We went to Christ Apple Orchard in Elmwood IL a few weeks ago and are on the last dregs of our 2nd gallon of apple cider and I'm getting appled out with the huge bag of apples we picked. So I decided to use the last of the apple cider and some apples in a lovely apple cinnamon bread that I modified.
As you know, we've been dealing with some food allergies in our house including dairy, gluten, and yeast so I'm forever trying to find recipes that don't seem gluten free or dairy free but still smell, look, and taste amazing. So here ya go!
If you haven't cooked with gluten free recipes before there's a few things to keep in mind. #1 Always get the good flour and don't try to mix your own. I personally love Gluten Free Mama's Coconut Flour Blend because it is very smooth but it tends to soak up a bit more liquid since coconut flour is super absorb able so you'll have to play with adding more liquid to make it right. When I'm modifying recipes I tend to favor the Cup 4 Cup Gluten Free Flour which I buy in bulk on Amazon Prime because you can literally use it cup 4 cup in recipes so there's no guesswork and it doesn't tend to dry out as much as the Gluten Free Mama when baking over 40 minutes. It also rises and has a similar texture to regular flour so its much easier to trick your tastebuds into thinking its not gluten free.
Ok I'll shut up now... Here's the recipe
Bread Mix
1 1/2 cup Cup 4 Cup Gluten Free Flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp Five Spice Blend (I'm a bit of a spice freak but this is totally optional!)
1/2 cup butter (melted in microwave)
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup apple cider
1/4 cup cream cheese or sour cream (to maintain some creamy texture)
Apple Mix
1 apple peeled and chopped into small chunks (any variety will do but I used a large Gala because that's what I had)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees because it is super easy and quick to put this "quick" bread together. Bad pun, I know right?!?
- Mix the bread mix in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix the apple mix together.
- Grease your loaf pan (it makes it much easier to get out and for it to not fall apart since gluten free flour doesn't tend to hold together since gluten is like glue and keeps it together)
- Pour and spread HALF of the bread mix in the loaf pan.
- Sprinkle HALF the apple mix on top.
- Pour and spread the rest of the bread mix on top.
- Sprinkle the rest of the apple mix on top.
- Add that topping and you're ready to go in the oven.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until a knife comes out clean in center.
