I got it in my head a few days ago that I wanted to try making the Paleo bread recipe I had seen on Carrots N Cake. The recipe wasn’t from her but from Elana’s Pantry (click for recipe). I tossed around the different recipes she had but finally settled on the one recommended by CNC. First, I had to the hit the heath food store for odd ingredients like Almond and Coconut Flours.
Let me tell you, almond flour is expensive so I don’t think I’ll be using it often (or making this bread ever again since it used almost the whole bag!). Anyway, so it was pretty easy. You use a food processor. My batter almost didn’t fit when I needed to add the wet ingredients but I managed to make it work.
The bread actually came out pretty well! It didn’t rise as much as I thought (I even used the smaller bread pan as instructed in the recipe). It reminds me more of a dry banana bread texture than a yeast bread. It was fun making it though! Last night I tried it with some Irish butter and today I made eggs and put it on top. Definitely delicious!
I have to say though that I kind of knew I wouldn’t be that excited. I mean, I really don’t miss bread. I do like having something to eat my eggs with but really, I don’t need bread every day. And when I do eat bread, I’d rather it be the real deal. So while this was fun and delicious, I don’t need it. More of a fun time baking. I kind of saw this happening since I used to wonder why people made replacements for things. The whole point of Paleo is to eat like your ancestors and they weren’t baking Paleo bread. But then again, I understand that if you really want something bread-like and you really can’t have any grains, then this is what you have! It’s just not going to be a regular occurrence for me but I recommend the recipe if you are looking for something.
On another note, I took this cute photo this morning on my porch. I just loved how the dew was just sitting there!
Thanks for the receipe. I was going to try this one too, as I wanted to have a tuna sandwitch once in awhile. Thanks for the post. Looks good.
Oooh it would definitely go well with tuna! I am bringing it home today if you want to try some later!
~Ang
It may be cheaper for you to make your own (from raw almonds) in the food processor BUT it takes a long time and you have to be sure to no make almond butter ;p
Oh, and I get mine from nuts.com now. I gave up on BRM.
Crap–OH and I mean buy in BULK not little bits 🙂
Trader Joes almond meal isn’t too expensive…it’s the least expensive I’ve found…I did make a coconut flour bread way back when, it was very dense and dry – was good toasted and buttered…and like you said, not for everyday use. I don’t miss it either. In fact, a coworker had mentioned one Friday that she was going to make her kids BLT’s for supper since her hubs wasn’t home…so I got it stuck in my head that I wanted the same…so I went out on a limb and bought iceberg lettuce and used that as the bread…it wrapped more easily than a leaf of romaine…kids LOVED it!
I’ve found that I prefer burgers lettuce wrapped too. Go figure, cut it out and learn that you don’t actually like bread that much!
~Ang
yea for making paleo bread! It looks delicious. I am REALLY trying to limit my bread intake. Most of mine are 1/2 a bagel thin and only 50 calories. Which I know aren’t paleo, but they are quick and easy. I love almond flour, but MAN that stuff is so expensive. I know you can get it cheaper online though as well. And I agree with you and tiffany, when I have a burger, I use lettuce or even a pepper on top to hold on to 🙂