I'm afraid I'm not a big fan of baking (too lazy!), there are plenty of people in the Paleo/Primal/Keto communities who manage to create amazing baked goods that do a good job of mimicking grain based comfort foods but to me it always seems too much hassle. One of the reasons I love with the ancestral eating template is the simplicity of eating meat and plants, i.e. grill up a steak, fry an egg, chuck together a salad, etc. However my lovely cave wife is an awesome baker and follows a Ketogenic diet so, providing I beat the kids to the plate, I am lucky enough to get access a regular selection of paleo/primal/keto snacks!
This recipe is one of her staples, its a great base for many dough related recipes (think burger buns, pizza bases, etc), its very low carb, pretty simple to throw together, and most importantly tastes amazing. It's heavily cheese based so if you're not doing dairy then I'm afraid it wont be for you, but if you do include dairy in your diet then I would recommend this one.
The Recipe
Ingredients
250g of grated Mozzarella
125g of cream cheese
1 tsp of baking powder
1 egg
65g of almond flour (approx)
Method
2. Remove from the microwave, add the baking powder, and mix together.
3. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. The egg doesn't mix well initially but persevere and it will combine.
4. Add the almond flour a bit at a time and continue to mix, keep adding almond flour until the mixture is no longer sticky. The quantity of almond flour is approximate, you just need to add enough to stop the mixture being sticky.
5. Divide the mixture out onto a non stick baking tray. For this batch we were making small muffins but if you wanted a pizza base just spread out the mixture in a larger quantity.
6. Bake at 160 deg for 30-45 minutes (time will depend on size of produce.
7. Enjoy! Little cakes like this are perfect reheated in the microwave with a lump of butter on top, alternatively stick a burger between a couple and you have the perfect low carb burger.
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