Bread making can be a real pain in the _ _ _ when you don't have a bread making machine and when you don't want to fiddle with yeast. On top of that, the idea of making gluten-free bread (including making a gluten-free bread flour mix from scratch) was proving to be a nightmare.

I wanted a simple, wholesome bread without all the bells and whistles... one that I could make in half the time!

Buckwheat is really earthy but can be quite dense and I've always wanted to try adding xanthan gum to help fluff it out.

So I stumbled upon a recipe from BiancaZapatka.com and adapted it by adding a bit of xanthan gum and swapping the originally recommended canola oil with sunflower oil.

Voilà! It turned out pretty good and tasty!! Crunchy on the outside and much softer on the inside (especially for buckwheat)!

#glutenfree #bread #vegan