Rudi’s Gluten Free Bakery Sandwich Bread: Original and Multigrain
Price: $5.99 MSRP
Availability: Not sure yet. There is supposed to be nation-wide distribution but according to their store locator there isn’t any around me yet in San Jose, CA. I’d imagine Whole Foods would probably carry it soon.
Disclaimer: Rudi’s was nice enough to send me samples to review
White Bread
When toasted this is really good bread. Unfortunately untoasted it’s not that great. Compared to most other GF breads, it is way way better when untoasted though. Especially compared to those tapioca or rice based ones. But, compared to Udi’s it fails the untoasted test.
Multigrain
End piece is pretty dry. Could be because it was shipped and sat in the shipping are of work for awhile. Fresh from the store might be better. Toasting helps a lot. Not quite the “real” bread texture of Udi’s but flavor is good. The mulitgrain has kind of a nutty flavor compared to the original.
French Toast Test
I used the White Bread for this. It came out really well. Texture was good. Good absorption of the egg, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Passed with flying colors.
Steak Sandwich Test
Let’s just say there aren’t any pictures because I ate the sandwiches too fast. And yeah sandwiches, plural. First one was so good, I made another. Tri-tip smoked all day + mayo + Rudi’s bread toasted = lot’s of yum.
Conclusion
More choice in the gluten-free bread world is a good thing. Udi’s still has the crown but Rudi’s is coming in a strong second. Give it a shot and support another company helping out the GF community.
They also have a cinnamon raisin version that looks pretty good. I hear they’re working on some hamburger buns too.
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