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Tania’s Almond and Chia Bread

June 28, 2013 · 65 Comments

 

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I  had Tania Hubbard’s gluten-free bread recipe on my to-do list for absolutely ages. I am kicking myself that I didn’t make it earlier. Tania is the recipe genius behind Gluten Free Grain Free Co and an expert in gluten-free cooking!

This bread is really quick and easy to make in the thermomix and it tastes amazing. The texture is great and it holds together well, making it perfect for sandwiches. It’s just as nice fresh as it toasted and it’s full of flavour. This recipe is going to become our daily bread.

Even the kids liked this one. The Natural New Age Dad says it is the best bread he has tasted in ages. High praise indeed!

Tania has kindly let me share the recipe with you. I have thermomified it and doubled the recipe to make a good-sized family loaf. If you don’t have a thermomix, please refer to Tania’s recipe.

 

Tania’s Almond and Chia Bread

Vital Stats: gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, dairy-free, soy-free

Okay, so this is what you need: 

2 cups organic almonds

4 tablespoons organic chia seeds

3 tablespoons of filtered water

1 1/2 cups arrowroot or tapioca flour

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

2 pinches of salt (I like to use pink Himalayan salt)

6 organic eggs

4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

 

Okay, so this is how you do it:

Preheat the oven to 175°C. I put my oven onto gentle bake, not fan forced. Line a bread tin with baking paper.

Add the chia seeds to the water, mix well and set aside.

Process the almonds to make almond meal – speed 7 for 10-20 seconds. Be careful as you don’t want to make almond butter! I heard a good tip to freeze your almonds first to get the almond meal fine, so I will try that next time.

With a sifter over the top of the thermomix, add the bicarb and arrowroot and sift in.

 

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Add the salt and mix on speed 5 for about 10-20 seconds so it’s well mixed through.

Add the eggs, the vinegar and the chia. Mix on reverse, speed 5 for 20-30 seconds until well combined.

Pour batter into the tin and whack in the oven.

 

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Bake for 50-60 minutes. Tania says the bread should be “firm to the touch and bounces back when lightly pressed. The top will be golden in colour and firm to the touch.”

Cool on a wire rack. Slice thinly with a bread knife. Enjoy.

Many thanks to Tania for sharing this recipe.

If you haven’t checked out her recipes, get over to her blog or website or Facebook page.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Lisa says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:37 am

    I LOVE this recipe! It’s delicious. Thanks for the thermomix conversion!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:22 pm

      thanks Lisa – thermy makes it cheaper and easier!

      Reply
  2. Rebecca says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:50 am

    This looks so good!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:22 pm

      it is really good!

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  3. Clare says

    June 28, 2013 at 10:00 am

    This is my favourite bread too. Tania is awesome.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      she sure is!!! a GF goddess!!!

      Reply
  4. Annie says

    June 28, 2013 at 10:06 am

    Yum. Always on the lookout for a good GF bread. So far most of my attempts have resulted in something that resembles a house brick! Going to try this today. Thanks.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      yes some of them are quite brick like or cardboardy, but trust me this one is amazing!

      Reply
  5. Sunshine Mumma - Mands says

    June 28, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    Thank you I will be trying this when I need to make my next loaf 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:20 pm

      Let me know how you go Mands x

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      • Sunshine Mumma - Mands says

        July 7, 2013 at 11:34 am

        I have it cooking in the oven now – looking good mmmmm

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      • Sunshine Mumma - Mands says

        July 7, 2013 at 12:57 pm

        Mmmm has turned out really well. I have had a slice of warm bread with butter and raw honey and that was sensational. Now to convince picky coeliac son that he will like it. Thank you for the great conversion of a great recipe

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        • Natural New Age Mum says

          July 7, 2013 at 3:10 pm

          I hope he does!!! 🙂

  6. Rebecca says

    June 28, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    Could you use almond meal instead of grinding/blitzing the almonds?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:17 pm

      definitely!!!

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  7. Kristin says

    June 28, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    I have made this a few times but didn’t think to use the TM…will do next time though.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      so much quicker and cheaper!! xx

      Reply
  8. TANYA FREYLING says

    June 30, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    Fantastic, easy recipe an so delicious. I make without thermomix and turns out perfect, my friend puts capsicum and olives in hers! kids love it, we all do!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:10 pm

      yay!! capsicum and olives??? wow – that is different !! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Alisha says

    July 3, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Looks good and have it on my to-do list as well x

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 4, 2013 at 9:47 am

      let me know what you think 🙂

      Reply
  10. Vikki says

    July 5, 2013 at 10:38 am

    Would love to try this, but it uses so many eggs, that’s $5 worth if using organic 🙁

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 5, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      It makes quite a big loaf Vikki – a family sized one! You can always use free range eggs. I find my GF bread in the supermarket costs me $7 and is tiny!

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  11. jodie says

    July 10, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    wow sooooo yummy and soooo easy!!!!

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  12. Jody says

    July 12, 2013 at 10:32 am

    This recipe sounds great could you
    Soak the almonds and chai seeds the
    night before would it still work ??

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 12, 2013 at 12:08 pm

      I haven’t worked out how to do that and grind them ???

      Reply
  13. Mumma of 4 says

    July 12, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Oh Wow, very impressed! Thanks soooo much for this. Eating it as I type!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 12, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      it’s awesome isn’t !!

      Reply
  14. Mumma of 4 says

    July 12, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Actually, a nut free version would be good so I could pack them for school lunchboxes. Any ideas what could replace the almonds?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 12, 2013 at 8:13 pm

      I am not a confident GF cook yet! No idea sorry 🙂

      Reply
  15. Bianca says

    July 12, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    Apparently (& I have done this for cookies) you can use sunflower seed meal in place of almonds if wanting a nut free flour to bake with.
    I will be sure to try this! Good gluten free breads are a rare find!

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  16. Snicks says

    July 16, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    Hello – keen to try this recipe but having trouble finding arrowroot flour. Have seen the starch, but not the flour. Is it the same thing? Could it be labelled differently? Alternatively, can I substitute with something else?
    Many thanks 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 16, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      Hi Snicks. I buy McKenzies brand from the supermarket in the flour aisle. I am sorry but I am not 100% sure if starch is the same thing as flour, although I do think it is! You could experiment with any other flour (although I would not try coconut flour in those quantities)

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  17. Kirsten McCulloch says

    July 17, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Yum, that looks delicious! I don’t have a thermomix, so thanks for the link to the original. Definitely going to try it.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 17, 2013 at 1:06 pm

      let me know what you think Kirsten 🙂

      Reply
  18. Lynne says

    July 18, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    This recipe was recommended to our co op recently so I am looking forward to trying it out! Thanks so much for converting to the thermie. Bonus! 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 18, 2013 at 10:16 pm

      let me know how you all like it Lynne 🙂

      Reply
  19. Megan says

    July 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    Made this today and it’s fantastic!!! Even my husband and 3yo son loved it. Just have to wait till the fussy 6yo gets home from school to see if it passes that test.

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  20. shannon says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    How long does this last and does it freeze well?
    Thanks!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      freezes beautifully – I slice it first – lasts about five days in the fridge 🙂

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      • shannon says

        August 12, 2013 at 9:36 pm

        Great, thanks! I’m new to the thermomix world and have been hunting for a good gf bread recipe! Can’t wait to try it..

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        • Natural New Age Mum says

          August 12, 2013 at 10:04 pm

          You can also add things to it – I have experimented with seeds and also fruit and cinnamon – we adore it !!

  21. Kathie says

    August 22, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Can you use lemon juice instead of vinegar, as my daughter cannot have fermented products?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 22, 2013 at 5:55 pm

      should be cool 🙂

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  22. Cath says

    November 8, 2013 at 6:43 am

    Hi there,
    I’m keen to try this for sure, looks yummo.
    I was wondering whether you had tried the old ‘replace eggs with a chia and water mix’ before? (after letting it gel of course)…I might give this a go, and if it works will let you know!!!
    I made a banana bread the other day, and had done the banana, sugar and butter before I realised I had zero eggs… I made with chia and it worked beautifully. I’m hoping it’ll be great 🙂

    You do an awesome job on this blog by the way, you’re amazing!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      November 8, 2013 at 9:55 am

      HI Cath! thanks for your kind words – no I haven’t tried that and yes, please report back!

      Reply
  23. Crystal says

    December 11, 2013 at 6:15 am

    I wonder if you could substitute rice flour for the arrowroot flour? Has anyone done this?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 11, 2013 at 9:18 am

      You could try it !

      Reply
  24. Stacie says

    February 15, 2014 at 10:04 am

    Hi there..
    I made this bread today. I’m currently on an elimination diet & was looking for a bread, that doesn’t have grains or dairy. It is very nice bread. I will be sharing the recipe with my aunt who can’t have gluten. Thanks for sharing the recipe xo

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      February 15, 2014 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks for the feedback Stacie – it’s my fave bread – Tania is a genius! 🙂

      Reply
  25. Marj says

    August 21, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    will try this tomorrow as I have been making scones but this sounds so much better

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 22, 2014 at 12:04 pm

      Let me knwo what you think Marj!

      Reply
  26. Abigail says

    March 16, 2015 at 8:17 am

    Can you make this bread without eggs? (i’m a vegan and don’t eat eggs)

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 16, 2015 at 10:35 am

      I am not sure if they egg substitute like chia would hold up in this recipe as it requires so many.

      Reply
  27. Tammy says

    September 27, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Hi just wondering can this bread be stored on the bench or does it need to be kept in the fridge?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      September 27, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      Hi Tammy, I guess it depends where you live. I live in a hot place so I store in the fridge or freezer. As it has no preservatives like regular supermarket bread, you will need to eat it within a few days. x

      Reply
  28. Heidi says

    August 5, 2016 at 4:06 am

    How many cups of almond meal could I replace the almonds with?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 5, 2016 at 7:26 pm

      Hi Heidi! I normally just do two cups of it too!

      Reply
  29. Kerrie Ribergaard says

    July 7, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    Can I use almond flour for this recipe? How much would I use

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 17, 2018 at 5:59 pm

      Hi Kerrie, yes you can, same amount!

      Reply

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