BEST Wheat Free Buns!!!

Wheat Free Buns

This recipe is one by Maria Emmerich (mariamindbodyhealth.com) who has a terrific website on staying wheat free and sugar free.  Her recipe for psyllium husk bread is the closest stuff to the real thing that I've seen yet.  I make these all the time so I can bring my own bun and enjoy a hamburger once in a while.  If only I could find something to keep me from wanting the french fries!

It's best to weigh the almond flour and psyllium husk.  If you don't, for buns this will likely still turn out OK, but I've had the best success weighing the ingredients rather than measuring them.

5 ounces almond flour (1 1/4 C)
90 grams psyllium husk (5 T) - Maria recommends buying Jay Robb psyllium husk and grinding it yourself (I use a coffee grinder for this) and it really makes a difference.  Before I started buying that particular brand, it was hit and miss whether my buns would turn out purple.  They were still edible, just kind of - odd.
2 t baking powder
1 t salt
3 egg whites - I use the ones in a carton, no need to put perfectly good egg yolks to waste that way.
2 1/2 T cider vinegar
1 C boiling water

Mix the dry ingredients and add the egg whites and  cider vinegar.  While the mixer is going - you can use a hand mixer for this, but a stand mixer is easier - add the boiling water and continue mixing until the dough starts to hold together.  It ends up the consistency and color of cream of wheat if you use the Jay Robb psyllium husk, darker if not.

 Sprinkle or spray your hands with oil, or they will stick in this next part.  Form the dough into hamburger sized patties.  If you want dinner rolls, you can make smaller patties.  I've never had luck with forming a large loaf, these are about the best size for me.  If you form a hamburger sized patty, they end up perfect for hamburger buns!  This recipe makes 5 good sized buns or 8-10 smaller rolls.  I sometimes make hot dog buns or hoagie rolls instead.  I've even made cinnamon rolls with this recipe!  (I may post that later).

Bake them at 375 for 50 minutes.  Don't be tempted to take them out early!!!  They will look done before then, but they will collapse and end up gummy on the bottom.  Here are mine right out of the oven, puffed up and perfect!

See all the little holes in the top picture?  These turn out exactly like the homemade buns.  And the best part?  They are full of fiber!