by Nerissa Oden

I’ve been cooking around my food sensitivities and my husband’s for years, and got a cookbook contract last March.
Why me – a first time author?
Because I’ve created a variety of bread that I call bread-free breads. These breads are grain-free, gluten-free, yeast-free, and sugar-free, because they’re made mainly from vegetables and seeds.
Try this easy recipe for Garlic Onion Bread:

DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups raw, shell-free sunflower seeds
2 cups golden flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons fresh or dried dill
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt

WET INGREDIENTS
2 cups chopped yellow onion
10 garlic cloves
1 cup liquid egg whites
2 tablespoons vinegar

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Cover a 12×17-inch baking sheet (jelly roll pan) with Pan Lining Paper, foil side down.

Press the paper into the form of the baking sheet.

Grind sunflower seeds into processor, personal blender, or coffee/spice grinder.

In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.

Blend wet ingredients thoroughly in blender.

Transfer the wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients. Mix quickly and well.

With a spatula, scrape the batter on to the prepared baking sheet, push the mixture to the edges, and then level the thickness.

Bake for 30 minutes, or until center is dry to the touch.

Place upside down on pan and paper. Let cool.

After cooling, cut into desired pieces, or use as pizza crust. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

The new cookbook will be released November 1. My hope is that in the near future, you’ll be making your own breads from whole vegetables and seeds – and so will locally owned restaurants. (And for dessert lovers, most of the desserts in the cookbook are also sugar-free and nut-free.)
Preorder your copy of Bread-Free Bread on Amazon by typing in this address: http://www.BreadFreeBread.com
Nerissa Oden is a citizen advocate for learning about your personal food sensitivities, including food intolerances.
Interviews, testimonials, FAQS, and test options are discussed on her website, http://www.FoodPowers.com