SOURDOUGH BAGELS

 

With having sourdough starter I am always willing to try a new recipe. I have been reviewing sourdough bagel recipes over the past few weeks. Some recipes require more prep time including an overnight rise in the fridge. A long rise in the fridge helps with the fermenting process to give the sourdough its classic flavour.

I decided to make this recipe from baked-theblog who call these bagels a New York style bagel (New York style sourdough bagels). I made mine more of a Montreal style bagel which includes a smaller bagel, larger hole and you use honey or sugar in the boiling water to poach the bagels. There are many debates that go on about which bagel is better.

There are a few things that make bagels different from rolls or buns:

• They are poached before baking which gives them the chewiness and a soft crust. You don't want a bagel to have a crusty texture like a typical sourdough bread. 
• They also don't rise as much as other breads. 
• Part of the joy of eating the bagel are the seeds coated on the bagel.  
• Lastly, they are more dense.

Not everyone is a bagel fan. If you want to learn more about the science of making bagels, this link provides the detail.

If you plan to make this recipe, you need to factor in the time for all of the steps. From the time I put the ingredients into the mix master to knead the dough to putting in the first tray of bagels to bake, it took over 25 hours. The recipe advises that it makes eight to ten bagels, I made 15 of them. I used three kinds of seeds to coat the bagels - poppy seed, black sesame seed and everything bagel. If you don't have a large fridge or a second fridge it may be difficult to make these bagels as the trays are kept in the fridge for a minimum of 12 hours. I had these bagels in the fridge for 20 hours. 

They are a delicious bagel and I will be making them again, but not a weekly basis!

Here are some photos to show some of the steps.

Bagel dough is divided up into 15 and resting. 

 

Bagels ready for the first rise

 

 After rising for 20 hours in the fridge.

 

Poaching the bagels in boiling water with baking soda and sugar.

 

 

Ready to bake.

 

Out of the oven and cooling.

Bagels made using this recipe.  New York style sourdough bagels

CHEDDAR CHEESE AND SESAME SEED BREAD

I have had The Bread Bible, 300 Favorite Recipes by Beth Hensperger, since it was first published in 1999. The cookbook has recipes that include yeast breads, sweet rolls, croissants, coffee cakes, muffins, corn breads, dessert breads and pancakes/waffles/crepes. It has quite a selection and variety to meet different tastes. 

After seeing a friend post on Instagram of an overnight no-knead bread that included grated cheese, garlic and chives, I became interested in baking a cheddar cheese bread. Besides having cheddar cheese in the fridge, I also have frozen grated cheddar in the freezer. I decided to use both in this recipe. I also decided to not add any herbs or garlic to the bread so that it could be eaten with jam if desired. Instead of toasting the sesame seeds in small frying pan over medium heat for a few minutes, you can firm them up in the microwave. I put the 1/3 cup of sesame seeds on a plate and microwaved it for 45 seconds. I added a tablespoon of dough enhancer to the ingredients. For most yeast breads (except one with a sour dough starter), I will add dough enhancer.

The smell of baking any bread and especially cheese bread is intoxicating. This bread is much easier to cut into slices if you let the loaves cool. Both the DH and I enjoyed a slice of bread with butter and strawberry jam. 

Loaves cooling on racks.

Ready to sample.

Scored the loaves before baking.

Makes two 9 by 5 inch loaves or 6 mini loaves ( 5 1/2 by 3 inch loaves)

INGREDIENTS:
 
1/3 cup toasted sesame seeds
2 cups of warm water
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp oil - olive, avocado or vegetable
1.5 tsp salt
2 eggs, room temperature
5 1/2 to 6 cups of unbleached flour 
3 cups of shredded cheddar cheese 

DIRECTIONS:

Measure out 1/2 cup of the warm water from the 2 cups and place in a small bowl. Add the yeast and sugar to the bowl and stir to dissolve the yeast and sugar. Set it aside for about 10 minutes until the mixture gets foamy.

Mixing by hand: To a large bowl add the remaining 1.5 cups of water, the sesame seeds, oil, salt, eggs, 2 cups of flour, yeast mixture and 1.5 cups of the shredded cheddar. Mix well with a whisk and make sure it is thoroughly combined. Add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time and keep mixing the dough using a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough is formed. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead by hand until it is smooth and spongy (about four minutes). Add flour by tablespoon during the kneading as required to prevent sticking and to make the dough springy when pressed. 

Mixing using an electric mixer: In the bowl of the electric mixer add the remaining 1.5 cups of water, the sesame seeds, oil, salt, eggs, 2 cups of flour, yeast mixture and 1.5 cups of the shredded cheddar. Use a paddle attachment and mix on low speed for about one minutes. Change the attachment to a dough hook and add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough starts to form and take shape. I used 5 1/2 cups of flour. Knead on a lower speed for about four minutes until the dough is smooth, spongy and springs back when pressed. 

Place the dough from either the floured surface or the electric mixer into an oiled large deep bowl. Turn the dough over to coat it with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap followed by a kitchen towel. Place in a draft free location and let it rise until it is double in size, 1.5 to 2 hours.  

Oil two 9 by 5 inch loaf pans or six 5 1/2 by 3 inch loaf pans.
 
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently deflate it. Pat the dough down into a thick 12 inch long rectangle. Sprinkle with the remaining 1.5 cups of shredded cheese. Fold the dough around the cheese and knead gently a few times in order to produce the marble effect. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap for 5 to 10 minutes to let it rest. Divide the dough into two equal portions or six equal portions depending on the quantity you are making. Shape each loaf and place it seam side down into each of the loaf pans. Cover each one with plastic wrap followed by a kitchen towel and let rise in a draft free location for 45 minutes to one hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using kitchen shears, gently snip each loaf five or six times at a 45 degree angle two inches down along the length of the loaf pan. Bake on a rack in the centre of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes for the standard loaves or 25 to 30 minutes for the mini loaves. Bake until the loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped with a wooden spoon. Transfer the loaves from the baking pans to a cooling rack. Cool before slicing and serving.

Recipe from The Bread Bible by Beth Hensperger

RAISIN SOURDOUGH BREAD

Sampling already started before the picture was snapped!

With having sourdough starter in the fridge being fed and expanding in volume every week, I look for making different breads, then trying to make them and seeing if the bread rises and tastes as good as they look in the photos. 

After doing some research I decided to make this cinnamon raisin sourdough bread. Lisa's blog 'Farmhouse on Boone' posted this recipe in December 2018.  

I didn't make too many changes to the posted recipe. Since I had a bag of flour that is bread flour, I used that instead of my standard unbleached white flour. You need to knead the bread for about 15 minutes and I used a Kitchen Aid mixmaster with the dough hook. I wouldn't have wanted to knead the dough by hand but it is doable. After kneading, the dough was very pliable and I divided it in half and placed it into two oiled ceramic bowls to rise overnight. I like to cover the bowls with plastic wrap and then cover with kitchen towels for an overnight rise on the kitchen counters. 

In the morning, after the overnight rise, you need to drain the raisins that have been soaking overnight and prep your counter for rolling out the dough. I did flour the counter beforehand and the dough was very pliable and easy to roll out with the rolling pin. I found it easier to use the cinnamon jar and just sprinkle the cinnamon directly on the rolled out dough instead of trying to sprinkle it from a measuring spoon. I also thought of using one cup of raisins and one cup of chopped walnuts instead of two cups of raisins but decided to use just raisins.  

The bread was ready to bake after rising three hours in the tin loaf pans. It is a wonderful recipe and thoroughly enjoyed by myself and the DH. The bread is not too sweet. What I would improve upon for next time is to roll up the dough tighter after you add the raisins and cinnamon. I can also envision using some different dried fruit, nuts or seeds to this recipe.

Rolled out dough with raisins added.

Cinnamon sprinkled on the dough.

Dough is rolled from the short end.

Starting the second rising.

Ready to go into the oven.

Cooling on the baking rack.

WHOLE WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD

Whole wheat, rye and raisin bread ready to sample.

A section of the whole wheat and buckwheat bread.

In deciding which bread to make this week, my thoughts went from focaccia to some kind of country loaf. Since I usually prep and feed too much sourdough starter in advice of making bread, I decided to make two kinds of loaves: 1) whole wheat and buckwheat and 2) whole wheat and rye with raisins. I have a few bread making books and spent time looking at these books and on the internet for recipes that used one cup or less of sourdough starter. I was also limited in that I didn't want to let the bread rise for one or two days. I did find some interesting recipes that require two days to make a loaf even if you are using a starter as you use the starter to make a sponge.  

I found these recipes in a wonderful bread book by Martha Rose Shulman. Each recipe makes a large loaf. 

In making these loaves, I used one of my favourite red Emil Henry bake ware pots and cooked the whole wheat and buckwheat loaf covered with the lid for the first half of baking. I also used parchment paper as a liner in the pot. For the whole wheat and rye raisin bread, I used two baking tins, 9 X 5 inches. Since each recipe makes a large loaf, I divided the raisin dough into two after its first rise and put each half into a baking tin for its second rise.

Whole wheat and buckwheat bread just out of the bake ware.

Inside view of the whole wheat and buckwheat bread.

Raisin bread just out of the oven.

Raisin bread cooling off.

INGREDIENTS:

Whole Wheat and Buckwheat Sourdough Bread

2 tsp dry yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup sourdough starter
3 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 1/2 tsp salt
3/4 to 1 1/4 cups unbleached white flour

Whole Wheat, Rye and Raisin (optional) Sourdough Country Bread 

2 tsp dry yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup sourdough starter
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups rye flour
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 to 2 cups unbleached white flour

2 cups raisins or currents

Whole Wheat Sourdough Country Bread

2 tsp dry yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup sourdough starter
3 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 to 2 cups unbleached white flour


DIRECTIONS:

All three breads are made the same except for when to add raisins or unbleached white flour. The directions for the Country Bread includes a portion of the unbleached white flour added at the start of mixing the flours. The remaining or all of the unbleached white flour is added once you start to knead the bread.

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a bowl and let stand for 10 minutes until creamy. Add the sourdough starter and mix well together.

Kneading by hand: In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, rye flour or buckwheat flour and salt. If making the sourdough country bread, add one cup of the unbleached white flour. Using a wooden spoon mix the flours. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and fold into the flour. Mix. Flour a working surface and using a hard edged spatula, scape the dough out of the bowl onto the flour surface and knead for 10 to 15 minutes, adding the unbleached white flour to the dough to make a pliable workable bread dough.  If making raisin bread, add the raisins towards the end of the kneading.

Kneading with an electric mixer: Combine the whole wheat flour, rye flour or buckwheat flour, salt and if making the country bread, add one cup of the unbleached white flour. Using a paddle, mix the flours on low speed. Add the yeast mixture and mix until everything is combined. Change the paddle to a dough hook and knead on low for two minutes. Start to gradually add the unbleached white flour and increase the speed to medium and knead for 8 to 10 minutes. Add enough white flour to make a pliable dough. Add the raisins (if making raisin bread) during the last two minutes of kneading. Turn the dough out onto a flour surface and knead a few times.

Rising: Shape the dough into a ball. Oil a large mixing bowl (non-metal) and place the dough in the bowl, turning it to coat it with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and let it rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until double in bulk. Lightly flour a work surface and turn the dough out from the bowl. Shape the dough a few times into a round ball with your hands. 

Options for second rising:
1. Using a baking sheet, pizza or baking stone: Return the dough to the oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and a towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours or until almost double in size.  If you are using a baking sheet, oil the baking sheet and dust with cornmeal. Gently turn out the dough onto the baking sheet and let it rise for about 20 minutes. Omit this step if you are baking directly on a stone.

2. Using baking tins, Emil Henry or other ceramic/steel baking ware. Oil the baking tins, stone ware or line the ceramic baking ware with parchment paper. If using loaf tins, shape the dough into a more rectangle shape versus round shape that would work for round baking ware. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and let it rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours or until almost double in size.

Baking: About 25 to 30 minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F with a rack in the middle. Slash the top of the dough with a sharp knife just before baking. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, spraying the loaf with a water several times during the first 10 minutes. Another option for providing steam to the loaf is to place a pan of water on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake until the loaf browns and responds to tapping with a hollow sound.  Remove from the baking ware/stone ware and cool on a rack.

Recipes from 'Great Breads" by Martha Rose Shulman

LEMON POPPYSEED SOURDOUGH BRIOCHE BREAD

Several weeks ago I made a sourdough brioche bread. I got the recipe from a friend who also likes to make bread. Last week I had a craving for lemon poppyseed and thought about making a dessert style loaf. I thought about other options of which one was using the sourdough brioche bread recipe and adding lemon juice and zest and poppyseed to the basic recipe. This brioche bread recipe is what I would call a french style egg bread and you could create other kinds of bread based on the basic recipe. For example you could add chocolate chips/chocolate shavings, raisins, dried cranberries, shredded cheddar, chopped walnuts/pecans or herbs to the basic dough batter. What you need to think about is the quantity to add.

To make the sourdough brioche bread (basic recipe) into a lemon poppyseed bread, I added the following to the batter before the kneading started:

2 tbsp poppyseed
3 tbsp lemon juice
zest from one lemon

When I made the basic sourdough brioche bread I used three small baking loaf tins. This time round I used two large ones. I also let it rise for the second rise in the bread pans for over 2.5 hours. The bread turned out great and we both really liked the flavour.

The dough did a nice rise after one hour. 

Egg wash applied and now ready for the second rising.

Second egg wash applied and now going into the oven.

The results at the end.

I couldn't help myself. Butter from grass fed cows.

CASSAVA CHEESY MINI BREAD ROLLS

Amongst the nutrition and recipe books collected on the years, we have the Plant Paradox and the Plant Paradox Cookbook. The DH has been interested in several recipes from both books and asked that I make this one. The recipe is modelled on a Brazilian cheesy bread Pao de Queijo. I have never tried this Brazilian bread but it looked delicious in the cookbook. The recipe has six ingredients and is based on cassava flour. I weighed the amount of cassava flour versus using a measuring cup. To create the cheese flavour you can use either Parmigiano cheese or nutritional yeast. You can make the recipe vegan if you use flax eggs. I used one and a quarter cups of Parmaigiano cheese. One cup would have been sufficient. 


The directions to make the dough requires a bit of mixing and calls for a stand mixer or a food processor that has a paddle. If I had to mix this recipe by hand, it would require 10 to 15 minutes of vigorous beating by hand. Personally I find using a stand mixer much easer. Be prepared for an irresistible cheesy bread aroma wafting from the oven while the bread rolls bake. I used a one and three-quarter inch cookie dough scooper to scoop the dough out of the bowl and bake them into small balls. If you use a tablespoon or a small ice cream scooper, you may need to dip the utensil into a bowl of water between scoops to keep the dough from sticking. The dough didn't stick using a cookie dough scooper. Cassava flour when baked is not the same as wheat flour. It is more moist inside and not as dry as wheat bread roll. The bread rolls taste good and the DH likes them. Next time I make them I would add a bit of dried dill or basil to the dough batter.

Dough cooling in the saucepan.

Eggs being added to the dough.

All ingredients have been added and mixed and now ready to be scooped onto the baking sheets.

Scooped onto the parchment paper.

Cooling off on a rack.

Close up.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup of milk or almond or coconut milk
1/2 cup avocado oil
1 tsp salt
10 ounces (about 2 cups) cassava flour
2 large eggs or vegan eggs
1 to 1.5 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or 1 cup nutritional yeast

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. You will need to use two baking sheets so you may have to adjust your racks to fit both in the oven at the same time.

2. Line the two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

3. Into a medium size saucepan, add the milk, oil and salt. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a mixing spoon. Remove from the burner when big bubbles start to appear as the mixture is starting to boil.

4. Add the cassava flour to the saucepan and stir with a mixing spoon until it is well combined and it looks like dough. Let it sit for a few minutes so that it starts to cool off.

5. Transfer the dough into a bowl of a standup mix (eg mixmaster) fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat the dough for a few minutes on medium speed until it appears smooth and it cool enough to handle. 

6. Keeping the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs into the cooled mixture one at a time. Wait until the first egg is incorporated into the batter before adding the second. You will need to stop the mixer from time to time to scrape down the dough on the sides of the mixing bowl. Mix for a minute to two minutes.

7. If using cheese, beat it in on medium speed and make sure it is incorporated through the dough. You may have to scrape down the sides of the bowl if the dough is sticking to the sides. The dough will be soft and stretchy and a bit sticky.

8. Using a cookie scooper or another favourite scooper, scoop the dough out of the bowl and place onto the parchment paper. The dough will rise a little bit while baking so space out the scoops between the two baking sheets.  

9. Place the baking sheets in the oven and reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. Bake for 15 minutes, then rotate the baking sheets. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the buns are golden. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes before serving or sampling. Makes 24 to 28 buns. 

Adapted from the Plant Paradox Cookbook by Steven Gundry.

SOURDOUGH BRIOCHE BREAD

A friend recently shared a recipe that I had to make. It uses sourdough starter and is a brioche style of bread. My friend uses a baguette baker to make several small loaves from this dough. The recipe makes one loaf, about a one kg size loaf. In the ingredient list, I provided two kinds of measurements for the ingredients. I used a scale for measuring everything except the dry yeast and salt and used a teaspoon to measure those two ingredients.

The dough mixture doesn't use a lot of sourdough starter, about 1/3 cup. I fed a bit of starter the day before and left it overnight on the kitchen counter to activate and get bubbly. I highly recommend using a mixmaster to knead the bread. I think it is far easier to knead the texture of this bread with some powered help. I decided to use small baking loaf pans to bake the bread. You could use a baguette baker, Emil Henry or other kinds of bakeware. As I read the baking directions rather quickly the first time, I didn't realize you needed to save the beaten egg that is used as a glaze as you glaze twice, before and after the second rise. After I glazed it for the second rise, I cooked the remaining beaten egg in the microwave and the dog enjoyed some cooked egg. I then had to crack another egg and slightly beat it to glaze the breads before baking.

The breads rose nicely in the three small loaf pans. Because of an errand that I had to do while the dough was rising for the second time, it was left to rise for over three hours. It worked out fine with the extra rising time. As difficult as it might be, it is recommended that you let the bread cool on a rack before slicing into it. While cooling, the smell of the bread was intoxicating. The bread has a wonderful texture and lightness and tastes as good as it smells. 

Starting to mix the dough batter.

After kneading using a mixmaster.

After the first rising.

Cutting the dough into three portions.

Starting the second rise.

Just out off the oven.

Cooling on a rack.

Starting to sample the bread

Prep and Cooking Time:

Mixing and kneading: 15 minutes
First rising: 60 minutes
Second rising: 90 minutes to 2 hours
Baking: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
500 gm (4 cups) flour, plus extra for dusting the work surface
135 gm (1/2 cup) room temperature water
3 eggs
75 gm (1/3 cup) sourdough starter
2 tsp dry yeast
10 gm (2 tsp salt)
25 gm (1/4 cup) dry milk powder
35 gm (almost 1/4 cup) sugar
75 gm (1/3 cup) softened butter, plus extra for greasing the pans

Glaze:
1 egg, slight beaten

DIRECTIONS:
It is best to knead this bread using a stand mixmaster with a bread hook attachment. You can do it by hand but it is far easier to use a bread hook.

Put the flour, water, eggs, sourdough starter, dry yeast, salt, milk powder and sugar into the mixmaster bowl with the dough hook attachment. Knead for five minutes at low speed, then 6 minutes at high speed. Add the butter and knead for another four minutes. 

Remove the dough from the bowl and shape into a ball on a cutting board dusted with flour. Cover it with a slightly dampened kitchen towel. Leave it to rise for an hour. 

Dust a work surface such as a large cutting board or your counter with flour. Butter two or three small loaf pans. I used 8.5 X 4.5 inch pans. Divide the dough into two or three equal pieces depending on the number of pans you are using. Fold each piece over itself and roll between your hands to shape it into a small loaf. Place each one into a loaf pan. 

Brush the dough with the slightly beaten egg. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and cover the group of them with a large kitchen towel. If you have cold counters such as granite, I place the pans on a cutting board to sit on the counter. Let the dough rise for at least 90 minutes. I would let it rise for over two hours especially if making smaller loaves. 

Place a small or medium sized baking sheet with at least one inch sides on the bottom shelf of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the brioche with the slightly beaten egg. Just before putting the bread pans into the oven, pour at least 1/4 cup of water onto the preheated baking sheet. The water will help steam the bread while baking.

Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and let the bread sit for a few minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to cool. 

Adapted from 'The Larousse Book of Bread" by  Eric Kayser

STARTER AND SOURDOUGH BREAD

I have been buying wonderful sourdough bread from a local small company on a regular basis. I find that eating sourdough bread is easier on the GI system than regular bread. I have always liked making bread and it has been years since I have made my own starter. I would make a 24 hour sponge but that is not the same as using a sourdough starter. I had the opportunity to get some well established starter and I knew that this starter made great sourdough bread as I had sampled the bread. I traded garden basil and parsley for a generous cup of sourdough starter. 

In looking at several bread making cookbooks and the internet, I came across a website from cultured food life that I quite like. It has good explanations on starting, using and maintaining your starter and a recipe for an overnight sourdough bread. I got the starter yesterday and thought why wait, let's make bread. Last night I started the process for overnight sourdough bread. I baked it early this morning. I have provided the link here to the website as the explanations are wonderful. I followed the directions and also the recommendation to weigh your ingredients. I used unbleached flour. I plan to use some of the sourdough starter for pizza dough and other baking goodies. Some people give names to their starter as they feed and maintain their starter for years. I haven't thought of a name just yet. 

Here are some photos showing the process. The bread turned out airy, not dense and it has a good chew. I have tested it already as I had the heel for breakfast with almond butter and jam and a toasted slice at lunchtime with some melted Swiss cheese, garden tomato and garden cucumber. The DH has also done some taste testing.

Starter in a glass jar, mixing some of the starter with warm water and mixing the flour into the dough.

Dough has been mixed and rose overnight. It rests for 30-60 minutes in a flour coated dish towel before it is baked.

Dough is nestled in parchment paper that is placed in an Emile Henry pot and baked.  Ready for sampling after it cools for 25 to 30 minutes.

PALEO POPPY SEED LEMON LOAF

Recently I bought a cookbook called "The Plant Paradox" by Steven Gundry. It has a number of interesting recipes. All of the recipes are gut friendly and lectin-free. The cookbook includes some great looking food and includes a variety of different foods. This recipe is from the cookbook.

This poppy seed loaf looked good and the DH asked if I would make this recipe. One ingredient that I hadn't used before is erythritol. It is a natural sweetener and doesn't spike your blood sugar. You can bake with it. It is sometimes sold under the brand name Swerve. I bought the sweetener just as erythritol and found it at the local health food store. Instead of using a loaf pan I used a round cake pan. For the lemon juice and zest I did something a bit different. Last fall I had a large bag of lemons which were not getting used and I didn't want to let them spoil. I grated the lemons to get the zest and combined the zest with the pulp of the lemons in the food processor. I pureed it and froze the mixture in ice cube trays. Once they froze I transferred them to a freezer bag. I have been using these frozen lemon cubes in recipes that call for juice and zest.

The loaf turned out fine and tastes good. Using almond flour and coconut flour creates a different texture to the loaf than using wheat flour but it holds together and is a good alternative to wheat flour.

Batter in the cake pan ready to go into the oven.

Just out of the oven.

Ready to sample.

Another angle to see the loaf slice.

INGREDIENTS:

1.5 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

3 eggs
1/2 cup erythritol or Swerve (brand name)
1/4 cup avocado oil
juice from 3 lemons
zest of 2 lemons
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flours, salt and soda.
4. In a separate smaller bowl, whisk the eggs and then add the erythritol, lemon juice and zest, coconut milk and vanilla extract. Whisk the wet ingredients and combine well.
5. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine well.  Fold in the poppy seeds. 
6. Transfer to the lined loaf pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
7. Let cool for a few minutes before removing the loaf to a cooling rack. It can be served warm or at room temperature. Makes 6 to 8 servings.