Zesty Vegan Gluten-Free Orange Raspberry Goji Berry Cake Bread Loaf… Thingie…

OMG. So amazing. I love baking. This is one reason why.
2 1/4 cups rice flour

1 cup coconut palm sugar

1/2 teaspoon himalayan crystal salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 tsp xanthan gum

1/2 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 cup goji berries, soaked and drained 5 mins (or use more raspberries)

2 tablespoons raw coconut oil (or any vegetable oil, not olive)

3/4 cup unsweetened orange juice

zest of 1 orange

1 egg replacer (I use 2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water)

hot water, just over 1/2 cup

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour loaf pan. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda, xanthan gum). In a small bowl, add goji berries, raspberries and 1/2 cup of dry mixture to coat the nuts and berries.
In a measuring cup, add oil and add hot water to make 3/4 cup. In a medium bowl, mix oil/water mixture, orange juice, orange zest and cornstarch.
Combine liquid mixture to dry mixture (don’t overmix!). Add more water if it is too dry. Fold in berries. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let cool. Get zesty.

Rad Banana Bread (Gluten-free!)

I’m rad. You’re rad. Lets eat banana bread.

1 3/4 cups brown rice flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp nut pulp (or additional flour or almond meal)
3 small mashed bananas (2 large)
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup nut milk
2/3 cup raw coconut palm sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease loaf pan or baking dish.
Mix dry ingredients in smaller bowl.
In large bowl, combine sugar and oil, then add bananas and milk. Mix.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture, stir until just mixed.
Pour into pan. Bake until golden brown and knife or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 mins.

It comes out with a slight crumble effect, because it is gluten free. I like to pour some milk over it and eat it with a spoon. :)

Bananas are sexy. You are what you eat.

Vegan Gluten Free Carrot Zucchini Cake Bread Loaf Mamma-Jamma

This was an experiment in deliciousness that came out in a pan of pristine perfection.

2 1/2 cups rice flour
2 tsp xantham gum
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup agave syrup
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 to 2 cups finely grated zucchini and/or carrot

Preheat oven to 360.
Grease and flour a large-ish baking dish/pan.
Mix together dry ingredients in smaller bowl.
In larger bowl combine syrups with oil and vanilla, then add carrots and zucchini.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in batches, and stir until just mixed.
Pour into baking dish and bake until brown around edges, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean or until the bread springs back when you press on the center with your finger (approx. 40 minutes).
Let cool.
Eat. Repeat. Get sexy.