The keto bread
Ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup (1¾ oz.) 80 ml (50 g) ground psyllium husk powder
- 1¼ cups (5 oz.) 300 ml (140 g) almond flour
- 2 tsp 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup 240 ml water
- 2 tsp 2 tsp cider vinegar
- 3 3 egg whiteegg whites
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Bring the water to a boil.
- Add vinegar and egg whites to the dry ingredients and combine well. Add boiling water while beating with a hand mixer for about 30 seconds. Don't over-mix the dough, the consistency should resemble Play-Doh.
- Moisten hands with a little olive oil and shape dough into 6 separate rolls. Place on a greased baking sheet. Top with optional sesame seeds.
- Bake on a lower rack in the oven for 50-60 minutes, depending on the size of your bread rolls. They're done when you hear a hollow sound when tapping the bottom of the bun.
- Serve with toppings of your choice.
Recommended special equipment
Food mixer or an electric hand mixer
How many carbs does the keto bread contain?
The keto bread contains 3 net carbs per bun (a similar bun of regular bread may contain about 20 grams of carbs). This makes it a decent option on a ketogenic diet. Expand the nutrition tab above for the full nutrition facts.
Can I substitute ingredients?
In all baking, and especially in low-carb baking, the ingredients and amounts used are important. The eggs and ground psyllium husk are hard to replace in this recipe.
If you don't like almond flour or if you have an allergy, you can make this recipe with coconut flour instead. Substitute the amount of almond flour for a third as much of coconut flour and double the number of egg whites.
Flavor your bread with your favorite seasoning to make them perfect for whatever you're serving them with. You can use garlic powder, crushed caraway seeds, or homemade bread seasoning.
Why did my keto bread turn purple?
Do your buns end up with a slightly purple color? That can happen with some brands of psyllium husk. Try a different brand.
Is keto bread gluten-free?
The keto bread is 100% gluten-free, just like all of our keto and low carb recipes.
What do you do with the leftover egg yolks?
Béarnaise sauce, of course! Check out our recipe for easy Béarnaise.
Customize your bread!
For a different look and some crunch, sprinkle seeds on the buns before you pop them into the oven – poppy seeds, sesame seeds, or why not some salt flakes and herbs?
This recipe is so versatile and can be used in a number of ways. You can easily turn it into hot dog buns, hamburger buns or garlic bread.
Why has the nutritional information changed?
The nutritional information in this recipe was based on a high-fiber almond flour that we realized was difficult to purchase in some areas of the world. We decided to update it with a more common almond flour that is slightly higher in carbs. That’s why the carb amount in the video does not match the nutritional information in the recipe.
We have also removed the butter from the ingredients list as it was not part of the bread but a topping. This is still a very low carb recipe, and you will most likely eat it with butter or another high fat spread. Therefore, it will still be a keto meal, which is why we've kept the name.
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Thank you!
I like https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search as well as the product label.
I calculate: 2.9 net carbs with seeds assuming the 6 pieces
.25 cups of almond flour: Total carbs = 6, fiber = 3, net = 3
Scaleup: 1.25 cups- 30 f:15 for a net of 15
Recipe says 6 pieces, so the almond flour contributes 2.5 g grams of carbs
http://www.bobsredmill.com/almond-meal-flour.html
Click nutrition
psyllium husk powder: is 8 g, with 8 g of fiber for 0 net carbs
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/now-foods-psyllium-husk-whole-vegetari...
Vinegar lists 0.1 g carb on google
divide by 6 then 0.02 g
Baking powder lists 1.3 g
divide by 6 = 0.22G
Egg whites: 0.2 (google)
divide by 6 = 0.03 g
sesame seeds 1 TBSP 2.1 total, 1.1g fiber for 1 g net
divide by 6 = 0.17 g
I like to form rolls for sub sandwiches....also add different spices and seeds. Gotta have rolls long enough for my sliced pickles. :) I suppose they would work for hotdog buns too. I keep my hands oiled good when forming the rolls
I like https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search as well as the product label.
I calculate: 2.9 net carbs with seeds assuming the 6 pieces
.25 cups of almond flour: Total carbs = 6, fiber = 3, net = 3
Scaleup: 1.25 cups- 30 f:15 for a net of 15
Recipe says 6 pieces, so the almond flour contributes 2.5 g grams of carbs
http://www.bobsredmill.com/almond-meal-flour.html
Click nutrition
psyllium husk powder: is 8 g, with 8 g of fiber for 0 net carbs
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/now-foods-psyllium-husk-whole-vegetari...
Vinegar lists 0.1 g carb on google
divide by 6 then 0.02 g
Baking powder lists 1.3 g
divide by 6 = 0.22G
Egg whites: 0.2 (google)
divide by 6 = 0.03 g
sesame seeds 1 TBSP 2.1 total, 1.1g fiber for 1 g net
divide by 6 = 0.17 g
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Hand me another piece of bread and butter, please! : ))))
It's US sizes, but in this case it really doesn't matter
From Wikipedia:
"The unit of measurement varies by region: a United States tablespoon is approximately 14.7 ml, a United Kingdom tablespoon is exactly 15 ml, and an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml."
I wouldn't eat too many of them, as even the small amount of carbs multiplied over a couple pieces will add up if your goal is the 20 g mark. Luckily, the psyllium has a filling effect.
As for nutritional content, I always try to verify things for myself, as I find much discrepancy or incomplete info on things like loseit, myfitnesspal, calorie king, etc.
Also read the labels of the items you use, if they are packaged... would *really* suck if you have a brand of almond flour where the manufacturer added something to it that changed the carb amounts.
Hope your bread turns out great.
Bread is so hard to give up. My husband and I have been on this diet since spring, and we've missed our bread. I've tried others, but they were not good at all.
For those of you having trouble with this, I think the key is to not over mix the dough. Use a fork to lightly mix it. I mixed for 30 sec. I also ended up baking them in a cupcake pan, so I got 8 small buns... Kinda like dinner rolls, so they were cute. I also baked them for 50 mins. They turned out perfect!
Thank you once again, diet Doctor!
- don't assume you need all the water. The key is to achieve play dough consistency so add the water a little at a time than all together.
- I used almond meal than superfine flour and it turned out more hollow the first time. Delicious to eat though!
- additives in the almond flour gave it some chemical flavor the second time. I ran out of flour and had to buy what I could get in the store. Either you choose pure almond flour or make it from slivered almonds using the pulse function in your food processor being careful not to pulse too much or you get almond butter.
- I had added some coconut flour to the dough the second time and the bread rose less than the first time but were closer in comparison to the picture in this recipe - more like English muffins.
- mix in the beaten egg whites first into the dry mixture and slowly add the water else the egg whites tend to get cooked and I am not sure how that would turn out.
- I added the vinegar to the water before mixing logically that would allow the vinegar to mix better into the dough.
- I lowered the temperature to 160 C as my oven is smaller. Still took less time to cook than indicated..
Diet Doctor Team: could you please write the recipes to make them more "idiot proof"? It's confusing if the recipe steps are not clear on what is to be done for each ingredient. For eg. Do you beat the egg whites or just use them as is? Which goes first water or egg whites or vinegar?
Hi Fred!
Thank you for your feedback! We always try to make our recipes as easy as possible but we will work even harder to make them "fool proof". You're comment is great for trouble shooting and we really appreciate you helping us out.
All the best!
Next time I will try to add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda to have it rising even more.
Hi Martha!
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I made some last night & it tasted awesome...
250g Almond Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Power
2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
2 Eggs
Mix together in Microwave proof bowl, then 2 minutes in Microwave... the leave to cool...
5 minutes from start too finish... you can even toast if you want...
I made some last night & it tasted awesome...
250g Almond Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Power
2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
2 Eggs
Mix together in Microwave proof bowl (preferably the shape you want the Bread), then 2 minutes in Microwave... then leave to cool...
5 minutes from start too finish... you can even toast if you want...
Thanks
So off they went into the oven, but they wouldn't rise as I expected, in fact they didn't rise at all. But that was just it, after an hour in the oven they were absolutely perfect! We have two (as far as I know) low-carb-bakeries here in Vienna, but they use gluten or soy flour and their buns and breads don't taste as good as those I made today.
Thanks a lot for the recipe :-)
I made this just now - August 4th 2016.
I didn't want to waste too many ingredients if it turned out to be inedible so halved the ingredients.
Greased a microwave safe dish. Mixed the ingredients together with a fork. Then a little more with my hands. Placed it in the greased dish.
Cooked it in the microwave on the 'fresh pasta' cook button for 3 minutes.
It didn't brown, of course, but had an OK texture. Rose a bit.
I sliced it, toasted and buttered it, then layered sliced red onion, feta cheese and avocado on it with pepper and salt.
It was fantastic! I can't wait for brekkie tomorrow to have some more. Tomato would be a nice addition. Thanks Paul. So quick and easy! Really worth a try, people.
NB. Especially about maybe not needing all the water.
So I put the egg whites straight into the bowl of dry ingredients, added the vinegar, and stirred with a whisk for about 30 seconds .
It was obvious that I already had the play dough consistency without adding the water.
So I didn't! NO WATER WAS ADDED. AT ALL. NOT EVER.
I formed 3 flat patties, palm size, and 3 small balls / buns, added either sea salt on top or sesame seeds and put them onto a greased rack and into my portable round glass oven which I use for all my cooking. 175 degrees as the recipe says BUT after 15 minutes the patty shapes were cooked. Yes, that's fifteen minutes!
They hadn't risen, but undeterred I sliced one in half straight away, slathered it in butter, and added sliced red onion, tomato, feta, avocado, salt and pepper. Yum.
The buns took a little longer. Maybe 18-20 minutes.
I appreciated the advice about tapping with a spoon to hear the hollow 'cooked' sound.
The results are great. I prefer the patty shape as the buns are really tiny.
I was so glad I hadn't added the water like another writer did!
A very good bread substitute- something to put your favorite topping on. And so easy to make!
No whipping of the egg whites, just into the mix.
Next time, as today, I will have the water on hand to add only if needed.
If you don't find it at your local grocery shops then you can order it from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Psyllium-Powder-24-Ounce/dp/B002RWUNYM
Greetings from Israel ! :)
Nice recipe!
When you use coconut flour instead of almond flour, you need to use way less. I googled it , so you can find that also. May come in handy in the future.
Dry ingredients:
Coconut flour. 120 grams
Psyllium. 5 Tablespoons
Baking powder 2 teaspoons
Salt. 1 teaspoon
Optional: italian herbs (dry) 2 teaspoons.
Wet ingredients:
Eggwhites. 3
Vinager. 1,5 tablespoon
Butter/coconutoil 1 tablespoon
Boiling water. 250 ml
I found it to be important to sift the coconut flour. It really is worth the extra effort.
With this recipe also be careful with the boiling water. Don't dump it all in. Give it time to soak it all up. When too dry, add a little bit more. (This last part took some experimenting)
Good Luck!
I don't know the amounts, but I'm confident you can find it if you ask our good friend Google.
In the old days I used applesauce, but that's a bit of a no no nowadays ?
https://leishamulvey.wordpress.com/2016/08/21/broccoli-bread
Hi Pat!
We haven't tried a substitute for the egg whites but some people use chia or flax seeds, I would also have to recommend Google to find out quantities. Good luck!