Orange Glazed Poppy Seed Bread

What you’ll need:

Bread:

1 cup white whole wheat flour or gluten-free flour
½ cup vanilla protein powder (I used Cytosport 100% whey)
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp baking soda
¾ cup honey or agave
1 whole egg
2 T coconut oil, melted
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
2 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp butter, melted
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
½ tsp pure almond extract

Orange Glaze:

2 Tbs fresh squeezed orange juice
2 Tbs Truvia or other natural sweetener
1 tsp butter
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
¼ tsp pure almond extract

Let’s Bake!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9-inch loaf pan.

2. Stir all dry ingredients together. Set aside.

3. Beat all wet ingredients together. Add dry mixture to wet mixture. Beat well.

4. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 40-45 minutes. Watch bread carefully the last few minutes so it doesn’t burn!

5. Place all ingredients for the orange glaze in a small saucepan. Stir constantly until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Pour evenly over hot bread.

6. Let bread cool. Store in fridge. Makes about 10 slices.

What’s in each slice:

About 100 calories; 5g fat; 10g carbs; 5g protein

**Other “unclean” poppy seed bread macros in comparison: About 260 calories; 12g fat; 37g carbs; 2g protein