I always wonder if there is anyone in this world not loving bread. Is there? I absolutely love bread, although I only like very good bread, which luckily is hard to find these days. Otherwise, I’m not at all tempted by the usual bread you find in stores and many restaurants. In my book – The Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook – I have quite a few lectin-free bread recipes, and from your feedback so far they are quite successful.
But I felt it was time for something new. Something easy to put together, to suit as many lifestyles as possible, to be tasty and have a satisfying texture. And that’s how these flavorful, simple everyday little bread were born.
Not only this is a great lectin-free bread replacement, but they are also egg- and dairy-free. I affectionately call these “lectin-free little bread”.
A bread that can be used in a variety of ways
This dough is made with a mix of lectin-free flours and sweet potato, and quite versatile. You can try to use the dough to make your own creations. Maybe give it different shapes and sizes, or even work the basics of this dough to create flatbreads and pizza crust.
But I really loved this size and shape because they cook and reheat fast. They are easy to store and are great for a breakfast open sandwich, a burger base, or a mini pizza. The crust is crunchy and the middle is soft. And they are oh, so tasty, you can just eat them as they are. My dad said this lectin-free bread tastes like meatballs (quite the compliment!).
I love to eat this little bread as it is because is super tasty, but bruschetta for brunch is one of my favorite ways to serve it. I peel and deseed a small tomato (only when in season), cube it and mix with extra virgin olive oil, dry oregano and a mix of olives and top with fresh basil. You can also add garlic but the bread already has garlic in it and that’s enough for me.
You can also try it with a poached or fried egg, olives and pesto, maybe wild-caught smoked salmon. It’s perfect as a base for a chicken salad or tuna salad open sandwich. They also go well with my beef liver pate with fresh herbs recipe.
This quantity I’m using here makes eight little pieces of bread. You can double or triple, cook and freeze them and reheat in the oven or on a griddle just before eating. They can be stored for a couple of days in a glass container, in a cool place, or in the fridge. In my house, at the moment my mom and I are eating them and they don’t last long anyway.
Lectin-free bread: the ingredients
The dry mix
The dry mix for the little bread is made of: flaxmeal, arrowrrot, psyllium husk, cassava flour, tigenut flour, almond flour, baking powder, hemp seeds, Nigella sativa seeds.
The wet mix
The wet blend mix is made of fresh onion and garlic, cooked sweet potato, coconut milk, water and extra virgin olive oil. Spiced with salt, herbs de Provence and dry oregano (fresh herbs can be used too).
How to make your baking powder
A quick note about baking powder. If you can’t find a clean one, without corn starch or aluminum, you can make your own by mixing cream of tartar with baking soda.
For one teaspoon of baking powder required in a recipe, mix 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar with 1/4 tsp baking soda. If you make a larger batch mix 2 parts cream of tartar, 1 part baking soda and 1 part arrowroot powder, mix well and store in a glass, airtight container in your pantry.
I usually make it fresh each time I bake so no need for arrowroot, which helps with the moisture of the mix (why corn starch is used in commercial versions).
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The sweet potato
As per the sweet potato, the simplest way for me to cook it is in the skin, in the oven, at 375F for as long as it needs to get soft, depending on the size of the potato. 160 grams of cooked sweet potato is usually the flesh of one big sweet potato.
You can totally use canned, but the canned ones are usually more watery, so you might need to adjust to more flour or less liquid. Either way is easy to fix if the dough is too wet or too dry.
Get creative
You can roll the dough thinner or use a tortilla press to make delicious flatbreads. It will be a great dough for mini pizzas, the same thickness or thinner. Cook them halfway or slightly undercook them, add toppings and continue to cook until everything is ready. You can certainly get creative with this dough but you might need to add more flour for different results.
More lectin-free bread recipes
For more delicious lectin-free bread recipes, check out this delicious Pao de Beijo or Luana’s Brazilian Sun Kissed Bread, or the Easy Cassava Flour Tortillas, both vegan and with minimal ingredients. For a more festive, slightly sweet bread, you might like my Lectin-Free Mini Irish Soda Bread.
This recipe is part of The Ultimate Lectin-Free Breakfast Guide, Recipe Round-Up, check it out for more tasty and satisfying lectin-free breakfast ideas.
These are two of my favorite lectin-free bread recipes in my book – The Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook. They are both vegans.
- Wholesome Rosemary Bread Rolls, page 46
- Teff Hazelnut Banana Bread, page 60
Enjoy!
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Easy to make lectin-free, gluten-free and sugar-free everyday little bread. Preheat oven to 400F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Prepare another parchment baking sheet and a rolling pin. Combine all the dry ingredients in a big mixing bowl. Add all the blender ingredients to a blender and combine until all creamy and smooth. Add the blender ingredients to the dry mix bowl and combine with a spatula, then with your hands until you form a nice ball of dough. If you feel like the dough is too wet, you can sprinkle more cassava flour and knead. If too dry, wet your hands and knead until the dough gets more hydrated. Split the dough in 8 equal balls and flatten them with your hands or with the help of a rolling pin. From my experience, there is no need for a top sheet of parchment paper, but just in case you feel it sticks to the rolling pin you can do that. You can choose your thickness, but I like mine about 1/4 inch. Transfer the little breads on the baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes, or until they are baked to your liking. I like when the crust gets a little hard. There is nothing in the dough (like eggs) that needs to cook in order to be safe to eat, so you can vary the timing to suit your purpose. If your plan is to freeze them for later use, I would bake them a little less, and when you reheat them you can cook them soft or with a harder crust. They'll stay fresh for a couple of days in the fridge, in an air-tight container and they freeze well, separated with parchment paper. Take out before serving and warm in the heated oven for about 10 minutes (straight from the freezer). You can use these as mini pizzas, so you can slightly undercook them, add the toppings and continue to cook for 10 more minutes with toppings. You can roll them thinner if you prefer or even use a tortilla press to make flatbreads on a griddle (you might need to add more flour for more crispiness). Everyday Lectin-Free Bread
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Jeri
December 16, 2020 at 8:27 pmClaudia, I made these today too (I love your recipes!) and they’re great. I love the moth-feel. I let the dough “rest” for about 5 minutes before shaping into square bread slice shapes because my dough seemed a tiny bit too wet. I’ve found with non-wheat flours sometimes it just takes a few minutes for the liquid to be absorbed. I spread a couple warm-from-the-oven slices with an organic herbed goat cheese and I am having them with homemade chicken soup made in the IP. It’s pouring rain here on the west coast of British Columbia (Canada) tonight, so comfort food seemed just the ticket. Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration you regularly provide – that lectin-free food can be delicious and good for us at the same time. Merry Christmas!
Claudia
December 17, 2020 at 3:54 amHi Jeri, thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing with us your experience. I just one of them for breakfast. So happy my food provides you with some comfort and joy, I couldn’t ask for more. I love your idea of shaping them in bread slices, I’ll try that next time. You are right about flours, they tend to get a little drier if they sit a little bit. You can always have the option of adding more dry ingredients if you feel is too wet. This recipe is very forgiving. Merry Christmas <3
Jeri
December 17, 2020 at 11:19 amOops! Sorry for the typo in my comment above. I meant to type “mouth-feel” not “moth-feel”. The Little Breads are really yummy. PROOF = My husband, who still eats regular bread, devoured a number of slices with his soup last night, so I’ll be making another batch of these for myself very soon. 🙂
Claudia
December 17, 2020 at 12:25 pmHi Jeri, no worries, I am fluent in typos :). I know, everyone in my family who eats all breads love these. Enjoy, so happy you loved them. xx
Christina
June 6, 2022 at 6:15 pmHi Claudia, I love your recipes and usually don’t need modifications but I am allergic to Coconut Milk :(… wondering (hoping) there might be an alternative for this (apple sauce) ??? Thanks so much! Keep the amazing recipes coming …
Claudia
June 7, 2022 at 3:16 amHi Christina, you can replace coconut milk with any plant milk or even with goat milk if you eat dairy. xx
Christine Brigham
November 29, 2022 at 6:18 pmHow can this bread be lectin free ? It contains 4 different types of seeds and seeds have lectins.
Claudia
November 30, 2022 at 3:38 amHi Christine, I have very good news for you. Hemp seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, nigella sativa (or black cumin) seeds, are lectin-free. If you want to learn more about lectins, please check some of my articles (I have a printable PDF shopping list) or read The Plant Paradox, The Energy Paradox, The Longevity Paradox or/and Unlocking the Keto Code by Dr. Steven Gundry. Also, the Gundry websites have YES and NO printable lists and many articles about what is and what is not lectin-free. I hope this helps.
Claudia
November 30, 2022 at 3:45 amOh, and I forgot to add basil seeds, they are lectin-free, have great nutritional value, and behave like chia seeds when mixed with liquid, so they are a great replacement for chia seeds.