Ingredients
The following ingredients have 14 Servings
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini, gently packed into the cups while measuring
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup expeller-pressed grapeseed oil (or melted virgin coconut oil if you don't mind a coconutty taste)
- 1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups whole spelt flour
- Hemp hearts
- Vegan butter
- Jam
Instruction
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 5" x 10" loaf pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it with oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed, zucchini, applesauce, grapeseed oil, coconut sugar, and maple syrup.
- Stir in the sea salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and spelt flour into the wet mixture, one by one, in the order listed. Stop stirring when there are no flour patches at the bottom of the bowl. Be careful not to overmix—spelt has a delicate gluten structure, so overmixing will result in dry, crumbly bread. The batter should be quite thick and fluffy.
- Spoon the batter into the lined loaf pan and use a spatula to gently smooth the surface.
- If desired, garnish the top with a sprinkling of hemp hearts.
- Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with a few crumbs at the tip.
- Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and then very carefully transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.
