Gluten Free Orange Bread with Dark Chocolate Glaze

We’re throwing it again to 2017 — the week of my marriage ceremony, to be actual! I shared this unimaginable breakfast bread excellent to nosh on over brunch, serve to your grain free visitors, or simply gobble up your self with a cup of espresso. Say hiya to my paleo, gluten free orange bread drizzled in wealthy darkish chocolate. I named it my orange-kissed loaf for good cause. It’s really kissed with the proper steadiness of contemporary orange juice and zest.

I do know what you might be pondering: What the hell is that this chick doing placing orange and chocolate collectively in a bread?

That’s precisely what Abra and Tony each thought too till they tried the bread and couldn’t cease going again for extra. And now I’m right here to show to you that orange and chocolate are a match made in heaven.

Before we get to the recipe, make a journey down reminiscence lane with yours really:

“It may be my marriage ceremony week, however don’t assume I forgot about all of you. My ardour and pleasure in life includes making recipes and I couldn’t neglect you throughout the vacation season.

I’m going to maintain all posts this week fairly brief and candy, which implies we are able to keep away from speaking about my obsession with Jelena (justin + selena getting again collectively) and get straight to those scrumptious recipes.”

Ingredients on this gluten free orange bread

The mixture of orange and chocolate is one which I want made extra of an look in bakeries or donut retailers as a result of it’s surprisingly addictive, refreshing, tangy, candy and opulent. Here’s what you’ll have to make this grain free orange bread:

Flour: the bread itself is made with almond flour and coconut flour, aka the key combo to any scrumptious paleo candy bread. I’ve solely tried it with these two flours, so please don’t ask me about substitutions. The bread is PERFECT as is.
Eggs: you’ll want 2 eggs on this orange kissed loaf.
Coconut oil: just a little melted coconut oil provides the bread the proper quantity of moisture.
Maple syrup: this orange bread recipe is of course sweetened with pure maple syrup.
Orange: we’re utilizing contemporary orange juice and orange zest for brilliant, scrumptious taste.
Milk: you’ll additionally want just a little milk for additional moisture. I like to make use of unsweetened almond milk however be at liberty to make use of any you’d like.
Baking staples: don’t neglect the baking soda and salt!
For topping: I prefer to drizzle all the loaf in a coating of darkish chocolate by melting an 85% dark chocolate bar. Garnish with extra orange zest for a phenomenal look!

Can I exploit a distinct flour?

Unfortunately no, I can not suggest a flour substitute on this grain free orange bread recipe. If you’re on the lookout for an alternate, listed here are another bread recipes to attempt:

Want a substitute for the glaze?

Feel free to combine in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips proper into the batter along with (or as an alternative of) the glaze! Double the chocolate, double the love.

Lovely gluten free orange bread in 5 easy steps

Mix the dry elements. Add your whole dry elements to a medium bowl and blend till nicely mixed.
Whisk the moist elements. In a separate bowl, whisk collectively all the moist elements till they’re clean.
Make the batter. Add the dry to the moist and blend nicely. It shall be thick due to the gluten free flour mix that we’re utilizing!
Bake it up. Add the batter to a loaf pan lined with parchment paper, bake, and funky the bread.
Glaze & serve. While the bread is baking, soften chocolate in a small pot. Drizzle it onto the cooled loaf, garnish with just a little orange zest, and serve!

Tips for the proper paleo orange bread

Make certain you employ room temperature eggs and coconut oil. Bring your eggs to room temperature by running them beneath heat water for a couple of minutes, and let the coconut oil cool after melting. Otherwise, the batter will coagulate.
Pack the almond flour such as you would with brown sugar in order that your orange bread will get the proper texture.
Let the bread cool utterly earlier than drizzling it with darkish chocolate, in any other case, the glaze will soak proper into the loaf.

How to retailer & freeze gluten free orange bread

To retailer: this paleo orange bread ought to be stored well-covered in foil or plastic wrap at room temperature for as much as 3 days, then I like to recommend transferring it to the fridge or freezer.
To freeze: merely wrap in plastic, then tightly in foil and at last place in a reusable container or freezer-friendly bag for as much as 3 months. Thaw at room temperature as soon as you might be able to eat. You may be at liberty to freeze particular person slices for a fast on-the-go deal with! I like to recommend freezing it earlier than including the chocolate glaze.

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I hope you’re keen on this paleo orange-kissed loaf! If you make it you’ll want to depart a remark and a score so I understand how you favored it. Enjoy, xo!

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Paleo Orange Kissed Loaf with Dark Chocolate Glaze

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Serves10 slices

Gluten free paleo orange bread kissed and infused with contemporary orange juice & zest, then coated with darkish chocolate for the last word deal with. This stunning, gluten free orange bread is of course sweetened with pure maple syrup and the proper means to make use of contemporary citrus!

Ingredients

Dry elements:
1 ½ cups (168g) packed high-quality almond flour
⅓ cup (37g) coconut flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Wet elements:
2 eggs, at room temperature
¼ cup (56g) melted and cooled coconut oil
⅓ cup (104g) pure maple syrup
½ cup (100g) freshly squeezed orange juice
Zest of 1 massive orange
¼ cup (60g) unsweetened almond milk
For the darkish chocolate glaze:
3.5 oz 85% darkish chocolate bar
For garnish:
Zest of 1 orange

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Line an 8×4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper or spray pan generously with nonstick cooking spray.
In a big bowl, whisk collectively dry elements.
In a separate massive bowl, whisk collectively moist elements. NOTES: Make certain your coconut oil is melted and cooled in any other case it can turn into clumpy. This goes with your eggs too — it’s finest to run them beneath heat water for 1 minute to convey them to room temp earlier than baking.
Add dry elements to moist elements and blend nicely to mix. Pour batter into loaf pan and unfold out evenly. Bake for 40-45 minutes till tester comes out clear. Allow loaf to chill utterly within the pan earlier than eradicating.
To make the darkish chocolate glaze: Add darkish chocolate bar to a small pot and place over low warmth, stirring the chocolate frequently till utterly melted and clean.
Pour over the loaf and unfold evenly in the direction of the edges. Garnish with zest from 1 orange. Cut into 10 slices and revel in!

Recipe Notes

To retailer: this bread ought to be stored well-covered in foil or plastic wrap at room temperature for as much as 3 days, then I like to recommend transferring it to the fridge or freezer.
To freeze: merely wrap in plastic, then tightly in foil and at last place in a reusable container or freezer-friendly bag for as much as 3 months. Thaw at room temperature as soon as you might be able to eat. You may be at liberty to freeze particular person slices for a fast on-the-go deal with! I like to recommend freezing it earlier than including the chocolate glaze.