Gluten Free Wild Blueberry Streusel Bread
A light gluten free blueberry bread topped with a buttery, crispy streusel.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
For the Streusel Topping
- 1/3 cup gluten free flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar coconut sugar also works
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp cold butter, cut into small pieces non-dairy butter works too
For the Blueberry Bread
- 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour
- 1/2 cup sugar coconut sugar works great, too
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk any non-dairy unsweetened milk works
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted use unrefined to add coconut flavor
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp gf vanilla extract or paste
- 1 1/4 cup wild blueberries, frozen if using fresh, reduce to 3/4 cup
- 1 tbsp gluten free flour
Instructions
For the Blueberry Bread
- Pre-heat your oven to 350° F / Grease and flour a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pan.
- In a small bowl, toss your frozen wild blueberries with 1 tablespoon of gf flour, making sure they are evenly coated in the flour. Put bowl in the freezer until ready to use.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt with a spatula or wooden spoon to combine.
- In a smaller bowl or large measuring cup, add your wet ingredients (coconut milk, coconut oil, egg & vanilla) and whisk to combine. (For less dishes, add directly into your dry ingredients.)
- Add your wet ingredients to your dry and mix thoroughly using a spatula or wooden spoon. Once mixture is nice and smooth, add in your frozen blueberries and give it a quick mix.
- Pour your batter into prepared loaf pan, top with streusel, if using, and bake in pre-heated oven for 60-65 min, or until the top is golden and toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
For the Streusel Topping
- In a medium bowl, combing gluten free flour, almond flour, sugar & salt and mix to combine.
- Add in cubed butter and using a fork or a pastry cutter, blend the cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles really coarse sand.
Notes
🧡 Pro tip: Have fun experimenting with ingredients; try using any other kind of frozen or fresh berries; maybe add some unsweetened coconut flakes or even nuts to your batter. Also, feel free to add slivered almonds to your streusel for more crunch!