Gluten-Free Vanilla Cardamom Tea Bread

Ingredients:

2 C Gluten-Free All-purpose flour (or regular flour if not gluten free)

1/2 C Sugar

1/2 t Vanilla extract

1 t Ground Cardamom

1 1/2 t Baking powder

1/2 t Baking soda

1 t Salt

1 C Buttermilk (or plain milk kefir)

1 Large Egg

1/4 C Unsalted butter, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. 

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 

In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, egg, vanilla and buttermilk (or milk kefir). 

Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients. Gently fold and stir until flour is just incorporated. Do not overmix. 

Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread to give a consistent shape. 

Bake in preheated oven 45-50 minutes. 

Remove from oven and let cool in pan 15 minutes. 

Remove from pan and allow to cool completely before slicing.