Tag: Ketogenic

Cakes & Bakes: Keto coconut flour bread

Slices of keto coconut flour bread | H is for Home

Another week, and I’m still sticking to my temporary ketogenic diet. Of everything I’ve been cutting out, I’ve really been missing bread. Sourdough is unfortunately, not an option. I’ve tried a couple of different recipes and am pretty happy with this keto coconut flour bread loaf.

Keto coconut flour bread batter in a baking tin | H is for Home

Not only is it ketogenic, it’s gluten free as well if that’s the option you need. There’s very little flour in the recipe so the consistency is more a batter than a dough.

I’ve used xanthan gum as a gluten substitute to thicken and stabalise the mixture. The combination of the bicarbonate of soda and apple cider vinegar causes a ‘fizz’ that makes the bubbles and, along with the yeast, gives the rise. The uncooked loaf is pretty wobbly so be very, very careful when putting the tin in and out of the microwave and into the oven – the bubbles burst and the rise can collapse easily.

Cooked keto coconut flour bread loaf | H is for Home

Click here to save the recipe to Pinterest for later!

Keto coconut flour bread | H is for Home #recipe #cookery #cooking #keto #ketogenic #lchf #ketogenic #ketodiet #lowcarbhighfat #lowcarb #ketogenicdiet #ketofam #ketolife #highfat #lowcarbdiet #lowcarblifestyle #grainfree #atkinsdiet #ketoadapted #lowcarbfood #lowcarblife

Keto coconut flour bread
Serves 4
Cook Time
40 min
Cook Time
40 min
Ingredients
  1. 1tsp sugar
  2. 7g/¼oz active dry yeast
  3. 200ml/7fl oz warm water
  4. 75g/2⅔oz coconut flour
  5. ½ tsp xanthan gum
  6. ¼tsp bicarbonate of soda
  7. pinch salt
  8. 3 eggs, beaten
  9. 1½ tsp apple cider vinegarKetogenic coconut flour bread ingredients
Add ingredients to shopping list
If you don’t have Buy Me a Pie! app installed you’ll see the list with ingredients right after downloading it
Instructions
  1. Line a 1kg/2lb loaf tin loaf tin with parchment paper
  2. Put the sugar and yeast into a measuring jug and pour over the warm water. Stir until there are no lumps left
  3. Set aside and allow to proof for 10 minutes. (Ensure the yeast mixture is bubbling before you add it to the dry ingredients otherwise the loaf won't rise properly)
  4. In a separate mixing bowl, add the coconut flour, xanthan gum, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Stir until well combined. Make a well in the centre
  5. Pour the beaten eggs, apple cider vinegar, and proofed yeast mixture into the well in the dry ingredients
  6. Combine with a spatula until everything is combined together and there are no lumps
  7. Pour into the prepared loaf tin
  8. Fill a microwave-safe mug with water and heat in the microwave for 2 minutes or until it boils
  9. After the water is heated, add the loaf tin, uncovered, to the microwave with the mug of hot water
  10. Leave the loaf tin in the microwave (with the microwave off) with the mug of water for ½ an hour
  11. After ½ an hour carefully remove the loaf tin (you don't want the aerated batter to fall) and reheat the water for a minute
  12. Carefully replace the loaf tin to the microwave with the mug of water for another ½ hour
  13. Preheat the oven to 175ºC/350°F/Gas mark 4
  14. Remove the tin from the microwave carefully, the bread should have risen nicely
  15. Slide the tin carefully into the preheated oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes away clean
  16. Remove the parchment-covered loaf from the tin and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving
Notes
  1. Try it toasted with butter or for cheese on toast
Print
H is for Home Harbinger https://hisforhomeblog.com/

Cakes & Bakes: Keto chocolate and almond brownies

Home-made Keto chocolate and almond brownie with cup of coffee | H is for Home

We’re off on holiday in a couple of months and I want to lose a few pounds prior to our departure. I’ve gained about 10 unwanted pounds since Fudge became ill and sadly died in December – my daily exercise has dropped to virtually nil. I’m not really one for dieting, but I thought I’d give the Ketogenic plan a go for a while.

Making almond butter | H is for Home

I’ve done lots of research about what foods are good and bad and have been finding it pretty easy to stick to so far. Mind you, it’s only been a week! The thing I miss the most is a sugary dessert after dinner. I’ve been allowing myself a couple of chunks of plain dark chocolate each evening, but I’ve had enough. I’ve tweaked an earlier brownie recipe and come up with my own Keto chocolate and almond brownies.

Jar of home-made almond butter | H is for Home

The original recipe used peanut butter, but I fancied trying something different. As such, I made a batch of almond butter – easy… and absolutely delicious! If you fancy another kind of nut butter – other ‘Keto-friendly’ ones include hazelnuts, macadamias, sunflower seeds, tahini and walnuts.

Pouring the Keto chocolate and brownie mixture into the cake tin | H is for Home Keto chocolate and brownie mixture in a cake tin | H is for Home
Pouring the almond butter into the Keto chocolate and brownie mixture into the cake tin | H is for Home Shaping the almond butter in the Keto chocolate and brownie mixture into the cake tin | H is for Home

The other main changes I made were swapping the high-carb wheat flour for coconut flour and the caster sugar for pure stevia powder. Lots of people talk about how bitter stevia is – they’re probably using too much of it; it’s 150 times sweeter than cane sugar. The stevia powder I bought came with its own little spoon for adding to tea or coffee – it measures 1⁄32 of a teaspoon! I used less than ½ a teaspoon in the whole batch.

Portions of home-made Keto chocolate and almond brownies | H is for Home

Save my Keto chocolate and almond brownies recipe to Pinterest

Keto chocolate and almond brownies
Serves 12
Ingredients
  1. 200g/7oz dark chocolate (85% cocoa solids)
  2. 175g/6oz of unsalted butter
  3. 50g/1¾oz chopped or flaked almonds, toasted
  4. 30g/1oz almond butter (see ingredients & method below)
  5. 4 eggs
  6. 50g/1¾oz coconut flour
  7. ¼tsp pure stevia powder (about ½ a gram ONLY)
  8. ¼tsp salt
  9. ½tsp bicarbonate of soda
  10. ½tsp cream of tartar
For the nut butter
  1. 300g/10½oz whole plain almonds, skins on
  2. pinch of salt
  3. tiniest pinch of pure stevia powder (optional)
  4. 1tbsp coconut oilKetogenic chocolate almond brownies ingredients
Add ingredients to shopping list
If you don’t have Buy Me a Pie! app installed you’ll see the list with ingredients right after downloading it
For the almond butter
  1. Put the almonds, salt and stevia powder into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 10-15 minutes (yes, that long!) until the mixture turns into an oily, smooth paste
  2. Add the coconut oil and process for another 1-2 minutes
  3. Decant the almond butter into a sterilised jar with sealed lid
For the brownies
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6
  2. Grease a 30 x 20cm (12 x 8 inch) brownie tin and line it with parchment paper
  3. Put the butter and chocolate into a heat-proof bowl on a saucepan of simmering water over low heat and warm until just melted
  4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the coconut flour, stevia, salt, bicarb and cream of tartar
  5. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, then, using a rubber spatula, stir in the melted chocolate mixture
  6. Fold in the coconut flour ingredient mixture
  7. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin and level out
  8. Drizzle over the almond butter in 3-4 straight lines, then 'drag' through the almond butter with a skewer or toothpick to create a marbled effect
  9. Bake for 20 minutes, until the cake is just firm to the touch
  10. Allow to cool in the tin for a couple of minutes then lift out the block onto a board using the lining paper and cut it into 6-9 squares
  11. Serve warm or cold; on its own or with thick, full-fat pouring cream
Print
H is for Home Harbinger https://hisforhomeblog.com/