🍞 Healthy Broccoli Bread (High Protein)
Discover how to make broccoli bread high in protein (22g per slice), packed with fresh ingredients for healthy eating.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 323kcal
Equipment
- 1 food processor
- 1 chopping board
- 1 knife
- 1 glass bowl
- 1 oven proof dish
Ingredients
- 280 grams spelt flour
- 250 grams broccoli
- 10 medium spring onion / scallions
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon soda bicarbonate
- 3 large eggs
- 120 grams cheese (grated)
- 160 milliliters whey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil to oil the oven dish
- 2 tablespoons mixed seeds i used hemp, linseed, sunflower and pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 50 grams hard cheese I used Cotija cheese
- 30 grams parmesan cheese for topping
Instructions
- Wash the broccoli and chop into smaller pieces ( separate the stem from the florets as those will need to be put in first.
- Blitz the broccoli stems first for a few seconds and then add the florets. Whizz a little longer ( a few pulses) if necessary to bring it to a rice texture.
- Transfer the broccoli into a glass bowl and add the chopped spring onion/scallions.
- Add the cheeses, eggs, seeds, and the whey mixed with the soda bicarbonate.
- Bring in the sieved spelt flour and fold gently. Add some Celtic salt now if you wish.
- Dish the mixture into the greased oven-proof dish and sprinkle evenly a few more mixed seeds, sesame seeds along with the grated or Parmesan flakes.
- Place into the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes at 175C/375F.
- Preheat the oven and grease an oven proof dish.
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Notes
I use whey from making homemade farmer's cheese - you can use buttermilk or milk
Nutrition
Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 683IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 4mg