I received an email from a reader which made me happy because I never get emails; she explained to me that she loved reading my blog, trying my recipes and using substitutions since she has celiac disease. When using my recipes she finds it easy to substitute certain ingredients, but was having a hard time with the blueberry puree quick bread. She used a few substitutions and found that her bread would get crumbly and break apart.
Her email inspired me to do some gluten free recipe ( I hope you like it). I know it can be inconvenient sometimes; since I am lactose intolerant I understand the pain (all the recipes with cheese). The other day I was thinking about purchasing a lactose pill because I saw a food show with fried cheese curds ( the pain).
I am not gluten free but I am familiar with celiac disease and I understand why being gluten free is important. I know many people who have a mild allergy to gluten and have adapted a gluten free life all together. This was a very challenging recipe for me but I got it right. It is bursting with strawberries, soft moist and sweet, it tastes like cake but the texture of bread. It is light and fluffy and will make a great snack or desert. There is a Gluten-free Contest going on and please vote for my Recipe.
Strawberry Cake Bread (Gluten Free):
- 2 cups strawberries
- 2 cups gluten free flour
- 2 tsp. sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1tsp. xanthan gum
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup milk ( I used almond)
- 1 cup whipped melted butter (salted)
Recipe Directions: Preheat oven to 375; in a bowl place two cups of strawberries and sprinkle 2 teaspoons of sugar mix and set aside. In a large bowl use a hand mixer and mix melted butter and sugar; slowly add eggs, milk and vanilla and mix until all the ingredients are mixed in.
In a separate bowl sift flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Once done fold strawberries into the mixture. Place into buttered loaf pan and put in the oven. Bake bread for 60 minutes or stick a tooth pick in the bread, if it comes out clean the bread is done ( the top will take a little longer).
Recipe Notes: This cake bread is very moist; you could cut down on the milk or not use milk at all. The bread is bursting with strawberries (there are strawberries in every bite), if you do not want so many strawberries in your bread, use about a cup less.
Looks tasty!
Oh it was too good
Fantastic recipe! Made it last week with fresh strawberries from the farm and was requested to make it again asap. Thank you for sharing.
I am so happy to enjoyed it
Can you use coconut oil instead of butter?
It would not hurt to try, but if it gets a bit runny you made need to add a bit more gluten free flour
could I use coconut flour in this recepie? It looks so yummy!
You made need to add more eggs but I still don’t know if it will stay together (once baked), but it couldn’t hurt to try
Why do you have to use whipped melted butter? Is stick butter OK?
I used whipped butter because it’s a lower calorie option to butter and most of my blog is dedicated to using low calorie options. You don’t half to use whipped butter you can use regular if you would like
When you say “whipped butter” do you mean like the canola oil/butter blends?
No I mean pure whipped butter that’s low in calories and you can find at any grocery store. I talk a lot about it in a chocolate chip recipe I made.
Thank you! I haven’t seen whipped butter in ages, but will look for it.
I hope you find it
it’s at most grocery stores 
Do you have to use the gum? Can you use regular flour?
You can try to see if it works
Would using honey instead of the refined sugar work in this recipe?
I don’t know because I created this recipe with the sugar, so you will half to try and see good luck
Can you make this recipe the same with plain all purpose flour??
you can try
My daughter is Gluten, Egg and Dairy intolerant. I can easily substitute the Milk for Almond or Rice milk, but have you tried any egg substitute.
I reluctantly use egg whites in most cases but would love to hear if you had any suggestions?
you can try flax egg or any vegetarian or vegan egg subs will work
Instead of a loaf I made muffins. They were divine!!!
Yay!! I am so happy you enjoyed them
These are so delicious! Very moist and you can taste the strawberries through out. I made them into muffins and they came out great! Didn’t have whipped butter so I used one stick of regular butter.