This Nordic Nut & Seed Bread is the bomb! Gluten free, paleo, keto, packed with filling nuts and seeds, it’s portable, sturdy enough to carry a huge serving of smashed avocado and doesn’t have that cakey texture like many other paleo bread alternatives. This quick and easy bread will become one of your regular go-to recipes!
There are heaps of versions of this Nordic / Viking / Stone Age bread (Stenalder Brød) floating around the internet; my version has a large variety of nuts and seeds but if you don’t have one in particular or the walnuts are on special you can chop and change the quantities to your liking. As long as you keep the same amount of linseeds (flax seed), eggs and oil, the recipe will bind together. I made this bread to take with us on a recent camping trip to beautiful Coral Bay in Western Australia. I’ll be sharing some healthy eating camping tips in future so stay tuned! The bread kept well in the car for the week and it was super convenient being able to grab a slice of this out to eat with some ham or almond butter while bush-walking or after a long swim at the beach.
Guys, this was also my first time making a recipe video and I learnt so much! I had to work out an improvised camera rig, shoot over two days as the light in my room kept changing and next time I will definitely be using a more sturdy table! This bread is so lovely and crisp that it shook the table around when I was slicing it haha. Let me know what you think – should the video be shorter, more or less steps, different types of instructions? I’m excited to hear what you think and what you love in a recipe video. Now… onto the actual baking 🙂
Start by weighing your raw almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts and roughly chopping them. Place the chopped nuts into a large mixing bowl and mix in the seeds, salt and coconut sugar.
Note that the coconut sugar is optional! Normal wheat bread often has a slightly sweet taste due to the added sugars that the yeast feeds on and a tiny bit of coconut sugar adds that same hint of flavour to this bread. It will be just as delicious without the sugar if you decide to leave it out. If you are using any herbs, spices, dried fruit or other flavourings for a sweet or savoury option, mix these in with the nuts and seeds. See the recipe notes below for suggestions.
Melt the coconut oil in a small microwave safe bowl. Add the melted coconut and eggs to the bowl of nuts and seeds and mix thoroughly. Watch as the linseed and chia does their magic, soaking up the oil and egg and creating a smooth mixture that binds together!
Line a loaf pan / bread tin (20cm x 11cm x 7cm) with baking paper and lightly grease the ends with a tiny bit of coconut oil. Pour the mixture into the pan and use a spatula to push the mix into the corners and smooth the top.
Bake at 180 degrees celsius (356 degrees fahrenheit) for 60 minutes, making sure to place the bread on the bottom tray of your oven. DO NOT pre-heat your oven! We want the mixture to start to bake slowly as the heat rises so that it cooks through.
Let the bread cool completely before removing it from the pan. Slice thinly (about ~3mm thick) and top with avocado, smoked salmon, nut butters or chia jam. Pack it for lunch or a snack and use as you would any other slice of bread!
Store in an air-tight container for up to a week. Freeze any extra slices and thaw by toasting them on a tray in the oven.
Nordic Nut and Seed Bread
Ingredients
- 100 g almonds
- 100 g walnuts
- 50 g hazelnuts
- 100 g sunflower seeds
- 100 g pumpkin seeds
- 100 g linseed / flax seeds
- 50 g sesame seeds
- 50 g chia seeds
- 50 g poppy seeds
- 2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp coconut sugar optional
- ½ cup cold-pressed coconut oil melted or extra virgin olive oil
- 6 eggs free-range
Instructions
- Weigh out and roughly chop the raw almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts. Place them into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix together all of the chopped nuts, seeds, salt and coconut sugar in the bowl.
- If you are using any herbs, spices, dried fruit or other flavourings for a sweet or savoury option, mix these in with the nuts and seeds.
- Add in the coconut oil (melt in the microwave) and eggs and mix thoroughly.
- Line a loaf pan / bread tin (20cm x 11cm x 7cm) with baking paper and lightly grease the ends with a tiny bit of extra oil.
- Bake at 180 degrees celsius (356 degrees fahrenheit) for 60 minutes (don’t pre-heat the oven!), making sure to place the bread on the bottom tray of your oven.
- Let the bread cool completely before removing it from the pan.
- Slice thinly (about ~3mm thick) and top with avocado, smoked salmon, nut butters or chia jam.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to a week. Freeze any extra slices and thaw by toasting them on a tray in the oven.
Notes
- Cinnamon Sugar: 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- Vanilla: ½ teaspoon vanilla powder, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- Cinnamon Spice: 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- Fruity: ¼ cup dried fruit e.g. sultanas, currents, raisins, blueberries, finely chopped fig
- Choc Orange: 50g raw cacao nibs, ½ teaspoon vanilla powder, zest of 1 orange
- Sun-dried Tomato & Rosemary: 50g finely diced sun-dried tomatoes, 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Fennel: 1 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
- Turmeric and Coriander: 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- Garlic and Thyme: 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Lemon, Pepper and Garlic: Zest of 1 whole lemon, 2 garlic cloves crushed, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Italian Olive: 50g finely chopped Kalamata olives, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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Hi,
Loved the recipe and it’s in the oven right now! However I have realised there is a mistake in the recipe. It says 1/2 cup oil and then it says 45 grams but if you check for a conversion of cup to grams – 1/2 cup equals 170 grams and that’s what I have used. Hopefully my batch doesn’t need to be thrown.
Hi Shweta!
That’s great to hear you love the recipe 🙂 The 1/2 a cup of oil was measured as 1/2 a (metric) cup of solid coconut oil, which I then melted. This measures at around 45g depending on how much is packed into the measuring cup. Sometimes online conversion calculators can vary greatly depending on what ingredients they are based on. I’ll definitely update my instructions though to make them a little clearer – thanks for the feedback! While 170g is quite a bit more oil than the recipe calls for it should still be all good 🙂 If the top of the bread starts to brown too much, cover it in alfoil and turn the heat down a little to allow the bread to cook a little longer until it is solid throughout. If it is still soft after you slice it, simply lay the slices onto cookie trays and cook them a little longer until they are done – hope this helps & goodluck! Let me know how you go xx
Hi!, I loved the recipe.
I’d like ask a question. There is no flour in your recipe. Is it right? I wonder mixing all ingredients without flour might not be easy.
Have a nice day^^
Thank you so much! & yes, there is no flour in the recipe and it is super easy to mix the ingredients as the eggs provide enough liquid. I suggest using a fork to mix as it really gets through all the nuts and seeds. Wishing you a great day too! 😀
Do you know the carbs in this recipe…it looks awesome, can’t wait to try it !!!!
Hi Angie! There are only 6.6g of carbs per slice (& that includes the optional coconut sugar, it would be even lower if you omitted it). Hope you enjoy 🙂
Thanks so much…will be trying this out over the weekend…and will definitely be trying the different varieties !!!! ?
Thanks for letting me know the carbs content per slice…will be making all the different versions of this awesome looking bread !!!!?
Has anyone made an egg free version of this?
Ie: could I use chia or flax egg instead (ground chia or linseeds and water to make a vegan ‘egg’).
Please and thank you 🙂
Hi Corryn! The eggs are pretty important to bind the ingredients together, but chia/flax eggs can definitely do the same. Please do let me know if it works out as it would be a great egg-free option 🙂
Hi there I’m just wondering if you think the bread would work out if I soaked the nuts and seeds first (not chia and flax) but didn’t dehydrate them before using in the recipe?
Hi Nicole, you can certainly give it a go! What I would do though is decrease the heat and extend the cooking time e.g. decrease to 160 degrees and cook for ~90 minutes to allow the activated nuts and seeds to dry out while cooking. If you slice into it and it is still too wet, you cay lay the slices on baking paper on a tray and bake for a bit longer until they are done. This is what I did when I was first developing the recipe and hadn’t yet worked out the baking time. Please let us know how it goes!
What happens if we accidentally preheat the oven? How do I check if it’s done?
Hi Joyce! No problem, just turn the oven down to 150 degrees and cook for a further 15 minutes. When you take it out and if you find it under-cooked (centre still wet when you slice through), you can place it back into the oven, cover with foil and cook for another 10~15 minutes at the normal temperature.
This bread not only looks amazingly nutritious but is a great way to incorporate nuts into our diets in a more regular manner. AND…to incorporate LESS flours as well. But remembering, as you speak about in your profile…letting our bodies have ‘treats’ every so often. As humans it is so much easier to follow an eating ‘lifestyle’ (as with everything in our lives) when we do not follow a punishing regimen that deprives us of the comfort foods we so enjoy at times. Less stress; more smiles; added “serenity” that we all need to bloom and prosper. Kudos, and thank you for sharing! Danielle Simone Colorado, USA
Glad you love the recipe Danielle!
Couldn’t agree more – every person needs to find the lifestyle and balance that works to support their particular body, activity and dreams <3
I would suggest that you don’t use 6 chia/flaxseed eggs as some recipes can turn rubbery.
What size baking pan can I substitute? I don’t have one the size you recomendable and really en y want to buy a new one. Thanks.
Hi Liz – any smaller sized loaf pan will work.
Can you freeze this? Thanks!
Yes sure thing – but I recommend slicing before freezing.