Lemon Poppy Seed Gluten-Free Bread, 1.5 lb.

For preparation West Bend® Breadmakers with traditional shaped, horizontal bread pan.

• 3 large eggs *
• 9 oz. lukewarm water, 90° F (1 cup+ 2 tbsp.)
• 4 tbsp. melted butter or canola oil (do not use margarine)
• 2 tbsp. lemon extract (gluten free)
• 2 cups white rice flour
• ¾ cup potato starch flour
• ¼ cup tapioca flour
• ⅔ cup non-fat dry milk
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. zanthan gum
• 1 tbsp. poppy seed
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. active dry yeast

*Measure eggs into a 2 cup measuring cup. Add 9 oz. of water or enough to fill measuring cup to 1 ¾ cup marking.

1. In mixing bowl thoroughly combine eggs, lukewarm water and melted butter or oil with a wire whisk or fork. Pour mixture into bread pan.
2. Measure and blend together all dry ingredients, except yeast, with a whisk or fork. Place into bread pan on top of liquid ingredients. Add yeast on top of dry ingredients. Lock pan into bread maker.
3. Program for Basic, Basic Rapid, or Basic Specialty bread setting, 1 ½ lb load size and Medium crust color. Press Start/Stop button to turn on. When mixing action begins, use a rubber scraper to assist in mixing for a few minutes. The machine will then mix the thick batter by itself. The mixture will not form into a ball of dough, but will be a thick batter that will take on a swirled appearance on surface after about 10 minutes of mixing. After mixing, the bread will go through the rise cycles and bake.
4. When the bread is done, remove bread pan using oven mitts. Invert pan to remove loaf and cool completely on rack before slicing. This recipe makes about a 2 lb loaf of bread that will be about 5 inches high.