Grain-Free Rosemary Bread

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Preparation time: 2 hours total—30 minutes to prepare, 1½ hours to cook

Servings: Makes 2 generous-sized loaves

This is a very flexible, fast, and easy bread recipe with wonderful results! If going grain-free has made you miss bread, you now have a great substitute.

You can do a lot with this basic bread recipe: You could remove all the herbs and spices (rosemary, thyme, fennel powder, and pepper) and have a plain bread for sandwiches. Or you could make it sweet with cinnamon, cardamom, and a little more honey. Once you have experience baking this bread, let your creativity flow and create the tastes you love!

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups coconut flour

¾ cup almond flour

½ cup flax meal

¼ cup coconut oil

2 Tbsp. honey

2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

6 eggs

1 Tbsp. rosemary

1½ tsp. thyme

1 tsp. fennel powder

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. sea salt

½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS :

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Grind up the dried rosemary leaves. Add all dry ingredients–including herbs, fennel powder, salt, and pepper–into a food processor with the S-blade and process until fully mixed. If you don’t have a food processor, you can put all dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well with a spoon.

Now add wet ingredients–coconut oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, and eggs–to the dry ingredients and mix well. If you want, you can taste the batter and see what you think, as the baked bread will have a very similar taste. If you’re an experienced cook or baker, you may want to tweak the herbs, salt, or pepper to your taste.

Put into a bread-loaf pan and bake for 15–30 minutes, making sure to check it at 15 minutes. As soon as you start to smell that baked-bread smell, it’s time to check–so open the oven and see if the bread is starting to look browned on the top and edges. This bread can get quite brown before burning, but if you want a more moist loaf, you’ll want to take it out when it’s just starting to get golden brown or you see a little brown on the edges. Insert a clean knife in the middle and see if it comes out clean. If so, it’s ready. You can also gently touch the top of the bread to see if it’s firm with a little bounce. That is another indicator that your bread is done. Don’t be afraid to make a cut in the bread and take a peek if this is your first time baking and you want to see if it’s done! You can always pop it back in the oven if it needs a few more minutes.

Serving suggestions: Serve with raw butter, coconut oil, or your favorite all-fruit spread!