Artisan Gluten Free Honey Oat Bread with a golden crust, sweet interior, and chewy oats. Whole grain and vegan adaptable!
Gluten free honey oat is a favorite spinoff from my Artisan Gluten Free Bread recipe. It has the same richly browned chewy crust, soft and fluffy interior and sweet and nutty, whole wheat-like flavor.
But this extra special loaf is studded with chewy oats and sweeter thanks to some extra honey.
This slightly sweeter loaf makes amazing toast, sandwiches, and french toast, but I can't stop eating it freshly sliced and spread with vegan butter.
Reasons to love this recipe!
- Looks like an artisan bakery loaf, with the taste and texture of regular bread!
- Required just 8 ingredients and a few minutes of hands on time.
- Is whole grain, gluten free, dairy free, egg free and easily made vegan.
Ingredients you'll need:
- Sorghum flour - make sure all flours are certified gluten free!
- Brown rice flour
- Oat flour
- Quinoa flour
- Warm water - between 105 and 110 degreed fahrenheit. I like to use this digital thermometer to make sure I get the temperature right.
- Honey - or use maple syrup for vegans.
- Active dry yeast - I buy it in bulk and store it in my freezer
- Psyllium husks - in their whole form, not powder. They give the bread an incredible texture and chew.
- Rolled oats - make sure they're certified gluten free.
How to make gluten free honey oat bread:
Mix the dry ingredients: I usually mix them together right in my stand mixer.
Bloom the yeast: Then, stir together the warm water, yeast, and honey or maple syrup. Set this aside for 10 minutes. The yeast should get nice and frothy. The froth lets you know the yeast is active and ready to go. If your yeast doesn't froth after 10 minutes. Try one more time and make sure the water temperature is correct. If it still doesn't froth, your yeast has expired. You'll need to get a fresh batch before making this recipe.
Gel the psyllium husks: Stir in the psyllium husks and set aside for another 5. They will thicken and create a gel-like consistancy.
Bloomed yeast Gelled psyllium
Mix and rise #1: Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix on medium speed until combined. Shape the dough into a ball, place in an oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel, and let rise for 1 hour.
Preheat and prep the oven: If you have one, place a baking stone on the lower rack. The stone helps maintain an even oven temperature and a more even bake on the bread. On top of the stone, place a cast iron skillet or baking dish. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Rise #2: Once risen, kneed the dough, form into a ball again, and place in a proofing basket. Let rise for another 45 minutes. Alternatively, you could let the bread rise again in the same bowl, but the loaf will be shorter and squatter. The proofing basket helps create a tall, well shaped, loaf - and they are super affordable!
Bake: Gently tip the dough onto a sheet pan. Score the top of the bread using a lame or very sharp knife. Fill a drinking glass with ice cubes and add them to the cast iron or baking dish. Quickly transfer the bread to the oven and bake for 55-65 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Storage?
Store leftover bread in the counter in a linen bread bag for 3-4 days. You can also store it cut side down on a cutting board for 2-3 days.
For longer storage, slice and freeze for up to 3 months. Toast slices from frozen.
More gluten free bread tips?
Check out this Artisan Gluten Free Bread Post! It is PACKED with information and can answer all your questions from psyllium husks to baking without a stand mixer, to achieving the best crust.
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Gluten Free Honey Oat Bread
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Rise Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Sides
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Gluten Free Honey Oat Bread with a golden crust, sweet interior, and chewy oats. Whole grain and vegan adaptable!
Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 130 grams (1 cup) gluten free sorghum flour
- 125 grams (1 cup) gluten free brown rice flour
- 90 grams (1 cup) gluten-free oat flour
- 75 grams (½ cup) gluten free quinoa flour
- 6 grams (1 teaspoon) sea salt
- 52 grams (½ cup) gluten free rolled oats
Wet ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups warm water, between 105 and 110 degrees
- 10 grams (1 tablespoon) active dry yeast
- ¼ cup honey
- 30 grams (½ cup) whole psyllium husks
Instructions
Whisk together all of the dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit the mixer with the paddle attachment.
In a bowl, whisk together the water, yeast, and maple syrup. Let sit for 10 minutes. The mixture should be frothy and smell of warm yeast. (If the mixture is not frothy, the yeast is expired and the bread will not rise. It is best to start over with a new batch of yeast.)
Whisk in the psyllium husks, making sure there are no clumps. Allow this mixture to sit for 5 minutes, until thick.
Add in the wet mixture to the dry. Mix on medium speed until well incorporated and the dough forms a loose ball.
Remove the dough from the mixer and kneed a few times on an oiled surface. The dough is very sticky, so you might find it helpful to oil your hands, too. Form the dough into a ball by tucking the sides underneath until it is round. Place in an oiled bowl, seam side down.
Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm, even temperatures place for 45 minutes to an hour. The dough should increase by 50 percent.
Once the dough has risen, kneed a few times on an oiled surface. Once again, form the dough into a round ball, or oval (depending on your proofing basket), by tucking the edges underneath. Return to the bowl (or floured proofing basket), this time seam side up. Let rise for 30-45 minutes, or until the dough should increase by 50 percent.
While the dough is rising, place a cast iron skillet on the lower middle oven rack. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. You want to let the oven preheat during the entire second rise. This ensures that the oven is at an even temperature when baking the loaves.
After the second rise, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Carefully tip the bread out onto the baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a few shallow cuts in the top of the bread.
Add a cup of ice to the cast iron and immediately add the bread to the upper rack, and quickly shut the oven door. Bake for 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool completely on a wire rack, several hours, before slicing.
Notes
Storage: Bread stores well on the counter, wrapped in a towel or linen bread bag for 3 days. You can also slice and freeze the bread for up to 3 months. Toast the slices from frozen.
Mix by hand: If you don't have a stand mixer, you can still make this recipe. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. When you add in the liquid, stir it together with your hands, kneading as necessary to fully incorporate all the flour into the dough.
Vegan: Swap the honey for maple syrup or agave.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12th loaf)
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 198mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0mg
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Could this or any of your insanely delicious bread recipes be shaped into hot dog or burger buns? Hoping so!!
Hi Gigi, I have not given it a try, so I can't guarantee results. However, the bread should still turn out no matter the shape! You will need to shorten the bake time since the bread will be in a smaller shape. Once the bread looks golden brown, I would remove it from the oven and tap the bottom to see if it sounds hallow. If it does, the bread is done. If not, get it back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes and test again. For hamburger buns, I would suggest this pan so that the buns don't spread too much while baking. Then a pan like this or this for hot dogs. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
I’m trying this bread today and can’t wait for it to come out of the oven later this afternoon. But could you please clarify the use of honey in your recipe/ingredients list. It calls for a quarter cup. However in the directions below you wrote maple syrup. The water in much different in those ingredients, so I’m wondering if you consider them interchangeable. I’m just double checking. Thanks so much.
Hi Lynn, Yes, they are interchangeable in this recipe. Happy baking!
I'm struggling to see where the rolled oats make their appearance in the recipe instructions.... help?
Hi Kristine, the oats are mixed with the other dry ingredients in the first step of the recipe. Sorry that wasn't super clear! Happy baking!
So reading the formula it states Whisk the psyllium husk and then let it sit so it can thicken. What exactly am I whisking the psyllium husk with? Also can this be made in a bread pan as opposed to on a baking sheet?
Hi Cathy, whisk the psyllium into the water/yeast mixture. It is best on a baking sheet, but a bread pan can work as well.
Have you tried baking this in a loaf pan? I'm looking for a recipe for a soft sandwich shaped bread. Thanks for any suggestions on how that might change the baking method.
Hi Jenny, great question! Yes, if you follow the instructions on this post, it will direct you on how to bake it in a loaf pan. Happy baking!
Can I substitute the quinoa flour out for extra oat flour?
What brand of psyllium do you use?
HI Mj, I use either Now Foods Whole Psyllium Husks, Organic India Whole Psyllium Husks or the bulk store brand at my local health food store. As long as they are whole, you should be good to go :)