Friday, July 12, 2013

A Little Solace on the March to the Grave: Paleo Bread




In between discussing cannibalism, why we can't marry each other, and our inevitable mortality with my almost 3 year old, I made this loaf. Here's the recipe:



Paleo Bread

  • 2 cups soaked and dehydrated almonds
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 cup flax seeds
  • 1/8 cup sesame seeds plus additional to top, optional
  • 2 tbsp coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup cashew and coconut oil blend (homemade)
  • 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 4 eggs
1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In food processor type thing, blend the almonds until they are almost a flour. This part is annoying and takes a lot of work. Sorry. You could buy almond meal/flour, but I can't handle eating it in great quantities, so soaking and dehydrating the almonds beforehand make this bread easier on my belly.

2) Add the baking soda, salt, flax seeds, sesame seeds and coconut flour and mix.

3) Add the remaining ingredients and mix until it turns into a dough. A wet dough. 

4) Grease a small loaf pan (I used pastured butter) and pour batter into pan. Put in the oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes. It should puff up a lot and brown. 

About the cashew/coconut oil blend: I made my own cashew butter but it doesn't get smooth unless I add oil. I am not sure about the proportions, but I'd guess it's about 75% cashew.