Bread machine bread and gluten...

[suziquzie]

I want to make the recipe that came with my machine..
It's wheat bread and calls for extra gluten, I'm not going to go get any.

Will I be ok without it, or should I just use a little extra bread flour....
Or find a new recipe?

 

[B'sgirl]

Gluten just helps it stay together better. It will just be a bit more crumbly without it. Just a small amount of flour to make up the difference should be okay, but not too much. You can always experiment and if it doesn't work just try a different recipe next time.

 

[mcnerd]

Yup, that's why many recipes use a combination of white and whole wheat. The white holds the wheat together.