One of the biggest myths when it comes to healthy food is that if it's good for you (like coconut flour bread) it can't also be genuinely delicious. Nothing could be further from the truth though.
A slice of fresh homemade bread doesn't have to be full of carbs and gluten to taste good. With this simple paleo and gluten free Coconut Flour Breadrecipe you can enjoy a delicious low carb and keto sandwich anytime you feel like it.
I've had a fascination with coconut flour for over 3 years now. The main reason being that everyone said it was difficult to work with - and it is, if you've never worked with coconut flour before and don't know what you're doing. It behaves nothing like traditional wheat flour and - consequently - it took me many months of experimenting to consistently get it right.
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My first big coconut flour success were these amazing Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins. I was hooked. I wanted to not only learn everything I could about coconut flour, but also how best to cook and bake with it.
It greatly helped that my entire family absolutely loved the gluten free coconut flour muffins I had started making. After posting pictures and the recipe for them on this blog, they received a ton ofraving comments. This ultimately lead me to continue experimenting and - slowly - figure out how to make delicious coconut flour mug cakes and pancakesas well.
Those three recipes were a huge success. So I decided to focus in on them and write a digital eCookbook in which I shared the ins and outs ofCoconut Flour Muffins, Pancakes & Mug Cakes.You can get itHERE!
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Not long after publishing the eCookbook, I also wanted to figure out how to make bread using coconut flour. In fact, I've been testing coconut flour bread recipes for over 6 months now. Crazy, right? I know!
I started out with trying a few coconut flour bread recipes I found online. Some ended up dry, gritty, or eggy, while others tastedgreat but the process was overly involved or the batter ended up overflowing and baking onto my oven floor.
So - after many months of trial and error - I came up with this simple coconut flour bread recipe that is:
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It's literally as easy as putting all the ingredients into a blender (I love my Vitamixfor this), then pouring the batter into a parchment lined loaf pan. Since this is a gluten free recipe there is no danger of 'over-developing' the gluten in the blender.
If you don't have or don't want to use a blender, you can also mix the batter by hand with a wooden spoon or your handheld mixer.
Reader Bobby commented that one way to avoid too dense coconut flour bread, is to separate the eggs and to whip the egg whites until stiff. And to gently fold them into the batter as final step.
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Usually I try to keep my recipes processes as simple as possible. This includes keeping ingredient lists short and using fewer tools, bowls, and utensils.
It's because I know life is busy for all of us - me included. And fewer dishes to wash are always a good thing!
Personally, I never found my coconut bread to be too dense, but after hearing from a few commenters running into this issues, I wanted to see if simply using a slightly different method would have different results.
Keto Coconut Bread Recipe
So I prepared the batter in a bowl (instead of the blender) and started by separating the eggs. The egg yolks went into the big bowl to be combined with the other wet ingredients.
While I whisked the egg whites (using the whisk attachment of my immersion blender) until they were very stiff. You know they are stiff enough when you can invert the bowl and the egg whites remain unmoved.
I then proceeded to prepare the rest if the batter with all remaining ingredients. As final step I added the stiff egg whites to the bowl and gently folded them into the batter.
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It is really important not to stir or whisk too vigorously here, since you don't want to deflate the egg whites again. At this point I noticed that the batter did indeed look lighter in colour and airier in texture.
While the bread was baking in the oven, it rose higher and more quickly. And it remained that way during the baking process and even while cooling.
Going forward I'll continue separating the eggs and whisking the egg whites for this recipe - when I have the time! I think it is worth the extra step and cleanup.
Gluten Free Coconut Bread Recipe
Originally, I developed this bread to make a delicious gluten free and paleo substitute for wheat bread. Then I realized that there was a lot of interest for this recipe from the low carb and keto community.
To make it strictly keto as well, the tapioca starch (arrowroot powder) needs to be omitted. So does the honey. I've tested the bread with keto substitutions (or omissions rather) and it still comes out delicious.
Coconut flour bread is very filling (dense) and I have a feeling you will not eat it all in one sitting. So the only thing more important than how it's made, is how it's stored.
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I've tried storing bread made with coconut flour at room temperature, but unwrapped it dried out very quickly and wrapped it spoiled within 2 days. Probably due to the high egg and moisture content.
The best way to store this coconut flour bread - in my experience - is to wrap it tightly and put it in the fridge. I've used ziploc bags but I suppose you could use a regular plastic bag, any airtight container with lid like tupperware, or - my personal favorite - a Beeswax Food Storage Wrap.
Coconut flour absorbs a ridiculous amount of liquids. Meaning bread made from coconut flour is going to be verydifferent from store-bought bread. In fact, if you're hoping to end up with somethingasfluffy as white Wonderbread, you will be disappointed.
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It simply does not happen and scientifically can not happen just because coconut flour is inherently a lot denser, more filling, and more nutritious than wheat flour. With that said, it hasn't been an issue with anyone in my household (despite them all being big bread eaters).
This paleo bread substitute is indeed a substitute, but it is delicious and holds up well as toast with your favorite toppings (we love almondbutter) and can even make a very satisfying sandwich.
First of all, because I recommend storing it in the refrigerator, I also highly recommend lightly toasting the bread slices before eating. This way you won't be eating cold bread and you'll have the bonus of adding a lovely - lightly crunchy - texture and light brown colour to it. Yumm!
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And secondly, you need to slice this low carb sandwich bread a certain way. Because this keto bread doesn't rise super high, slicing it the usual way doesn't leave a lot of surface area.
Slice the entire bread vertically into 2-3 big pieces. Then slice each piece horizontally into 4 slices. You get a lot more surface area that way - perfect to hold anything from ham and cheese, tuna salad, lettuce, etc.
If you need a visual guide to this slicing method watch the video below. I am demonstrating the sandwich slicing hack towards the end.
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Now that I have figured out this coconut flour bread loaf, I went ahead and also turned it into a coconut flour banana bread version. And even a zucchini loaf and pumpkin bread for seasonal twists.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to figure out coconut flour bread with no eggs yet. Therefore vegan coconut flour bread has stayed out of reach so far.
Compared to many other coconut flour recipes, this one actually uses very few eggs. Looking at other ingredients lists I've seen anything from 6 to 12(!) eggs used per bread recipe.
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Whereas mine uses only 4 eggs. I have found this to be the minimum amount of eggs required to make the batter hold up its shape.
And divided over at least 13 slices, there is just no way these 4 eggs would impart any eggy taste to the bread.
As you might have noticed by now, I love cooking and baking with coconut flour simply because it is a healthier alternative to wheat flour. Which is partially why I wrote an eBook dedicated to all things coconut flour.
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A warm slice of fresh homemade bread doesn't have to be full of gluten and carbs. This paleo and gluten-free Coconut Flour Bread proves it.
TIP: For extra large sandwich slices, cut the bread into thirds. Then slice each piece into 4 slices horizontally (instead of vertically). You'll end up with 12 slices and more surface area for all your toppings.I believe there are two types of people in the world: those who enjoy coconut and those who do not. I'm one of those that love coconut and this tender gluten-free coconut bread recipe is my favorite coconut recipe to bake and share!
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