Photo by Anna Stockwell
I’ve been following Saveur.com for quite some time now and occasionally find some decent gluten-free recipes there. With their recent sandwich issue, my mouth was watering looking at sandwich after sandwich from around the world — of course, I was contemplating how I would change these to fit my gluten-free diet. I have my favorite gluten-free bakeries as well as my favorite store bought gluten-free breads, most of which is based on my geographic location. I’ve tried dozens and dozens of different breads both here in the U.S. as well as in Europe and I feel like I’ve got a pretty good grasp on which breads would work in a variety of circumstances. Anna Stockwell, the author of this article from Saveur even calls out one of my favorites in NYC, Everybody Eats for crusty baguettes. But if you’re looking for some really good store-bought gluten-free loaf bread for a traditional sandwich, check out Saveur’s latest article. Are any of your favorites on the list? Do you think they’ve missed anything?
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“As a gluten-intolerant member of the SAVEUR staff, being in the office during the production of the Sandwich Issue was near torture. There was bread everywhere. The test kitchen and conference room overflowed with loaves and more loaves of gluten-packed bread, editors and interns munched on toasts, slices, and rolls constantly, and sandwiches lay piled on plates every which way I turned. To get in on the fun, I started calling in loaves of gluten-free bread from as many commercial makers as possible, so that I could try some sandwiches too. While homemade is undoubtedly the best way to go for a gluten-free sandwich, I tasted my way through about 30 different store-bought gluten-free loaves in search of the slice which reminded me most of the “real” bread I miss.
Photo by Anna Stockwell
The quality and options available for gluten-free bread has improved immeasurably in the past few years, with new takes on the loaf appearing on shelves seemingly every time I look. But a wealth of options doesn’t mean a wealth of quality: much of what’s out there wouldn’t pass muster for even the least-finicky bread lover. During my tasting, I threw slice after bland slice into the “no” pile, until I was left with a collection of just six store-bought loaves. But what loaves they were! Even my non-gluten-free friends and coworkers enjoyed them — with this selection, you should be able to recreate most of the sandwiches in our sandwich issue…”
