Is there anything more comforting than a piece of toast with butter and jam? All warm, fragrant, toasty…
Maybe just a few things are better (snuggly puppies, hot cocoa by a fire, the perfect bowl of oatmeal…diamonds…cough cough)…
But I seriously find comfort in a good piece of toast. Now, whether you prefer to top yours with butter, coconut oil, a nut butter, jam, or an oozy egg, that’s your business.
No matter what, everyone should be able to enjoy a piece of toast.
This cookbook, The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking touts just that. I love that every recipe is made from a simple list of nut-based ingredients like almond flour, pecan flour, or coconut flour. I love that the recipes can be adjusted based on your food allergies. And I love that the result is a dependable, comforting loaf of bread, free of guilt and worry. I’m not burdened by those worries, but I love that these recipes are made for anyone and everyone.
I made this loaf my own, of course, substituting some of my favorite ingredients, with amazing results. I love that it is delicate, like cornbread, but toasts up perfectly! Make this next time you’re having guests for breakfast, or if you need to gift some comfort to a friend who has dietary woes. You won’t regret it.
- 2 ½ cups almond flour (almond meal)
- ½ cup coconut flour (or almond flour if you don’t have it)
- ½ cup toasted, chopped pecans
- ¼ cup granulated Stevia (or Splenda or sugar)
- 4 tps. baking powder
- 1 tsp. xanthan gum
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbs. flaxseed meal + ¼ cup water (mix together, set aside)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup melted butter (or coconut oil)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare an 8.5x4” loaf pan with nonstick spray and line the bottom with parchment.
- In the bowl of your mixer (or in a large mixing bowl), combine the butter, milk, eggs, and flax+water. Let the mixer beat the ingredients until they are well combined, 1-2 min on medium low speed (or stir vigorously).
- Then, add all of the dry ingredients together and turn the mixer to medium high speed and let the dough mix and aerate for 2 min (or stir vigorously by hand). The dough will be slightly fluffy, sticky, and thick. Spoon the dough into your prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 40-45 min or until a test stick comes out clean. Let set for 5 min in the loaf pan, on a cooling rack before turning out of the pan. Then, let the loaf cool an additional 5 min before cutting and serving the loaf. If you plan on cutting and toasting the slices, let the loaf cool completely before cutting. ~This loaf tastes amazing with a smear of coconut oil, almond butter, or sugar-free jam! Enjoy!
This looks and sounds so good! I will definitely be making this today 🙂 also just read you recently moved to Memphis! It’s such a fun city… Hope you’re liking it so far!
I hope you do make it! I love it! Memphis and I are experiencing our ups and downs 🙂
bread looks perfect!!!
Thanks girls!
There is nothing better than jam on toast … nothing. Well, you might be right about puppies. But I’ll take toast and jam over diamonds any day. 🙂
You’re right…I’d take the toast still 🙂
This looks sooo good Melissa! I love that it is grain free too! That is right up my alley! I am going to have to try this recipe! It looks even better with that jelly on it! 😉 Have a great night! P.S — I really hope you do that Nut Butter giveaway! Just saying…hehe
Thanks Sarah! It really tastes amazing toasted with jelly and an egg on top (I love savory sweet!)!
Oh…I will 🙂 You can count on it!
YUM! I love flaky, crusty, perfect for jam bread! Mmmm! Great job! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the heads-up on Reinhart’s gluten-free baking cookbook, looks like one I’ll want to see! The bread looks good, I’m lucky in that I have a nearby grocery outlet that stocks almond meal at a great price.
That is lucky! I was excited to visit my parents and find that Trader Joe’s has an inexpensive almond meal so I could try the recipes!
The TJ”s one is different, I believe it’s whole ground almonds, whereas the other one I bought is blanched almond meal. TJ”s is a good source for so many things.
It says 4 tablespoons of bakingpowder??? Should it not be teaspoons?
Thank you for calling this to my attention! You’re correct! I even had it lowercase to mean tsp., I just didn’t type what I meant! *head slap* I have corrected it and transferred it to a printable format too. Thank you 🙂