Of which 1.5 g sugars and 0.9 g saturated fat.
No-added-sugar version: 137 kcal and 0.8 g sugars per serving.
Values are for the first option listed in the ingredients; substitutions and variations change them. Carbs exclude fiber; energy uses the EU conversion factors (fiber at 2 kcal/g). Source for sugars and saturated fat: Portuguese Food Composition Database (Base de Dados da Composição de Alimentos), Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I. P. — INSA, v 7.1 - 2026.
Quantities and times are a starting point: adjust them to your taste. Two things don't change: poultry and ground meat must be cooked all the way through, and allergens — always check the labels.
Highlights Fiber (buckwheat) · Magnesium (buckwheat) · Vitamin E (almond)
Allergens tree nuts
Dark buckwheat, cocoa and coffee bread
Dark in color, with a roasted coffee aroma, great topped with peanut butter.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (120 g / 4 oz)
- 1 cup almond flour (100 g / 3½ oz)
- ½ cup sweet cassava starch, polvilho doce (60 g / 2 oz)
- 2 tbsp 100% cocoa powder (10 g)
- 1 tbsp instant coffee, dissolved in the water (15 g / ½ oz)
- 2 tbsp psyllium husk (16 g / ½ oz)
- 1 tsp salt (6 g)
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast (10 g)
- 2 tsp sugar (8 g) — no added sugar: 1 tbsp erythritol (12 g)
- 1¼ cups warm water, to dissolve the coffee (300 g / 10½ oz)
- 3 tbsp olive oil (30 g / 1 oz)
In the no-added-sugar version, eating too much erythritol or xylitol can have a laxative effect.
Method
- Dissolve the coffee and sugar in the warm water and add the yeast; let it activate for 5 minutes.
- Mix the dry ingredients: flours, cassava starch, cocoa, psyllium and salt.
The full method (8 steps), Rico's tip, the variations and storage are in the ebook “Breads, Cakes & Basics”. The English edition is coming soon.
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