This is a recipe that has been in flux for a few years now… and this version boasts higher protein, fewer carbs & more dietary fiber. I beefed up the psyllium husk in this so it’s not quite as heavy as past iterations. The more …
I often make this bread for same day eating, but if you want that sour sourdough flavor, it is best left to cure overnight and baked the next day. It is dark and sweet as a bread due to the tigernut (sweet) and psyllium (dark). …
This has become a family favorite and was adapted from a Healthy Recipes Blog recipe.
I made a few changes, including ditching Stevia as it’s not always as clean as I would like due to it’s processing and is also used as birth control in some countries… which my kids certainly don’t need!
You can easily sub the pumpkin puree with mashed bananas or unsweetened apple sauce, and even though we think of pumpkin bread as a Fall recipe, this one is great with coffee at breakfast or with an afternoon cup of Earl Grey.
Preheating the oven to 425°F is important when baking with cast iron, and I find removes the need for parchment paper. But remember to lower it to 350°F before you bake!
Enjoy!
Brenna 🥰
Keto Pumpkin Bread (Banana, Apple)
Brenna May
This has become a family favorite! You can easily sub the pumpkin puree with mashed bananas or unsweetened apple sauce, and even though we think of pumpkin bread as a Fall recipe, this one is great with coffee at breakfast or with an afternoon cup of Earl Grey.
Coconut or avocado oil spray for the panoptional, but it helps get the bread out
3large organic free range or pastured eggs
1cuppure organic pumpkin puree
½teaspoonpure monk fruit powderI like SmartMonk*
1tablespoonvanilla extract
1tablespoonground cinnamon
2cupsblanched finely ground almond flour8 oz**
¼teaspoonpink salt or kosher salt
1teaspoonbaking sodaI like Pure Organic brand
1teaspoonpsyllium huskpowder or ground and is optional, but helps with rise in gluten free and keto/paleo baking
Instructions
Preheat your cast iron loaf pan in the oven at 425°F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin puree, monk powder, cinnamon, psyllium husk, salt, baking soda and vanilla.
Gradually add the almond flour, switching from a whisk to a spoon as batter thickens.
Spray the heated pan on the bottom with coconut oil (I use a liquid coconut oil in a Sally's organics bottle)
Using a rubber spatula, transfer the batter to the heated pan. Smooth out the top.
Bake the bread at 350°F until browned and set, and a toothpick inserted in its center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. (35 minutes in a convection oven)
With hot pads, tip the bread from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack or cutting board.
Cool the bread for 10-20 minutes on the cooling rack. Slice and serve.
Notes
*You can use ½ cup of a granulated sweetener like RxSugar Allulose sweetener, or Swerve (up to ¾ cup if you like your baked goods very sweet).**I use the Costco brand blanched almond flour or Bob's Red Mill Super-Fine Almond Flour. One cup of Bob's weighs 4 oz, so 2 cups weigh 8 ounces. It's best to measure almond flour by weight rather than by volume. After the bread is completely cool and sliced, you can store the slices in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.If the bread is too moist, which can happen if you skip the psyllium, you can add a tablespoon of coconut flour with the almond flour to absorb some of the moisture.
Oh my word how I miss bread at times. I’m about to embark on another autoimmune reset in the form of the Carnivore Diet for a few weeks (it’ll be progressive moving toward AIP so not so strict) because I need, I most certainly need …
I love artisan sourdough. I was able to tolerate Einkorn over all others until I developed Hashimoto’s and needed to go completely grain free. I have done keto, paleo, whole30 and even full carnivore to heal my gut when my health has dipped to its …
Well it’s official. Actually it has been official for over a month but being the introverted lady that I am I have only recently felt ready to share. After a battery of blood tests I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, which is actually quite a common Autoimmune disease amongst women over 35. I have a dear friend who was diagnosed with it about a year ago while she was in Nursing School. I was misdiagnosed upon my return from Ireland by a different practitioner and after struggling with symptoms for a couple years now I finally paid a visit to a Naturopathic Doctor whom I trust and who has helped me in the past. He also ran a food allergy panel, for which I am eternally grateful as it came back with some totally unexpected (and some expected) results. The big one on the list was ginger, which was so heartbreaking that I literally had to cry it out one night. Goodbye Thai food, Kimchi, Ginger Beer, Gingerbread and every other thing I love that has ginger in it. Which as it turned out seemed to be contained in half my pantry. My other allergies included beef, cows milk & whey, cheddar cheese, chicken egg whites and yolks, LETTUCE (what the heck?!), bananas, pineapple, tomato, lima beans (who cares, really) almonds, and mild allergies to broccoli and brussels sprouts. I already know I have severe issues with sugars any oils that are not extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil, coconut oil and avocado oil so let me tell you… going to a restaurant us FU-UN. Lol. Can you tell that was a joke? Totally not fun. I had one visit recently that resulted in literally numbing pain (as in I couldn’t feel my arm) and another result that I don’t mind talking about but most readers would find it a bit TMI. On the bright side, I can still have organic grass fed butter and ghee and now have a fantastic excuse to eat seafood, which I have missed since having a family. Yay for me!
So there you are… this will slightly change the type of recipes I will be blogging but I still plan to post some cultured things that I am comfortable feeding my family, such as my sourdough einkorn pizza crust and other non-inflammatory for normal people family friendly recipes. My kids have been begging me to create a kids cooking channel on YouTube so that may be a good venue. What do you think?
Recently I posted a recipe for Cultured Sourdough Keto Bread. This is a nut free and dairy free version of that. One of the things I have missed most on Kauffman and Keto and now AIP Keto is sourdough bread, so I did some substitutions and used coconut milk kefir to culture or “sour” the loaf.
Personally, I love the result. These breads are best toasted but they are still pretty satisfying after they have cooled a bit from baking. If you try to cut into them straight out of the oven on the other hand you will end up with a ball of goop. I recently used it to roll out for my pizza crust now that Dr. Berg’s Cauliflower Pizza Crust is no longer an option. Next time I will shape it into a crust before I let it sour but otherwise it was fantastic.
1 cup coconut milk kefir (cow or goat milk kefir is okay if you can tolerate dairy)
2 tsp coconut sugar or maple syrup (sugars are consumed by the yeast)
1 Tbsp Avocado oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil for coating
Method:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the golden flaxseed meal, arrowroot flour, coconut flour, and sea salt.
Dry ingredients.Dry ingredients combined.
2. Place yeast and maple syrup or coconut sugar in 1/4 cup of warm water. Not too hot or it will kill the yeast. Let it sit for 10 minutes until it foams if using maple syrup (12-15 minutes if using coconut sugar).
Activated yeast, maple syrup & waterActivated yeast, maple syrup and water combined with cultured coconut milk kefir.
3. Stir the finely ground chia and psyllium powder into the yeast mixture with 1 cup coconut milk kefir. Let it stand for 1 minute to thicken, then whisk.
4. Pour thickened yeast-chia mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until thick and fully combined. The dough will be slightly sticky, but workable. Knead for 1 minute.
The wet ingredients in the dry ingredients bowl.Kneaded dough, ready to sit to rise for an hour or culture for 8-18 hours.
5. Put kneaded dough back into the bowl coated in a bit of avocado oil. Cover with a damp cloth and place in a warm spot to rise for one hour OR leave for 8-12 hours (overnight works) to “sourdough”. I left mine for 18 hours.
6. Preheat the oven at 425°F. Place a pizza stone, cast iron pan, or baking sheet in oven to preheat. If using a baking sheet I recommend putting a silicone mat or parchment down. It won’t stick to properly preheated cast iron or pizza stone.
7. You can divide the dough or leave it as a round (boule). Shape into a rounded boule. Brush with egg wash, if desired or spray with avocado oil. Use a serrated knife to score (cut) the top so the bread separates where you want.
Scored dough
8. Place the dough onto the preheated stone or cooking sheet. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Individual ovens and baking times vary. I prefer the tap test. When you can turn it over and tap it and it sounds like a hollow door with browning on the bottom, it’s done.
9. Let it cool on a wire rack for about 30 minutes. When completely cooled, slice and serve or store wrapped in a tea towel in an airtight container. If you cut into it too soon you can have goop rather than bread. I enjoy this as fresh bread with grass fed butter and Vegemite but it performs best toasted or grilled.
About 30 minutes after I took it out of the oven. Just beautiful.
Cultured Coconut “Sourdough” Keto Bread
This is a nut free and dairy free version of my Cultured Sourdough Keto Bread. One of the things I have missed most on Kauffman and Keto and now AIP Keto is sourdough bread, so I did some substitutions and used coconut milk kefir to culture or “sour” the loaf. Personally, I love the result. These breads are best toasted but they are still pretty satisfying after they have cooled a bit from baking. If you try to cut into them straight out of the oven on the other hand you will end up with a ball of goop. I recently used it to roll out for my pizza crust now that Dr. Berg’s Cauliflower Pizza Crust is no longer an option. Next time I will shape it into a crust before I let it sour but otherwise it was fantastic.
1cupcoconut milk kefircow or goat milk kefir is okay if you can tolerate dairy
2tspcoconut sugar or maple syrupsugars are consumed by the yeast
1TbspAvocado oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil for coating
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together the golden flaxseed meal, arrowroot flour, coconut flour, and sea salt.
Dry ingredients.
Dry ingredients combined.
Place yeast and maple syrup or coconut sugar in 1/4 cup of warm water. Not too hot or it will kill the yeast. Let it sit for 10 minutes until it foams if using maple syrup (12-15 minutes if using coconut sugar).
Activated yeast, maple syrup & water
Activated yeast, maple syrup and water combined with cultured coconut milk kefir.
Stir the finely ground chia and psyllium powder into the yeast mixture with 1 cup coconut milk kefir. Let it stand for 1 minute to thicken, then whisk.
Pour thickened yeast-chia mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until thick and fully combined. The dough will be slightly sticky, but workable. Knead for 1 minute.
The wet ingredients in the dry ingredients bowl.
Kneaded dough, ready to sit to rise for an hour or culture for 8-18 hours.
Put kneaded dough back into the bowl coated in a bit of avocado oil. Cover with a damp cloth and place in a warm spot to rise for one hour OR leave for 8-12 hours (overnight works) to “sourdough”. I left mine for 18 hours.
Preheat the oven at 425°F. Place a pizza stone, cast iron pan, or baking sheet in oven to preheat. If using a baking sheet I recommend putting a silicone mat or parchment down. It won’t stick to properly preheated cast iron or pizza stone.
You can divide the dough or leave it as a round (boule). Shape into a rounded boule. Brush with egg wash, if desired or spray with avocado oil. Use a serrated knife to score (cut) the top so the bread separates where you want.
Scored dough
Place the dough onto the preheated stone or cooking sheet. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Individual ovens and baking times vary. I prefer the tap test. When you can turn it over and tap it and it sounds like a hollow door with browning on the bottom, it’s done.
Let it cool on a wire rack for about 30 minutes. When completely cooled, slice and serve or store wrapped in a tea towel in an airtight container. If you cut into it too soon you can have goop rather than bread. I enjoy this as fresh bread with grass fed butter and Vegemite but it performs best toasted or grilled.
Of late I have been having a lot of inflammatory and pain issues. Nuts and nightshades being the main culprits. It is always better if they are soaked & dried (nuts) or fermented (both). The Dr. Bergs won me over with their cauliflower pizza crust… …