Name: Low-Carb Focaccia Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour; 1 cup flaxseed meal; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 tablespoon baking powder; 2 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced); 7 large egg; 1/4 cup olive oil

Bread, bread, bread. That’s all that seems to run through some peoples mind where they’re on a ketogenic diet. Don’t worry though, this versatile and low carb focaccia bread will help you out.

I normally don’t bake much bread, because I don’t really find I have any cravings for it. That being said, it does have a lot of uses, and it is especially useful for people that are only just transitioning to a ketogenic lifestyle. Hamburgers, sandwiches, toast, fried bread with bacon and eggs. Mmm.

In fact, these turned out to be great buns for the Baked Brie Juicy Lucy, and a fantastic sandwich bread which I stuffed with hot chicken sausage and spinach.

If you want a lighter color to your bread, make sure you use Blanched Almond Flour and Golden Milled Flaxseed. It will make for a more “realistic” bread color. Also, if you aerate the batter when you’re mixing it, it will give for more air bubbles inside and give a “holier” consistency. I prefer my bread dense, and honestly don’t mind what color it is as long as it tastes good.

Yields 1 9×9 Bread Loaf

The Preparation

1 cup almond flour
1 cup flaxseed meal
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
7 large egg
1/4 cup olive oil

The Execution

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Add the almond flour to a large mixing bowl. I prefer using blanched almond flour, because it’s less grainy. However, since we’re also cooking with flax, this won’t make the biggest difference, although it might change the color a bit.

Blanched almond flour in a white bowl with eggs, olive oil, garlic, and rosemary nearby

2. Add the flaxseed, spices, and baking powder to the bowl and combine until everything is evenly distributed.

Flaxseed meal and red pepper flakes mixed into almond flour in a white bowl

3. Add the minced garlic.

Minced garlic dropped into the almond flour and flaxseed meal dry mixture

4. Add in two eggs at a time, using a hand mixer to evenly combine the ingredients.

Two cracked eggs with minced garlic in the focaccia dry ingredients bowl

5. Add the olive oil and give the mixture one last blast with the hand mixer on the highest setting. The more aerated the batter becomes, the more air bubbles can form and the fluffier it becomes.

Whisking focaccia batter with olive oil until smooth and aerated in a glass bowl

6. Grease a baking pan using butter or spray. Pour the batter into the baking pan, spreading it evenly with a silicone spatula to ensure that it’s evenly distributed.

Focaccia batter spread evenly in a blue baking pan with rosemary alongside

7. Bake for 25 minutes. The bread will rise and take on a golden brown color. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Poke a knife around the edges and try to get a little bit of lift on the bread from underneath. At first it might feel stuck, but this is just the vacuum created between the greased pan and the bottom of the bread.

Baked almond flour focaccia cooling on a wire rack with golden top and visible flax specks

8. Turn it upside down to remove from the pan, then leave it on a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and serve!

Focaccia sandwich stacked with ham, cheddar, and spinach on a wooden board

This makes a total of 9 servings of Low-Carb Focaccia Bread. Each serving comes out to be 246 calories, 20.8g fats, 2.5g net carbs, and 9.7g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
1 cup almond flour	648	56	24.6	14.6	10.1	23.5
1 cup flaxseed meal	555	43.7	30.2	28.1	2.1	18.7
1 teaspoon dried rosemary	4	0.2	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes	6	0.3	1	0.5	0.5	0.2
1 teaspoon salt	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 1/2 tablespoon baking powder	11	0	5.7	0	5.7	0
2 teaspoon fresh garlic	8	0	1.9	0.1	1.8	0.4
7 large egg	551	36.6	2.8	0	2.8	48.4
1/4 cup olive oil	477	54	0	0	0	0
Totals	2261	190.8	66.9	43.8	23.1	91.2
Per Serving (/9)	251	21.2	7.4	4.9	2.6	10.1