Gluten Free Gingerbread Loaf
Full of warm, aromatic spices, this gluten free gingerbread loaf is soft and tender inside, with a slight crisp exterior. It makes your home smell like a winter wonderland!
Yield: 10 slices
Ingredients
- ½ cup (4 fluid ounces) buttermilk at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 3 (150 g (weighed out of shell)) eggs at room temperature, beaten
- 4 tablespoons (84 g) unsulphured molasses
- 3 tablespoons (63 g) honey
- 2 cups (280 g) all purpose gluten free flour (Please click thru for full info on appropriate blends)
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
- ¼ cup (36 g) cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Grease and line a standard 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with unbleached parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a small bowl or medium-sized measuring cup, place the buttermilk, butter, eggs, molasses, and honey, and whisk to combine well. Set the wet ingredients aside.
- In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and granulated sugar, and whisk to combine well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just combined. The batter will be thick but soft.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and spread into an even layer with a moistened spatula.
- Place the pan into the center of the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F and continue to bake until the loaf springs back when pressed lightly in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
- This should take another 15 to 20 minutes. Do not overbake.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice thickly and serve.
Notes
Nutrition information is approximate, at best, and should not be relied upon.
Nutrition
Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 302IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg