For the first time in a long time I needed to buy some commercially made gluten free bread. Why? We had a get together to go to, and I had promised to make a tray of gluten free sandwiches. But – you know the problem with that, right? Gluten free bread has the terrible reputation of having TINY slices that makes it nearly impossible to make decent sized sandwiches.
I remembered that Save On Foods near me stocked Little Northern Bakehouse WIDE sliced bread. Something pretty much unheard of when it comes to gluten free bread. So, I bought a loaf.
This is really good gluten free bread. I’ve personally been trying to eat fewer commercially made gluten free products, but when it comes to making sandwiches – well, I don’t really want to make a loaf of GF bread from scratch! And the Little Northern Bakehouse wide sliced bread made a bunch of delicious sandwiches. I filled it with gluten free cajun-style chicken slices, and leaves of green lettuce. Simple, but really good. The spicier chicken gave it some extra flavour, and the bread had a nuttier taste that I prefer over just a white bread. (Although they do carry a white wide loaf too! Just discovered that today.)
The sandwiches held up well, and unlike most gluten free bread it has a lovely whole grain look to it. In fact, the rich golden brown color of the bread had one of my friends asking for the name of the brand. She has a son with Celiac disease, and she had never seen a gluten free bread that looked that color before!
Little Northern Bakehouse Gluten Free Wide sliced bread ingredients
It’s always helpful to know the ingredients, just in case you have other allergies or intolerances besides gluten! This is an entirely plant-based, vegan loaf. There are no eggs, which was one other requirement for my sandwich-making mission, as another friend there is not only gluten free, but also has a vicious allergy to eggs.
Here are the ingredients, directly from the manufacturer’s website:
Water, Gluten-free flour blend (modified tapioca starch, corn starch, potato starch), Whole grain blend (whole brown rice flour, whole teff flour, whole millet, whole red quinoa), Sugars (raisin juice, dextrose, cane sugar), Sunflower oil, Psyllium husk, Yeast, Modified cellulose, Pea hull fibre, Salt, Rice bran, Vinegar, Cellulose gum, Cultured cane sugar, Enzymes.
In an ideal world, it would be amazing if gluten free bread didn’t have so many starches. But, at least this one is packed with good things too – that whole grain blend!
Little Northern Bakehouse – Gluten free bread price
The larger loaf of bread – the wide sliced variety I chose – came in at $8.99 for a loaf, regular price. Yeah, definitely not a budget loaf by any means. If I remember correctly, it was fifty cents more for this larger loaf than their standard size.
Little Northern Bakehouse – Wide sliced bread – RATING
Overall, I really enjoyed this bread. The wide slices would be a bit too large for toast, unless you love a larger sized piece of toast in the mornings! In which case, it might be ideal for you. But, as already mentioned – I found this a perfect size for making sandwiches. Sliced in half, it honestly reminded me of the good old days with a “regular’ bread sandwich. And that was my ultimate goal, along with it tasting good too, of course.
I give this bread a 4.5/5 rating.
PROS:
- Excellent sized loaf, far larger than most gluten free bread loaves
- Delicious, hearty and nutty taste.
- The sandwiches held up well, even after sitting out for a while. I packed up the leftover sandwiches in a Ziploc baggie in the fridge, and they’re still a lovely texture the next day.
- The ingredients list is pretty good for a gluten free bread. I wish there were fewer starches in the ingredients, but the health-packed whole grain mix kind of makes up for that.
CONS:
- Expensive! This loaf cost about $9.00. I’d probably try to buy it on sale when I do buy it again.
- Still a lot of starches in the ingredients, which I try to avoid when I can. So, I probably wouldn’t buy this all the time, but more as a treat.
- I didn’t even try to make these sandwiches without lightly toasting the bread first, since I didn’t want to have any issues. So I believe that you still need to toast the bread before making the sandwiches, but I don’t know that for sure. Next time I buy a loaf, I’ll try to make a sandwich with just defrosted bread and see if it works out okay.
P.S. I just discovered that they also carry a white loaf in the WIDE Sliced bread. Just in case that’s what your family prefers. 🙂
This is NOT a sponsored post. Just letting you know about a product I tried and liked. Need to make a bunch of gluten free sandwiches? Then this might work out very well for you, as it did for me.