Seed and Nut Bread

  • 6
  • 1 loaf
  • 15 minutes
  • 50 minutes

Bread is one of the hardest foods for people to give up as it has usually been a part of their diet for as long as they can remember – toast with lashings of butter and jam for breakfast, sandwiches at lunchtime and bread (or if you were lucky, garlic bread!) as a side for dinner.

Course: Side
Recipe contains: Nuts, Egg

  • 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds (activated if possible), chopped, plus 1 tablespoon extra for sprinkling
  • 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (activated if possible) chopped, plus 1 tablespoon extra, for sprinkling
  • 1 tablespoon black or white chia seeds*, plus 1 tablespoon extra, for sprinkling
  • 50 g (1/3 cup) almonds (activated if possible, chopped)
  • 150 g (1½ cups) almond meal
  • 3 tablespoons LSA
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour
  • 6 free-range organic eggs
  • 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
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Embracing the paleo way of life is not about going without, but about removing nutritionally poor foods, such as carb-laden bread, from our diet and embracing healthier options. Here is a great substitute for our daily bread that not only tastes a million times better, but will be a nourishing addition to your diet. It is full of protein and fibre from the nuts and seeds, as well as omega-3 fatty acids and calcium from the chia seeds and LSA.
1

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease a 20 cm x 10 cm loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking paper.

2

Mix the sunflower, pumpkin and chia seeds in a large bowl. Stir through the almonds, almond meal, LSA, bicarb and coconut flour.

3

Add the eggs, honey (if using), vinegar, coconut oil and salt and mix well to combine. The mixture will resemble a batter rather than a dough.

4

Pour the dough into the prepared loaf tin and smooth out evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the extra seeds on top.

5

Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. You will need to do the skewer test because this bread is much more dense than regular bread and won’t sound hollow when you tap it. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin before turning out.

Notes

You can store this bread in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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