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Main Ingredient: Spiced Bread Mix
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Prep Time: 10 mins
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Cook Time: 1 ¼ hrs
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Serves: 8-10
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Recipe by: Alternative Bread Co.
The Gluten-Free Spiced Bread Loaf is a warm, aromatic bread that combines a perfect blend of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, creating a comforting and flavorful loaf. Made with gluten-free ingredients, this bread is soft, moist, and ideal for those following a gluten-free diet. Whether enjoyed fresh out of the oven or toasted with butter, it’s a deliciously spiced treat for any occasion.
Method
- Place all ingredients together in a large bowl, or you can use your electric mixer with a dough hook. Keep mixing until a dough is formed. It does thicken as you mix. Your dough should be slightly sticky.
- Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead for a few minutes, stretching the dough away from you, then folding it back on itself. Avoid adding more flour if you can: the dough will become less sticky and easier to handle as you knead.
- Shape into a smooth ball. Lightly grease your bread tin and dust with flour, making sure all the sides and corners are covered.
- Carefully place your dough into your tin, keeping a smooth top. Cover with a cloth to stop the top drying out.
- Leave to rise in a warm draft free place for about 40 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 200°C. Once risen, bake in a hot oven for 35-40 minutes. Your bread is cooked when you knock the top and it sounds hollow.
- Remove from the tin as soon as cooked to prevent a soggy bottom.
- Cool on a wire rack before slicing.
Bread Maker Option:
- Place your liquids, yeast and sugar in your bread maker pan. Leave to rest while you weigh out your Spiced Bread Mix.
- Add your bread mix, fruit and zest to the pan.
- Select your gluten free setting.
- Check during the mixing process, you may need to scrape your dough down from the sides of the pan.
- Remove from pan as soon as cooked.
Spiced Fruit Buns:
- Follow the method for making a loaf. Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized portions and roll into smooth balls. Hint: keep your hands slightly damp, it stops the dough sticking to them.
- Place in a lined tin with sides, keeping the buns close together but not quite touching. This lets them rise instead of out.
- Leave to rise in a warm, draft-free place. There is no set time for rising, but they should be nearly doubled in size.
- Once risen, bake in a preheated hot oven, 200°C for 20-25 minutes until they are golden brown.
