Cassava flour is a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour. It can be used in baking recipes, pancakes, waffles, and more! You will need cassava flour, cassava starch (tapioca), active yeast, eggs, sugar, salt, and water for this recipe. This cassava bread recipe is easy to follow with six easy steps!
Preheat The Oven.
This is the first step you will need to take. Turn the oven on and set it to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 176 degrees Celsius.
Mixing Ingredients.
Next, you will want to mix 2 cups of cassava flour, 3/4 cup cassava starch, 1 pack of active yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Then add 3 eggs and 1/2 cup of water to the mixture until it forms a dough. Place a towel over your mixing bowl so that no dust can get into it from outside sources of air in your kitchen for about an hour while the dough rises/ferments at room temperature.
Kneading The Dough.
Once you have let it rest, then take it out of the bowl and knead it for about 20 minutes using flour on your hands as necessary so that it doesn’t stick too much. To knead the dough, you should fold it over itself and then push down on it.
Leave It Rising In A Warm Place
The time you should let it rise is for about 40 minutes or until double in size. This next step will require patience, but it is essential because it determines the outcome of your cassava flour bread. Once you’ve decided enough time has passed, simply punch down the dough before continuing with the next step.
Forming The Loaf.
Divide the dough into two halves, and form each half into a loaf shape by rolling them to look like baguettes except not as long (about 16 inches). Then place those onto baking trays covered in parchment paper. Let those sit for about 20 minutes or until you see cracks forming across their surfaces, which means they have risen further.
Baking The Bread In A Hot Oven For About An Hour And 15 Minutes.
Once you have let it rest, then it is time to put the cassava dough into a greased loaf pan and bake for about an hour and fifteen minutes at 350F/176C so that it gets properly cooked all the way through. It would be best to keep checking on it because depending on how thick or small you made your cassava flour bread will determine how long it needs to cook to get thoroughly cooked inside when tested with a toothpick. It is best served warm but also tastes good later if you want some leftover cassava flour bread.