Gluten-Free Vegan Cornbread Muffins - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Does cornbread have less gluten? ›

While corn is gluten free, most cornbread recipes also include regular, all-purpose flour which makes them not gluten free. That said, my recipe swaps all-purpose flour with a measure-for-measure / 1:1 gluten-free flour blend. I promise that nobody will ever know the difference.

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Cornbread Mix, is a vegan blend and works amazingly when combined with flaxseed eggs. Find a step-by-step guide on how to make corn bread using flaxseed eggs here.

While traditional Southern recipes tend to go heavy on the cornmeal, it seems that when you're using too much cornmeal, there isn't enough gluten to hold the cornbread together. So why go all-in for all cornmeal? Instead, add more flour and less cornmeal, and your cornbread will turn out lighter and less dense.

Be careful of corn and rice products. These don't contain gluten, but they can sometimes be contaminated with wheat gluten if they're produced in factories that also manufacture wheat products. Look for such a warning on the package label.

Most corn, brown rice and quinoa are whole grains that can be used as substitutes for grains that contain gluten. There are also many packaged gluten free baking mixes, so try some to find your favorite. Many of these other grains can be effectively used as substitutes for bread.

Aldi's Gluten Free Baking Mixes

In addition, they also stock a cornbread mix of which I failed to take a picture! All mixes are free of soy as well!

Cornmeal -- Make sure the cornmeal is gluten free! Sugar -- some people think sugar doesn't belong in cornbread, but I say they don't know what they're talking about. Baking Powder -- this will help the bread rise. Vegetable Oil -- the oil in this bread makes it the most incredibly moist cornbread you'll ever have.

Specially designed for those sensitive to wheat or gluten, this mix contains whole grain cornmeal, potato starch, whole grain sorghum flour, cane sugar, whole grain corn flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, sea salt and xanthan gum.

While oil can make cakes and quick breads luxuriously tender, I find the cornbread lacks flavor if butter isn't present. Because butter doesn't make the bread as moist as oil does, I pair it with buttermilk. Buttermilk: Buttermilk makes cakes, muffins, and breads extra moist.

The black specks are simply naturally dark pieces of the pericarp (skin) of the corn, where the tip of the kernel attaches to the cob. The color of the specks will vary by crop and year. They are the same as those commonly seen in hard taco shells, corn or tortilla chips, cornmeal, and natural whole corn products.

How do you keep muffins moist and fluffy? ›

Yes, cornbread does contain gluten, but it depends on the flour that is being used. If the ingredients to your homemade recipe or store-bought mix contains wheat flour, then it is absolutely NOT gluten-free. However, you can simply substitute with certified gluten-free flour to alter recipes.

Sourdough is a low-gluten bread. It also contains lower levels of fructans, another substance that can cause unpleasant digestive symptoms in some people. This can make sourdough a better option for people with IBS, gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity.

I think it depends on your health goals - if you're following a ketogenic diet, or a gluten free diet, then cornbread would be a better choice (higher in fat, lower in carbohydrates, easily made GF) but for someone who is looking for a lower fat, lower sugar content, wheat bread would be the way to go.

White bread is rich in calories, whereas cornbread is 60% lower in calories — white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams, while cornbread has 96 calories. Therefore, cornbread has more nutrients than white bread. Consequently, you can consider it to be healthier.