Keto Protein Bread-Experimenting

Well guys, it's been another long day of bread-making/destroying my entire kitchen to the point of no return (if you missed this, I also did a similar experiment last year).

But even if my recipes don't turn out exactly how I want them to, I just use it as reference for next time, think of what I can change and go from there!

Anyways, I baked 2 different breads in 4 small loaf pans (would have been 3 knowing me if I didn't run out of ingredients! lol)

I did one with coconut flour and greek yogurt and another that was made with a few more egg whites and mainly almond flour.

The result?

Well, I mean they look like bread!

They act like bread, you can slice it and toast it. But they did come out denser then I would have liked (as I was kind of expecting).

On one hand, the coconut flour one had great flavour. I actually just kept picking at the inside of it. But because of the moisture content(likely from too much greek yogurt) it was not fully cooked through even after 50min in the oven, yet the outside was getting QUITE tough and brown. So I decided to call it quits. This one was a slighttt fail. But..

Honestly the almond flour based one I think is fine for eating if you don't mind it being dense! I am definitely going to be using it for breakfast the next few days.

I am going to work on improving the almond flour-based recipe and lighting it up over the course of the next month so look out for a future post.

For now, here are the 2 recipes I used if you feel like trying one or tinkering with it a bit to get a better result (PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU END UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER!)

Recipe #1

High Protein Keto Bread Attempt #1 (Almond Flour-Based):

-1 tsp dry active yeast

-1/4 cup warm water

-1/4 cup(60g) egg whites, whipped until peaks can almost be formed (use a beater or coffee frother)

-1 1/2 tsp sugar (will be eaten by yeast)

-1 tbsp splenda

-1/2 tsp salt

-1 cup(112g) almond flour + 5 tbsp(35g)

-2 scoops(56g) Quest All Purpose Protein Powder

-1/4 cup(26g) ground flax

-1 1/2 tbsp(13g) vital wheat gluten

-1 tbsp psyllium husk

-1/2 tbsp butter for brushing (optional)

-Prayers

Recipe #2

Keto High Protein Bread Attempt #2 (Coconut-Flour Based)

-1 1/4 tsp dry active yeast

-1/2 cup warm water

-2 tbsp egg whites whipped (use a beater or frother)

-3/4 cup slightly warmed /room temp greek yogurt (2%)

-1 tsp apple cider vinegar

-1 1/2 tsp sugar

-1 tbsp splenda

-1 tsp salt

-1 cup almond flour + 2 tbsp (126g)

-1/2 (15g) scoop Quest All Purpose Protein Powder

-1/2 cup(56g) coconut flour

-1/4 cup(26g) ground flax

-1 1/2 tbsp(13g) vital wheat gluten

-1 tbsp psyllium husk

-more prayers

Directions for both recipes:

Add your yeast and sugar to the warm water in a measuring cup.
Add all of your dry ingredients to a large bowl.
When your yeast is bubbly/frothy (2-3min) add it to the rest of the dry ingredients.
At this time, also add your whipped egg whites (and greek yogurt + apple cider vinegar if making recipe #2)
Add an additional tbsp or two of almond flour if needed (recipe #1), Add an additional tbsp or two of water if needed (recipe #2).
Knead the dough for 3-5min.
Place it in a greased bowl, cover with saran wrap and place in previously warmed oven or microwave for 50min.
Remove from the bowl, lightly punch down, separate into two chunks, form each into a rectangular shape and place in a small greased or silicone bread pan. (Alternatively you can make it into a sphere and bake it free-form or in a ramekin).
Let the dough rise for another 35-45min.
Pre-heat your oven to 375* for recipe #1, 350* for recipe #2.
Bake recipe #1 for 30-35min or recipe #2 for an hour or until the center is cooked through.
Remove from oven, turn out of the pan and let cool on a wire rack.
Slice in half, toast, eat immediately etc. UP TO YOU!