Easy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread
Moist and tender gluten-free pumpkin bread recipe. Easy to make and loaded with pumpkin spice flavor. The recipe makes two loaves. Enjoy one now and freeze one for later.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour, see note (17 ½ ounces; 500 grams)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, see note
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (11 ½ ounces; 326 grams)
- 1 (15 ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin
- 4 large eggs (about 8 ounces; 226 grams out of shell)
- ¾ cup vegetable oil, such as canola oil (5 ¼ ounces; 148 grams)
Instructions
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Prep pan and Heat oven. Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-by 5-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper and grease lightly.
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Make Batter. Whisk together the gluten-free flour, sugar, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Add the pumpkin puree, eggs, and vegetable oil. Mix until smooth. The batter will be thick. If adding chocolate chips, nuts, or dried cranberries, stir them in now.
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Bake Bread. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Smooth batter into pans with a small spatula or the back of a spoon.
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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.
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Store on the counter for up to 4 days at room temperature. To freeze, wrap the cooled loaf in plastic wrap and foil and freeze for up to three months.
Recipe 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 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. 1 teaspoon ground ginger. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice.
Optional Ingredients: Chocolate Chips, Nuts, or Dried Cranberries.
Stir in two 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.