A Bountiful Bread Basket: Top 20 Gluten-Free Bread Recipes–Loaves
Without a doubt, one of the top requests that I receive is for gluten-free bread recipes. Not just any bread recipes, mind you, but great gluten-free bread recipes. Well, usually the request is more in the form of a plea. And a heartfelt one for sure … “Can you ple-e-e-s-e give me some great gluten-free bread recipes?” You might have even beseeched me for such or pleaded the same to another gluten-free blogger.
As I’ve stated before, I don’t really miss bread. Well, not on a daily basis anyway, but I can certainly appreciate good bread from time to time and the winter and holiday season tend to make one wistful for a fresh-baked loaf of bread. You are suddenly imagining that amazing smell wafting through your house right now, aren’t you? I knew it! So today I’m happy to be sharing some of the very best gluten-free bread recipes on the web. These recipes are in no particular order and cover a wide variety of categories. There are recipes that I call “mainstream”—gluten free only—but most are “more-free” recipes, such as dairy free, vegan, paleo, and primal.
Many thanks to all my blogger friends who have graciously allowed me to share their photos! When you visit their blogs to get their recipes, be sure to read all their notes and follow their directions, and check out reader comments as well because not only will you see their reviews firsthand, but often it’s from our blog readers that you’ll find answers on substitutions and preferences that you might find very helpful. Oh, and folks “start your ovens” (or in one case, your slow cooker) because you are going to want to make these recipes!
French Bread from Linda at The Gluten-Free Homemaker. (This recipe is gluten free and dairy free.)
French Bread from The Gluten-Free Homemaker
Gluten-Free, Rice-Free Multigrain Bread from Megan at Allergy-Free Alaska. (This bread is gluten free, rice free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.)
Gluten-Free, Rice-Free Multigrain-Bread from Allergy-Free Alaska
French Baguettes from Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking. (This recipe is gluten free and dairy free.) Jeanne is also the author of Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays, which is quickly moving up the Amazon Top 100 list for all Food and Wine books.
French Baguettes from Art of Gluten-Free Baking
Soft Sandwich “White” Bread also from Jeanne at Art of Gluten-Free Baking. (This recipe is gluten free and dairy free.)
Soft Sandwich Bread from Art of Gluten-Free Baking
Bread 2.0 from Elana of Elana’s Pantry. (This bread is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, cane sugar free, yeast free, and xanthan gum free.) Elana is also the author of The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook and Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour.
Bread 2.0 from Elana’s Pantry
Paleo Bread also from Elana (Elana’s Pantry). (This bread is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, yeast free, xanthan gum free, and paleo.)
Paleo Bread from Elana’s Pantry
Grain-Free “White” Sandwich Bread from Danielle of Against All Grain. (This bread is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, yeast free, xanthan gum free, paleo, and SCD.)
Grain-Free “White” Sandwich Bread from Against All Grain
Best Gluten-Free, Vegan Sandwich Bread from Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen. (This bread is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, and vegan.) While Ali recommends her newer Farmhouse Seed Bread (see info further down) over this recipe, her readers still make and love this one. Ali Segersten and her husband, Tom Malterre, are the co-authors of The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Whole Foods Recipes for Personal and Planetary Health and Nourishing Meals: Healthy Gluten-Free Recipes for the Whole Family.
Best Gluten-Free Vegan Sandwich Bread from The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen
Dark Teff Sandwich Bread also from Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen. (This bread is gluten free, nut free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, and vegan.)
Dark Teff Sandwich Bread from Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen
Farmhouse Seed Bread (Xanthan Free, Vegan) also from Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen. (This bread is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, xanthan gum free, and vegan.)
Gluten-Free Vegan Farmhouse Seed Bread from The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen
Whole-Grain Gluten-Free Bread from Karina at Gluten-Free Goddess. (This bread is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.)
Whole-Grain, Gluten-Free Bread from Gluten-Free Goddess
Gluten-Free Challah from Pete and Kelli at No Gluten, No Problem. (This bread is gluten free and refined sugar free, with an option for dairy free.) Pete and Kelli are the authors of Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking and Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes. Pete also co-authored the new hit book, The Gluten-Free Edge, with Melissa McLean Jory (Gluten-Free For Good).
Gluten-Free Challah from No Gluten, No Problem
Challah from Jules of Jules Gluten Free and Jules Speaks Gluten Free. (This recipe is gluten free, with a dairy-free and refined sugar-free option.) Jules Shepard is also the author of The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten Free: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed and Free for All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy.
Gluten-Free Challah from Jules Speaks Gluten Free
The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Bread from Melanie at Hope’s Kitchen. (This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and vegan.)
The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Bread from Hope’s Kitchen
Paleo Bread from me, Shirley (Gluten Free Easily). (This bread is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, yeast free, and xanthan gum free.)
Paleo Bread from gluten free easily (gfe)
The Best Gluten-Free Grain-Free Sandwich Bread in the History of Man from AndreAnna at Life As A Plate. (This bread is gluten free, grain free, yeast free, xanthan gum free, and primal; with refined sugar free and dairy-free options.)
The Best Gluten-Free Grain-Free Sandwich Bread in History of Man from Life As A Plate
Gluten-Free Vegan Sorghum Rosemary French Bread from Sea at Book of Yum. (This bread is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and vegan.)
Gluten-Free Vegan Sorghum Rosemary French Bread from Book of Yum
Perfect Gluten-Free Bread Baked in the Crockpot from Stephanie at A Year of Slow Cooking. Did you know that you can bake bread in your slow cooker? Note that Stephanie used a gluten-free bread mix that is no longer available, but any ready-made gluten-free bread mix should work. Stephanie O’Dea is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Make It Fast, Cook It Slow; More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow; and Totally Together: Shortcuts to An Organized Life.
Perfect Gluten-free Bread from A Year of Slow Cooking
Brown Honey Bread from Mike of Gluten-Free Blog. (This bread is gluten free and dairy free.) Mike Eberhart is the author of Gluten-Free and Wheat-Free Gourmet Desserts.
Gluten-Free Brown Honey Bread from Gluten Free Blog
Nutty Sandwich Bread from She Let Them Eat Cake
By the way, I had so much fun compiling these recipes that this roundup will become a series! Part 2 will focus on rolls and biscuits. Part 3 will focus on recipes for flatbread, pita bread, tortillas, etc. Part 4 will return to gluten-free recipes for loaves of bread. This series just might be neverending! Therefore, if you are a blogger and have a great gluten-free bread recipe (loaf, rolls, flat bread, etc.), please email me your link for consideraton for inclusion in a future post. Please do not leave a link to your recipe here in comments. Let’s focus on these terrific bread recipes for now!
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What perfect timing! I’m going to turn on the oven and make bread this afternoon. Today I need the smell of bread baking and having this blog post gives me lots of options. Thanks for the lovely compilation!
Hey Johnna–Hope you had a great day baking! Will look forward to seeing what you came up with over in your kitchen.
Shirley
Shirley,
I am so honored to be included in this post! Thank you! There are some incredible recipes here and I really appreciate the variety. I’m going to share on my FB page.
xoxo
Megan
My plearsure, Megan. Appreciate all the kind words and much appreciate your sharing!
Shirley
Wow, what an incredible list! Now I have to go check them all out! I shared this one too through FB. This is exactly what I love about gluten free baking…the possibilities are endless!
Sarena–Thanks on all, dear! The possibilities really ARE endless, even with gluten-free bread, which most consider to be a challenge. I can’t wait to share more terrific gluten-free bread recipes in the future.
Shirley
What a nice roundup, Shirley. Great resource!
Hey Cheryl–Thanks! I love sharing others’ fabulous recipes!
Shirley
These breads make my mouth water! Thank you for sharing such an array of gorgeous breads.
One question: do you have any YEAST free recipes? I find it so hard to make a nice bread without yeast (no bacteria starter either).
Thanks!
Hi Tara–Welcome to gfe!
I think photos of amazing bread do that to us all. 
Grain-free bread recipes never require yeast. I updated the post to include “yeast free” in the descriptions, so you’ll want to take another look to find recipes that work for you. There are several really terrific ones! 
Shirley
This is a great list! I’ve definitely used some of these recipes before, if not exactly as written at least for inspiration. I’m dedicating the rest of this week on my blog to bread recipes – I’d love it if you stopped by to check it out!
Hey Gina–Nice to see you again! Talk about a coincidence on our timing.
I’m sure that folks will be finding their way over to your blog to see all the bread wisdom you are sharing! 
Shirley
How would you use these recipes in a bread machine?
Hi Hamsami–It looks like you are new here–welcome! I’ve never used a bread machine, but fortunately I can point you to some blogger friends who have and offer great advice on using bread recipes in the bread machine.
Here’s one post from Karina (Gluten-Free Goddess), another from Linda (The Gluten-Free Homemaker), and one more from Jules (Jules Speaks Gluten Free). If you have questions, be sure to leave a comment on their posts so they can answer you directly. Good luck!
Shirley
Shirley, this is a wonderful collection of breads. I’ll refer to it in the future!
–Eileen
Hi Eileen–Thanks so much! I hope you find some great ones for you and your family.
Hey, you have a different website name … or do you have two sites?
Shirley
Shirley,
I have just one site but I recently changed my blog title to Eileen’s Everyone Eats Right, so my new domain is currently redirecting to the old one. When my redesign rolls out there will be one domain name and much hoopla on my part!
–Eileen
Thank you!!! This is an awesome list. Now I can use challah again for my favorite baked french toast breakfast!
Hi there, Anne–You are very welcome! Your comment made me smile a really big smile … I love that image of you finding a “new, old favorite.” And that breakfast sounds fabulous!
Shirley
Thank you for the awesome roundup! So helpful!
Hi Sarah–It looks like you are new here at gfe–welcome!
I’m so glad that you and others are finding this post to be a big help!
Shirley
Oh I hear this request all of the time. This is going on permanent bookmark! Thank you for sharing all of these recipes.
Hi Diane–I know, right? It was clearly time to help folks out with this challenge.
Thanks for bookmarking and sharing with others!
Shirley
What a fantastic bread post! You really did a great job of collecting outstanding GF bread recipes. Like Diane, this will be a permanent
bookmark for me. I want to try each and every one of these recipes! Thank you Shirley!
Yay, Ellen! I’m so glad that you’ll be bookmarking this roundup and checking out all these recipes.
Wish we could have an in-person bake-off, review of them all. That would be fun, wouldn’t it? With a big group of us, we could only indulge so much, right? 
Shirley
Spoilt for choice! Thanks for doing such great research pulling them all together for us!
InTolerant Chef–Ooooh, I like that term “Spoilt for choice!” That’s the kind of gal I am … I love being spoiled with wonderful choices! Thanks so much, dear.
Shirley
Shirley, this is a fabulous round up! Thank you! I just passed it onto a friend who is newly gluten-free and dearly missing bread. What a wonderful resource
Oh, Kate, thank you! Both for the kind words and for sharing this roundup with someone who needs it right now. I sooo love that!
Shirley
Shirley, this is a great round up of bread recipes. Thanks for including my French bread. I’m off to share.
BTW, I’m loving getting full posts in my inbox!
Hey Linda–Thank you, and I’m so happy that you created that delicious French Bread recipe so that I could share it with so many!
I was wondering if you’d notice the full posts.
It’s an experiment. We’ll see what others think of it …
Shirley
Oh wow, I bet this will be a popular round-up Shirley!
Alisa–I hope so because that will indicate that I’ve provided a great resource for folks with the help of some terrific bloggers!
Shirley
Great post, Shirley! You’re right…bread is one of those foods that people miss the most, and finding a good loaf of bread can make all the difference! Whenever I taste really bad commercial gf bread, I get annoyed because I realize that people will assume all gf bread is like that. Not so!
And so many of the breads you highlighted are the same ones I’ve been eyeing forever…too bad I’m eating paleo and nut-free right now. But someday my gut will heal and I’ll be able to try some of these!! As God is my witness.
Thank you, Iris!! I know exactly what you mean about folks tasting a bad product and assuming that they all are like that. And you know how I feel about most products anyway.
Making one’s own of anything is almost always infinitely better.
And guess what, dear … AndreAnna’s Best Sandwich Bread in the History of Man is paleo and nut free! No kidding. Follow the link and try it out!
xo,
Shirley
Hi Shirley! Ooo don’t these loaves look awesome all on one page!
I love the fact that you’ve indicated Xanthan gum free, dairy free etc!
Thank you!
Hi Vicky–I thought so, too! Like I said to someone earlier, it would be fantastic to have them all on one table and have a little tasting fun.
Glad you enjoyed looking! I’m already thinking about a follow-up post. 
Thanks!
Shirley
Nice to see your site is back up. I’m still unable to post or “like” on facebook though and not sure why.
That’s quite a list! Thank you.
So glad you endured and came back to us – I know what it’s like to fight with the websites, computers, etc. especially when you have no control – thanks again for the wonderful recipes, looking forward to trying some of these breads.
Hi Gretchen–You’re welcome on the recipes and welcome to gfe, too!
Hope you’ll report back here or on the bloggers’ websites if you try any of these breads. 
Shirley
Wow — thank you sooooo much for this post Shirley. My mom keep saying, “You need to find a good GF bread recipe instead of spending all that money on a loaf of bread.” Now I’ve got loads to try!
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Hi there, Susan!–You are sooo welcome, dear.
I think that not only will you save money, but you’ll also end up eating some pretty amazing bread. 
Thanks so much for the Thanksgiving wishes! It’s coming up quickly!
Shirley
Shirley,
This is an amazing round-up and resource. Which one do I make first? I’m featuring this post on today’s Allergy-Free Wednesday. You can find the feature here: http://willingcook.com/allergy-free-wednesdays-november-21-2012/
Thanks for doing the work on compiling such a great list!
Michelle
Hi, Shirley! What a blessing to find you! I was searching for some good GF bread recipes on google and this post came up. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it and just shared it with my FB friends. Thanks so much for putting this together. I look forward to giving some of these recipes a try! Lots of blessings to you!
Kelly
Hi Kelly–Welcome to gfe.
What a wonderful comment! Thank you! I recently discovered your blog, too, but I’m not sure I’ve left a comment yet. I thought this post would fill a need for many. 
I have at least two more parts planned to make this a great series. 
I hope you enjoy the bread recipes that you make from all these great bloggers!
Hugs,
Shirley
Thank you so much for this comprehensive list! Our family has been vegan for 4 months, but only started cutting gluten this week (hoping to clear some eczema issues.) This list helps save me time endlessly searching the web for bread recipes. Much appreciated!
Hi Crystal–Welcome to gfe!
I’m so happy that this post is going to be so helpful to your family in its transition. I’m going to be sharing part 2 of this serie, featuring rolls and biscuits, in the near future. A little preview on that … it will include my Brazilian Un-Cheese Rolls, which are a delightful gluten-free, vegan recipe. Another favorite is my Sweet Potato Biscuits (I’ve been making these with much less sugar lately). Hope those recipes help, too!
Shirley
Hi Shirley, Thank you for sharing the recipes with everyone.I have a question and would be grateful if you could guide me. My boyfriend recently developed gluten intolerance and tried to find a Gluten-Free bread for him, so I tried couple of G-free recipes in my breadmacker (including the one suggested by my bread machine, and some few others with different flours). All results turned out looking great (high rise, beautiful texture etc.) but they had “AWFUL” taste and smell! I just had to throw them out! Though I had bought and tasted prepared G-free bread (like Udi’s white sandwich bread) and I thought they tastes wonderful to me! So I was wondering what is the matter with this awful result that I get!!? all my ingredients are Bob’s Red Mill and I tasted them in my mouth to see if I can realize which ingredient has that bad taste?!!
The recipes I used combined these ingredients:
1.Rice Flour (I used whole grain brown rice flour)
2.Potato starch flour
3.Tapioca flour
5.Xanthem
6.Salt/sugar/yeast/eggs/milk
* In one of the recipies I used 1cup rice flour and replaced the other cup with Bobs redmill G.Free whole purpose flour.
I would appreciate if you could help me with this issue.
Best
Sepi
Hi Sepi!–It looks like you are new here … welcome to gfe.
Okay, first, I’ll tell you that I have never made gluten-free yeast bread or even bread in a bread machine. Part of the reason that I shared this roundup was to make up for my lack of knowledge in this area and showcase so many others’ talents. All that said, I’ll give you some of my thoughts and hope that others might weigh in, too. First, I’m going to be perfectly honest and tell you that I am personally not a fan of Bob’s Red Mill products. Second, Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free all-purpose flour contains garbanzo bean flour (also known as chickpea flour). Many, including myself do not care for the taste of this bean flour at all. Third, tapioca flour can go bad and have a very off taste. The only tapioca flour that I use comes from the Asian or international grocery store and is Asian in origin. It’s very finely ground, which makes for a wonderful texture, and I’ve never had it go bad. Fourth, you might want to specifically take those considerations in mind and then actually try one of the recipes that’s included in this roundup as they’re “tried and true,” so to speak. There are specific posts from experienced gluten-free bread bakers (some of whom are included in this roundup) on using bread machines, too. Take a look at some of these recipes. I believe that some specifically use a bread machine. One even uses a slow cooker to make bread from a mix.
Best of luck, Sepi!
Shirley
Great list, these look so delicious!!
Hi Jessica–Thanks! Welcome to gfe!
Shirley
Hi Shirley and hi to everyone else as well! I’m so excited that I found this site, this leading me to this page with all of these amazing recipes. I’m a huge fan of cooking and baking and recently put myself back on a gf diet due to health issues. It’s so hard to find a prepackaged bread that actually tastes good. Thank you so much for this compilation! Any thoughts on what one to try first if you’re looking for a sandwich type bread? Have a great day!
Hi Dominique–Welcome to gfe! I have not personally made all these recipes. I would suggest going through the posts and looking at the recipes via the links and deciding which to try first based on readers’ comments, what ingredients you wish to use, etc. I love my own Paleo Bread, but it is quite a bit different from traditional gluten-full sandwich bread. I will look forward to any feedback you might have, as I’m sure the other recipe creators will, too.
Shirley
Just looking for a bread recipe to take to my first meeting with the Houston Celiac Support Group. Wow! Thank you for putting this together all on one page with pics. Beautiful.
Hi Lisa–A very belated welcome to gfe!
I sure hope that the recipe you chose came out great. This post will actually be part of an ongoing series, so stay tuned. 
Thanks!
Shirley
Thank you for posting this! I’m still getting the hang of GF (2nd month) and trying to get my head around GF baking. Nice to know I can still make bread. Think I want to try the teff flour one first.
Hi Paula–Welcome to gfe!
Congrats on going gluten free and already seeing so much success! I hope it continues. I was reading your blog. I’m sure that sharing your story with ongoing resolution of symptoms will help many! Good luck with your bread making!
Shirley
I HAVE A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER THAT HAS TO TO GO ON GLUTEN FREE DIET.
Hi Retha–I hope you find a recipe here that you love and can use with your granddaughter. Most of us here don’t eat bread all the time like when we did before going gluten free, but it takes time to get used to that. If I might add a positive perspective here, one advantage of a 2-1/2 year old going gluten free is that there are so many things that they will not have experienced and won’t miss. Being gluten free will be all they remember in the not too distant future.
By the way, there are so many gluten-free sites that are geared towards families and children. Here are a few: Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom, G-Free Kid, She Let Them Eat Cake, and Celiac Family. You might also want to look at my printable tip sheets (like 50 Foods You Can Eat Today) here.
Best of luck, Retha!
Shirley