| Blanched Almond Flour | 200 gr | 2 cups |
Can almond flour be bad for you? Almonds contain phytic acid, which may impair your zinc, iron, and calcium absorption. However, almond flour contains a lot less phytic acid than most flours, including wheat flour. The process of blanching almond flour gets rid of most of the phytic acid. In general, almond flour is good for you!
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| Ground Flaxseed | 30 gr | 1/4 cup |
Use home-ground flax seeds, the finer the meal, the better bread will hold together. Note, flaxseed become rancid quickly and become bitter, taste the seeds before grinding, they should have a mellow, nutty flavor and aroma. The recipe will work with golden flax seeds too, the bread will turn lighter.
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| Large Eggs, room temperature | 2 | 2 |
| Large Egg Whites, room temperature | 3 | 3 |
| Vegetable Oil | 50 gr | 1/3 cup |
You can use any mild-flavored oil, such as coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil, or avocado oil, will do.
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| Baking Soda | 3 gr | 1/2 teaspoon |
After you mix baking soda (base) with apple cider vinegar(acid), you get a chemical reaction and a product of this is carbon dioxide, producing a lift in your baked goods. The reaction starts as soon as the base and the acid are mixed. So get the bread in the oven immediately after you mix the two, before the reaction tapers off.
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| Baking Powder | 6 gr | 1 teaspoon |
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| Apple Cider Vinegar or Lemon Juice | 15 ml | 1 tbsp |
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| Maple Syrup (or honey), optional | 15 ml | 1 tbsp |
| Salt | 3 gr | 1/2 tsp |