Superfood Breakfast Loaf
Ingredients
- 11/4 cup @bobsredmill Almond flour
- 3/4 cup @bobsredmill spelt flour or all purpose flour or gluten free flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup yogurt, plant based or regular
- 1 lb pumpkin peeled diced, roasted and puréed
- 2 medium carrots grated
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- toppings: zest from 1/2 lemon or orange, 1 cup pomegranate arils, 1/2 cup walnuts,1 cup plant-based greek yogurt or plant-based ricotta, 1- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375° F
Line a 4* 8 inch loaf pan with baking paper and grease it
Combine olive oil and maple syrup. In a separate bowl mix yogurt with baking soda, it will double in size and puff up. Add the pumpkin purée, grated carrots, whipped eggs to the olive oil mixture, mix well. Add the yogurt to the mixture
Mix the flours, spices, chia seeds and baking powder. Fold the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture. Don’t over do the mixing, we need it just combined
Pour the batter into loaf pan. Arrange the walnuts on the top. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. a skewer should come clean
Once done cool the cake. Top the cake with yogurt, pomegranate arils and lemon zest. Enjoy