Description
This recipe outlines how to bake a delicious gluten-free pumpkin bread, perfect for a fall treat. It uses a specific gluten-free flour blend and offers variations for sugar and spices, as well as optional add-ins.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour (17 ½ ounces; 500 grams)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (11 ½ ounces; 326 grams)
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil, such as canola oil (5 ¼ ounces; 148 grams)
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 350℉. Grease two 9-by 5-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper and grease lightly.
- Whisk together the gluten-free flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil. Mix until smooth. The batter will be thick. If adding chocolate chips, nuts, or dried cranberries, stir them in now.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Smooth batter into pans with a small spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Bake for about 50 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
- Place the pans on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes and then turn the loaves out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store bread wrapped on the counter for up to 4 days. To freeze, wrap the cooled loaf in plastic wrap and foil and freeze for up to three months.
Notes
- The Gluten-Free Flour: This recipe was tested with Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour. Using a different flour or blend will affect the bread.
- Sugar: For a subtle molasses flavor, use 1 ½ cups light or dark brown sugar.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice: Pumpkin pie spice can be replaced with individual spices: 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground allspice.
- Optional Ingredients: Chocolate Chips, Nuts, or Dried Cranberries: Stir in 2 cups total either chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried cranberries. A mix of two or all three can be used. Just don’t exceed two cups total.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American