Bread: Glutano Baguette

Today Rob and I tried Glutano brand baguette. The bread is imported from somewhere in Europe and is packaged in a sealed freezer bag. It is designed to keep for many months on end with no refridgeration.

Level of realism:
Low, Glutano has a smooth exterior with no definable crust. The big drawback to the baguette, however is it's low flavor content. It really doesn't have much of a taste. We even spruced it up with butter and garlic. The baguette visually though looks like a smaller version of the real deal. We kept ours frozen then baked in a 350 degree oven, sliced in half added butter and garlic and baked additional minutes. The baguette never seemed to crisp up- it managed to keep its density regardless.

Ingredients: Glutano Baguette contains no artificial flavoring, colors or preservatives.
Water, maize starch, maize flour, sugar, rice starch, potato flakes, thickener guar gum, unhardened vegetable fat (grape and palm), potato starch, salt, yeast, acidulant (sodium diacetate).

Nutrition facts:
Serv. size: 1 Baguette
Calories: 430
Fat cal: 90
Total fat: 10 g
Sat fat: 3g
Cholest: 0
Sodium: 1,400 mg
Total carb: 82 g
Fiber: 12 g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 3g
Vit A: 0
Vit C: 0
Calcium: 100%
Iron: 35%
Percent daily values based on 2000 calorie diet

Overall impressions:
The Glutano baguette is fine in a pinch. It has a very long shelf-life, and is a convenient size for a 2 person dinner. With so many other great gluten-free breads to choose from, it might be hard to justify selecting this one again though.