This moist, easy soda bread is a hit with the whole family. No one will guess it is gluten free!
Ingredients
2largeeggs
¼cupoil
¾cupsugar
1tablespoonbaking powder *
¼teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoon salt
3cupsgluten free flour blend **
1½cupsbuttermilk
1cupdried cranberries, cherries*** or currants
1tablespoonmilkfor topping
1tablespooncoarse sugarfor topping, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°.
Beat the eggs.
Add the oil and mix well.
Add sugar. Beat untll the mixture is thick and lighter colored, about 2 minutes.
Stir in baking powder, baking soda and salt. (Alternately you can whisk these into the gluten free flour. Both methods work well.)
Add one cup gluten free flour and mix.
MIx in half the buttermilk.
Add one cup gluten free flour and mix.
Add the rest of the buttermilk and mix well.
Add one cup gluten free flour and stir until well combined.
Stir in the dried fruit.
Grease the pan well**** and pour in the batter.
Drizzle with 1 tablespoon milk. It will pool up, this is normal.
Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until a tester in the center comes out clean. If you are using a ceramic pan, check at 1 hour. If the top is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
Cook on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.
Enjoy! And only tell the gluten free person that this is gluten free. No one else will know!
Notes
* If you are avoiding corn, in place of baking powder use 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon tapioca starch and 1/4 teaspoon salt (omit the baking powder, soda & salt in original recipe)
** If your gluten free flour does not contain xanthan gum, add 1/2 teaspoon.
*** If I use cherries, I cut into 2-4 pieces so there are cherries in almost every bite!
**** We have had the soda bread stick to the pan, so grease well. I usually use spray and use a LOT of it!