This is a great bread for those who are looking for something gluten free and lower in carbohydrates at the same time. Coconut oil, and coconut products in general, are fantastic for anyone who is looking to lose weight and improve their health. Coconut oil not only increases your metabolism, but it helps keep you feeling full so that you eat less and is an antifungal to boot. What I love about this bread:
- It’s super fast to make – very few ingredients and there is no soaking involved because there are no grains.
- It contains no gluten or casein.
- Because it is high in protein and healthy fats, it is really filling. I could eat two small slices of this for breakfast topped with butter or nut butter along with a cup of tea and be completely satisfied.
This is not, however, anything like regular old wheat bread. It makes a very short loaf (about 1 – 1 1/2 inches tall) and is very dense. I have yet to try it as sandwich bread because I find it is more of a sweet bread, even without any sweetener.
Coconut Flour Bread
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or butter
- 1-2 tablespoons honey (optional, I usually leave it out)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
Directions
- Mix all ingredients together and pour into a small buttered loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
- Turn the loaf out and cool completely on a rack before serving. That’s it! Enjoy.
If you are looking to make a healthier bread without the use of coconut flour you could try using sprouted grain flour. You do not have to soak it as you would non-sprouted grain flour, so it comes together almost as easy as this coconut bread.
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Where do you find coconut flour?
This sounds really interesting, I’ve never even seen coconut flour before so I’m going to have to keep my eyes open for it!
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Ooh, I am going to link to this post! Just made some banana bread muffins with coconut flour. Isn’t it great stuff? Your loaf looks scrumptious! Love the new site.
Hi – I just made this. It’s interesting for sure! I’m still getting used to coconut flour and just ordered the cooking with coconut flour book. My loaf cuts about 12 slices. I really like the nutritional stats on this with it being high in protein and fairly low calorie. I’m going to write about it on my blog, I’ll link back here for the recipe.
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I just made my first coconut flour bread and it tastes delicious! The texture is nice. It’s almost addictive!
I’m trying to lower my intakes of GF grains (unless properly prepared) and increase proteins.
I’m made SCD almond flour breads before, which I like too: they taste good but I find that they are denser (though they require less eggs) than the coconut bread.
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What brand of coconut flour do you use? Does Bob’s Red Mill work?
Also, do you think you could make the rise/leaven the bread more by whipping the egg whites separately and then adding them or adding baking soda or baking powder? Any thoughts are appreciated!
I just wanted to report I made the bread tonight & had a wee bit & it seems to be good!
I made the coconut flour, cranberry muffins & I found that the flavor improved after the bread sat for a day or so. So I am anticipating the same thing happening here.
This looks great. I’ve been experimenting w/coconut flour for a magazine article I’m working on. I’ve never had so many baking challenges. Coconut flour is so high in fiber and so absorbent that it radically changes the liquid to dry ratios in recipes….. also needs a lot of eggs for loft. I love it when I finally get it right.
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you’re kidding me? it’s that simple to make coconut bread?
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Bob’s Red mill carries coconut flour. You can order it from their website or maybe your local grocery carries it. You may also be able to find coconut flour at a natural food grocery/whole foods. Happy baking