Almond Meal Bread

When I started with a low carb diet, one of the hardest things to give up was bread, so it was imperative to find a good replacement that I could use as toast and to make sandwiches. Almond meal is a great low carb flour (and delicious!) that can be used to make loafs at home, which can be cut into slices and used in all kinds of ways.


Ingredients:
2 Cups Almond Meal
5 Egg whites (5 whole eggs optional) at room temperature
4 oz Farmer Cheese (½ package)
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Baking Soda

Method:
Preheat oven at 350 F


With an electric mixer, beat egg whites to firm peaks or whole eggs until they are very foamy and light in color.


Mix in Farmer Cheese.


Add almond meal and mix it with a spatula. Add baking powder and baking soda.




If the mixture appears too dry and the almond meal is not mixing entirely, add a small amount of water until everything is well mixed.

Spray a medium size loaf pan with baking spray and pour batter in to it. 

Bake for 30 minutes or until done (use a toothpick to check - once it comes out dry, the bread will be done).


Remove from oven and let cool.


Once cool, invert pan and pat bottom until bread comes out.



Keep in mind that unlike wheat, the bread made with almond meal will not rise as much, so the key in making slices is how you cut it.



I cut the loaf in half and then make horizontal slices.












The bread itself will be somewhat brittle so if making sandwiches, I would recommend toasting the slices first to get them a bit more firm.




I typically use only egg whites for the benefit of lower cholesterol, lower fat and lower calories. The recipe, however, can be made with whole eggs, though I can't distinguish much of a difference other that yielding a darker colored bread.

There is no need to add salt to the recipe as almond meal is naturally salty and farmer cheese also contains salt.

These slices make great toast for breakfast, or my as my husband and I do, can be used to make simple and delicious sandwiches (turkey, avocado, lettuce and tomato pictured below).