Glutino’s sandwich bread nothing short of Genius

Product: Genius by Glutino Gluten-Free Multigrain Sandwich Bread – $5.99+

It’s brilliant.

I think I can say I found the Harry Potter of gluten-free breads.  Or the Einstein of gluten-free breads.  Or maybe even the Sheldon Cooper of gluten-free breads (no Bazinga necessary).

I have had the chance to try out quite a few top brands of gluten-free bread and have liked and disliked a few things about each.  From Udi’s to Rudi’s…gluten-free bread has gone from bland cardboard to wow…that tastes so much like the real thing.  It’s fantastic.  But one thing has never been quite right when it comes to those pricey loaves you buy from the freezer section of the grocery store, should you be lucky enough to have a grocery store that carries it.  And that one thing…is size.

Now, a lot can be said about size not really mattering.  What these top bread brands in the gluten-free world have brought is fantastic texture and flavor.  Sometimes…it’s just like biting into a slice of “regular” bread.  No…really.  And I have a deep love for each of these.

But then…I ran across Genius by Glutino.  I was in our local natural foods store when I spotted it…yes…in the freezer.  Now, I had heard rumors of this bread, seen it mentioned on the internet, on the Glutino Web site, over on Twitter.  I knew it existed…just not in my little world because my area is very slow on the gluten-free uptake at times.  I was so happy to see it that I forgave the $5.99 price tag (which is on par with Udi’s anyway) and immediately bought it.  I was in the market for bread that day anyway…so it was on the grocery list.  I didn’t deviate…this time.

I chose the Genius Multigrain Sandwich Bread and tonight got to test it out for the first time in my second favorite sandwich ever (as peanut butter is my first!)…and that’s a grilled cheese sandwich.  I thawed out two slices of bread in a plastic bag on the counter while I was at work.  I came home to perfectly defrosted bread that was very soft and light to the touch.  In fact, it felt less dense than the others on the market.  Loved that.  I put a schmear of gluten-free Dijon mustard on, topped it with a non-dairy cheese slice and then spritzed a little olive oil over it before setting it on my warmed skillet to toast up.

Here’s what I loved about this bread and this sandwich…

The bread toasted up to golden perfection.  It laid lightly on the skillet so the edges didn’t burn, as is all too common with other breads I’ve used for my grilled cheese sammies.  The cheese, even being vegan, melted to perfection inside.  And the bread itself had a golden crust on it without being toasted to a rock-hard oblivion.  And, it still held up when I went to dip it into my soup.

I even sampled part of this bread without it being toasted.  Very light, very springy…and reminded me so much of what real sandwich bread was like back when I could eat it.  And to think, I wasted most of my ‘real’ bread days eating that ‘mostly cardboard 45 calorie’ crap that’s on the market.

I don’t feel like I’m missing out though, because, for the first time ever, the Genius bread is actual bread size.  I’m not kidding.  It is the same size as regular loaves of bread as I used to have them.  I was so happy with this.  Elated.  The bread must be called Genius because making it actual size is brilliant.  It’s a stroke of genius.  It’s the phenom of gluten-free breads out there.  And it can really hold its own in the market.

The flavor and texture of Glutino’s Genius Multigrain Sandwich Bread blew me away.  I’m seriously in awe and trying to plan out what kind of sandwich I’ll eat with it next.  I bet it makes a sensational Fluffernutter.

Want to break away from tiny loaves of bread and bite into something that brings the size, texture, and flavor of real bread to your gluten-free palate…then find Glutino’s Genius sandwich breads and build a better gluten-free sandwich.  What are you waiting for?  The bread may be a gluten-free superstar, but you are the genius that has to put the sandwich together.  Go on.  You are a culinary, sandwich building genius…with the Genius bread to prove it.