Gluten Free Spiced Fruit Bread
About this recipe:
A delicious fruit bread spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg which could make an impressive, focal point for a special occasion breakfast or tea time. Freeze leftover slices for eating on another day.
Equipment:
15cm/6β round, deep cake tin, 4 x mixing bowls and parchment paper
Ingredients:
150g mixed dried fruit and peel
1 tbsp orange rind
5 tbsp orange juice
50g butter
3 tbsp honey
350g FREEE White Bread Flour
2 tsp quick yeast
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
2 egg whites
275ml water
pinch of salt
oil, for tin
Method:
220ΛC, Fan 200ΛC, 425ΛF, Gas 7
- Measure the dried fruit and peel into a mixing bowl.
- Finely grate the orange rind into a bowl, add the juice, and stir to combine. Cover and leave to stand for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Melt the butter and honey together.
- Rub some oil around the inside of a 15cm/6” round, deep cake tin.
- Line the base and sides of the tin with a double layer of parchment that is twice the height of the tin. Check the lined cake tin will fit into your oven.
- Cut a 300mm/12” square of parchment, fold the corners to meet in the middle, press to make folded flaps and save for later.
- Measure the flour and yeast into a mixing bowl, add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir to combine.
- Put the egg whites into another bowl, add the water, salt, melted butter and honey and whisk them together.
- Tip into the mixing bowl and stir into a smooth, thick paste.
- Stir in the soaking fruit and juices.
- Tip the paste into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
- Invert a large bowl over the tin and leave to rise in a warm place until risen, about 90 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven twenty minutes before you are going to bake.
- Remove the inverted bowl and place the prepared paper square over the cake tin with the folding flaps pointing down, to loosely cover the tin when it goes into the oven.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tin for an hour then turn out to finish cooling on a wire rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
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Parul Weston
I adapted this recipe to be vegan friendly, turned out amazing and tasted delicious. Replaced egg white with aquafaba, maple syrup instead of honey and used vegan butter.
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Rosalind Palmer
Wow this was absolutely delicious. It was simple to make and very tasty. I will be substituting the mixed spice to make this all year round. It also stayed fresh for a good time, whereas some gluten-free recipes become stale after only a few hours.
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natalie hardman
This is delicious and so easy to make. I used margarine as i don't like butter, and it was absolutely fine. Will definitely make again
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Susie
Delicious loaf and so easy to make. I felt that the spice didnβt come through so the second time I made it I used 2 tsp mixed spice and this was much better. I soaked the fruit overnight, used whole eggs, and substituted the honey for maple syrup to make it lower FODMAP.
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