When you’re gluten-free, lunch is hard. Hell, even if you’re not gluten free, coming up with an idea for lunch every couple of days is hard. There’s only so many sandwiches and salads a gal can take.
It’s time spice lunch up a bit, by taking one of its basic elements and making it the star of the lunchtime show. This BBC Good Food’s recipe is super-fast, super simple, yeast-free and tastes amazing. Plus, it can be ready in under an hour, and sorts you out for the rest for the week. Game-changer!
Ingredients
200g gluten-free white flour (Doves Farm is available at most supermarkets)
1 tsp salt
3 tsp gluten-free baking powder
284ml buttermilk (or same amount of whole milk with a squeeze of lemon juice)
3 eggs
1 tsp tomato purée
2 tbsp olive oil
50g sundried tomatoes in oil (about 6-8), coarsely chopped
25g parmesan (or vegetarian parmazano), grated
Method
Step one: Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
Step two: Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, tomato purée and oil.
Step three: Fold the wet ingredients into the dry, then add the sundried tomatoes and half the Parmesan.
Step four: Grease a 900g loaf tin and pour in the mixture. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan on top.
Step five: Bake for 50-60 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool, and enjoy your tasty lunchtime treat!