Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved

healthy recipes to live by

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Google+
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Trim Healthy Mama
    • Air Fryer Recipes To Find Your Healthy Trim
    • Cereal Recipes To Find Your Healthy Trim
    • Healthy Breads, Buns & Biscuits
    • Shakes & Smoothies to Find Your Healthy Trim
    • Healthy Jams, Jellies & Spreads
    • Snack Cakes & Lunchbox Treats
    • Spice & Seasoning Blends
    • Trim & Healthy Instant Pot Recipes
    • Meal Planning
    • Recipes
      • Family Friendly Recipes
      • THM S
  • THM Lifestyle Coach
  • Shop
  • Advertising and Affiliate Disclaimer Notice
  • Work With Me
  • Privacy Policy

French Baguette Bread

October 21, 2016 by Judy 24 Comments

I’ve been on a mission to make a French Baguette style bread that is both low carb and fits within my Trim Healthy Mama journey.

French Baguette Bread (THM S, Low Carb, Gluten Free)

This French Baguette Bread.was the first recipe I have attempted after being down for about 4 weeks with a broken hand. I’m extremely right handed so working with dough and trying to cut or pour things has been a challenge, but hey God only gives us what we can handle right!! 

Rick was so happy he ate a whole baguette all by himself which yes it’s a crossover that way but I still call that a WIN!! So picky hubby Approved.

This seems like a hard recipe but in all honesty if you have a stand mixer or a heavy duty hand mixer it comes together pretty quickly. One thing that has bee sadly lacking in my journey to a new me is a “form able” bread dough that works for baguettes and other recipes. Mama this is IT!! let me tell you it has taken me almost 2 years of trial and error to get this to work. With many failed attempts, loaves that hit the trash and even a few tears of frustration.

I don’t own a bread form for this type of bread so I had to improvise by using a 13×9 pan separated by 2 12oz and 1 4oz jelly jars lined with parchment. it worked like a champ, I’m happy to say. See the photos later in the post.

I’m thinking I want to grab one of these silicone pans from Amazon though which would make some awesome sub rolls or these baguettes
One of the biggest differences in this baguette recipe compared to my Simple Soda Bread and this Basic Low Carb Yeast Bread is that this one doesn’t use baking powder or baking soda to help with the rise. The trick I found was in mixing the xanthan with the oil, it causes the same effect as gluten strands in a traditional bread dough like this Sprouted Wheat Dough . I’m looking forward to playing with this concept some more to see where it takes me so stay tuned for some more bread recipes real soon!! 

Here’s a photo so you can see how I modified my pan to work for making the baguettes.

How to modify a 13 x9 pan to bake a Baguette

and the loaves after being left to rise for 30 minutes

2 Baguettes rising

French Baguette Bread
 
Author: Judy Witherby
Nutrition Information
  • Serves: 16
  • Serving size: 2 slices
  • Calories: 69
  • Fat: 4g
  • Carbohydrates: 11g
  • Sodium: 70mg
  • Fiber: 9g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Cholesterol: 27mg
Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: French
Prep time:  20 mins
Cook time:  1 hour
Total time:  1 hour 20 mins
Save Print
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons active dry yeast (room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1½ cups water (water should be aprox 90 degrees)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 teaspoons xanthan Gum
  • 2 cups THM Baking Blend
  • 1 Cup THM Oat Fiber
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees with a pan of hot water in the shelf below your baking rack
  2. Place water, yeast and honey into a container that will hold double the volume. Allow yeast to proof for 10 minutes. As the yeast proofs it will become foamy and increase to 3 cups in volume.
  3. While yeast is proofing, combine olive oil and xanthan gum in a small bowl and mix until combined. set aside.
  4. Place Baking blend, oat fiber and salt into your mixing bowl, Do not use a dough hook, either use the regular mixing paddle or the whisk attachment to combine the flours. Pour in the yeast mixture, oil and xanthan mixture, and eggs. Add the vinegar while mixer is on low speed. Increase to high and beat for 3 minutes.
  5. Scoop ½ the dough into 1 side of your pan and get your hands REALLY wet with water to form the loaf. Repeat for other ½ of the dough
  6. You may need to re-wet your hands to form and smooth the top of your loaves
  7. Quickly score/slash the top of the loaves. Cover pan with a damp kitchen towel and allow to rise for 1 hour in a warm draft free space.
  8. Place into preheated oven for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for an additional 50 minutes. You may need to tent the loaves with foil so that they do not over brown
3.5.3217

 

 

Filed Under: Low Carb, Recipes, Trim Healthy Mama Tagged With: Bread, Diabetic Friendly, Family Favorites, gluten free, Low Carb, Low Carb bread, THM Bread, THM Membership Site Recipe, THM S

Let me assist you in your Trim & Healthy Journey with:

« Low Carb Brown Sugar
Wonderful Wednesday Link Up »

Comments

  1. Keri says

    October 21, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    Yummy! Sounds good!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      October 21, 2016 at 10:52 pm

      Thanks!!

      Reply
  2. MD says

    October 22, 2016 at 3:10 am

    Why a crossover?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      October 22, 2016 at 3:35 am

      My husband ate a full loaf, I say crossover because that is too many carbs along with his meal to stay safely within an S meal 🙂

      Reply
  3. Ruth says

    October 22, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    Can you substitute gkuccie gir the xanthum gum?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      October 23, 2016 at 1:41 am

      I haven’t tried that, I need to though and will try later today.

      Reply
  4. Ruth says

    October 22, 2016 at 6:19 pm

    Sorry for all those typos!

    Reply
  5. Marjo says

    October 23, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Thanks for sharing the recipe. I’ve been looking for bread recipes that are healthier for the kids since they eat it often for snacks and lunch.

    Reply
  6. Danielle says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    I thought that honey is off plan for THM..

    Reply
    • Judy says

      October 26, 2016 at 12:18 am

      Mo ma’am it is used in the sprouted bread recipe in the THM Cookbook. 🙂 and is used similarly in this recipe to activate the yeast, so the yeast eats the honey and most of it’s carbs which is what causes the bread to rise 🙂

      Reply
  7. Linda says

    October 30, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    HI Judy. Would you be able to use an egg substitute instead of the eggs to make it an E bread? Thanks for all your hard work to come up with these recipes.

    Reply
    • Judy says

      October 30, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      Hi Linda. I’m sure you could and you could do this with sprouted grains for an E bread. I was planning to make one with my Sprouted Wheat dough later this week 🙂 I will try to do it with the egg replacement!! If you used egg whites only, and cut the oil to 1 TBS it would probably work as a fuel pull to be honest. But this one is best suited for an S meal 🙂

      Reply
  8. Liza says

    November 5, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Hi I have a blendtec blender do you think I could mix up the dough in there? Thanks

    Reply
    • Judy says

      November 6, 2016 at 5:58 pm

      I don’t see why not

      Reply
  9. Tami says

    February 16, 2017 at 6:32 pm

    I made this bread tonight hoping to have it with dinner. But it won’t get done inside. It smells wonderful. It’s pretty on the outside but the inside is raw. I think I had it in too deep of a pan, maybe. I don’t know. Anyone else have trouble?

    Reply
    • Judy says

      February 18, 2017 at 9:59 am

      Hi Tami, I’ve not had a problem with the loaves cooking all the way through. The pan depth may be an issue.

      Reply
      • Margie Carter Fiasco says

        July 1, 2018 at 12:08 am

        The yeast proofed and foamed up and doubled in size but the bread did not rise at all when covered and put on my warm stove top. Do you think the stove top may have not been warm enough?

        Reply
        • Judy says

          July 1, 2018 at 7:45 am

          there are times that it will not rise — I will place tht in the notes — It has to do with there not being anything to capture the co2 from the yeast in gluten free breads

          Reply
        • Judy says

          July 1, 2018 at 7:48 am

          there are times that it will not rise — I will place that in the notes — It has to do with there not being anything to capture the co2 from the yeast in gluten free breads

          Reply

Trackbacks

  1. THM Bread and Roll Roundup 2017 {Over 45 Recipes!!!} - Joyful Jane says:
    May 29, 2017 at 6:53 am

    […] Simple Soda Bread (S) Simple Sour Dough (E) Basic Low Carb Yeast Bread (E) Sprouted Soda Bread (E) French Baguette Bread (S) […]

    Reply
  2. 45 THM Bread and Roll Recipes Roundup from 16 Bloggers - Joyful Jane says:
    May 29, 2017 at 7:29 am

    […] Simple Soda Bread (S) Simple Sour Dough (E) Basic Low Carb Yeast Bread (E) Sprouted Soda Bread (E) French Baguette Bread (S) […]

    Reply
  3. Favorite Foods THMified! - Briana Thomas says:
    October 25, 2017 at 6:03 am

    […] French Baguette Bread from Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved might be a good starting place as […]

    Reply
  4. Healthy Breads, Buns & Biscuits | Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved says:
    December 28, 2019 at 6:30 am

    […] French Baguette Bread […]

    Reply
  5. The Comfort Food Myth {Plus 150+ Healthified Comfort Food Recipes} - Oh Sweet Mercy says:
    September 10, 2020 at 1:16 pm

    […] French Baguette Bread (S) – Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

THM Lifestyle Coach Seal

Follow Me on Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Recent Posts

  • Breaded Mushrooms {Air Fryer}
  • Air Fried Okra Pickles {w/oven option}
  • Hubby Lovin’ Seasoning Mix
  • Air Fryer Blooming Onion
  • St Nicholas Ginger Boys and Girls

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Email Format
Trim Healthy Mama Store

Products

  • My Healthy Transformation ~ Food Rhythm Edition My Healthy Transformation Workbook~ Fuel Rhythms Edition $14.95 Original price was: $14.95.$7.95Current price is: $7.95.
Judy Witherby

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Recent Posts

  • Breaded Mushrooms {Air Fryer}
  • Air Fried Okra Pickles {w/oven option}
  • Hubby Lovin’ Seasoning Mix
  • Advertising and Affiliate Disclaimer Notice
  • Work With Me
  • Privacy Policy

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Copyright © 2025 · Delightful theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2025 · Delightful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Loading…