Gluten-free | Dairy-free | Natural Sugars
My mum and I have been making this bread for years and was one of the first things I baked for the opening of the cafe. A couple of loaves baked fresh everyday, year on end, and everyone knew the recipe by heart.
The ingredients will surprise you and its the perfect gluten-free, dairy-free bread using natural unrefined sugars.
Read our recipe notes at the end for tips.
1 cup almonds
1 cup pitted dates *lightly packed cup
1 cup almond meal
1 tbs baking powder
1 tsp bicarb soda
4 tbs panela sugar
1 tbs ginger
1 tbs cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
5 eggs
some chopped nuts, seeds or almond flakes to garnish
1. Preheat oven to 180°. Grease and line a loaf tin with paper and set aside.
2. Place almonds, almond meal, baking powder, bicarb, panela and spices in a food processor and pulse (not blend) until crumbly. Add the dates and pulse until the dates are broken into small-medium pieces and everything is mixed together. You don't want any large pieces but you also don't want the mixture too powdery and fine.
3. Crack the eggs into a large bowl and whisk until bubbly. Add the almond/date mixture to the bowl and gently fold together until just combined. Do not over-mix.
4. Pour into the prepared loaf tin and sprinkle with your choice of chopped nuts, seeds, or almond flakes (optional).
5. Bake in the oven for 45-55mins. You want it to be firm to touch and dark but not burnt. Remove from the oven and let cool on the bench then wrap in cling wrap or store in an airtight container.
6. Slice and eat fresh or serve sliced and toasted with butter, nut butter, or yogurt.
R E C I P E N O T E S We recommend pulsing rather than blending so you have control over the texture. After making this 100's of times, we experimented with blending the dry ingredients until fine, or leaving them chunky, we find it works best with a nice small-medium texture. Feel free to experiment with a texture that you prefer, but note that baking times will vary depending on the texture.
Experiment with spices by adding ground turmeric, ground coriander or apple pie spice! The sugar can be increased or decreased to suit your liking and subbed for coconut sugar, raw sugar or a liquid sweetener like honey or maple. If using caster sugar, reduce measurement to 3tbsp, as it is a finer texture and more sweet. Top with home made Macadmia Nut Butter
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