One of my favorite breads has always been cinnamon raisin. I can no longer eat raisins but cinnamon is such a wonderful flavor, especially this time of year. And it naturally lowers blood sugar levels so has health benefits as well.
This bread is very easy to make, don’t even need a mixer, just be careful not to overmix and spread evenly in the pan so there isn’t one part that takes longer to bake. Mixes in about 10 minutes so most of the time is baking, 40-50 minutes to bake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (gluten free all purpose) a bread pan.
In a medium bowl mix:
2 tablespoons ground flax seed (preferably golden so it doesn’t show in the bread)
1/4 cup warm water
Let sit 5 minutes or until thickened and add:
1/2 cup date sugar
1 cup non-dairy milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 6 ounce container of plain yogurt (mine was actually 5 1/2 ounces and I just added an extra tablespoon of milk)
1 tablespoon vinegar
In a smaller bowl, mix together:
1 1/2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
When mixed, slowly add to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined. Spoon evenly into prepared bread pan.
In a separate small bowl mix together:
1/3 cup date sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons melted vegan margarine or avocado oil
Spoon over bread mixture and using a fork or knife, swirl through the bread mixture.
Bake 40-50 minutes in the middle of the oven or until a toothpick comes out clean.
While the bread is cooking, make the glaze:
1/3 cup sugar free confectioners’ sugar (Lakanto has a monkfruit based powdered sugar)
2 tablespoons non-dairy milk
If you don’t care for the taste of monkfruit sweetener, mix together 1/2 cup agave or coconut nectar with 2 tablespoons of non-dairy milk and 1 tablespoon of ground chia seed (white).
Put the bread on a cooling rack that sits on top of a cookie sheet. Be sure its fully cooled before glazing. Pour either glaze over the top of the loaf, coating evenly. If using the nectar based glaze, be sure there are no pools of glaze that might soak into the bread.
You could add some raisins or cranberries to the bread before baking or even some chopped candied fruits if you don’t mind a little sugar in the mix! That would be a lot like my Nana’s Christmas bread!
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