Cranberry Almond Loaf

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup creamy roasted almond butter, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup arrowroot
• 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, plus 2 tablespoons to sprinkle on top
• olive oil, for greasing
• blanched almond flour, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, blend almond butter, olive oil and eggs with a handheld mixer 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 3 ½ x 7 ½ x 2 ¼ inch loaf pan with olive oil and dust with almond flour.
• 6 pour 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.