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rochels cashew bread

Rochel’s Cashew Bread

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This Paleo Cashew Bread recipe has only 5 ingredients and can be whipped up in a jiffy! It’s another super easy bread recipe that you’ll fall in love with. Why? Because to make it you simply throw the following into a food processor: cashew butter, eggs, baking soda, salt, and apple cider vinegar. You then mix it up, transfer your batter to a pan, and bake it! Voila, it’s easier to make Paleo Cashew Bread than regular bread.

Paleo Cashew Bread is a fabulous Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) recipe. What is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet? Read below to find out more! This easy bread recipe is also an amazingly delicious Paleo bread for those following the Paleo Diet.

a taste of wellness The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is the diet that saved my life. While I haven’t spoken extensively about it here, I owe Elaine Gottschall a load of thanks for long phone conversations, incredible advice, and her friendship more than a decade ago. The diet that she developed for her daughter did so much to heal both myself and my son (I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1998, and he was diagnosed in 2001). The SCD (one of the first grain-free diets) came to our rescue when nothing else worked! It was truly a miracle.

Thankfully for the newly diagnosed, there are people like Rochel Weiss and Lucy Rosset to keep the traditions of Elaine Gottschall alive –if you are looking for more information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet see Gottschall’s book Breaking the Vicious Cycle.

This amazing grain-free cashew bread recipe is from the book, A Taste of Wellness –it’s an incredible bread that tastes as close to the real thing as any grain-free bread recipe you’ll find out there.

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Rochel's Cashew Bread
Serves:16slices
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, pulse together cashew butter and eggs until very smooth
  2. Pulse in apple cider vinegar
  3. Pulse in baking soda and salt
  4. Transfer batter to a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf dish
  5. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes
  6. Cool for 2 hours
  7. Serve

I’ve added a touch of my original Paleo Bread recipe to Rochel’s recipe above by including apple cider vinegar –I’ve been using it in my breads for nearly a decade in order to create a chemical reaction that helps the bread rise. I also switched the method from a stand mixer (I don’t own one) to a food processor. Finally, I eliminated the oil, as well as the honey from Rochel’s recipe in my constant quest to develop recipes for you that call for as few ingredients as possible. So here you have it, a low-carb, gluten-free bread recipe brought to you by Rochel, and tweaked by me, Elana.

To store this paleo cashew bread, wrap in a paper towel, seal in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

Here are some of my other paleo bread recipes and paleo dessert recipes that use nut butter. If you’re wondering how to make paleo baked goods without almond flour, these recipes are for you!

Comments

  1. Thank you so much for your version of Rochel’s Cashew Bread. I used all of your almond flour recipes for years but then became allergic to nuts. I eventually found that I have no problem with sprouted nuts, so I bought sprouted nuts butters and am making this bread again. Yippee! I have used a variety of sprouted nut butters, not just cashew, and they are all delicious. Thank you so much! With all my allergies, having toast or a sandwich is so soothing – makes me feel “normal”.

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  3. Hi there!

    I can’t tolerate egg yolks. Would this recipe work just using egg whites, do you think…?

    Thanks!

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  4. I do have a question. I’m unfortunately allergic to apples. Could I substitute white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar for the apple cider vinegar? I know substitution questions must be annoying but it’s hard to get answers. I’m hoping you have some experience with other vinegars.
    Thanks so much, your site is so inspirational.

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    • Jennifer, thanks for your comment it’s not annoying at all. I haven’t tried that so not sure if it will work. If you experiment I hope you’ll stop back by and let me know how it goes :-)

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  5. Good morning. My daughter made me some of the “Miracle Pill” macadamia nut bread with the pricy coconut manna. The recipe is nearly identical except for the nuts and the coconut manna. I have a supply of macadamia nuts and wondered if they might be a good substitute? Thanks!

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  6. So, I changed my diet for health reasons about a month ago…and bread is one of the things I reallllly miss. I FINALLY made this bread tonight (I’ve been eyeing it for nearly a week but the ingredients are rather pricey….here’s looking at you “cashew butter”)

    Honestly? Much higher than my expectations. My pan was slightly too large, so the slices are more like half slices, but that’s entirely my fault. It definitely rose just like it was meant to, and with a smaller pan, I know it would come out just like your picture. I just don’t have a smaller pan right now. I also struggled to mix it fully with my, admittedly, cheap food processor. I’ll probably just use my hand mixer next time.

    The bread itself is very good! I don’t find it to be eggy at all, actually. It does have a slight sweetness to it, not surprising as I do find cashews to have a slight, natural sweetness to them. It almost tastes like a dessert bread to me. It still made a delicious sandwich; toasted, of course ;) But I found I liked it the best with melted butter and a little bit of cinnamon and stevia.

    I can’t wait to look at your other recipes!

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  7. I love this recipe! I use .7 pounds of raw cashews since I have a powerful blender. I throw everything in, pour into an oiled pan and bake. If we are able to wait until it cools, I can usually get 20 thin slices using a serrated knife.

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    • Denise, thanks so much for letting me know you love this bread! It’s one of our all time favorites :-)

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  8. i’m a horrible cook and i’ve made this bread twice with great success. And it’s delicious! I know you posted you don’t always have nutrition info for your recipes but i’m wondering if this one is somewhere and i’m just not seeing it? Your book is on the way, is it in there?

    thanks!
    cat

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  10. Hi Elana –

    Whenever I get depressed about my complicated eating, your website gives me encouragement and delicious alternatives. That being said, I have a daughter who is 14 and has a gut that was torn apart by an undiagnosed wheat allergy (until she was 9) and peanut/legume allergy (just discovered). The result has been a leaky gut that is also reacting to eggs. I would LOVE to know a good egg substitute and would love to know if you have made anything like this wonderful sounding bread with any egg substitute?

    ANY advice you could share with me would be so very much appreciated. I am sorry if you have answered this somewhere else where I have seen it.

    Thanks so much –

    Molly

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    • Molly, no problem! I’m happy to answer your question and help with your daughter. I haven’t found a good substitute for eggs in my baked goods recipes. My second book, Gluten-Free Cupcakes has an incredible Vegan Chocolate Cupcake recipe on page 23 that doesn’t contain eggs. And here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes page for you:

      https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/

      I hope you’ll stop back by and keep me posted on your daughter!
      Elana

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  11. I have been making cashew bread for a few years, using a similar recipe. The recipe I’ve been using requires more ingredients and more work. I was very happy to find this recipe as I’m always happy with the products I get from using Elana’s site. This bread is very good and was much less work than my old recipe. I will be switching to this bread from now on!

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    • Tammy, thanks for letting me know that this recipe is very good and much less work than similar recipes on other websites!

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  14. I had your website recommended to me by a friend who swears by your recipes. I’ve just been diagnosed with Hashimotos Disease and told to go gluten free, sugar free, organic, etc. I’m also told I should avoid almonds, which eliminates almond flour, almond milk, almond butter – ! The main thing I miss is bread, so I’m hoping this recipe for Cashew Bread is as good as everyone says, because right now, I’m craving a sandwich like never before! 🙄 I ought your book and am hoping to find inspiration, but here’s the deal. I’m a southerner and have cooked like one for over 50 years. This is especially difficult because some of the recipes are so foreign to me and call for things I’ve never cooked before in my life! To top it off, my hubby refuses to eat the way I have to and so I have to really find creative ways to prepare meals that address my problem while satisfying him – not working out very easily! I know I’m whining, but also determined to get well, so here goes nothing!

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    • Sandy, thanks so much for your wonderful comment! I’m so glad we’re on this healing journey together and I hope you’ll stop back by and keep me posted on your progress :-)

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  15. This is by far the best ever bread, thank you so much for keeping your recipes simple and straight forward. Being Celiac and I also have Wegners and Fibromyalgia your web site and your books which i have purchased online are a God sent.

    Here is a note that maybe your followers may be interested in. I have used Almond butter when I have not been able to get Cashew butter, also I add extra seed like pumkin and sunflower, I bake them in muffin tins (yields about 10) and they are wonderful for mini sandwiches or just grab and go.

    Again you are amazing and I am happy to be a follower! Tia G.

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    • TIA, thanks for letting me know this is by far the best bread ever! And I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying my books too. Did you know I am now providing nutrition information for the recipes is my latest book Paleo Cooking? Here’s that link for you:

      http://bit.ly/2vJVyOx

      Enjoy!
      Elana

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  16. Hi Elana.
    Thank you for sharing all the recipes. They’ve really been helpful. They’re simple and straightfoward without many ingredients and delicious.
    I’ve tried this particular recipe about a dozen times now and my husband, who has Crohn’s, loves it. I cant find cashew butter that easily so i’ve always done it with peanut butter.
    Sometimes we also use 4 eggs instead of 5 because since being on the SCD, my husband’s been eating a whole lot more eggs and we’re trying to reduce it as much as possible.
    I was actually looking for your SCD book but just realized there isnt one. Is there a reason why you changed from the SCD to the paleo diet ? What do you think of the Fast Tract Diet ? I’m sorry to be asking all of this but all these diets kind of feel like a sensory overload and i find myself being afraid of the ingredients, not sure what will cause my husband a flare up or cramps.
    Thank you for your time and for sharing!

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  17. This is the best gluten and dairy free bread ever! Thanks for your recipe. The only problem that I’m having is the bread didn’t rise evenly after baking. Therefore my loaf of bread is like a slope. I’ve replaced sea salt with Himalayan pink salt and I’ve added 2 tbsp of dates paste. Do you think these could be the culprit? But the bread still turn out to be very light and tasted great! My son (allergic to gluten and dairy) loves it!
    Would really appreciate your feedback.

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    • Kirstie, that sometimes happens to my bread too even when I don’t make substitutions. Thanks for letting me know this is the best gluten and dairy free bread ever!

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  18. Tried so many breads, but this one is finally “the one” thank you so much!!! I am from the Czech Republic, started SCD with my son few weeks ago. I am adding this recipe to my cookbook.

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  20. Hello! I tried this recipe with almond butter, the color of the bread is fantastic, very excited to have found this website and this recipe. I did find the bread to be a little “eggie” in flavor but no big deal. I had to use Himalayan pink salt in stead of Celtic salt, would that have any sort of impact on the end result? My bread’s air bubbles were much smaller than the one on the pic. I also used a blender in stead of a food processor.

    Thank you!

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    • Ana, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried making this recipe with the changes of almond butter, Himalayan salt, and a blender so not sure how that would impact the outcome. I’m so happy to hear you are very excited about this bread recipe and I hope you love it as much as we do :-)

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    • Amy, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried freezing this so not sure. I’m so glad to hear this bread is delicious :-)

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  22. Hi there

    Can I use Macadamia nut butter instead of Cashew butter?
    I am definitely going to try this bread, I am on LCHF at the moment but I really don’t like the taste of the banting bread….

    Leigh-ann

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  23. I used peanut butter in this bread because of a tree nut allergy, and I love it! It actually didn’t taste like peanut butter at all. The gluten/grain eaters in the family said it reminded them of whole wheat or rye bread (wow!). It didn’t rise quite as much as the picture showed, but it rose plenty for me. Perfect replacement for real bread in sweet or savory purposes!

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  24. I made this today for my upcoming backpacking trip. Ohhh, this is so delicious!!!
    I love how light it is and how easy it was to make.
    Thank you Elana!

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  25. I am going to try this recipe with homemade macadamia but butter today! I will post how it turns out. I am a bit concerned that my nut butter is super runny. I have made almond butter a lot and have never had such a runny result. We have been using the macadamia nut butter as a dip for celery. It’s the consistency of honey.

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  26. Holy moly! I am new to Paleo/Keto and have never made bread before, so I was very skeptical this would work. Nut butter and Eggs? Nooo way!
    Well I was wrong….this bread was not only super easy, it is DELICIOUS! Still cant believe it!! Thank you for passing on your wisdom!

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      • I tried this again with pecan butter from Millicans in TX, in a mini loaf pan of 8, filled esch tin 1/3 full.
        Since each loaf is smaller i baked for 10 less minutes, and only set for 20 mins. The pecan butter flavor is fabulous. My inlaws were very impressed!

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  27. Thanks for this yummy recipe. It was quick and easy and I now have a delicious grain free bread. This will add so much variety to my diet. I’ve tried it with peanut butter and jam, and peanut butter and honey and it was lovely. Just a quick question – can you toast it or make grilled cheese sandwiches with it? Thanks so much Elana.

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    • Lana, yes this bread is amazing toasted, and makes a fantastic grilled cheese sandwich. I’m so happy to hear you found this recipe to be quick, easy, and delicious!

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  29. Hi, my son is on the Candida diet and can not have cashews, peanuts or sunbutter. Is there another nut butter I can use instead?

    Thank you!

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    • Hi Melissa,
      I just made this with peanut butter and it’s great. In fact, this is my first successful attempt at grain free bread and I’m feeling so encouraged! After ending up with several inedible, mashed-potato-like loaves (using other recipes) I was reluctant to use cashew butter here because it’s quite pricey, but I’ll definitely give it a shot with my next loaf.
      Thank you, Elana.
      Tere

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      • Hi Melissa,

        I’m sorry, I just reread your comment and you mentioned peanut butter is not possible for your son; if peanut butter works, perhaps almond butter would as well.

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      • Tere, you’re so welcome! I’m thrilled to hear that after trying other recipes that were inedible, this one was great!

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    • Hi Seb, I live in Boulder and make my recipes everywhere from sea level to 9,000 feet and they work very well :-)

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  33. Cashew Butter is either almost impossible to get hold of or costs a fortune in the UK. How easy is it to make cashew butter?

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    • Mike, I haven’t tried making this with homemade cashew butter so not sure if that would work in this recipe :-)

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    • I just made this with homemade Cashew butter with my Champion Juicer, which makes all the nut butters, and it turned out FANTASTIC! I just bought roasted unsalted Cashew and just pour them in the shoot and it comes out butter. I paid $11.95 and it made 3 cups. I am VERY IMPRESSED with this recipe! Looking at the ingredients and wondering how bread will happen :) So far all of Elana’s recipe’s I’ve tried 3, the scones, the pumpkin bread and now the cashew bread and all turned out perfect. THANK YOU Elana :)

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    • It’s very easy to make nut butters yourself, as long as you have a food processor. (Not a blender) It also costs less! Just throw your nuts or seeds in, turn on and let run for several minutes, stopping frequently to scrape down the sides. Voila, you have but butter!

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    • Michael, cashews are one of the higher carb nuts, but all-in-all, this is a lower-carb bread recipe given that it does not contain wheat flour or added sweeteners :-)

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  35. ELANA THANK YOU !!!this bread is THE BEST! Its the only bread my girl will eat.
    YOU saved us ! the endlesly search for bread is over. :))))))

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  36. I really loved this bread toasted with a bit of honey. The toasting changes the taste somehow, completely! In a previous comment, I said that the bread was somewhat lacking in taste for me….and wondered about adding some cinnamon and vanilla. I will try this next time. The texture and consistency are great.

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  37. I’m sorry, but I found this bread to be really lacking in taste. I think that it needs cinnamon and vanilla. The texture, however, is really good. I love that there is no sugar in it….but I think that I’d need to tweak for more depth of flavor. I wonder if adding some cinnamon and espresso powder would help.

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  38. After seeing this recipe as the basis for your blueberry french toast bake I was inspired to use the loaf as a substitute for lady fingers in a grain-free tiramisu. I was so pleased with the result! Both the taste and texture were excellent, without becoming soggy or disintegrating in the espresso. Thank you so much! I will definitely be making it again!

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  39. Two quick questions – Do know if, after fully baked and cooled, would this Cashew Bread freeze well & thaw well for eating later? Also, have you ever used the slices of it in french toast or a french toast bake by covering it with the egg/milk mixture, or melted butter, brown sugar, etc. – would it withstand all that decently? Thanks so much! Grateful for your delicious recipes!

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  41. This looks easy and delicious. I’m anxious to make it, because I cannot stomach another store bought loaf of gluten free bread.
    Does anyone have an easy recipe for focaccia bread. I really miss eating veggie panini sandwiches.

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  42. If I don’t have cashew butter on hand, but have raw cashews, dies one cup of raw cashews yield one cup of cashew butter? Then I can make my own? Thx! I’d love to make this today!

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    • Karen, I haven’t tried using homemade cashew butter in this recipe and I’m not sure if it will work. If you do experiment please let us know how it goes :-)

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    • Karen, the yield of homemade cashew butter is about half the amount of raw cashews you use, so 1 cup of cashews would yield about 1/2 cup of butter, I find. I made a big batch of cashew butter yesterday and I plan to try this bread with it today. Not sure if I should expect slightly different results, as my homemade cashew butter has a little coconut oil and salt, but I’ll try it and see.

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      • Sarah, I hope that experiment will work. For best results use the ingredients and brands that I link to in green text in the recipe :-)

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        • Well, ever since I acquired 15lbs of raw cashews at a great bulk price, I put a moratorium on buying prepared cashew butter! Plus I did want to try it with homemade and report back on the results, since several other readers wondered about using homemade–I tried it and it does work fine. Two things I’ll do differently next time is use a pinch more salt (personal preference, probably) and smooth the batter before baking. Mine baked up with a big dome right where I had unevenly poured the batter in! Funny looking, but tastes fine. The additional oil and salt from using homemade butter doesn’t seem to have negatively affected the outcome.

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  43. My favorite low carb bread recipe! My whole family enjoy it and I make it every week. Thank you so much Elana!

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  44. Hi Elana, yet another great recipe however I tried with half portion of all ingredients and 3 eggs instead of 5 since eggs were medium sized. The loaf looked good great but it was very eggy I taste and a bit too salty. Is the eggy tasty and saltiness intended?

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    • Hi Pratibha, thanks for your comment! We don’t find this bread to be eggy or salty, we love it!

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  45. Thank you for this recipe! This is my favorite bread now and I make it every weekend. What I love about it is that it stays moist for the whole week and I don’t even have to toast it. I store it as you recommended wrapped in paper towels inside a plastic bag. It is great for sandwiches but I find myself just snacking on a couple slices once in awhile.

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  46. I tried this recipe with peanut butter (w/ground chia and flax added – Trader Joe’s variety). The bread rose beautifully but I’m not sure about the taste. It seemed kinda tasteless. I’m wondering if maybe I just didn’t add enough salt or something.

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  47. Made this delicious cashew bread today. Turned out just as Elana instructed; I’m glad I tried it. I plan on slicing and freezing it to eat it at a slower pace. Will try to post back on how well it freezes.
    Thank you Elana for sharing.

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  48. Hi there! I just tried your recipe today,and I think it tastes pretty good! I would have liked my bread to rise higher, or perhaps I used a bread loaf pan that was too big! But anywho, I was amazed at how well this bread turned out with using so little ingredients. I made my own cashew butter, homemade is cheaper, and better for me. I think this will be good toasted, with some ghee, and some homemade jam made with honey!!? Thanks for the great recipe!?

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  49. i would like to know the nutritional value of how many carbs etc. in a slice Rochel’s Cashew Bread
    Being on a low carb diet i would like to keep track.

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  50. This was easy to make and came out pretty good. I had me some nice salami and grilled cheese sandwiches with this bread! Next time I make this I might use 3/4s cup raw cashew butter and 1/4 cup tahini to see if it cancels out the nutty flavor. Anyway, thanks for the awesome easy recipe!

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  51. Hi there! This recipe sounds wonderful and am looking forward to trying it. I don’t have a food processor or mixer but I do have a vitamix. Has anyone tried this recipe using a vitamix? If so would you please share what setting you used? So far I’ve only used it for smoothies. Thanks so much!

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  52. This bread was so easy to make and it has better texture than most processed gluten free breads. I can eat bread again, yay!

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  53. Does anyone know how to make this into banana bread? Just add bananas or will that make it too moist? I am a newbie.?

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  54. have you ever heard of egg replacement by Red Mill? I got some tonight, because I do not eat eggs and would love to make some of your things, but most call for eggs…

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    • I haven’t tried that egg replacer but after being egg free for two years I found that subbing over three eggs just won’t work when the egg is needed as the glue to hold the item together. I used ener-G, my favorite was soaked flax seeds, and another trick that I think would be most helpful to you is to microwave tapaioca starch.

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  55. I normally don’t post comments, but my 8 year old daughter and husband absolutely LOVED this. After eating too many lol, she said, whoever gave you the recipe, you need to tell them I said THANK YOU!!!!

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  57. I LOVE this bread! Works wonderfully for me… Anyway I can take this recipe and turn in into a chocolate cake?

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  60. This was so easy and turned out perfect!! I’ve only had it toasted with butter so far and it’s exactly what I needed to kill the garlic buttered toast craving.

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  61. I have been on a version of SCD for almost two years and have tried numerous bread recipes. This one comes the closest to real bread. The bread is slightly dry and, while not horrible, I started thinking about to improve it. Then I remembered that Dry Curd Cottage Cheese is SCD complaint and it adds texture to the bread. Tried it yesterday and the results are amazing. This is the closest thing to wheat bread I’ve eaten in two years! Am having to use a lot of willpower to not sit here and eat the whole thing. I didn’t use a food processor, used my mixer, and it worked just fine.

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  62. This is an awesome recipe but not really low-carb. The cashew butter has 6 carbs for 2 tbs. There are 16 tbs in a cup. Plus there are carbs in honey. Almond butter is lower in carbs, but not by much. If you are on a keto diet or are diabetic, you will have to be careful with this bread.

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  64. Love it, it came out great! I didn’t have honey, so I used agave and it was just fine.

    Another good one! :)

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    • I’m wondering this too! Did you try it Rachel? How did it come out? What volume of cashews did you use to substitute for 1 cup of cashew butter? I would guess 2 cups, but please let me know how your experiment came out. Thanks!

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  66. Do u know if I could add psyllium powder to make the bread rise more and have more of a bready texture? If so, how much?

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  67. I just discovered this recipe and I have already made it several times! It is incredibly easy to make. When I am short on cashew butter, I can add a bit of coconut butter or coconut oil & a small bit of coconut flour to thicken it a bit. I also did away with the honey & use stevia only, with no problem. The main concern I have is that cashew butter is expensive & that makes for an expensive loaf of bread. And the other issue is that these nut butters are high oxalate. I am wondering if there is something else I could substitute for some of the one cup of cashew butter that would still taste good; not affect the texture of the bread; and help w/costs. Not fruit or sugar. Any ideas? Thanks again for the recipe. Amazing.

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  68. I tweaked the recipe slightly to make spice cake.
    Increased cashew butter to 1.5 cups and added the following:
    Brown sugar – 3/4 cup
    Powdered Cinnamon – 3 Tbs
    Powdered Ginger – 3 Tbs
    1 container ready-serve Apple Sauce.
    It’s addictive.

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  69. I make this bread often and love it. I’m going to try it with 3 eggs and 4 egg whites to see if it’s not quite as “eggy.”

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  70. I love your blog Elana, so interesting and marvellous . Thank you. Just ready to make my first cashew bread.
    I am trying to buy on line ” A Taste of wellness “. NO SUCSES . THE IS NO SHIPPING SO FAR OUTSIDE USA. Would love to get one.

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    • If you have not tried Amazon UK, then do as they might have it.
      Otherwise, find out the all the details of the publisher – someone on here may know – then when you have the book details – title, author & the ISBN number, you can contact the publisher to ask if they will sell the book to you.
      I know that is is possibe as I’ve had books sent to the UK from California.

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  71. This looks delicious. How can I cut down the fat content of this bread significantly without jeopardizing the quality of the bread. The cup of cashew nuts and the 5 eggs make this a high-fat loaf.

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  73. I just made this! It’s good, although I do think it needs some type of grain free flour like almond or coconut. I found it too eggy for me and that’s why I think it makes it a bit spongey! I loved how easy it was to make! I love that it’s a great base for so many other flavours! Looking forward to trying it again!

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  74. For those using sunbutter: the bread turns green because of a chemical reaction between the chlorophyll in the sunflower seeds and the baking soda. I usually only use baking powder and then add twice as much lemon juice. Since this needs the soda to rise & already has ACV, try adding a tbs of lemon juice or an additional tbs of vinegar. That should keep it from turning green, the acid stops the reaction.

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  75. You can substitute 2 cups of cashew meal/flour for the cashew butter. It works great that way:)

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  77. Do you have a recipe for great gluten/dairy/soy free sandwich bread without eggs??Would love it (!) since we can’t do eggs either.

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  78. Just made this with tahini. Turned out great although the taste of tahini is fairly strong but its worth it considering how healthy tahini is and how much cheaper it is where I live. Thanks for the recipe!

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    • Fabulous! I was wondering about this Bea! Thanks so much for sharing! Did you make any other modifications to the other ingredients?

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  79. I made this a couple weeks ago using almond butter in a muffin tin (made 12, baked 16 mins) for portion control and liked them but found them a little “eggie” for my taste. Today I subbed two of the eggs for flax eggs, and also added some cinnamon and raisins. Super yummy!!

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  82. WOW OMG I just baked this cashew bread and couldn’t believe how amazing it is! I was so skeptical because of the very few ingredients inc. no flour of any kind but it rose so well and is soft and sooo delicious! My husband really loves it too! This recipe is amazing. Again another incredible recipe from you Elana and another reason to go to your blog every time, first, for Paleo recipes that work and taste fab! :D Thank you so much!

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  84. This is quite low-carb! About 3.4 net carbs if you manage 16 slices.

    I was looking for a \bread\ for easter, and the brioche you linked to was much higher in carbs due to apple juice, etc, and seemed like it would be more difficult to modify. (plus it required grinding the nuts – I only have a small coffee grinder and a regular blender, no vitamix!)

    I love the air pockets in this bread so won’t risk substituting xylitol honey for real honey as it’s only a tsp. (6ish net carbs)If that’s what is required for the ACV reaction. Do you use unfiltered ACV?

    Looks like others have made this with almond butter, which would significantly reduce carbs.

    so excited, I miss yeasty hot cross buns! ):

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  85. I made this bread last week with almond butter, sunbutter and tahini. It turned out great, but it also had green stripes throughout when I took it out of the oven. The next day the center of the bread was green, I was wondering what could cause this?

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    • There is a chemical reaction between the sunflower seeds and the baking soda that causes the green. It can happen with pumpkin seeds as well. You can read more about the reaction on SunButter.com (just search the site for “green cookies”).

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  86. I made the bread with homemade almond butter. It was delicious. I see other comments wondering about substituting chia or flax “egg” . I was wondering if anyone tried it for some or all of the eggs. I think it would add more fiber and healthy fats.

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    • I made my own cashew butter by processing a 9 oz bag of salted whole cashews (and nothing else) and was pleasantly surprised that it came to 1 cup exactly.

      My bread is in the oven now. I can’t wait to taste it. The batter smelled amazingly yeasty!

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  89. I love this easy and delicious recipe! I added a layer of dark chocolate squares inside and the result is VERY reminiscent of chocolate croissants :)

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  90. Such a surprise! With only 2 healthy ingredients, it turned so tasty and with the perfect consistency! Great for breakfast! Moreover, so quick and easy to make! We loved it (and we’re French! ahahah), I’ll make it again and share the recipe! Thank you Elana :)

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  91. Hi! After reading the comments, I was curious and I made this 2-ingredient-bread… amazing! I still can’t figure out how it is possible to make such a healthy, tasty and good consistency bread with only 2 main ingredients!! We loved it (and we’re French!). Great for breakfast! I’ll make it again and again and share the recipe!
    I made my own cashew butter, even if I have a Vitamix I’m always afraid to kill the engine when I do nut butters (and I don’t want to add oil).

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    • Hii there, i’m very curious of your 2 ingredients bread. Did you post it? I’m french too! And gluten free bread can be so dissapointing… Especially when you love french baguette! ;-)

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  92. with regard to the comment about cider vinegar. not everything fermented uses yeast. for example, sauerkraut is just salt and cabbage… organic cider vinegar uses apples that are allowed to develop bacertia in the same way… if in doubt, make your own, it’s very easy

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  93. Thank you so much Elana for this recipe!! I tried it yesterday and it turned out fantastic!! I am making another loaf as I am writing this review.
    Anyone reading this, and who loves cashew must try this, Quick and easy!

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  94. OMG OMG OMG!! My life is changed with this bread! Finally a bread that chews like bread, has the mouthiness/umami of bread. It’s tasty, it “bends”, it does not crumble. What a wonderful base to start from for other “breads.”

    Your website and recipes keep me on track of living a gluten free life. If I have a craving, I can usually dial in a flavor and several recipes appear that work.

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I cannot wait to share this recipe with my GF friends. <3

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  95. I don’t know what happened, but this did not rise at all. It’s spongy inside and has a greenish hue. I made the cashew butter from cashew flour that I had just bought. Followed the recipe exactly. Could it have something to do with the weather? Disappointing.

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  96. Just wondering what accounts for the strange smell when baking nut butter based breads? I haven’t found one without it. It almost smells chemical

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  97. AMAZING! I was skeptical, but it turned out wonderfully. And it’s incredibly delicious! My husband’s verdict: A++++.

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  98. I tried this last night. It is, by far, the easiest paleo bread recipe I have come across. It came out great!! Moist and almost spongey, but strong enough to hold up to the knife when I cut it and slathered almond butter all over it.

    I wonder… is there any way to tweak this recipe to make a cake? Add some cacao and maple syrup maybe? Have you tried anything like this?

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  99. Thank you so much for this. Although I love your brownie, cookie, pancake recipes, what I really crave is a great piece of bread. This one does the trick. I’ve used nut butter from soaked and dehydrated cashews and it is even better (none of the bitterness). Thank you again for all your work and inspiration.

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  100. Thanks for sharing this, my dough is on the way to owen and already tastes good! I made the cashewbutter myself in a regular blender and it turned out well. I added no ingredients other than the cashews. I just laughed I have never made such a weird dough and in the end I will have BREAD!

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  101. Love your site!

    I was wondering if I can use sunflower butter instead , due to allergies.

    Will it affect the rise you think?

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    • I have used other nut butters, including one that was a mixture of sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and it was delicious. I believe you could use any nut or seed butter in the recipe – it won’t affect the rising, just the taste.

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  102. Hi Elana,
    Just made this bread. It’s yummy but came out very brown on top, sides and bottom. Inside is moist. Am guessing I need to turn the oven down a bit but if you have another suggestion I am open to it. Very much enjoying your recipes and ideas.
    Many thanks,
    Marci

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  103. I find BRAGG ORGANIC Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar works well, just shake the bottle before use, to loosen any sediments.

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  104. This is by far my favourite version of a cashew-based bread (of which I’ve tried several); it rises really well, tastes great and most of all, is so simple to make. I might go as far as to say it’s my favourite grain-free bread because it has a light and airy texture like a wheat based bread – however, sometime’s I really want the denser, satisfying texture of Elana’s Paleo Bread. Give this one a go, you’ll really enjoy it.

    FYI my first step in making this bread is to make my own cashew butter in the food processor using 270g nuts. I cheat a little and use roasted cashews (because they turn into butter more easily than raw) and once it starts to ball up in the machine I add ~2 tablespoons of macadamia oil to thin it out to the consistency of a thick batter. Then I throw in the rest of the ingredients, pop it in the oven and it comes out perfectly every time. I make sure to grease the entire internal surface of the baking dish with a little coconut oil, as I find this yields a very even rise across the loaf. Love it!

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  105. I made this bread with roasted organic sunbutter, since my kids do better with seeds vs. nuts. It came out beautifully!! I am going to try it with tahini too, and may add slightly more salt since the butters are unsalted. Thanks so much Elena! Your recipes are so simple and delicious, I have made many and enjoyed them all! Your cookbooks are going to be gifts this year :).

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  106. Hello Elana,
    I saw that you mentioned Elaine Gottschall and thought I’d tell you and other readers about a researcher who has taken Gottschall’s writings and expanded them to another level. It’s Dr. Norm Robillard. His books are on heartburn and IBS and I believe he may be coming out with a new one with Celiac info. I would recommend his work to anyone with digestive issues. His info on gut bacteria has helped me a lot! Reading through his website at fasttractdigestion.com has much useful information. Good luck, all!

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  108. Made this yesterday with my hand mixer, otherwise as recipe indicated. Made a beautiful loaf of bread, very moist too. So wanted to love this as written, but it is just too eggy for my personal taste. Next time I will try using 2 flax eggs and 3 happy chicken eggs, or vice-versa. Has anyone tried it this way?

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  109. Thanks for this! Love the taste! Didn’t have any cashews so I made it with almond butter and it turned out perfectly. Anxious to make it with cashews to see how the taste differs. So nice to have some bread back in my life that is super simple to make!

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  110. Thank you for sharing this recipe Elena! Love how creative it is and seems to be simple to make.

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  112. I’ve recently discovered cashew almond butter and I have to say that I really like it.

    It’s a little different than the usual (and boring) peanut butter and is still a great source of protein.

    I have all the ingredients at home, so I cannot wait to try this. I will substitute the cashew butter with the almond cashew butter I have.

    Hopefully the recipe will still turn out okay.

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  113. I made this the other day and it is the best gf bread for toasting and sandwiches I’ve had. I loved it and will make it regularly.

    I made my own cashew butter by grinding cashews in my food processor. It worked great. I used roasted, salted cashews and added just a bit of walnut oil. I think it would have been fine without adding the oil, but that just made it a little less stiff.

    I’ll be trying this recipe with almond butter also. Thanks for sharing it, and for all you do!

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  114. I made almond-pecan butter this morning and used it to make this bread. I was skeptical, but it turned out to be fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  115. Oh yay! Another recipe to use my cashews in! I have been buying them by the 5 lb bag lately as a replacement to dairy products. Thank you Elana! <3

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      • I just purchased a 1 lb. bag of organic, raw cashew pieces at Natural Grocers. The bag sold for $5.99-pieces are less expensive. No need to get the whole cashews since you will be processing them into nut butter. I made mine in my Cuisinart food processor and added a 1/4 cup of unrefined virgin coconut oil. I was going to try to make it without oil but it formed such a huge ball that was not creamy I decided to add it. I am going to try the sandwich bread recipe from Against All Grain and that recipe specifies to be sure the cashew butter is creamy and smooth. I really think I could have used less oil, but we will see how it firms up. It got a bit warm processing it till it was smooth.

        Another note: using the NOW brand unrefined virgin coconut oil could be a mistake for anyone with an aversion to the coconut flavor. My cashew butter definitely tastes and smells of coconut. I love coconut, so it won’t bother me. Also, in adding other ingredients the slight flavor and scent might not be apparent. I will certainly find out tonight after I make it.

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        • When I make cashew butter without any oil it gets to that point, where it’s a ball and not very moist. I keep scraping and keep processing a few more minutes and it releases the oil. Then it’s oily and creamy like the kind I’ve bought in the store. You will probably think it won’t get oily but it will if you go on long enough.

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      • Sorry, I didn’t see that it was a 5 lb bag of cashews you were asking about! I’m sure I was of no help!

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  117. I’m a more recent follower of yours on FB and here and have made a few recipes and followed some of your advice. I tried this recipe today and it’s excellent. Our whole family has transitioned to GF this past year and feeding small children the GF bread you can get in the freezer case has not been popular. I’ve been trying to find other options and this was way easy! I can whip this up in the evening to have ready for breakfast/lunch the next day. I made my own cashew butter and I didn’t have the smaller loaf pan that you call for so I made do with a 9×5. It was a little shorter and flatter and I baked it 8 minutes less but it’s excellent. Great toasted with my homemade pumpkin pecan butter!

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      • I found a recipe online for cashew butter that yielded 2 cups, so I modified for this.
        1c cashews (the recipe called for unsalted but I only had salted.
        1.5-2 T vegetable oil (I used olive)
        1/4tsp salt
        1 T sugar (more or less to taste or omit entirely)

        Pulse cashews and 1T of oil adding oil as needed to smooth, blend until smooth. Add sugar and salt (I omitted salt because my cashews were salted) and blend until smooth. I had to use a little closer to 2T of oil to get the smooth texture. I used my food processor and put it on blend (my pulse is broken).

        I hope that helps!

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        • With any nut butter, there is no need to add in oil. Have the nuts at least at room temperature to help release the oils. Put nuts in food processor (2 cups nuts yields 1 cup butter), process until a solid mass. Now here’s the key: let sit for a few minutes or longer so that the oils release and process again until you have a nice smooth nut butter.

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        • I wish I would have looked at your comment first. I made my own cashew butter but blended the cashews with the eggs, that might explain why my loaf tastes really good but was super thin, like a biscotti cookie.

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  118. I just made this recipe and it is incredible. I can’t wait to try making a grilled cheese with this :) Do you think the bread should be refrigerated or left on the counter? I find that many GF recipes stay fresh longer in the fridge…

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  120. I’ve been buying my almond flour from Digestive Wellness for years! I’m so delighted to see two of my favorite resources working together. :)

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  121. Is cashew butter a commercial product? Like Does it have oil and sweetener added like most nut butters?
    Or can I just make my own by grinding cashews?

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    • All the cashew butters I have found commercially are made by natural brands and contain only cashews. But you could definitely just make your own!

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  123. Thank you for this recipe. I have a recipe from a grain-free cookbook, but it is much more involved so I appreciate the simplicity of this one.

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  125. Hi Elana
    I went grain free about six months ago and it has taken me to a whole other level of healing. I am also experimenting with the SCD (reducing certain carbs). My frustration with most Paleo recipes is the amount of egg used. I cannot tolerate egg as well as grains. I think it could be a lectin issue but am not sure. Do you think there would be any hope of doing this recipes with chia egg? (I can’t so flax either)

    Kim Rice
    Thrivinggf.com

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    • I was wondering if you’ve tried non GMO, free range eggs? I can only tolerate eggs from chickens that are not fed any soy or corn, etc. They are hard for me to fine, and expensive, but it sure has opened up a lot of foods. Good luck.

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  128. This is so simple and healthy. And I love all the ingredients! I guess other nut butter can do the work cashew butter does, right?

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    • I’ve made recipes that call for using a food processor – in fact, one very similar to this recipe – with a hand mixer instead and it turned out fine. Give it a shot.

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  130. I can’t wait to try this. But before I do I don’t see any flour in this. Is that right or did you leave it out by mistake. Love your books Elana!

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  131. That looks great and so simple. I love these kinds of recipe. Plus it’s something more accessie since i usually have nut butter around (or does it have to be only cashew?)

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  133. Too bad it has vinegar, hence brewer’s yeast.
    So a no-no for us yeast-free gluten-free folks.
    I might try substituting lemon juice.
    Hmmm……

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    • If it’s a naturally produced organic cider vinegar, such as Aspalls, it may not involve brewers yeast, but may have been produced by brewing with a ‘mother of vinegar’, and therefore be yeast-free. Check with the manufacturer.

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      • I went to Aspall’s website. It says it is “fermented.” Very very very rarely does something fermented not have yeast.

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        • Actually many fermented things don’t have yeast. I’m not familiar with the brand Aspall, so I have no idea if they use it or not. You can make your own cider vinegar. I do so myself and have never added yeast to it.

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    • Lemon juice works exactly the same as vinegar in this type of recipe. You just want something acidic to activate the bicarbonate of soda. You could also use a gluten free baking powder.

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      • I’ve been using starch-free Bakewell Cream to activate the baking soda. Works great! Unbuffered vitamin C powder works as well.

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    • you can sub the ACV with Cream of tartar, it’s the reaction you are after (base + acid = carbon dioxide bubbles) When bicarbonate soda (arm and hammer) and cream of tartar get hydrated in the dough, the reaction begins.

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  134. This is a GREAT recipe Elana. Thanks for sharing! I love your take on it to keep it as healthy as possible! I’ll be making this today:) Thanks for sharing!

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    • i’ve followed this recipe a zillion times with cashew butter and LOVE it! tried it once with sunbutter and it was not good. wondering if it will work with almonds butter. anyone know?

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