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Flax Bread Recipe
I used a recipe posted by [url=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=117613991]MuscleMom[/url] and tweaked it a bit...
[b]Dry Ingredients:[/b]
2 cups ground flaxseed
1 tabelspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
6 packets of stevia
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
[b]Wet Ingredients:[/b]
2 whole eggs
5 egg whites
5 tabelspoons canola oil
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix all dry ingredients together except for walnuts.
Add the wet ingredients and thourghly mix.
Stir in walnuts.
Spray a standard loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and put batter into loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 min.
Let cool in pan for 2 hours. Remove from pan and cut bread as desired.
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Do you happen to have any pictures?
How did it taste?
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The bread looks the same as MuscleMom's, just imagine nuts in it. :)
[url=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=117613991]pic[/url]
Taste:
Sweet and subtle cinnamin taste. Using canola oil really brings out the sweetness where as EVOO and flax oil over-power the bread. Walnuts give it a nutty flavor and texture. This bread is awesome with peanut butter or creame cheese.
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Just made these but couldn't find a loaf pan, so I made 8 mini loafs.
I LOVED them, I'm so full and I felt as if I just had 3 loafs of bread!
Who needs carbs when you can have these!
Thank youuuu!
You have cured my craving for bread!
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I'm excited - I just read through this recipe on a different forum and it looks like it gets a huge thumbs up from everyone. Going to make it first thing tomorrow morning! :D
Will take a pic and review then ;)
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[QUOTE=kickchickbecca;386232061]Just made these but couldn't find a loaf pan, so I made 8 mini loafs.
I LOVED them, I'm so full and I felt as if I just had 3 loafs of bread!
Who needs carbs when you can have these!
Thank youuuu!
You have cured my craving for bread![/QUOTE]
Awesome! Glad you liked it! ;)
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Here we are;
[img]http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/415540/20090919/121120.jpg[/img]
The only change to the recipe was I used 5Tbsp of melted coconut oil instead of canola oil. I omitted the walnuts as I didnt have any.
I've sliced it into 16 pieces. I'm not sure if US cup sizes are different or something, but I weighed all ingredients and came up with macros of
[B]whole recipe;[/B]
calories 2629
fat 227.3g
protein 86.4g
carbs (net) 14.4g
fiber 82.2g
[B]per slice (16 slices)[/B]
calories 164
fat 14.2g
protein 5.4g
carbs (net) 0.9g
fiber 5.1g
I'm eating a piece now with homemade (low carb) nutella. Its good. You have to chew it thoroughly like with anything flax-y but it really is very much like 'normal' bread. Its dense, not crumbly at all and would easily hold up to any sort of sandwich. I bet it would be great toasted too.
Cheers for the recipe! This is definitely going to become one of my staple foods :D
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I've not been able to nail this recipe yet; I think it's because I've been using olive oil. It just tastes too strong in something as subtle as this. gecko..., did your recipe mix easily with the melted coconut oil? I love the stuff, especially as it's relatively mild tasting - it looks as though it worked really well in this context.
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[QUOTE=dfast;389295371]I've not been able to nail this recipe yet; I think it's because I've been using olive oil. It just tastes too strong in something as subtle as this. gecko..., did your recipe mix easily with the melted coconut oil? I love the stuff, especially as it's relatively mild tasting - it looks as though it worked really well in this context.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, olive oil is too strong. That's why I used canola oil. I haven't tried melted coconut oil yet, but will eventually. I might even try using 2 tablespoons of melted butter along with 3 tablespoons of canola oil to give it a buttery taste.
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[QUOTE=bseidl;389299461]Yeah, olive oil is too strong. That's why I used canola oil. I haven't tried melted coconut oil yet, but will eventually. I might even try using 2 tablespoons of melted butter along with 3 tablespoons of canola oil to give it a buttery taste.[/QUOTE]
Oh, I completely forgot about butter! I think I'll have to try it again. Thanks.
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the trick with coconut oil is to use your eggs at room temperature and the 1/2 cup of water has to be warm, or else the coconut oil with re-solidify while you mix it.
As long as you do that, the coconut oil works just the same as any other oil. Although, butter sounds like a good option, especially for a sweet bread. I plan on making the next loaf with cocoa added and might use butter.
On a side note; the loaf freezes very well. I'm just defrosting it slice by slice as needed. It toasts nicely too :)
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Just made this today with coconut oil, and all I can say is WOW!!! I was shocked at how much like bread this tasted. Great Recipe!!!
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Well I can't wait to try this bread. I am making it now, but does anyone know a tsp./Tbl equivalent to a "packet" of stevia?
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gecko what it the australian version of pumpkin pie spice?!
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I don't know if we have one. Pumpkin pie isn't to popular over here.
I made this last night, agree with the above don't use olive oil. This smelt delicious cooking and I was excited......one bite and the whole loaf went into the bin.
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[QUOTE=NoAirNoWayOut;396289541]gecko what it the australian version of pumpkin pie spice?![/QUOTE]
'mixed spice' - [I]not[/I] 'all spice'. Dont get them confused because 'all spice' is savoury ;)
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What exactly would the Stevia in 6 packets of Stevia equal by weight or volume? I have been looking for a flax bread recipe for a while, so thank you to all contributors! I may experiment in creating a multi-grain version of this bread with high fat low carb seeds like flax and sunflower seeds, etc.
@ Gecko.
Did you happen to weigh the loaf in grams?
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Made this last night. Just chucked all the ingredients in the breadmaker and hit start. Simple and really tasty.
Had to make a few changes to the recipe and the result is really not bad at all. First of all, I replaced the flax meal with almond meal as I couldn't find the flax. Also, couldn't find the pumpkin pie spice (guessing it must be a US thing), so I used an all purpose spice that is mainly nutmeg, cinnamon and clove. Figured those would be the spices I would use if I had to improvise a pumpkin pie, so can't be too far off.
Result is very nice, surpisingly similar to bread in a slightly more eggy/moist way. Had a slice with some keto nutella for brekky. Heaven. Will be enjoying a cheese and mayo sandwich for lunch :).
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Has anyone replaced the canola oil with Light butter? (im not exactly on keto anymore so i dont need that much fat -even though its healthy fats-)
also has anyone added protein to this? give it a better taste?
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how long can i let this sit out for? if i make it on Sunday. will it be stale by wednesday?
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This is from T-Nation's Ezaler.
she also has a book out called The EZ Whey.
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[QUOTE=Rayaarito;435803381]how long can i let this sit out for? if i make it on Sunday. will it be stale by wednesday?[/QUOTE]
Freeze it. It will keep a long time in the freezer
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I tried this today, i failed =( i was so looking forward to it too. I halved the recipe, minus the nuts and put it in the oven at 180C and it turned out more of a damper. The bread was much denser than yours looks. Yours looks great btw. Any idea?
Also it would be more beneficial to use coconut oil, theres a method on T-Nation where the 1/2 cup of water can be changed to warm/hot water, this will keep the coconut oil liquid. Olive oil doesnt work very well in heat.
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[QUOTE=bseidl;436085771]Freeze it. It will keep a long time in the freezer[/QUOTE]
freeze bread? what do you do when you want to heat it? Microwave it? For how long??
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This bread is awesome!!! I actually make a cinnamon drizzle to go with it. I use splenda brown sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove... YUUUMMMYY
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I made this today and it was awesome!! thanks so much for sharing :) i added in some cocoa powder in mine yummmyyy!
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Where's the cheapest place I should be able to find ground flaxseed?
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[QUOTE=big_russ;439917671]Where's the cheapest place I should be able to find ground flaxseed?[/QUOTE]
Any grocery store should have something like these....
[img]http://thisweekfordinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/flax-seed.jpg[/img]
[img]http://familyfreshcooking.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/bobs-redmill-golden-flaxseed.jpg[/img]
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What is the carb count in flax seeds...everywhere ive looked it up on the internet it seems to be really high...