Gluten Free Communion Bread
Hafedh Garfa
With water, gluten-free bread flour, salt, olive oil and 2 teaspoons of oregano and rosemary, you can make this cracker-like, thin gluten free unleavened bread. Perfect for communion wafers, snack crackers or alongside flavorful dips!
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Bake Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Unleavened Bread
Cuisine Christian
- 1 and 1/4 cups (220 grams) Water, lukewarm
- 2 cup (280 grams) gluten-free bread flour, more as needed
- 1 teaspoon (6 grams) salt
- 1 tablespoon (15 grams) olive oil
- 1 teaspoon (3 grams) rosemary
- 1 teaspoon (3 grams) oregano
Preheat the oven to 484°F (250°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
Put lukewarm water and gluten-free bread flour in a medium bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula for 1-2 minutes until the dough is shaggy and the flour all incorporated. Add the salt, olive oil, rosemary and oregano and mix lightly. Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2-3 minutes until the dough is smooth and sticks slightly to the hand.
Shape the dough into a 10-inch (25 cm) log. Cut into 6 equal pieces. (Just eyeball it– doesn’t need to be perfect!) A knife or bench scraper are helpful for cutting the dough. Shape each piece into a ball. On a lightly floured surface with floured hands and working with one ball at a time. Gently, using your fingers, flatten a ball into a 5-inch circle, about 1/4 thick then place on the prepared baking sheet. You can use a floured rolling pin for this too. Repeat with remaining balls.
Prick the flattened dough with a fork all over the dough or in neat little rows.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the sides of the bread are browned to your liking. When the bread is already baked, use a pastry brush and brush the top of bread with olive oil while they are hot.
Flour: I made this recipe with the same flour used in this homemade gluten-free bread recipe, which contains: corn starch, rice flour, potato starch, corn flour, sorghum flour, psyllium and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. For best results, use one of the following flours, which have almost the same properties as the flour I use: King Arthur Gluten Free Bread Flour, Bob’s Red Mill 1 for 1, Grandpa’s Kitchen or Polselli Gluten Free Flour.
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