The Best Blueberry Lemon Bread You’ve Ever Tasted. (And it’s Paleo!)

Before all of the blueberries disappear, I had to get one more summer dessert in.  Take a look at this beautiful Paleo Blueberry Lemon Bread.

I’m a creature of habit, and the small rituals of life make me happy.  Every Sunday morning I wake up, eat a healthy gluten free breakfast, and head to my local Farmer’s Market.  The first place we go is the gluten free bakery booth for Pao de Queijo (or Brazilian cheese bread.)  My little one gets one plain and one olive.  She eats the plain one right away.  If you haven’t tried these chewy little breads made with tapioca flour, you are seriously missing out. (Hmmm, I feel a new recipe post coming on!)

After cheese bread, I hit up my favorite farmers for their organic and seasonal vegetables, planning my week’s meals as I go (tip: THESE are the vegetables you should be eating).  There’s something about having connection to the folks who grow the food that we nourish ourselves with. As always, I give thanks for the ability to have access to fresh, local, organic produce all year round.

OK, so now let’s talk about this blueberry lemon bread. 

Did I mention that it is completely gluten free?

On our rounds at the Farmer’s Market, we usually run into our local organic blueberry farmers.  I can never resist buying a huge basket of luscious blueberries to eat while we shop.  Knowing that this was probably the last week that we would see them at the market for this season, I stocked up.  And this is what I made:

This loaf came out amazingly moist and delicious.  It’s loaded with protein-rich almond flour, nutrient-dense eggs, and oh-so-good-for-you coconut oil.  Without the lemony sweet glaze, you could eat this for breakfast.  But please… don’t skip the glaze.  It’s the best part.

Hope you enjoy! 

What is the Paleo Diet?

In a nutshell, the Paleo diet (or, as I like to think of it, the Paleo template—the word “diet” tends to mislead folks into thinking this is nothing more than a temporary weight-loss program) is based on the notion that for optimal health, modern humans should go back to eating real, whole unprocessed foods that are more healthful than harmful to our bodies.

Paleo Blueberry Lemon Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups blanched almond flour 
• 1/4 cup coconut flour, sifted
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 organic eggs (read about why Pastured Eggs will change your world)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil or ghee, melted
• 1/3 cup raw honey or organic maple syrup
• 3 tbsp organic lemon juice
• zest from organic 2 lemons
• 1 to 1-1/2 cups fresh organic blueberries

FOR THE GLAZE:

• 1/3 cup coconut butter, softened
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 2 tbsp raw honey or organic maple syrup
• 2 tbsp organic lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350′ F.  Grease a loaf pan and cut a piece of parchment paper to line the bottom of pan.
2. Combine almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.  Set aside.
3. Whisk together eggs, coconut oil, honey/maple syrup, lemon juice, and lemon zest until well combined.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until well incorporated.
5. Spread one third of the batter onto bottom of prepared pan.  Sprinkle 1/3 of the blueberries on top.  Spread another third of the batter and another third of the blueberries.  Repeat one more time with the remaining batter and berries.
6. Bake 32-37 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.  Cover with foil if top begins to brown too much.  Remove from oven and allow to cool.
7. While loaf cools, prepare the glaze by whisking together all of the glaze ingredients.  Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until you have a glossy, liquidy, smooth consistency.  Once loaf has cooled, remove from pan and pour glaze over top of loaf, letting it drips down the sides.  Enjoy!!

Thanks to Eatlocalgrown for the great recipe!

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