Carrot Bread

Ingredients

70g or 1/3 cup olive oil  

3 tablespoons almond butter

2 eggs

100g or 1 cup almond flour (or grind whole almonds in a coffee grinder!)

40g or ¼ cup buckwheat flour

1 teaspoon coconut flour

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda  

½ teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon

50g or 1 cup grated carrots

65g or 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method

1.    Heat oven to 160c (fan oven).

2.    Grease a 2lb loaf tin with olive oil or use loaf tin liners.

3.    Mix together the olive oil and almond butter in a bowl.

4.    Add the eggs one at a time.

5.    In another bowl, whisk together the flours, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and cinnamon.

6.    Add the flour mixture to the wet and mix.

7.    Add the carrots and walnuts and stir them in gently.

8.     Pour into loaf tin and bake until cooked through, about 40-50 minutes. A knife or wooden skewer should come out clean when inserted into the centre of the bread.

9.     Serve when cooled with a dollop of yogurt (dairy or plant-based) if desired.