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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Bread, Snack Keto garlic bread
This delicious keto bread can be served as an appetizer, a snack or as a side dish. It's crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and has a lovely flavor thanks to the garlic butter. Only 1 gram of carbs per piece.
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Ingredients
Bread
- 1ยผ cups (5 oz.) 300 ml (140 g) almond flour
- 5 tbsp 5 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 2 tsp 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup 240 ml water
- 2 tsp 2 tsp cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 3 3 egg whiteegg whites
Garlic butter
- 4 oz. 110 g butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- ยฝ tsp ยฝ tsp salt
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the dry ingredients for the bread, in a medium-sized bowl.
- Bring the water to a boil and remove from heat. Add the hot water, vinegar and egg whites to the dry ingredients, while whisking with a hand mixer for about 30 seconds. Don't overmix the dough (the consistency should resemble Play-Doh).
- Moisten hands and form the dough into 10 pieces, and then roll into hot dog buns. Place on the baking sheet, leaving space between them, as they will double in size.
- Bake on lower rack for 40-50 minutes, remove from oven, and set aside to cool (they are done when you tap on the bottom of the bun, and hear a hollow sound). While the bread is baking, prepare the garlic butter.
- Mix all of the garlic butter ingredients together in a small bowl. Cover, and refrigerate.
- Remove the garlic butter from the fridge. Using a serrated knife, cut the cooled buns in half, and then spread the garlic butter on each half.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425ยฐF (225ยฐC). Bake the garlic bread on the middle rack for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Recommended special equipment
Food mixer or an electric hand mixer
Why is my bread a purple color?
Did your bread end up with a slightly purple color? That can happen with some brands of psyllium husk. The taste won't change, but if you don't like the look you can try with another brand.
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They should store well in the refrigerator for several days.
This is a common issue depending on the brand of psyllium husk powder you use. Please see the Troubleshooting section above for tips on brand selection.
Thank you for your suggestion. Our recipe team has taken this through the Test Kitchen and adjusted the amount of vinegar based on what's produced the most consistent results.
Great ideas!
I'm sorry that this ended up burnt! If you have a convection oven, it may be necessary to lower the temperature as well as shorten the baking time.
You may try cooking them just a little bit longer. You can also prepare them in advance as they may finish cooking and setting up as they cool. You can slice and toast them before serving if you like.
You might try making the breadsticks a bit smaller before putting them in the oven for a more thorough cook if the end result has been sticky. These won't rise much because there is no yeast or gluten (which makes bread airy), only baking powder.
Ground chia seeds or xanthan gum could be used. You can find more info here regarding ratios! https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/guides/psyllium-husk#psyllium-sub...
Hi, Kate! These should store well in the refrigerator for several days, but you can also freeze them. To reheat, I would thaw and then toast in the oven.
Hi, Sarah! I believe you can use whole eggs, however it may affect the texture and density of the bread.
It may be possible that the dough was overmixed? I would also check the freshness of your baking powder.
Is there a suitable replacement for egg whites in this recipe as I am a lacto vegetarian and do not consume eggs?
Is there an egg alternative for keto breads in general?
Our recipe team's suggestion would be to find a different recipe due to the unique qualities eggs bring to baked goods that are developed with them in mind.
Here are some recipes without eggs:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/mediterranean-keto-flatbread
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-seed-crackers
This one could work without since itโs only one egg. Add a bit more mozzarella and cream cheese instead:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-bagels
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So easy to make and delicious!