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28th November 2017 ·

Clementine & Cranberry Wreath Bread

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I developed this recipe for clementine and cranberry wreath bread a year ago.

It happened by accident.

I had planned chelsea buns but they didn’t quite happen! The filling was too hot and soft and the buns were clearly not going to hold their shape…so this came about instead.

The bread is beautifully soft, the filling, tart and tongue tingling.

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If you don’t have time (or the inclination) to make my filling, fill this bread with shop-bought mincemeat or with one of my rather special mincemeat recipes. You’ll find the clementine and cointreau one here or my pear and amaretto one here.

Alternatively you could fill it with something like chocolate spread or chocolate chips.

I created my own filling to try and keep the sugar content as low as possible. It is also low FODMAP for those of you who are following that diet for your Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

A couple of years ago I was following that diet and know first hand how tricky no dried fruit is hard around Christmas!

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I’m pretty sure you could shape this in the evening let it rise then place it in the fridge over night before bringing it up to room temperature and baking it in the morning for Christmas breakfast. It may take a couple of hours to get to room temperature before baking but given how early the kids wake up on Christmas morning that shouldn’t be a problem!

Oh and if you don’t eat it all in one day, slice it and freeze it and give it a little zap in the microwave to bring it back to full glory!

Anyway, once again I’m working with some fabulous bloggers to make your freefrom Christmas easier. Check out the #FreeFromChristmas hashtag across social media to find other incredible recipes. Alternatively visit their blogs to find full recipes:

  • Kate – Gluten Free Alchemist
  • Jo – Modern Food Stories
  • Emma – Free From Farmhouse     Tear and Share Christmas Tree
  • Laura – Dairy Free Kids
  • Midge – Peachicks Bakery – vegan black forest Christmas cake
  • Mandy – Sneaky Veg
  • Mel – Le Coin de Mel
  • Nathalie – Intolerant Gourmand, Intolerant Gourmand – Christmas biscuits
  • Eva – The Healthy Tart, The Healthy Tart – vegan mincepies
  • Eb – Easy Peasy Foodie
  • Sarah – GF Blogger
  • Rebecca – Glutarama

Clementine & Cranberry Wreath Bread

Gluten-Free, Nut-free, Soya-free, Low FODMAP, can be dairy-free
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Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr
Servings 10
Author Vicki Montague - the Free From Fairy

Ingredients
  

  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 300 g clementines
  • 100 g frozen or fresh cranberries
  • 50 g dried cranberries
  • 50 g sugar or sugar alternative
  • 30 g butter - coconut oil or margarine
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • FOR THE BREAD:
  • 400 g gluten-free Free From Fairy plain flour
  • 100 g potato starch
  • 3 tsp psyllium husk
  • 40 g sugar or sugar alternative
  • 1/2 tsp sea or rock salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp dried active yeast
  • 230 ml milk or dairy-free milk
  • 50 g coconut oil melted
  • 1 medium free range egg
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • FOR THE DRIZZLE TOPPING
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 2 tsp orange or clementine juice or water

Instructions
 

  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • Peel the clementines and chop the segments into small pieces
  • Place the prepared clementine pieces into a small saucepan and add all the other ingredients
  • Cook on a low heat for around 10 minutes with the lid on, then 10 more minutes with the lid off until the fruit is softened and sauce is thickened
  • Taste for sweetness (you may want to add more if you eat a lot of sugar)
  • Leave to cool completely before using it in the bread
  • FOR THE BREAD:
  • Place the milk into a microwavable jug and heat for 30 seconds on high power. Add the yeast to the milk and whisk well to combine then set aside for 10 minutes
  • Place all the dry ingredients into a bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer) and mix together well
  • Add the egg, melted butter or margarine and balsamic vinegar into the dry mixture
  • Once the milk mixture looks frothy and smells yeasty add it to the dry mixture and beat well until a dough forms
  • Place a large piece of cling film onto a clean work surface and place the dough on top
  • With clean hands work the dough out into a rectangle measuring around 45cm x 20cm - the dough should be around 5mm in thickness
  • Spread the filling onto the rectangle - leaving about 8cm along the long edge furthest from you free from filling
  • With the help of the cling film start carefully rolling the rectangle from the fully filled long edge, ending at the unfilled edge
  • Using the cling film, gently roll the roll (!) onto a large flat baking tray (removing the cling film as you go) and shape into a wreath shape, joining the ends together as best as you can
  • With wet hands gently smooth over the dough, removing any cracks. The smoother it is now the better it will look when baked
  • Cover with cling film and allow to rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour
  • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees, 160 degree fan for around 30 minutes or until golden
  • Leave to cool slightly before drizzling with the icing
  • Eat warm
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After becoming gluten intolerant last year I lost my passion for baking as the gf flours I was using did not give good results at all. Having tried to persevere with various brands of shop bought gf bread (and cakes and biscuits!) for over a year I was fed up with the flavours and textures and increasingly concerned about all the strange sounding additives and high sugar content they contained. I had followed the free from fairy page on Facebook for a while and I finally decided to buy some flour. Today made the baguettes and the banana bread from the recipes on the free from fairy website. What a revelation! They are simply fantastic. It was so good to be able to eat a tasty healthy homemade bread with my homemade soup again, and as my husband liked the bread too we are not preparing two different meals which is a bonus. Thank you so much Vicki I will be buying much more of your flour and am looking forward to trying more of your recipes. You have reignited my passion for baking xx


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  1. Mark Montague says

    20th January 2019 at 4:40 pm

    5 stars
    A great Christmas recipe, thank you.

  2. dairyfreekids says

    5th December 2017 at 9:49 pm

    Love the sound of these flavours together, this looks delicious!

  3. choclette says

    5th December 2017 at 9:13 am

    Love the look of this. I was thinking of making something similar, but I’m so impressed with how good this gluten free version looks. Your flour is amazing. #CookBlogShare

    • Vicki Montague says

      8th December 2017 at 1:46 am

      Ah bless you! Thanks x

  4. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie says

    3rd December 2017 at 4:23 pm

    This looks so pretty and I LOVE the flavours! Clementine and cranberry are definitely two of my all time favourite Christmassy flavours….and you know what a fan I am of happy accidents! 😀 Eb x

  5. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says

    2nd December 2017 at 9:27 am

    I love bread with fruity fillings like this Vicki, but have never tried one with clementines in there – it sounds fabulous – I’m such a fan of orange flavours especially at this time of year. And yes, I think you’re right, allowing it to proove in the fridge over night would be good (though I’ve only done that with ‘regular’ breads and not GF mixtures).
    Angela x

  6. Kate - gluten free alchemist says

    30th November 2017 at 9:52 pm

    I thought I had left a comment on this….. but I can’t see it, so maybe I dreamt it?! No bad thing….. If this gorgeous wreath creeps into my sleep, I would be very happy in my bed….. It looks utterly lovely xx

  7. Vicki Montague says

    29th November 2017 at 12:54 pm

    Thank you so much for having me!

  8. Monika says

    29th November 2017 at 12:22 pm

    This bread looks very intriguing with the filling inside – it’s like having a donut except so much healthier, I imagine it’s really yummy:) Thank you for bringing a little bit of free from fairy to #CookBlogShare:)

  9. Glutarama says

    29th November 2017 at 7:55 am

    What a lovely idea for a Christmas Wreath, I love the idea of these two flavours together, can’t wait to try this and have the smells of Christmas fill the house, good job I’ve got a batch of your flour still! Will needto stock up again after Christmas x

    • Vicki Montague says

      29th November 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks Rebecca! x

  10. Eva says

    28th November 2017 at 1:13 pm

    That looks absolutely gorgeous, I have never heard of it before, I don’t think that we have them in Germany, just another reason to try it. 🙂

    • Vicki Montague says

      28th November 2017 at 1:27 pm

      I am not sure it’s a thing! I just made it up!

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