Maple-Sorghum Skillet Bread

prep 15 minutes, cook 50 minutes
× 8
This bread is prepared and cooked very much like cornbread; it even has a similar texture. The flavor, though is much sweeter (the maple syrup), and it tends to be somewhat less gritty.

1

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and pre-heat to 450°F. Place a cast-iron skillet on the rack, and allow it to heat for 10min after the oven has come to temperature.

2

  • 1⅓ cups
    sorghum flower
  • 1¼ cups
    sour cream
  • ¾ cups
    cornmeal
  • ½ cup
    milk, whole
  • ½ cup
    maple syrup
Whisk the sorghum flower, cornmeal, sour cream, milk, and maply syrup together in a bowl to form a thick batter.

3

  • ¼ cup
    safflower oil
Add the oil to the skillet and continue to heat until just smoking (about 5min).

4

  • 4 tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • ½ tsp
    baking soda
  • ¾ tsp
    salt
  • ¼ tsp
    xanthan gum
  • 2
    eggs, large
Remove the skillet from the oven and add the butter. Once melted, pour the butter and oil mixture into the bowl containing the batter. Whisk in the butter mixture with the remaining dry ingredients, and finally add the eggs and combine with the rest.

5

Immediately pour the batter into the skillet and return it to the oven. Bake until the top turns golden and begins to crack, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (about 20–25 min).

6

Once fully cooked, remove the skillet from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 min. Then, gently remove the bread from the skillet and allow to cool for a further 20 min on a wire rack.

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