Gluten-Free Almond and Dried Fruit Holiday Bread

Name: Gluten-Free Almond and Dried Fruit Holiday Bread
Ingredients: 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, heated; 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine; ⅓ cup toasted slivered almonds; 2 tablespoons currants; 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine; 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 1½ cups water; ½ cup potato starch flour; 2 cups white rice flour; 3 large eggs, broken into a measuring cup to equal ¾ cup (add water if needed); 3 large eggs, broken into a measuring cup to equal ¾ cup (add water if needed); Grated zest of 1 lemon or 1 teaspoon dried lemon peel; Grated zest of 1 lemon or 1 teaspoon dried lemon peel; ½ teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg; 2½ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast; ½ cup mixed dried fruit bits; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2½ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast; ½ cup dry buttermilk powder or nonfat dry milk; ½ cup dry buttermilk powder or nonfat dry milk; ½ cup tapioca flour or arrowroot; ½ cup tapioca flour or arrowroot; 1 tablespoon xanthan gum; 1½ teaspoons ground cardamom; ⅓ cup sugar or 3 tablespoons powdered fructose; ⅓ cup sugar or 3 tablespoons powdered fructose

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger

Published 2000

About

Even if you can’t eat wheat, there is no reason why you can’t have a sweet bread. This also makes nice French toast.

Ingredients

1½- or 2-Pound-Loaf Machines

For the dough

1½ cups water
2 teaspoons almond extract

Bread
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

To make the dough, place the ingredients, except the raisins, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on medium and program for the Non-Gluten or Quick Yeast Bread cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.) Set a kitchen timer for 5 minutes. When the timer rings, open the lid and add the dried f