Gluten-Free Cranberry Pumpkin Bread
There’s nothing like the sweet scent of pumpkin bread wafting from the kitchen. And what could be better than knowing your loaves are Top 8-free and gluten-free.
Our pumpkin bread loaves can be baked in pretty, oven-safe paper pans to make presentation a cinch.
One thing to note though: if your pumpkin bread won’t be eaten all on the same day, use only a thick drizzle of the icing (or it will soak in). Or, you can simply skip the icing altogether.
Makes: 4 mini loaves
Free of: gluten and all top allergens
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups brown rice flour
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 2 tsp xanthan gum
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup grapeseed; rice bran or canola oil
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 4 mini loaf pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, starches, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
- In a large bowl, blend sugar, pumpkin, oil, maple syrup, juice and vanilla with a hand mixer. Add flour mixture and briefly mix until smooth. The batter will be somewhat thick. Stir in cranberries
- Divide batter among prepared pans, smoothing out tops (they will rise, but keep shape). Bake 45-55 minutes, until firm to touch and bread pulls slightly away from pan sides. A toothpick inserted into a loaf may yield a few small crumbs.
- Let loaves cool 10 minutes in pan. remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
Vanilla Spice Icing Option:
Sift 1 1/2 cup powdered confectioner’s sugar into a medium bowl. Whisk in 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened dairy-free milk alternative, 1 tablespoon dairy-free soy-free buttery spread, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, and pinch of salt. Whisk in additional milk alternative, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until desire drizzly consistency is reached. When loaves are completely cool, place on serving platter and drizzle with icing.
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