We have been trying out sweet things among the choices widely available on other sites, forums, blogs and one which has gone down a treat at home with little man and big man is our adaptation to a Warm Apple Pie Bread.
What do you need?
For the Bread:
2.5 cups almond flour (I used ground almond and hand sieved it to remove the nutty kernels)
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 apples (I have been using one granny smith and one gala red)
⅓ cup coconut milk, full fat (tinned coconut milk by the way, not the carton milk which isn't suitable for cooking)
4 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
6 tablespoons raw honey (I don't always have raw honey so ordinary honey will do if you are not fully paleo)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (I may add another drop or two)
⅓ raisins
For the topping:
¼ cup almond flour
1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
dash of ground cinnamon
2 separate mixing bowls and a 2lb loaf tin.
What you need to do:
Apple Pie Bread:
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Grease the bottom and sides of a 2lb loaf tin with coconut oil, and line it with grease proof paper.
Sieve the almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in to a bowl and lightly mix it.
In the second bowl, whisk the coconut milk, coconut oil, honey, eggs, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract together.
Using a spatula, add the dry mixture to the wet, just until it comes together. Do not over mix.
Add the raisins to the mix.
Use a peeler to thinly slice the apples (other recipes leave them in chunks but by doing this it melts in to the bread as it bakes), now gently fold these in to the batter.
Pour batter into the loaf tin.
Now you are ready to make the crumby topping.
Using your hands, imply mix the almond flour, coconut oil and the dash of cinnamon (1/8 of a teaspoon should suffice, no more as it will take over the flavour) and sprinkle it over the top of the batter.
Here's the tricky part.... (for me, timing isn't my best attribute)
Bake for 30 minutes, then cover bread with tin foil and bake until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, what I tend to do here is turn the oven down a little (perhaps to 170) for another 30 mins.
Total baking time should be approximately 50-60 minutes depending on your oven (fan assisted or not).
Set pan on a wire rack to cool.
Hat-tip to : http://livinghealthywithchocolate.com/desserts/warm-caramel-apple-pie-bread-paleo-gluten-free-5200/
for the original recipe with caramel, and walnuts.
