Raisin Bread (Dairy Free, Nut Free and Grain Free) Paleo
I found out my 7 yo has been trading his food for treats at school. I couldn’t work out why his behaviour seemed off and his skin looked terrible so I asked his friends and could not believe he has been trading his crispy home made bacon for treats! I know the bacon is good (check out the recipehere) and he always asked for extra to ‘share’. I didn’t know whether to be angry or pleased, I was a little bit of both. It made me realise I should make a few more clean treats so he didn’t feel like he was missing out. That’s where this grain free, nut free and dairy free Raisin bread comes in.
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| Raisin Bread (Dairy Free, Nut Free and Grain Free) – Great for school snack packs |
I’m really pleased with how this raisin bread turned out. It’s more cake-y than bread-y but being grain free, nut free and tasting this good, it’s definitely a success when all three kids devour it. I based this recipe off my banana bread recipe (see here) except this contains sweet potato instead of bananas. You could easily slice and freeze this raisin bread and lightly toast it for breakfast in the mornings or store it in a container in the fridge for 3-4 days. This loaf lasts us only 2 days so I just leave it out on the counter.
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| great for breakfast, lightly toasted and slathered with real butter or ghee if you can have it |
RAISIN BREAD (DAIRY FREE, NUT FREE AND GRAIN FREE) PALEO
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Makes 1 loaf
You will need:
- 250gm cooked & peeled sweet potato
- 4 eggs (organic pastured if possible) or 4 flax eggs (see method below)
- 1/2 cup coconut flour (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1/2 cup golden flax meal or almond meal (if nuts allowed, buy on iHerb or Amazon)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup honey (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (I always use ceylon for better taste and health benefits)
- 1/2 tsp bi-carbonate of soda
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (buy on amazon)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (buy on iherb or amazon)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 160c degrees (350f)
- Grease and line a loaf pan with butter and baking paper so the sides over hang the long side a little
- Steam the sweet potato (about 20 minutes depending on how thick the sweet potato is) and allow to cool slightly, peel and place in food processor
- Pulse until even mashed
- Add all the ingredients EXCEPT raisins into the food processor
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| Add all ingredients except raisins to food processor and pulse until mixed evenly |
- Pulse until all ingredients are mixed together evenly
- Add raisins and pulse gently, not completely as you want to keep some raisins whole
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| Add raisins and pulse lightly, not too much as you want to keep some raisins whole |
- Spoon into lined loaf pan and even out the surface
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| Spoon into loaf pan and even out the surface, bake on middle rack for 45-50 minutes |
- Place in middle rack for 50 minutes (you may need another 5-10 minutes depending on the version you have made and your oven)
- The raisin bread is ready when an inserted skewer comes out clean (no wet clumpy bits)
- Allow to cool in loaf pan for 10 minutes
- Gently loosen the short ends of the loaf, then lift the loaf out with the overhanging baking paper
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| Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the loaf pan, then gently loosen the short ends and lift out holding the baking paper |
- Allow to cool slightly on rack before slicing
- Once completely cooled store in air tight container, or slice and freeze
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| Allow to cool before slicing – if you can wait.. |
- Serve lightly toasted with butter, ghee or just on it’s own
- Great for school lunch packs too!
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| Slice and freeze the loaf for a quick wholesome breakfast during the week |
Hope you enjoy!
May xx
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Raisin Bread (Dairy Free, Nut Free and Grain Free) Paleo
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Serves: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 250gm cooked & peeled sweet potato
- 4 eggs (organic pastured if possible) or 4 flax eggs (see method below)
- ½ cup coconut flour (buy on iherb or amazon)
- ½ cup golden flax meal or almond meal (if nuts allowed, buy on iHerb or Amazon)
- ½ cup coconut oil (buy on iherb or amazon)
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ cup honey (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (buy on iherb or amazon)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (I always use ceylon for better taste and health benefits)
- ½ tsp bi-carbonate of soda
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (buy on amazon)
- ½ tsp sea salt (buy on iherb or amazon)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160c degrees (350f)
- Grease and line a loaf pan with butter and baking paper so the sides over hang the long side a little
- Steam the sweet potato (about 20 minutes depending on how thick the sweet potato is) and allow to cool slightly, peel and place in food processor
- Pulse until even mashed
- Add all the ingredients EXCEPT raisins into the food processor
- Pulse until all ingredients are mixed together evenly
- Add raisins and pulse gently, not completely as you want to keep some raisins whole
- Spoon into lined loaf pan and even out the surface
- Place in middle rack for 50 minutes (you may need another 5-10 minutes depending on the version you have made and your oven)
- The raisin bread is ready when an inserted skewer comes out clean (no wet clumpy bits)
- Allow to cool in loaf pan for 10 minutes
- Gently loosen the short ends of the loaf, then lift the loaf out with the overhanging baking paper
- Allow to cool slightly on rack before slicing
- Once completely cooled store in air tight container, or slice and freeze
- Serve lightly toasted with butter, ghee or just on it's own
- Great for school lunch packs too!
