Chocolate Chip Carrot-Ginger Bread
When our proverbial winter snows melt inside our bodies just like the spring water that now runs down the side of the mountains, we tend to get congested with the common symptoms of a runny nose, a sore throat, and cold like symptoms. Overall, it is best to support your health this season with lighter, less oily foods and less dairy to prevent mucous in the body. Steer clear of cold drinks which shock the system and slow digestion; instead, sip warm ginger tea with some lemon throughout the day to aid digestion and enhance cellular detoxification.
While more suitable Spring recipes are on the way, this post returns to the comfort and joy of warm, aromatic, spice filled bread. Carrots are full of nutrition, enhancing vision, aiding a healthy heart, offering tons of Vitamin A and antioxidants for beautiful hair, skin, and nails, and also known as a potent food for cancer prevention. While you begin to adjust your palette to Spring’s offerings, may this recipe continue to nourish and ground with you its warmth and subtle sweetness.
Recipe:
Please note that I do my best to measure things but that this recipe is based on approximations so PLEASE use your intuition and creative flare to taste!
2 1/2 cup almond flour (available in bulk at Whole Foods)
3/4 cup shredded carrot
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
1 T fresh grated ginger
2 eggs
1/3 cup organic unsalted butter/ghee/oil of your choice (melted)
approx. 1/4 cup grade B maple syrup (it has more minerals and a richer flavor)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
approx. 1-1.1/2 tsp cinnamon
approx 1/2 tsp allspice
approx 1/4 tsp cardamom (optional)
Additional optional ideas: Vanilla, unsweetened shredded coconut, raisins.
procedure:
Mix dry ingredients (almond flour, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips, spices, baking soda, baking powder, salt) in a medium mixing bowl. Then mix your wet ingredients (egg, maple syrup, butter, carrot, ginger) into another mixing bowl. Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and whisk until blended.
Use some butter or oil of your choice to grease your bread pan. Transfer contents into your bread pan and place into the oven. Bake for 40-50 minutes or so, or until a knife inserted in the loaf comes out clean.
Let me know what you think and please share!
