Has anyone tried to make the Sandwish Bread in Elana's cookbook? It has mostly almond butter in it and it seems that it would turn out really heavy and gooey. If someone has tried it can you let me know how it turned out? Thanks:)
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Sandwich Bread in Cookbook
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I made the sandwich bread and we like it best toasted with butter or Earth balance on it. It is a nice accompaniement to eggs. I don't especially like the texture for sandwiches. We haven't had sandwiches since being GF. If I want tuna, for example, I just make up some tuna salad and eat it with a fork.
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I actually made it last night and doubled the recipe because I have a big size loaf pan... wow.. it's really good! Don't think I will make it that often though because it's kind of expensive when you considered the cup and a half of almond butter... whew! Tasty though and packed with protien!
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lbanura, I wanted to make the recipe, too, but I also have a bigger loaf pan than what is called for. How big is your pan and did you have to bake it longer?
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I think my pan is 9 by 5... it's your typical size loaf pan. I did bake it longer... probably about 60 minutes. Maybe less... I didn't really time it. I just stuck a knife in the middle and when it came out clean I took it out. I did seven eggs instead of eight and that seemed to work good. Also the almond butter I used has a bit of sweetening in it. If you are just using plain almond butter you may want to add a bit of agave or something. It worked out great doubleing the recipe. The bread is amazing! Great Texture!
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Okay, that's the size of my pan, and my dilemma was whether or not doubling the recipe would be TOO much for it, so I'm glad to know it worked out for you. Thanks for letting me know! Hope to make it soon, but was kind of saving the almond butter to make her brownie recipe for the first time. ;-) So many new and exciting things to make!
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I found almond butter at Trader Joes for $4.99 per jar. It's much cheaper there than Publix or Kroger, but the bread is still expensive to make.
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Trader Joe's is where I buy my almond butter, too. Thing is, the store is about 40 min. away and I'm down to the one jar and about 1/4 left in another one. My friend said she gets *organic* almond butter at Costco--again, about the same distance from where I live.
Now that I realize that Elana utilizes it in several recipes, and $4.99 isn't TOO bad compared to other stores, it's at least doable to use on occasion. It's not like you'd really want to whip up a loaf of this bread every day--not at what it ends up costing anyway.
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Well, I made the Scrumptious Sandwich Bread yesterday, and I wanted to like it, but there's an odd taste to it. I ate it plain, I toasted some and put some cherry butter on it, and I even made a tiny sandwich with it (mayo and mustard included), and I couldn't overcome that taste. I really think I just don't like flaxseed meal--that was the first time I've used that ingredient. The texture was soft and perfect, the bread rose nicely, but I think I'll move on to the other bread recipes or just omit the flaxseed meal next time to see if that makes a difference.
Btw, for my 9 x 5 pan, I ended up 1 1/2 -ing the recipe instead of doubling it and that worked out pretty well, too.
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mymanzwife - I haven't tried the Scrumptious Sandwich Bread recipe yet, however if you don't like the taste of flaxseed meal, here is a hint. I find Golden flax (light brown) is very tasty, the darker flax (very dark brown, almost blackish) has a much stronger & 'odd' flavor. If you want to give flaxseed another try, buy some Golden flax & grind it up in a vitamix (I keep a batch of it in my fridge/freezer). It is a great source of omega-3's & especially fiber (for those of us who can't eat gluten. Hope this helps. Diane J.
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Thanks, Diane! I noticed that Elana is using the golden flax meal in her recent "Nut Butter Cups/Balls" blog entry, so that one is new to me as well. I had read one of the reviews at the link she provided and it said this:
"This is my first time buying golden flaxmeal - I've used the dark variety for a while. The gold seems to have less flavor which means you can add it to dishes without an intrusive taste - but I do miss the nutty taste of the dark flaxmeal."
So, although that person misses the nutty taste of the dark (I know I won't! haha), at least it's good to know there's another option that may not be as offensive to my taste buds.
Btw, my husband, who is really the reason I'm trying out all of these new recipes, really liked the bread, so I thought I should at least report in about that. :)
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I made it without the flax meal. I used an equal amount of almond flour. I am thinking of trying it again in the new loaf pan that arrived in the mail.
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