Grain-free Streusel
Servings: 1 loaf
This delicious, nutrient dense Grain-free Streusel is a very satisfying treat that's easy to make and even easier to eat. Watch out, it's very moorish!
Ingredients
Streusel Layer
- 125 g pecan or walnuts (1 cup) chopped
- 20 g butter -melted
- 2 tbsp rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup
- 50 g rolled / flaked quinoa (½ cup)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch sea salt
Batter
- 50 g butter -melted
- 85 g rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup (¼ cup)
- 1 egg/s
- 150 g almond meal (1½ cups)
- 2 tbsp true arrowroot flour
- 20 g desiccated coconut (¼ cup)
- 1 tsp vanilla -powder, extract or essence
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃/350°F (fan-forced).
- Start with the streusel. In a small bowl, mix the butter and sweetener until combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Now for the batter. In a mixing bowl mix the butter, sweetener and egg until well combined. Add the almond meal, arrowroot, coconut, vanilla and baking powder and mix until well combined.
- Line a small loaf tin (approx. 20 x 12cm) with baking paper and scrape half of the thick batter into the tin.
- Top with approx. ½ of the streusel mix (use damp hands to spread the sticky mixture across). Then place the rest of the batter on top and finish with the remaining streusel.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes (watch during cooking as with top heating ovens, you may need to cover with foil if the topping is browning too fast).
Thermomix Method
- Start with the streusel. Pulse the nuts to chop using the turbo button 3-4 times and set aside.
- Melt the butter, 1 minute, temp 90, speed 4.
- Add the sweetener and mix, 10 seconds, speed 4.
- Add the quinoa flakes, sea salt, cinnamon and nuts, and mix to combine, reverse, 10 seconds, speed 4.
- Set aside.
- Without washing the bowl, melt the butter 1 minute, temp 90, speed 4.
- Add the sweetener and egg and mix 30 seconds, speed 4.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix 20 seconds, speed 4.
- Go to step 4 above.
Store
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.