Recipe: High Fibre and Protein Seeded Flaxseed and Cottage Cheese Loaf
Flaxseeds contain omega 3 fats, phytonutrients, such as lignans, and plenty of fibre and they make a great addition to your diet if you have PCOS.
If you are lost for ways to add them to your diet why not try using ground flaxseeds which you can add to your porridge or overnight oats, or I often add some to my granola recipe or you can make this seeded flaxseed loaf for a high fibre bread.
Number of servings: This makes one loaf, but the size of your slice is up to you!
Preparation and cooking time: 50 minutes total + 30 mins to cool
Ingredients
50g plain flour
100g oats
50g ground flaxseed
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
300g cottage cheese
1 large egg
30ml milk
100g seeds (pumpkin and sunflower)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Line a baking tray with baking paper
Blitz the oats in a blender to make a flour-like texture and move to a bowl.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients: flour, ground flax, salt, and baking powder.
Blend the cottage cheese until smooth and then add to the dry ingredients along with the egg.
Mix this together until it is a stiff mixture, then add the milk slowly to loosen it slightly.
Lastly add the seeds and then tip the dough out onto a baking tray and shape it into a loaf and slash the top with a knife.
Bake in the oven at 180 for around 35-40mins.
Leave to cool on a rack for 30mins before enjoying!
Equipment needed
Baking tray
Baking paper
Blender
Mixing bowl
Top tips
Store in an airtight container or slice and freeze.
You can make this recipe gluten free by using GF flour and oats.
You can also use a different combination of seeds depending on what you have available at home.
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