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Vegan & Gluten Free Pumpkin Apple Loaf
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Vegan & Gluten Free Pumpkin Apple Loaf
A delicious vegan bake with all the cozy autumn flavors
Servings: 9 inch loaf
Author: Esha
Ingredients
For Vegan & Gluten Free Pumpkin Apple Loaf
  • 78 ml Olive oil
  • 150 grams sugar
  • 2 tbsp Flax meal
  • 6 tbsp Water room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 142 grams pumpkin puree
  • 74 grams apple grated
  • 75 ml Coconut milk
  • 225 grams gluten free flour blend King Arthur Measure for Measure
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp clove powder
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • Zest of one orange
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts I used walnuts
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tsp gluten free flour
For Coconut Yogurt Icing (optional)
  • Coconut yogurt
  • Plum Sauce
  • Fruits to decorate I used fresh figs
Instructions
For Flax Eggs
  1. add the flax meal in water and whisk. Put in a food processor with blade attachment. Process it until it is gel like with a thick consistency. Set this aside.
For Vegan & Gluten-free Pumpkin Apple Loaf
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
  2. Lightly spray 9 inch loaf pan with some oil.
  3. Sift all the dry ingredients.
  4. Separately, whisk oil, sugar and vanilla extract on medium speed for about 1 minute.
  5. Add the pumpkin puree and whisk until well incorporated.
  6. Now add the flax eggs and whisk for 10-15 seconds, until fully incorporated.
  7. Then add flour and coconut milk in batches while whisking on medium speed, till you get smooth batter.
  8. Meanwhile dust the flour on the nuts and cranberries to prevent them from sinking.
  9. Fold the apples and nuts into the batter and pour this into a loaf pan.
  10. Bake for 40-50mins until the loaf is done. Insert a toothpick to check, If it comes out clean, that means the loaf is done.
  11. Let it rest in the tin for 15-20 minutes before taking it out of the tin. Cool on wire rack.
For Coconut Yogurt Icing
  1. To use the yogurt topping, whip up some coconut yogurt. Add vanilla extract or vanilla bean and mix well. Spread on top of the cooled cake and pour plum sauce.
  2. Enjoy with tea or coffee.
Recipe Notes

If the yogurt is too runny, then you could put some yogurt in a muslin cloth over a sieve for 15-20 minutes. This will discard the water in the yogurt and make it thick.