For my friends of the gluten free persuasion

I have had a couple requests of late to post some gluten free recipes. This seemed like a good idea to me, seeing as I know a couple people who have Celiac's disease, some who are just slightly sensitive to gluten, and then there are those who just want to be trendy and not eat gluten. Whatever boat you may be in, I did some experimentation, some research and here is the kick butt gluten free bread recipe I ended up with: OH! P.S. You can buy all of these ingredients at Sunflower Market. I bought Bob's Red Mill brand because it's excellent. If you don't have a Sunflower in your area, first of all, WEEP! But you can find Bob's Red Mill stuff in most grocery stores or health food stores.

Buckwheat Bread

Despite it's name, buckwheat is actually not wheat, contains no gluten, and is safe for celiacs to ingest. :)

1 cup sorghum flour

1 cup potato starch (NOT POTATO FLOUR!)

1/2 cup buckwheat flour

2 tsp xanthan gum

1 1/4 tsp salt

1 packet rapid rise yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp)

1 1/4 cup water

3 TBS olive oil

1 1/2 TBS honey

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1 egg white, whipped

1. In a stand mixer, add the yeast to the water. Add the dry ingredients, mix briefly, then add the remainder of the wet ingredients.

2. Transfer to a greased loaf pan, smooth and cover with a towel. Let rest for 20 minutes.

3. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until the loaf generates a hollow sound when thumped.

If you like your bread to be more crusty on the outside, you can remove it from the pan at this point and place it straight onto the oven rack for a few minutes.

4. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Be sure to cool it for at least 10 minutes, or it will be hard to slice evenly.

*NOTE* The dough will actually be of a consistency more like muffin batter rather than an actual wheat based dough. This is due to the fact that is contains no gluten which is what lends dough its elasticity. So don't panic if your bread dough is like batter. It's supposed to be that way.

Let me also stress that each ingredient is absolutely essential and should not be omitted or lessened in any way. You will have poop bread if you try to omit something from this recipe.