The texture is amazing.
And hard to describe if you haven’t tried it… almost like a lighter, softer version of cornbread. Eggy cornbread that is perfect for dinner or breakfast.
Eat it with your favorite pancake toppings.
Or try the savory option with soup or my Sweet Potato Chili.
The deliciously “eggy” texture comes from a surprising ingredient- chickpeas. I originally purchased chickpea flour to make the famous socca (chickpea flour pancake) cropping up on many blogs. Every recipe I tried was too dry for my liking, no matter how much oil I added; but I loved the flavor and kept playing around with the idea until the following recipe was born. It is not dry in the slightest!
Eggy Breakfast Bread
(gluten-free)
- 1 cup garbanzo bean flour (120g)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ener-g powder or 1 tbsp ground flax
- 1 1/2 tsp white or apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup milk of choice (240g)
- 2 tbsp water or oil (30g)
- pinch uncut stevia OR 2 tbsp sugar (You can probably use a liquid sweetener like pure maple syrup, but I’d decrease the other liquid in the recipe by that amount)
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 400 F and grease an 8-in round pan. First combine energ or flax with all wet ingredients, and whisk vigorously. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients (except energ or flax) and stir very well. Now pour wet into dry and stir until evenly combined. Pour into the pan and bake 10-12 minutes, then let cool at least 10 more minutes before removing from pan. Please note: garbanzo bean flour has a distinct flavor; you either love it or hate it. I love it!
View Eggy Bread Nutrition Facts
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hey it’s like you knew the only flour i have in abundance is chickpea – thanks!
I want to send you a photo! My 5 year old ADORES this bread. She had two pieces at dinner, and she gobbled them up at lightning speed with a big smile on her face. Then for dessert we made your fudge babies, which are a standby in our household. Thanks for keeping us well fed!
is there a way to make chickpea flour?
From another commenter:
https://lett-trim.today/2012/10/11/eggy-breakfast-bread/#comment-570885%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
thanks! oh, by the way, i made single lady cupcakes for m and my brother last night, my brother’s came out great but mine had a lot of dry flour on the bottom… is there a way to fix that?
if there is dry flour then it wasn’t fully mixed. You could always mix it in a small bowl then put it into the mug to bake…or just be extra careful to get into the edge of the mug. Also if you add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, instead of the other way around you shouldnt find any dry flour on the bottom.
I just got on to check your blog today with a plate of chickpea cakes in my hand! haha. I just bought chickpea flour last week and it’s great! I make single servings with diced peppers and salsa, or indian spices… i haven’t tried it with sweet things yet. It’s much easier to work with than I anticipated… makes beautiful savory pancakes!
That looks SOOOO good!
This is exactly what i’ve been looking for! ways to make gluten-frees happy for breakfast 🙂
Hm. Looks yummy! I actually hadn’t heard of chickpea flour until just now, but looks like I’ll be making some! (I doubt I could find that here because it’s a fairly remote area, but it would be super easy to make. :))
MMM what a lovely breakfast treat!!
Looks great and I will have to try it. Have you made this with any other flour like maybe coconut?
Nope, and I don’t think it would work with coconut. But if you try a different flour, please report back with results!
Love the photos in this one!