Enjoy this aromatic gluten-free apple cinnamon bread for breakfast or dessert. It's wonderfully moist and soft, and it offers hints of cinnamon spice and everything nice.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Breads, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free apple bread, gluten-free apple cinnamon bread, gluten-free apple recipes
Preheat oven to 350º F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with oil, set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine applesauce, almondmilk, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and apple cider vinegar. Mix until combined.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until the flour is well incorporated.
Fold in the chopped apples, then pour the batter into the greased loaf pan.
For the streusel topping, combine the chopped pecans, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in a small bowl, and then sprinkle the mixture on top of the bread.
Bake the bread for 60-75 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. If the top starts to burn, cover the bread with foil. This will allow the middle of the bread to continue to bake without burning the pecan streusel topping.
Allow the bread to cool completely in the loaf pan before slicing.
Notes
I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Flour Blend for this recipe. It already contains xanthan gum so I omitted it from my recipe. If your gluten-free flour blend does not already contain xanthan gum, you will need to add it to the recipe as indicated. As a general rule of thumb, for every cup of flour, add 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. This recipe requires 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum.I used granny smith apples for this recipe since they are crisp and tart. You want to make sure whatever apple you use will hold up to baking and not soften too much. Honeycrisp and Pink Lady are also great options.The baking time is a bit loose as it depends on how hot your oven is. It will likely take about 70-75 minutes, however, start checking it at the 50-minute mark to make sure the top doesn't burn. If the top is too dark but the bread is still wet in the middle, cover the bread with aluminum foil and continue baking until the center is cooked through.The apple cider vinegar is used to help leaven the bread (since this recipe contains no eggs) so do not skip it. You can also use white vinegar instead.You’ll want to make sure you place the bread in the oven pretty quickly after mixing together all of the ingredients. The apple cider vinegar will start to react with the baking soda and you want that reaction to take place in the oven to help the bread rise.