Bread the Final Paleo Frontier

What about bread?! I get this question a lot. People can’t seem to fathom that I don’t eat bread or any bread like creation. I try to stick to simple meal from simple ingredients with a focus on whole foods. So the elaborate ordeal of baking does not really appeal to me. I am not big on measuring and following recipes. I prefer to make things up as I go. My only real guilty pleasure being the Paleo biscuits and gravy From the Paleo Comfort Foods Book. I’m  southern and need my occasional (once every few months) biscuits and gravy. That being said my buddy Mike from Skills and Gear asked me if I knew about the new Paleo Bread from Julian bakery and if I knew how to make some paleo friendly bread. Today I’m going to show you how to make paleo bread at home.

I had seen when Julian Bakery launched the Paleo Bread line since I have somewhat followed their company for a few years. I never ordered any because like I said I’m not really that into bread/faux bread and it’s expensive. Unless your ordering many loaves at once and freezing them the shipping to loaf cost is too high for me to justify. I’ve also heard stories of loaves showing up moldy. For some people I’m sure it’s a great option if they have the money and buy many loaves at once.

So searched all over the internet for a good recipe and once basic one kept popping up. The credit for this recipe goes to Jeff Nimoy from Cooking Caveman. I like his improved recipe the best and decided to give it a shot. The process is fairly simple even for a non-baker like myself.

Here is your shopping list for this recipe

• 1 1/2 cups of Almond Butter (look for one with no other ingredients)
• 4 or 5 eggs
• 1 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

I didn’t feel like making a trip to Whole Foods to find an Organic almond butter so I made my own. Just throw almonds in a food processor for about ten minutes.

You’re going to need a large bowl to mix in and a pan for your batter. Pictured is a whisk, don’t use a whisk. This is a very thick batter. I used an electric hand mixer.

I couldn’t get it to the creamy stage in my food processor and gave up at this consistency. Unless you have a fancy one I would not suggest making it home.

I chose to beat the eggs before adding in the almond butter to make help with the end fluffy-ness.

Make sure you thoroughly mix the eggs and almond butter until you have a smooth consistency. The batter starts out very thick and lumpy and takes a few minutes to get smooth. Once smooth add the reaming ingredients, the lemon juice, baking soda and I added a pinch of kosher salt.

Once all the ingredients are mixed pour into your pan. I greased with grass fed butter. You could use parchment paper or coconut oil. Place the pan into a preheated over at 350° F for 30~40 minutes and set aside to cool.

This smelled amazing coming out of the over. It looked way better than I had anticipated as well.

The bread was very similar in wheat bread in taste and texture. It only had a mild almond taste. It ended up very spongy and moist. Many thanks to Jeff Nimoy for this recipe it’s a winner.  This is the best faux bread I’ve ever had. Mike to answer your question Yes I do know a good recipe for Paleo bread. I highly recommend this to anyone need an occasional “bread” fix.

Have you tried this or a similar recipe? Let me know in the comments what you think!