Cranberry Almond Loaf - Gluten Free

I am thrilled to let you all know that I am working with the Almond Board of California to promote healthy and delicious eating.

Why am I doing this?  As you can imagine, I love almonds.  They are a superfood and of course one of my favorite things to nibble on.  I like almonds so much that I wrote an entire book about them.  The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook uses almonds in all of its recipes and is a wonderful symbol of my love for that most nutritious of all nuts.

In my work with the Almond Board, I have written 4 recipes just for them (and you all, of course).  Here is the first one for a Cranberry Almond Loaf.

Photo courtesy of Almond Board of California

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Cranberry Almond Loaf

Serves: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• ¾ cup creamy roasted almond butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 large eggs
• ¼ cup arrowroot powder
• ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup dried apricots, chopped into ¼ inch pieces
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• ¼ cup sliced almonds, plus 2 tablespoons to sprinkle on top
• olive oil for greasing
• blanched almond flour for dusting

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, blend almond butter, olive oil and eggs with a hand blender until smooth
2. In a medium bowl, combine arrowroot powder, salt and baking soda
3. Blend arrowroot mixture into wet ingredients until thoroughly combined
4. Fold in apricots, cranberries, seeds and sliced almonds
5. Grease a 7.5 x 3.5 magic line loaf pan with olive oil and dust with almond flour
6. Transfer batter into loaf pan and sprinkle remaining sliced almonds on top
7. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes until a knife inserted into center comes out clean
8. Let bread cool in pan for 1 hour, then serve

Slice this Cranberry Almond Loaf and enjoy it as a jazzed up base for your Turkey Club Sandwich. Or toast it and dip in olive oil for a delicious breakfast or after dinner treat.  Personally, I like mine toasted and smothered in goat cheese.

Source
http://elanaspantry.com/cranberry-almond-loaf/