I developed the recipe while doing a five-month healing cleanse a few years ago because I missed bread but couldn’t eat yeast or wheat, and it could be made dairy-free (although this version is not). This soda bread comes out like a huge biscuit. It slices fairly well, but is a bit crumbly around the edges. There are tons of variations you can use with the following ratios. I have a nut free home, but I bet it would work great with almond flour too (if you try other flours, please leave a comment below with your results). I made it with kamut flour while on my cleanse because it’s an ancient grain and easier to digest than modern wheat flour.
Organic Ingredients:
3 cups gluten free flour
2 T ground flax seeds
2 T raw sunflower seeds
2 T raw sesame seeds
4 t baking powder
1 t salt
1.5 cups liquid
1/4 cup liquid fat
seasonings/cheese to taste (optional)
Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mix dry ingredients (I added red pepper flakes and oregano to the one pictured)
- Mix wet ingredients in another bowl (I added 1/2 cup cream, 1 cup water, 1/4 cup melted coconut oil)
- Combine dry and wet ingredients. Stir gently until there is no more dry flour, but don’t overwork it. It should be lumpy.
- Rub coconut oil on the bottom of a baking sheet with edges with your (clean!) hands, then rub excess oil all over hands.
- Use oiled hands to form dough into a ball shape. Place on oiled baking sheet.
- Drizzle more melted coconut oil over the top of the loaf and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt. I also pressed grated cheese onto the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes, check, turn pan around, bake another 10-20 minutes until loaf is lightly browned on the top.
Variations:
- Savory – add fresh herbs, feta, cheddar, green onion, dried herbs
- Sweet – added finely diced fruit, replace liquid with juice, seasonings like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc…
- Tomato – replace liquid with tomato soup, add sundried tomatoes and feta
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