Protein Blueberry Bread (nut free, low carb, sugar free)

Alright my friends...I have found something crazy. Pork rinds, ground up, create a pretty amazing flour substitute. (Be careful that your pork rinds don't have a lot of crap in them...you want them to have 2 ingredients...pork skin and salt. Nothing else. Nothing would ruin a blueberry bread like a BBQ flavored flour. Gross.)

I have been having a  blast playing with the ZERO carb flour...seriously, it's like a match made in heaven. It's tricky though...to much pork rind without another flour makes for a chewy (not in a good way), rubbery texture that is nothing to write home about. However, used in addition to other ingredients, it's pretty awesome. We really enjoyed this bread/cake. The batter can also be used to make "muffin tops", on a cookie sheet without a muffin top pan. Double score, right?


(Notes - if you use sugar and not a sugar substitute, this will no longer be low carb...)

Double Protein (Pork Rind) Blueberry Bread

1/2 c butter, softened

3/4 c erythritol (or 1/2 c. birch xylitol or white sugar)

1/2 tsp powdered stevia (or 1/2 c. brown sugar)

2 eggs

2 tsp baking powder (or 1 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tarter)

1 cup pork rind flour (simply food process or use a high speed blender until it's finely ground)

1/2 c. unflavored whey or egg white protein powder (I use NOW Whey - off Amazon) 

1/2 c. coconut flour

3/4 c. milk of choice (almond, coconut, dairy)

1 Tbsp unflavored gelatin

2.5 c. frozen blueberries (Wild Maine work best, because they are small)

Beat butter, sweeteners and eggs until well combined. Add milk, baking powder and gelatin & beat well.  Add flours and mix until just combined. Fold in frozen blueberries and pour into a parchment lined loaf pan (8x4)

Bake at 350 for approximately 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Allow to cool, store in the fridge. For an extra special breakfast, toast in a frying pan that has been coated in melted butter...yum!

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