Poppy Seed Lemon Bread

There is something special about a good old poppy seed lemon bread. It has such a delicate taste, doesn’t it? And to make it even better, poppy seeds have amazing health benefits, such as they help to improve digestive health, they are a good source of dietary fibre, minerals, b vitamins, to name just a few. You can look at my crepe recipe if you want to read about the benefits of buckwheat.

This bread is a healthy gluten free treat. Give it a try, you will not regret it.

Dry ingredients

1 cup almond flour
11/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
3 tbsp poppy seeds
2 tbsp hemp hearts

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

Wet Ingredients

1 cup and 2 tbsp of hemp milk (or almond milk)
¼ cup avocado oil
2 eggs
4 tbsp lemon juice
½ cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Mix all wet ingredients in a bowl or measuring cup and add to the dry ingredients
Gently mix until combined
Pour the mix into a bread pan
Set your oven at 350F and bake the bread for 45 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted in the middle of the bread and come out clean
Then remove the pan and place it on a rack
Brush the topping on top and along the sides of the cake while the bread is still warm and the let it cool

Enjoy!

This bread can be frozen if needed.

Topping

2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp maple syrup

References

11 Amazing Health Benefits of Poppy Seeds

https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-poppy-seeds-5632.html

Poppy Seed Lemon Bread

October 17, 2018