Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf
A nutty, egg-free sandwich loaf made with millet flour, ground and whole flaxseed and a gluten-free flour blend, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and raised with yeast. It slices cleanly and toasts well.
At a glance: This medium baking recipe yields 12 servings in about 4h 5m (20 min prep, 55 min cook). It uses 12 ingredients — including warm water, instant yeast, maple syrup — and walks through 7 steps. Updated . Browse more baking recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf: When preparing this baking recipe, whole millet and seeds can be packed with grains that contain gluten; buy packages labeled gluten-free. Rolling pins, boards and dough scrapers hold flour in their grain and edges. Use parchment or a freshly washed nonporous surface. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf: Millet and flaxseed are naturally free of gluten, and the loaf uses a gluten-free flour blend and psyllium husk instead of flour that contains gluten. Millet and flax are often processed on shared lines, so use millet, flax, psyllium and yeast labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Toast the millet flour in a dry skillet for 3-4 minutes before mixing for a deeper, nuttier flavor in the loaf. Cool it before adding.
- Store millet flour and ground flaxseed in the fridge or freezer. Both have oils that go stale and bitter at room temperature.
- Slice the cooled millet and flax loaf and freeze it with parchment between the slices so you can toast one at a time.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf take?
Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf takes about 4 hours 5 minutes, including resting time: 20 minutes to prep and 55 minutes to cook, for 12 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf?
Check warm water, about 110°F, instant yeast, maple syrup before they go into Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf. Whole millet and seeds can be packed with grains that contain gluten; buy packages labeled gluten-free. Rolling pins, boards and dough scrapers hold flour in their grain and edges. Use parchment or a freshly washed nonporous surface. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf use?
Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf relies on a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, xanthan gum, psyllium husk. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
How should leftover Gluten-Free Millet and Flax Seed Loaf be stored?
Store millet flour and ground flaxseed in the fridge or freezer. Both have oils that go stale and bitter at room temperature.
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