Gluten-Free Food,Kiwi Style

This gluten-free fruit sponge is a great winter warmer and can be made with such a range of stewed fruit – wether freshly stewed or from the cupboard. This recipe has been adapted from the standard recipe, with the added addition of slithered almonds.

GLUTEN-FREE FRUIT SPONGE

Serves 4-6

3 cups stewed fruit ie apple, apricots, peaches

125g butter

½ tsp vanilla essence

½ cup castor sugar

2 eggs

1 ¼ cups GF baking flour

2 tsp Gf baking powder

2 tsp guar gum

1 tsp Chinese five spice

3 T milk

3 T slither almonds

Preheat oven to 180oC. Measure stewed fruit into a small-medium sized ovenproof dish and heat until fruit is hot.  Cream together semi-soft butter, vanilla and sugar.  Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well.  Sift flour, guar gum, Chinese five spice and baking powder into the creamed mixture.  Add milk and mix well before spooning over the heated fruit.  Bake at 180oC for 30 minutes or until the sponge springs back when lightly touched.