Name: Gingerbread Stuffing - A Nigella Recipe De-Glutened
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 20 g unsalted butter (or DF alternative); ½ tbsp sunflower or olive oil; 2 medium onions (white or red - finely chopped); 1 medium eating apple (eg Cox – finely chopped); 375 g streaky bacon (finely chopped); 1 clementine zest (finely grated ); 1 large egg ( beaten); grind freshly ground black pepper (to taste); 400 g gluten free ginger cake (loosely crumbled - See NOTES for recipe links and quantity info)

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Don’t miss out on Nigella’s Gingerbread Stuffing just because you are gluten free… I’ve done the hard work and de-glutened this delicious seasonal recipe so we can all enjoy it!

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Nigella’s Gingerbread Stuffing de-glutened

Doesn’t Gingerbread Stuffing sound amazing? A little sweet and sticky… Warmingly spiced… And definitely decadent as an alternative to sage and onion on the Christmas table.

Actually… it’s not my recipe… It’s from Nigella Lawson. But a few years back, a colleague of mine told me her gluten free mother would feel so left out when everyone else got to eat it at Christmas, that I set about making a gluten free version for her.

It was more complicated than anticipated. The original Nigella recipe requires ‘2… good shop-bought gingerbread loaves (such as McVitie’s Jamaica)’. But anyone who is Coeliac knows that this, in gluten free form, is a very rare find… It is certainly not a packet cake available in the supermarket.

Which meant only one option… A recipe for gluten free Jamaican Ginger Cake was also required…

A gluten free recipe for Jamaican Ginger Cake

Actually… At Gluten Free Alchemist, we now have TWO recipes for ginger cake. The first and original Gluten Free Jamaica Ginger Cake that was developed at the same time as de-glutening the stuffing… And a subsequent second Jamaican Ginger Cake recipe, which was additionally free from nuts and rice (made with my gluten free rice-free flour blend B).

Both are fabulous cakes… perfectly ginger… sticky… dark… delicious. They are both optional dairy free… And either can be used for the Gingerbread Stuffing recipe shared here.

Making gluten free Gingerbread Stuffing

The ginger cake was the first stage of the process. But given that the cake was to be used for gingerbread stuffing, the stuffing also needed testing. I needed to know that both the gluten free cake worked for it. And… to know that the stuffing tasted good-enough to be worthy of putting on the blog.

The recipe shared here is actually for half of Nigella’s amount. It’s what I made and there still seemed to be masses of the stuff. If you have a huge family and loads of visitors for Christmas, then you may want to increase the quantity… But a little goes quite a long way.

Eating gluten free Gingerbread Stuffing

The gingerbread stuffing is surprisingly meaty with bacon, but it was also quite sweet. If you want to make it less sweet, simply add a little less cake. To be fair though, it was trialled at GFHQ without the Christmas turkey. So, there was little to ‘temper’ the sweetness. Alongside a succulently cooked bird and all the extra trimmings, it is surely divine…

This recipe has Nigella stamped all over it. I quote… “Sometimes, it makes sense to use one’s obsessions to advantage. I know that most people don’t have trivial light-bulb moments when the notion pops into an already food-filled head to make a stuffing in which crumbled gingerbread cake replaces breadcrumbs, but that’s, unfathomably, how my mind works.” (Nigella Lawson)

And if you are thinking about Boxing Day breakfast already? I can confirm that gluten free gingerbread stuffing makes a fantastic sandwich… Especially when made with earthy and delicious Gluten Free Alchemist Wholemeal Bread (whether hand-baked or from the breadmaker). I am already dreaming of how amazing it will be with a slice of turkey and a sausage wrapped in a hot, fresh, soft gluten free Roti Flatbread too…

Will you be making gluten free Gingerbread Stuffing?

So, here’s my de-glutened Nigella gingerbread stuffing recipe… Do let me know if you try it… Leave a comment below or tag me on social media (links at the top of the page). I always love seeing what you’ve been making xx

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Gingerbread Stuffing – A Nigella Recipe De-Glutened

Nigella Lawson's Gingerbread Stuffing made with gluten free Jamaican Ginger Cake (linked via a separate recipe). Perfect with the Christmas Turkey and in Boxing Day Sandwiches too.

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Total Time1 hr 20 mins

Course: Brunch, Christmas Dinner, Dinner Party, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: British, Gluten Free, optional dairy free

Keyword: bacon, ginger, Ginger Cake, stuffing

Servings:

Calories per serving: 321.4kcal

Author: Adapted from a Nigella Lawson Recipe with gluten free Jamaican Ginger Cake from Gluten Free Alchemist – Kate Dowse

Key equipment

2 pound loaf tin or baking dish
large skillet/saucepan
Kitchen scales
sharp vegetable knife
chopping board
zester/microplane/fine grater
wooden spoon or cooking spatula
Oven
small bowl
fork
foil

Ingredients

20 g unsalted butter (or DF alternative)
½ tbsp sunflower or olive oil
2 medium onions white or red – finely chopped
1 medium eating apple eg Cox – finely chopped
375 g streaky bacon finely chopped
1 clementine zest finely grated
1 large egg beaten
grind freshly ground black pepper to taste
400 g gluten free ginger cake loosely crumbled – See NOTES for recipe links and quantity info

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

Generously grease a small baking dish/2 pound loaf tin with butter, or completely line a 2 pound loaf tin with baking paper.
Put the oil and butter in a large skillet/saucepan and fry the chopped onions and apples until soft (10 to 15 minutes).
Add the chopped bacon and cook for at least a further 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the clementine zest and stir through.
Remove the pan from the heat and cool a little (stirring occasionally to help cool more quickly).
Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 200 C/400 F/Gas 6.
When cool enough, add the beaten egg and pepper and stir through.
Lastly, add the crumbled ginger cake and fold in gently.
Tip the mixture into the prepared baking dish and push into the corners. Bake for about 50 minutes (covering with foil for the first 30 minutes to prevent the top from burning), until golden brown and crisp on top.
Leave to cool in the dish/tin for 10 to 15 minutes before tipping out (or serve straight from the dish)

Notes

* Note: nutritional information is an estimate & may vary according to portion size/ingredient variants.

I found the stuffing recipe to be quite sweet. It is fine however to reduce the amount of cake added (reduce by up to 100g) if you wish to de-sweeten the recipe.

There are two gluten free Jamaican Ginger Cakes on Gluten Free Alchemist that can be used for this recipe (both are optional dairy free):

Nutrition

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Fiesta Friday #353 with Angie
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Full Plate Thursday #511 with Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
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