Keto Bread Recipe – Real Bread minus the Carbs! (2024)

Simply the best Keto Bread Recipe made with yeast! This low carb bread has great texture, toasts well and tastes like real bread. Slice and store in the freezer and toast straight from frozen – YUM!

You will also love my Keto Pumpkin Bread!

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KETO BREAD (WITH YEAST!)

I have several bread recipes on my site, ranging from Easy No Knead Bread, Overnight Sourdough, No Yeast Soda Bread and Dukan Diet Bread. Only thing missing? A Keto bread recipe of course!

Those following the Keto diet or simply cutting down on carbs (HFLC diet) have a few options when it comes to Keto friendly breads. A lot of low carb breads are made with almond and coconut flour – both staples in Keto baking.

I personally LOVE breads made with almond flour, however they are quite dense and heavy. They resemble soda bread – sort of a cake-like texture. Not the type of bread you would use in a sandwich!

So I searched for a low carb bread recipe without almond flour – I wanted something fluffy and more like real yeasted bread.

I came across a reference to “Deirdre’s Real Low Carb Bread” on Amazon of all places, in a comment made on a product I was unfamiliar with. But before I get carried away, let’s take a look at what you will need to make this Keto bread.

KETO BREAD INGREDIENTS

As you know the Keto diet allows for no flour, not even gluten free flour. So we must use a set of low carb ingredients, all of which bring something to the table. Let’s break it down!

Vital Wheat Gluten

This is the main ingredient in our bread and if you have never heard of it before you are not alone! Vital Wheat Gluten is Keto friendly since it is high in protein but low in carbs. It looks like finely milled flour – stripped of the starch until only the gluten remains.

Using Vital Wheat Gluten will give structure and texture to your Keto bread and make it fluffy like the real thing! However it is worth remembering that your bread will not be gluten free if you use this ingredient.

Oat Fiber

Oat Fiber should not be confused with Oat Flour (as I did when I first ordered). The first is keto friendly the latter is not! Oat fiber (or fibre) is made from the husks of the oat and is insoluble. It adds bulk to your bread without adding too many carbs or calories.

Potato Fiber is, surprisingly, another Keto friendly ingredient which can be used in this recipe instead of the Oat Fiber. It has a slightly more pronounced taste.

Golden Milled Flaxseed

This amazing ingredient is high in fiber, full of nutrients, High in Omega 3s… It is also easy to find! I used a darker ground flaxseed in my recipe which is why the bread is darker in colour.

Remaining ingredients

• Instant YeastAlso known as Easy Bake Yeast or Rapid Rise Yeast. This yeast is added to the dry ingredients without needing to be activated first. Do not replace with active dry yeast (which needs to be activated first).
• Xanthan Gum This adds structure to Gluten Free bakes – only a tiny amount is used in this recipe.
• And finally… Eggs, butter (or ghee), water, salt and sweetener (I used Sukrin Gold). A little heavy cream for glazing and mixed seeds to top will make your bread even yummier!

HOW TO MAKE KETO BREAD STEP BY STEP

Full measurements and instructions can be found on theprintable recipe cardat the bottom of the page. Please take a look at the steps and video before attempting this recipe!

Put the vital wheat gluten, oat fiber, golden milled flaxseed, sweetener and yeast in a bowl and stir to combine.

Add the eggs, butter and water. Use a mixer fitted with dough beaters (I used my KitchenAid hand mixer but you can use a stand mixer) to mix the dough on low speed initially. Sprinkle with the salt and Xantham Gum.

Increase the speed slightly and keep mixing until the dough comes together and clumps around the beaters – a couple of minutes should do it.

Tip the dough onto your worktop and knead together briefly. Stretch the dough to form a rectangle that’s the same size as the long edge of your loaf tin.

Roll the dough as you would a Swiss Roll and place in small loaf tin lined with baking paper. Cover loosely with a plastic bag and place it in a warm spot to rise for 1 ½ – 2 hours. The dough will expand to fill the tin and rise over the top of it.

Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Brush the loaf with cream and add mixed seeds or any other toppings you like. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the bread is golden, risen and feels firm to the touch.

Lift the bread out of the tin and allow it to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy fresh or toasted – delicious with salted butter and perfect for avocado toast! One slice is around 3 carbs (based on slicing bread into 16 slices).

Tips for Best Low Carb Bread

• Do not replace any of the ingredients unless you use the options specified. I recommend the ingredients I have sourced from Amazon – if you are lucky to have a local health store look for them there!
• Make sure your water is body temperature – not too hot as it will kill the yeast. If it is too cold if will delay the rise. Your other ingredients should also be at room temperature.
• Place the bread in the oven or the microwave (NOT TURNED ON!) to prove. Check after 90 minutes but prepare to leave it to rise for two hours, especially if the room is cold.
• Allow the oven to preheat properly before baking. Throw in a couple of ice cubes or place a cake tin with water at the bottom of the oven to help bread to rise.
• Store the sliced bread in the freezer and toast from frozen. The bread will keep for a couple of days at room temperature wrapped in a clean linen towel but it will last much longer in the freezer!
• You will need a small loaf tin for this recipe. I have also baked this bread as a round loaf but it did not rise as well as when you bake it in a tin.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

This homemade Keto bread is great for toasting and serving with butter or avocado or eggs but it can also make great sandwiches!

You can also use it to make Keto croutons (perfect for serving with this Low Carb Chicken Soup!) or breadcrumbs. I suspect it would make a good French Toast – though I haven’t tried that yet!

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