Paleo bread

Name: Paleo bread
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup nut butter (store-bought or make your own); 5 eggs; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/3 cup coconut oil; 1/4 cup chia seeds; 1/2 cup nut flour (you can make this quickly and easily by blending any nuts in a fine meal until they resemble a crumbly-looking flour); 2 tablespoons coconut flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon

August 14, 2013

Arabella Forge's grain-free bread, and a jar of rhubarb-chia jam.Simon O'Dwyer

Time:1-2 hours

The paleolithic, or "paleo diet", is now taking centre stage in celebrity diets and fitness food culture.

Ingredients

3/4 cup nut butter (store-bought or make your own)
5 eggs
2 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup nut flour (you can make this quickly and easily by blending any nuts in a fine meal until they resemble a crumbly-looking flour)
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon

Method

Combine the nut butter, baking soda, eggs and honey to form a smooth paste.
Add the remaining ingredients and continue to blend. Place mixture in a 25cm bread tin and place in a pre-heated oven at 180C until skewer comes out clean.
Cook for 25-30 minutes.
* To make Arabella Forge's chia jam, click here

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