Last year around this time I shared this recipe before. I love fall, and with fall come pumpkins. This year I decided to prepare this bread with butternut squash puree instead of pumpkin puree. For the reason being that butternut squash has a lower *glycemic index (51) than pumpkin (75).

This recipe contains cinnamon and I personally don’t like cinnamon, but my husband and daughter like it, so I added some pumpkin spice to it. This also means I don’t eat this bread, haha. But is does make the house smell really great, and I enjoy watching them savour the bread.

* The Glycemic Index (GI) is a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels.Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose and, therefore insulin levels.

RECIPE FOR 1 LOAF

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cup Almond flour
• 1/2 cup Coconut flour
• 3/4 cup Powdered Erythritol 
• 2 tsp Pumpkin spice*
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt
• 3/4 cup Butternut squash puree (canned or fresh)
• 4 large Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup Butter (you can use ghee or coconut oil for dairy-free)
• 1/4 cup Chopped Pecans

*If you don’t have pumpkin spice, you can use:

• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F / 175 °C. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, so that the paper hangs over two opposite sides.
2. In medium sized bowl mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, powdered erythritol, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and Himalayan salt.
3. In a large bowl, add the melted butter, the vanilla extract, the pumpkin puree, and eggs, one by one. Mix with a handmixer until well combined.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix well together with a spatula.
5. Transfer the batter into the lined loaf pan and press evenly to make a smooth top. Sprinkle the top with chopped pecans and press them lightly into the surface.
6. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from the pan and slicing.

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