Breakfast Loaf
I've been eating low carb apple cake for breakfast. It's great to just grab a slice and butter it. So I thought I'd make one that was a bit heartier, a bit more breakfasty. This one is about 6g carbs per slice and very filling. You can use all almonds or the almond/flax/soy mixture which seems to make a lighter textured loaf.
One large cooking apple, cored,finely chopped and cooked, or approximately 275ml apple puree
(if you use ready made, check the carb content!)
400g ground almonds (or 300g almonds, 50g ground flaxseed, 50g soy flour)
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1½ tsp cinnamon
1½ tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1½ tbsp baking powder
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped walnuts
110g butter, melted
3 eggs beaten
45ml double cream
1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
1 large loaf (10 x 4") or square tin, lined.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Mix all of the wet ingredients together, add them to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the pureed apple ( I cooked my own, and whizzed with a hand blender to break the skin up. You could cook the apple peeled)
Mix well and turn into the prepared tin. Bake at about Gas 3, 160c, 325f, for about 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out cleanly. Cool on a wire rack.
This can be served warm or cold or toasted, with butter (to lower the GI) and can also be frozen in slices for convenience.
16 slices; 6g carbs per slice.
Blueberry & Lemon Breakfast Loaf
400g ground almonds
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped almonds
10g natural wheat bran (optional)
grated zest of 1 large lemon
110g butter, melted
4 eggs beaten
100ml double cream
juice of 1 large lemon
½ tsp lemon oil (optional)
100g fresh or frozen blueberries (raspberries would be nice too)
Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk all of the wet ingredients (but not the lemon juice) together. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients. When well mixed, stir in the lemon juice and mix again. Gently stir in the berries.
Bake at 160c, Gas 3, 325f for an hour or until a fine skewer comes out clean.
5g carbs per slice.
Banana & Chocolate Chip Breakfast Loaf
400g ground almonds (or 300g almonds, 50g ground flaxseed, 50g soy flour)
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsps cinnamon
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped walnuts
10g natural wheat bran (optional)
75g dark chocolate (I used 85% from Aldi) chopped into chunks
110g butter, melted
5 eggs beaten
100ml double cream
2 to 3 tsp banana flavouring (I use Frontier Natural from eBay)
Put all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Put the wet ingredients into a small bowl and mix together. Add to the dry ingredients and stir well. if your mix seems very stiff add water, milk or cold tea for a softer consistency. Scrape in to a lined loaf tin(s) as above and bake at 160c, Gas 3, 325f for an hour or until a fine skewer comes out clean.
5g carbs per slice.
If you can get to an Aldi this is fairly cheap to make - ground almonds are 99p for 175g, 98p for half pound of unsalted butter there, and the dark chocolate is excellent value too at 99p for 125g.
I've been eating low carb apple cake for breakfast. It's great to just grab a slice and butter it. So I thought I'd make one that was a bit heartier, a bit more breakfasty. This one is about 6g carbs per slice and very filling. You can use all almonds or the almond/flax/soy mixture which seems to make a lighter textured loaf.
One large cooking apple, cored,finely chopped and cooked, or approximately 275ml apple puree
(if you use ready made, check the carb content!)
400g ground almonds (or 300g almonds, 50g ground flaxseed, 50g soy flour)
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1½ tsp cinnamon
1½ tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1½ tbsp baking powder
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped walnuts
110g butter, melted
3 eggs beaten
45ml double cream
1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
1 large loaf (10 x 4") or square tin, lined.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Mix all of the wet ingredients together, add them to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the pureed apple ( I cooked my own, and whizzed with a hand blender to break the skin up. You could cook the apple peeled)
Mix well and turn into the prepared tin. Bake at about Gas 3, 160c, 325f, for about 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out cleanly. Cool on a wire rack.
This can be served warm or cold or toasted, with butter (to lower the GI) and can also be frozen in slices for convenience.
16 slices; 6g carbs per slice.
Blueberry & Lemon Breakfast Loaf
400g ground almonds
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped almonds
10g natural wheat bran (optional)
grated zest of 1 large lemon
110g butter, melted
4 eggs beaten
100ml double cream
juice of 1 large lemon
½ tsp lemon oil (optional)
100g fresh or frozen blueberries (raspberries would be nice too)
Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk all of the wet ingredients (but not the lemon juice) together. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients. When well mixed, stir in the lemon juice and mix again. Gently stir in the berries.
Bake at 160c, Gas 3, 325f for an hour or until a fine skewer comes out clean.
5g carbs per slice.
Banana & Chocolate Chip Breakfast Loaf
400g ground almonds (or 300g almonds, 50g ground flaxseed, 50g soy flour)
50g coconut flour
5 to 10g Splenda type sweetener (to taste)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsps cinnamon
50g mixed seeds (I used Neal's Yard Omega Mix)
50g chopped walnuts
10g natural wheat bran (optional)
75g dark chocolate (I used 85% from Aldi) chopped into chunks
110g butter, melted
5 eggs beaten
100ml double cream
2 to 3 tsp banana flavouring (I use Frontier Natural from eBay)
Put all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Put the wet ingredients into a small bowl and mix together. Add to the dry ingredients and stir well. if your mix seems very stiff add water, milk or cold tea for a softer consistency. Scrape in to a lined loaf tin(s) as above and bake at 160c, Gas 3, 325f for an hour or until a fine skewer comes out clean.
5g carbs per slice.
If you can get to an Aldi this is fairly cheap to make - ground almonds are 99p for 175g, 98p for half pound of unsalted butter there, and the dark chocolate is excellent value too at 99p for 125g.
