Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf
We all have our own traditions when it comes to seasons like Christmas and Easter. For us every Good Friday we enjoy a Hot Cross Bun for breakfast. This year, I decided to shake things up a bit and instead of making Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns, I created this Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf.
The Hot Cross Bun
As far as I can remember, Hot Cross Buns have been a tradition in my family for Easter. With the cross symbolizing Christ and His crucifixion and the end of Lent, Hot Cross Buns are a faith tradition as well as a food one for me.
For more on the History of the Hot Cross Bun click here.
Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf
When I first began my gluten free journey, Hot Cross Buns was one of the recipes that I was determined to recreate. The first year was a little tough, the texture was terrible and the batch was a total waste.
Since then with much trial and error, I was finally able to create a Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun that was delicious and easy to make. This year I wanted to change things up and decided to create a Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf.
What You Need To Make Our Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf
As you know, Hot Cross Buns are a sweet, break like bun, speckled with raisins or currants and other glazed fruits. For this recipe, we used our Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns ith a few changes to create a loaf that was delicious and perfect with a cup of tea.
For our Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf we used:
- Gluten Free 1:1 Baking flour, our blend but Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 works well too.
- Currants – because I prefer the flavor of currants over raisins. You could even use dried cranberries.
- Mixed Peel
- Glazed Fruits
- Agave to sweeten
Other than those ingredients, the rest is pretty much what you would use in a traditional recipe: yeast, baking powder, eggs etc.
For me this Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf was a winner and make a great bread to slice and even make a sandwich. But if you’re really into the Hot Cross Bun, you can try our Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun recipe here.
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Happy Easter Baking!
Love always,
Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf
Celebrate Easter and Good Friday with this twist on a Hot Cross Bun, with our Gluten Free Hot Cross Bun Loaf.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Agave or Brown Sugar
- 2 1/2 tsps Yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 3/4 cups currants (soaked in water)
- 3 cups GF 1:1 Baking Flour Blend
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/4 cup Agave or Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp All Spice
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup mixed peel
- 1/4 cup glazed fruits (optional)
- 1 cup warm milk (coconut milk works too)
- 2 XL eggs
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (regular work too)
- 1-2 cups Icing Sugar
- 2 tbsps water
Instructions
- Line a 5 x 9 loaf pan with parchment and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer combine 1 tbsp agave or brown sugar, yeast and warm water. Mix to combine, then seat aside for about 5 minutes until the yeast starts to froth and activate.
- In another bowl place the 3/4 cup currants fill with warm water and seat aside to soak until ready to be used.
- In bowl combine GF flour, brown sugar only if using instead of agave, xanthan gum, spices, baking powder. Whisk to combine well.
- Next add eggs, oil, vinegar and agave if using to the yeast mixture. Mix to combine and while it’s mixing add the warm milk.
- Next add flour mixture and blend until a dough begins to form.
- At this stage drain currants and add them to the dough along with the mixed peel and glazed fruits if you are using them.
- Continue to mix for about 2-3 minutes to ensure that all the ingredients are well combined. If the dough is too dry, add 1 tbsp water at a time. You want the dough to be sticky.
- Sprinkle your work surface with some extra GF flour and turn your dough out. Wet hands and form dough into a bread like shape to fit in the pan.
- Smooth out the top with damp fingers, and set aside to rise until about doubled. This may take about 45 mintues.
- 10 minutes before the dough is finished resting, preheat oven to 375°F. Right before baking, brush loaf with an egg wash (1 egg whisked with a tbsp of water) making sure that the top is well coated.
- Bake loaf in the middle of the oven for 45 - 50 minutes until golden. Check loaf around 35 mintues, If your top is getting dark, cover with foil to finish baking.
- While loaf baking make your icing for the cross. In a bowl add 1 cup icing sugar and 1 tbsps of water until a thick but pourable glaze forms.
- Once loaf is finished, remove from oven and let cool slightly before icing.
- Then serve! We enjoy it warm out of the oven!
2 Comments
Jennifer Graycheck
April 2, 2021 at 3:00 am
Do you need the xanthan gum if your 1-1 gf flour has it in it already?
OffTheWheatenPathTT
April 2, 2021 at 3:14 am
You could leave it out, but we added it for the extra structure to give the bread a bit more rise.