Gluten Free Fruit Loaf 

Deb October 15, 2005
  • 1 1/2 cups whole grain, GF flour (eg. Amaranth, buckwheat, brown rice or a combination)
  • 1 ½ cups kefir –OR- 1 cup yoghurt PLUS ½ cup water –OR- 3 Tbs whey or lemon juice PLUS enough warm water to make total liquid = 1 1/2 cups ~3 eggs
  • 125gms (4.5 oz) melted butter or palm or coconut oil
  • 3 Tbs rapadura or maple syrup (optional) ~200gm packet (1 1/2 cups) arrowroot
  • 1 1/2 cup ground crispy almonds
  • 3/4 cup dessicated coconut, ground up finely
  • 3 tsp pectin, xantham gum or guar gum
  • 1 1/2 Tbs mixed spice
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3 tsp cream of tartar
  • pinch of stevia
  • pinch of fine sea salt ~1 to 1 1/2 cups sultanas, raisins or currants (or mixture)

The night before you want to make the bread, mix together the flour and kefir. Cover and leave in a warm place.

Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F). Beat the eggs with the oil and sweetener until well blended. Beat in the soaked flour. Mix remaining dry ingredients together well in a large bowl, and add the dried fruit. Then add the batter, whisking as you go. The texture should be a fairly heavy batter. Let stand for a few minutes while you prepare the loaf pan. The dried fruit will soak up some of the moisture and thicken the batter further. By this time, it should be thick and similar to a bread dough. The thicker it is, the better it will cook. If you need to, add a little more coconut.

Spoon into a buttered and lined loaf pan. Smooth the top, then make a small dip in the centre to allow for rising. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool before slicing.

Variation: Banana bread

Add 1-2 mashed bananas and 1 tsp vanilla essence to the egg and butter stage

  • Leave out the fruit and spices.
  • Add a little more coconut or arrowroot at the end to get to a thick enough batter

Variation: Ginger loaf

Replace 1 Tbs of the rapadura with 1 Tbs molasses

Replace the mixed spice with: 2 ½ tsp ginger, 1 ½ tsp cinnamon, 1 ½ tsp allspice and ½ tsp nutmeg

Reduce the fruit to ¾ of a cup, or leave it out altogether, but add a little more ground almonds, if needed