Trester Bread Sweet & Salty

Name: Tresterbrot Sweet & Salty
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 1 Laib
Ingredients: ca. 400 g Trester; 4 EL Mandelmehl; 4 EL Kokosmehl; Wasser od. Kokoswasser nach Bedarf; 1 Banane; 1-2 EL Dattelkaramell (pürierte Datteln), Ahornsirup oder 1 Msp. Steviapulver; 1 EL Zimt; je eine Prise Vanille und Nelken gemahlen; 1 TL Johannisbrotkernmehl; 1 EL Flohsamenschalen; 1 Apfel; 1-2 EL Kokosblüten- oder Dattelzucker

Lena Neureuther
25. June 2022
3 min read

Savory pulp bread before dehydrating with herbs on baking paper

Pulp is often considered waste! But you can actually make so much with it. What exactly is pulp?

Anyone who owns a juicer probably knows this, because plant fibers (fiber) are left over when juicing. Depending on what vegetables or fruits are juiced, the pulp is suitable for making various breads/cakes. For example, if kale, spinach, or celery is juiced, you can make a great savory bread from it. Carrots, beets, apples, and pears, on the other hand, are perfect for sweet breads or cakes.

I usually juice vegetables and fruits and use this pulp to bake bread/cakes. You don't even need many ingredients for this. I simply mix the pulp with a mashed banana and almond flour or coconut flour, a little liquid (water or coconut water), and some locust bean gum and psyllium husk to bind it. To give the whole thing a spicy note, a lot of cinnamon, vanilla powder, and powdered cloves are added. There are so many ways to vary the pulp bread/cake with fruit, nuts, seeds, cocoa, etc. Further down, I will give you a few tips on how you can vary the cake and the basic recipe.

Loaf bread with seeds on a wire rack, decorated with autumn leaves — Tips:

Variations for the sweet bread:

Use mango, blueberries, or raspberries instead of the apple

Fold chopped almonds, coconut flakes, or ground hazelnuts into the dough

Fold cocoa and sugar-free chocolate pieces into the dough

Fold raisins and sugar-free marzipan into the dough

For the savory version, the banana is replaced by a tablespoon of chia seeds, which were previously soaked in a little water. Vanilla, cinnamon, and cloves are replaced by oregano, thyme, and paprika. The apple can be replaced with grated pumpkin or carrots, or omitted.

Variations for the savory bread:

Mix pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds into the dough

Fold sesame seeds and 2 tbsp tahini into the dough

Fold 2 tbsp caraway seeds and 1-2 handfuls of sauerkraut into the dough

For 1 loaf of pulp bread

Pulp Bread Sweet & Salty

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Drying time: 8 hours
Total time: 8 hours and 10 minutes

Ingredients:

approx. 400g pulp
4 tbsp almond flour
4 tbsp coconut flour
Water or coconut water as needed
1 banana
1-2 tbsp date caramel (pureed dates), maple syrup, or 1 pinch stevia powder
1 tbsp cinnamon
a pinch each of vanilla and powdered cloves
1 tsp locust bean gum
1 tbsp psyllium husk
1 apple
1-2 tbsp coconut blossom or date sugar

Preparation:

Put all ingredients in a bowl and knead well with your hands, gradually adding as much liquid (water or coconut water) as needed until a well-bound dough forms. Press two-thirds of the dough onto a dehydrator tray lined with parchment paper. Cut the apple into small pieces and place it on the dough, sprinkle with some cinnamon and coconut blossom sugar, and cover with the remaining dough.
Dehydrate the cake for approx. 6-8 hours at 42°C, remove it from the dehydrator, cut it into pieces, and enjoy.