recipe? Leave a star rating and let me know in the comments! You can also leave a photo/comment on this pin for others to see.Ī frequently asked question I see a lot in gluten free Facebook groups is, “ Is sourdough bread gluten free?”. The gluten free sourdough start I used in this recipe is made with the same 1:1 gluten free flour blend that I use in the bread.

If you’re just starting out in the world of gluten free sourdough bread baking, I highly suggest starting with this recipe. Thanks to using a 1:1 gluten free flour blend (that contains xanthan gum), you don’t have to mix your own combination of flours or experiment with binders like psyllium husk, psyllium powder, or flax meal. It’s back to the basics with this one and is as close to mimicking traditional sourdough bread as you can get. It’s a good old fashioned science experiment, my friends! It relies on the wild yeast and good bacteria that we cultivated in our sourdough starter to leaven the bread. Like traditional sourdough bread, this recipe doesn’t call for commercial yeast. Since flour and water are also ingredients in the bread, you can technically say this bread is really only 3 ingredients. Just 4 ingredients and one of them is the gluten free sourdough starter – which is just flour and water. This is a basic sourdough bread recipe and I’m not exaggerating because 4 ingredients is a basic as you can get, even with traditional sourdough bread made with wheat flour.

Instead of using a long list of ingredients, I’ve narrowed it down to just 4 ingredients with a popular 1:1 gluten free flour blend as the main ingredient in both the bread and the sourdough starter. I’ve simplified and streamlined the process to make it easier and approachable. Making sourdough bread doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Thank you for supporting What The Fork Food Blog so I can continue to provide you with free gluten free recipes ♥ Gluten Free Sourdough Bread with just 4 ingredients This post contains affiliate links for products and ingredients I use and love.

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