Recipe For Cooking Rice Flour Bread

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Rice Flour Bread

Makes approximately: 14 servings

2 tea. sugar
1/2 C. warm water
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 1/4 C. water
1/4 C. vegetable shortening
1 C. brown rice flour
2 C. white rice flour
1/4 C. sugar
4 tea. xanthan gum or 1 Tbsp. dry pectin
2/3 C. non-instant dry milk or 1/3 C. soy powder
1 1/2 tea. salt
2 eggs

Dissolve the 2 tea. sugar and 1/2 C. water in a 2-C. bowl. Sprinkle on yeast. Set aside for 10 min. or until froth nearly reaches top.

Combine water and vegetable shortening in saucepan. Heat until vegetable shortening melts. Cool to lukewarm.

Combine dry ingredients in mixer bowl. Add yeast mix to flours. Blend well. Add vegetable shortening mix. Blend well. Add eggs.

Knead for a few min. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hr.. Pour dough into prepared, sm. bread pans 3/4 full or into cans for round breads. Let rise again.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 min. Place foil over breads and bake for 50 min. Remove from pans immediately, cool on rack.

NOTES: Recipe may be doubled. Dough may be shaped for hot dog or hamburger buns after first rising. For herb bread, add 2 Tbsp. fennel seeds or dried herbs of choice to dry flour.