http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:42:53 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/how-to-convert-pumpkin-bread-recipe#post-545 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:26:47 +0000 Leslie 545@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I have the yummiest Pumpkin Bread Recipe ever and was wondering how to convert it to Gluten/Sugar Free....</p> <p>3c sugar<br /> 1 cup vegetable oil<br /> 4 eggs<br /> 3c Flour<br /> 1.5 tsp salt<br /> 1 tsp cinnamon<br /> 1 tsp nutmeg<br /> 2 tsp baking soda<br /> 1 tsp baking powder<br /> 2/3 cup of water<br /> 2 c cooked mashed pumpkin or canned pumpkin<br /> 1 c chopped nuts or seeds.</p> <p>Mix sugar and oil beat in eggs one at a time<br /> Mix Flour spices and salt in a separate bowl<br /> Add dry to wet alternating with water, mixing well in between additions<br /> Add Pumpkin, stir well<br /> Stir in nuts</p> <p>Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5x13 loaf pans<br /> Bake at 350 for 1 hour.... actually takes more like 1.5 hours.<br /> eggs and wet separate. Add Dry to wet</p> <p>I usually double the spices and nuts/seeds.</p> <p>Everyone just raves about this bread and I would love to know how to make a healthier Gluten and Sugar free version.</p> <p>Any ideas?</p> <p>Thanks so much,</p> <p>Leslie </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/reworking-a-recipe-i-love-to-include-almond-flour#post-1750 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:44:59 +0000 markds1978 1750@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi, I was wondering if any kind soul/s could lend a hand. I have a recipe for rock cakes that I have absolutely loved since I was a kid. But as it now turns out I have type 2 diabetes I can no longer eat them :-( I would like to be able to convert this recipe into an equally tasty version using almond flour. How would you do this? I made 1 batch today but I was pretty much making up as I went along, it came out too buttery and the texture is awful, dry and crumbly on the outside and almost not cooked in the middle, I didn't use any baking soda which might have something to do with it but I don't really know, as I am far from competent with baking stuff. I will put the recipe below (along with my first attempt amounts in brackets) and wait to see if anyone can help me out :-)</p> <p>Rock cakes:</p> <p>8oz/225g self-raising flour (I tried using 350g of almond flour in my first attempt)<br /> pinch of salt<br /> half teaspoon ground mixed spice<br /> half teaspoon ground cinnamon<br /> 4oz/100g butter (I kept this amount the same but it felt waaaaay to buttery when mixing)<br /> 4oz/100g caster sugar (I substituted this with 15g canderel and sweetness is fine, although could probably do with slightly less)<br /> 4oz/100g sultanas (knocked down to 60g because of sultanas being too sugary)<br /> 1oz/25g chopped mixed peel<br /> 1 large egg<br /> some milk if needed</p> <p>bake on 400F/200C/gas mark 6 for 15-20mins (I cooked mine on 175C for 25mins)</p> <p>method:</p> <p>sift flour with salt, cinnamon, mixed spice then rub in the butter. add the sugar, sultanas and mixed peel (traditionally it should be a dryish mix, but by now my version was extremely buttery and gooey). Beat the egg and pour into mixture and mix to stiff consistency. grease tray and drop the mixture in smallish rocky heaps... that's it</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Mark </p>