Gingerbread Loaf With Maple Glaze (Gluten-Free)
- For the Gingerbread Loaf
- 2 cups gluten-free flour (Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten-Free Flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ cup organic coconut sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup crystallized ginger bits
- For the Maple Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- Garnish: crystallized ginger bits
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9 X 5 loaf pan with parchment paper and grease well. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until well blended.
- Add in the molasses and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, until well mixed.
- Add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk to the sugar mixture and blend well; add the remaining flour and buttermilk and blend well.
- Stir in the crystallized ginger bits.
- Pour and/or spoon the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the pan and cool completely before glazing.
- Glaze instructions:
- Sift powdered sugar in to a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk in maple syrup, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
- Glaze will be thick. If you need to thin it out, add dollop of maple syrup and whisk.
- Spoon/pour glaze slowly over top of cooled gingerbread loaf. Allow to drip down sides.
- Garnish top of loaf with crystallized ginger bits.
- Glaze can be set quickly by refrigerating glazed gingerbread loaf.
- *Glaze recipe easily doubled if you desire more glaze.
Recipe by Zesty Olive - Simple, Tasty, and Healthy Recipes at http://zestyolive.com/gingerbread-loaf-maple-glaze-gluten-free/
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