5 delicious and healthy nut bread recipes

Find out how to prepare light and tasty options to replace high-calorie bread

Breads are a national passion that cannot be missing from Brazilian menus. However, when you’re on a diet it can seem complicated to consume this food in moderation and think about increasing calories. As a solution, breads with oilseeds appear, extremely important vegetables for health which, according to nutritionist Natalia Colombo, should be part of a healthy diet, as they offer countless benefits for the body.

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“[As oleaginosas] regulate cholesterol levels, reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) and increasing HDL (good cholesterol), preventing arteriosclerosis and hypertension, contributing to a healthier heart and brain,” says the expert.

With this in mind, we have selected 5 tasty, fluffy and healthy bread recipes for you to consume in your daily life and maintain your diet. I wait!

Pumpkin seed bread

ingredients

• 1/2 cup of tea whole milk Heat
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1/3 tea cup of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup of water tea
• 1 egg
• 4/5 cup whole-wheat flour
• 50 g of toasted pumpkin seeds
• 1 egg yolk for brushing

Method of preparation

Put the milk, honey and yeast in a bowl and mix well. Add the coconut oil, salt, water and egg and stir to combine. Gradually add the soft wheat flour and the pumpkin seeds and knead to obtain a homogeneous dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest until doubled in size. Then, combine an English tart form with coconut oil and wheat flour, place the dough on it, brush with the egg yolk and put in a preheated oven at 200ºC for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

chestnut bread-do-para

ingredients

• 3 cups of wholemeal flour
• 1 cup of tea Brazilian nut
• 5 g of dry yeast
• 1 dessert spoon of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 cup of warm water
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• Wholemeal flour for dusting
• olive oil for greasing

Method of preparation

Put the brown sugar, honey, olive oil, water and yeast in a bowl and mix well. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Put the wholemeal flour, salt and chestnuts in another container and mix well. After that, make a hole in the middle of the flour and take the reserved mixture and mix until you get a smooth mass.

Then flour a smooth surface with flour, put the dough on it and knead well. Transfer the dough into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest until doubled in size. Toss a roast with olive oil and arrange the dough on top. Using a fork, make holes in the surface of the bread and bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC for 45 minutes. Serve immediately.

Mixed bread of chestnuts and raisins

ingredients

• 500 g of wholemeal flour
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 100g of oatmeal
• 300ml of water
• 100 g of mixed chopped chestnuts
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 10 g of dry yeast
• 100 g of raisins
• 100 g of dried and chopped apples
• Wholemeal flour for dusting
• Coconut oil for greasing

Method of preparation

In a bowl put all the dry ingredients, except the mix of chestnuts and raisins, and mix well. Add the water and coconut oil and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. After that, flour a smooth surface with wheat flour, put the dough on it and knead well. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rest until doubled in size. Then add the chestnuts and raisins and knead the dough again until incorporated. Grease a baking tray with coconut oil and flour it with wheat flour, place the dough on top and bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC until golden brown. Serve immediately.

Bread with sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds

ingredients

• 11/2 cup whole milk tea
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 4 g of dry yeast
• 1/5 tablespoon golden sesame
• 1/5 tbsp black sesame
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of water

Method of preparation

Put the brown sugar, wheat flour and salt in a bowl and mix well. Add the milk, olive oil and yeast and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Knead the dough for 10 minutes, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest until doubled in size. Meanwhile, put the egg and water in a container and mix well.

In another container put the sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and mix well. Next, divide the dough into two equal parts and brush with the egg mixture. Roll the bread over the seeds and place it on a baking sheet greased with olive oil and floured with wheat flour. Leave to rest for 2 hours. Then bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 40 minutes. Serve immediately.

Almond bread with chia

ingredients

• 1 tea cup of ground almonds
• 1 cup of chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup of tea Chia seeds
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of dry yeast
• 1 pinch of salt
• Wholemeal flour for dusting
• olive oil for greasing

Method of preparation

Put the almonds, cashews and chia seeds in a container and mix well. Reserve. In a blender, place the eggs, water and olive oil and beat until incorporated. Place the mixture on the dry ingredients, add the salt and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Finally put the organic bicarbonate and stir to mix.

Next, flour a smooth surface, place the dough on it and knead well. Then transfer into a container, cover with transparent film and let it rest until doubled in size. Then grease a baking tray with oil and flour, place the dough on it and bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC until golden brown. Serve immediately.

Source: Terra

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