Spicy Carrot Purée

A lovely friend of mine made me a loaf of bread. As strange as this sounds it was such a thoughtful gift – as much as I love baking and cooking it really is a treat to be cooked for.
He had come across beer bread during a holiday in South Africa and told me he wanted to make a gluten free version. So I gave him some of my GF flour blend and also GF beer for him to try; it worked and it was delicious. As we all know some recipes swap easily to GF and some do not!
He has kindly given me his recipe to share – thank you Quin – so here it is.
No yeast is needed - it's a very simple bread made from plain flour and baking powder, salt and GF beer/lager – just four ingredients.
We both think it’s best if you add some extra flavours to it, particularly cheese, but it’s one of those recipes that you can adapt and flavour to your own personal taste. Match your chosen flavourings to whatever you are serving. I'm going to try it with chilli flakes and cheddar to go with a chilli
I’ve used cider instead of beer and it worked just as well and to this I added cheddar and chopped apple – it was delicious.
It's a cross between a savoury scone and a loaf of bread - Delicious!
Ingredients:
500g GF plain flour
3 level teaspoons of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
330ml GF beer, GF lager or cider
50ml water
1 teaspoon of dried thyme
20g sesame seeds (optional but tasty!)
Sea salt to sprinkle on top (I use Maldon sea salt)
Options:
Method:
Things on toast!
A super easy recipe for lunch, brunch or weekend breakfast. If you love mushrooms you will love this.