Who is not in love with bread? Rare are the people who can do without and besides more than 9 French out of 10 consume and the stereotype of their love for the baguette is well founded. But if you want to prepare your bread at home, here is a recipe relayed by The Independent and proposed by a cardiologist who uses healthy ingredients and beneficial to health, without cereals, gluten and especially without lectin, you will love!
Cardiologist Steven Gundry, known for his lectin-free diets, offers a simple recipe for low-calorie bread with only 90 calories for a slice of bread, and it does not cause bloating or inflammation. Its main ingredients are, among others, coconut flour, blanched almond flour and coconut oil.
And according to the cardiologist, it is not only carbohydrates and gluten that are harmful to health but also lectins that can be toxic to the body and found in traditional bread.
What is lectin?
It is a non-digestible protein found naturally in many foods such as cereals, beans or other vegetables and legumes. And according to Dr. Steven Gundry, it can cause disruption of digestion, leaky bowel syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. Moreover, a rat study has shown that lectin can increase bacteria in the small intestine and reduce the defense of mucous membranes.
However, opinions are divided on the consumption of lectins, which according to some experts, they would be harmful only if their consumption is exaggerated, especially since the cooking releases their toxicity. Indeed, if we take the case of almonds, whitening and removing their skin, they will be rid of the lectin.
Recipe for delicious homemade bread
Ingredients
· 500 grams of blanched almond flour
· 500 grams of coconut flour
· 1 tablespoon baking powder
· ¾ of teaspoon of sea salt
· 5 eggs
· ½ glass of water
· 1/3 glass of coconut oil, fondue
Preparation
· Heat the oven 180 ° and grease a bread pan
· Mix the baking powder with the almond and coconut flour and add after the salt
· Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the water and coconut oil
· Add the flours to the egg mixture, stirring to mix the ingredients and let the dough rest for 1 to 2 minutes
· Pour the dough into the mold by smoothing the top of the mixture with a spoon
· Put in the oven for 50 minutes until the bread is golden brown
· Let cool and then unmold the bread
· You can slice it and enjoy it
· You can also keep it 7 days in the fridge or 1 month in the freezer.
Benefits of ingredients
Almond flour is a healthy alternative to wheat flour. And according to one study, it helps reduce bad cholesterol and insulin resistance. In addition, it contains a good amount of vitamin E; and it is known that this vitamin helps protect against heart disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Coconut flour is rich in mineral salts such as iron, selenium or manganese. It is also rich in fiber and low in fat.
The coconut oil helps in a study to promote a reduction of fat in the abdomen in obese women. In addition, coconut oil contains caprylic acid that fights certain microbes such as fungi and yeasts.
