If you need to eat a gluten free diet due to gluten intolerance or celiac disease, you may be interested in some gluten free bread machine recipes or gluten free bread mixes. You can buy gluten free breads at some specialty bakeries, but it’s hard to find them in just any ordinary grocery store. You can make your own gluten free bread by hand, but that’s a lot of work. Gluten free bread machine recipes are easier, and gluten free bread mixes that you just dump in the bread machine with some water are even easier than that.

Gluten-Free Bread Machine Recipes

Basic Gluten Free Bread

This recipe is a good basic gluten free bread. Use it for toast, sandwiches, or serve it alongside entrées.

2 ½ cups white rice flour
½ cup potato flour
½ cup buckwheat flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon xanthan gum
1 ½ teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons dry milk powder
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 ½ cups warm water
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 packet dry yeast

Whisk together eggs and water. Pour into bread machine. Add vinegar, vegetable oil, dry milk powder, and honey.

In a mixing bowl, combine flours, sugar, xanthan gum, and salt. Pour into bread machine. Sprinkle yeast on top.

Set bread machine on basic setting for 1 ½ pound loaf.

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

This is one of our favorite gluten free bread machine recipes. It makes an excellent breakfast bread or you can serve it as a snack with coffee.

2 cups brown rice flour
½ cup potato flour
¼ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup apple cider
¼ cup melted butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 packet dry yeast
2 apples, peeled and finely chopped
1/3 cup raisins

Whisk together eggs and apple cider. Pour into bread machine. Add melted butter and vinegar.

In a mixing bowl, combine flours, brown sugar, xanthan gum, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Pour into bread machine. Sprinkle yeast on top.

Set bread machine on basic setting for 1 ½ pound loaf. After first kneading, add chopped apple and raisins.

Potato Bread

This is another of our favorite gluten free bread machine recipes. It makes a great sandwich bread.

2 cups white rice flour
1 cup potato flour
½ cup tapioca flour
2 teaspoons plain gelatin
1 tablespoon xanthan gum
2 tablespoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 large potato
2 eggs
1 ¼ cups water
¼ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 packet dry yeast

Peel potato and boil until soft. Then mash.

Whisk together eggs and water. Pour into bread machine. Add melted butter, sugar, mashed potato, and vinegar.

In a mixing bowl, combine flours, xanthan gum, gelatin, and salt. Pour into bread machine. Sprinkle yeast on top.

Set bread machine on basic setting for 2 pound loaf.

Gluten Free Bread Mixes

There are a number of companies that make gluten free bread mixes, including:

• Bob’s Red Mill – offers cinnamon raisin bread mix, cornbread mix, whole grain bread mix (yes, it’s gluten free), and homemade-style bread mix.


• Breads From Anna – offers banana bread mix, pumpkin bread mix, and classic herb bread mix.


• Chebe – offers original bread mix, garlic-onion breadstick mix, and focaccia bread mix.


• Gluten-Free Pantry – offers sandwich bread mix, French bread mix, and Yankee cornbread mix.

You can look for these and other gluten free bread mixes at your favorite grocery store, but you may need to visit a health food store to find some of them. You can also order them online. Make sure you read the labels carefully because some of these companies offer both gluten free products and products containing gluten. Make sure you’re buying the right one.