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This super popular paleo bread recipe has the perfect texture and is such a satisfying grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free bread. It’s perfect for a sandwich, burgers or a slice of toast with nut butter! It uses almond flour and tapioca flour and the batter is put together in just one bowl, making this so incredibly easy to make! Want to to make it but can’t have nuts? We also made this nut-free with this recipe here so everyone can make it and we’ve recently updated this recipe to include instructions on how to make as a bread loaf too!

Paleo bread

How to make paleo sandwich bread

This recipe is one of my most popular paleo recipes and for good reason! This recipe can be made in both a loaf pan, or also as rolls. This paleo bread is gluten-free, grain-free, fluffy, sliceable, and TOTALLY BREAD-LIKE with the best texture! Plus, it’s simple to prepare made all in one bowl without any kneading or rest time.

I wasn’t a fan of gluten-free bread, whether store-bought or homemade, until this recipe. I always felt they were dense, not the right flavor, or difficult to make. But this paleo bread recipe? It has  the right flavor and it’s fluffy, soft, air-y, and with the perfect bread-like texture.

The BEST Nut-Free Paleo Bread

Can this be made as rolls or a loaf bread?

Originally when this recipe was first made a few years back the bread was made either as rolls, or as a long square loaf. I LOVE making it that way, but per request we’ve done some recent testing to include instructions on how to make it as a loaf pan! This is such a great update and hope you enjoy it too!

Watch how to make it:

Paleo sandwich bread

Here’s what you need to make it:

  • almond flour
  • tapioca flour
  • eggs
  • unsweetened apple sauce
  • baking powder
  • fine sea salt

We’ve made some updates to this recipe!

This bread recipe has long been a reader favorite and a cornerstone recipe for Lexi’s Clean Kitchen! We’ve recently made some updates to it to include some instructions on how to make it into a loaf pan. We still enjoy the paleo rolls, and prefer making them that way but so many requested the ability to make this into a loaf pan, so we put it through some testing to get it to be able to do that! We call for using a smaller than average sized loaf pan, a 7.75″ x 3.75″ that way you get the proper rise for the loaf. If you use a bigger one the bread loaf won’t be as tall.

What kind of bread can you eat on the Paleo diet?

Making this homemade bread is easy and kid-friendly! Paleo bread is different from gluten free bread because often on the paleo diet most grains are avoided. So gluten-free breads made with gluten-free flours like rice flour, teff flour, and corn meal would not be considered paleo bread! The combination of almond flour and tapioca flour as it creates the most legit paleo bread, and gluten-free I’ve ever tried!

The BEST Nut-Free Paleo Bread

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The BEST Paleo Bread (5-Ingredients and One Bowl)

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This super popular paleo bread recipe has the perfect texture and is such a satisfying grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free bread. It's perfect for a sandwich, burgers or a slice of toast with nut butter! It uses almond flour and tapioca flour and the batter is put together in just one bowl, making this so incredibly easy to make! Want to to make it but can't have nuts? We also made this nut-free with this recipe here so everyone can make it!
Servings 4
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients
  

Base Recipe (to make paleo rolls):

  • 1/2 cup 43g blanched almond flour
  • 1/2 cup 60g tapioca flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of fine sea salt

Triple Recipe (to make bread loaf):

  • 1-½ cup 150g almond flour
  • 1-½ cup 180g tapioca flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 eggs
  • ¾ cup apple sauce

Instructions

For Rolls:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a bowl combine almond flour, tapioca, baking powder, and pinch of sea salt.
  • Add in eggs and apple sauce and mix to combine.
  • Place round molds or large mason jar lids on a baking sheet and grease well.
  • Pour batter into molds until almost at the top, a little less.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean (see note)
  • Let cool slightly, slice in half, and serve.
  • Store in the refrigerator.

For Bread Loaf:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 7.75" x 3.75" loaf pan and line with a parchment paper sling.
  • In a bowl combine almond flour, tapioca, baking powder, and pinch of sea salt.
  • Add in eggs and apple sauce and whisk to combine.
  • Place batter into prepared baking pan and smooth over the top.
  • Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool slightly, and then remove bread from the pan and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • When cool, slice and use within 3 days. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

Baking time might vary slightly based on how thin or thick you make your rolls.
I use round molds or mason jar lids for the rolls, and it yields 4 fluffy sandwich rolls. See the comments for how readers have adapted!
Updated 2/2017. I used to add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil or palm shortening but don't find it necessary for the texture so it has been removed.
Updated 5/2019: We included instructions on how to make this in a small loaf pan, we use this pan here

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich rollCalories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 276mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
Course: Baking
Cuisine: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, low-carb, Paleo
Author: Lexi


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  1. I want to say thank you, they are the best, I have them as burger buns and sandwiches, both toadted and not and they hold up pretty good. I make egg on toast with them, I have shared this recipe of yours too, Thank you again. Helen

  2. Hi Lexi..my rolls didn’t turn fluffy at all…i was wondering if i should try with baking soda instead of the baking powder..?
    Annie

    1. Did you follow it exactly? They are definitely fluffy! And baking powder is the correct ingredient. Happy to help you troubleshoot.

  3. Love, love, love! I make a double batch and freeze them with great results. I toast these rolls for all kinds of sandwiches including toasted with bacon, egg, avocado for breakfast. Recently I started sprinkling Trader Joe’s Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend on the tops before baking. Toasted with butter is a great substitute for bagels or hard rolls. Thank you Lexi for such a great recipe!

  4. I made these but can’t eat apples so I subbed it for canned pumpkin and they were amamzing. Had them as a burger bun! Thank you for the recipe.

  5. I am diabetic and try to eat Low carb. Could I sub Swerve sweetener in place of the applesauce to cut dwn on carbs? Would u have any ideas of sub amounts?

  6. Hi Lexi/team,
    I made the “Ultimate Sandwich Bread” in your cookbook last night and it turned out flat. I noticed here that every ingredient for the buns above is doubled for the bread–except the baking powder. Should I be using 2 tsp. of baking powder for a loaf of bread(only 1 tsp is listed in your cookbook). Thanks!

    1. Mine was flat too. Not fluffy either. I think my measurements were light…I needed more of the flours. But I noticed the higher amount of baking powder in this post too. I usually bake using weights so I’m hoping to get the weight of the flours to see if that helps. I really want this to work…

  7. This is great! I have tried GF bread recipes numerous times, to no avail… which was very disheartening, since I can make wonderful wheat bread without even thinking about it! But THIS recipe turned out great! It made a fluffy, moist bread that held up to slicing, holding burgers, everything you could want in a bread! And it couldn’t get any simpler to make. I doubled the recipe and baked in a loaf pan for 30min as suggested above, since I don’t have the rings, and it was great. Thank you for an awesome recipe!

  8. Hi, made those, didn’t have round molds, so i put the batter in a Cupcake Pan.
    They were tiny; great little buns.
    Delicious.
    Thank you.

  9. hey lexi! your blog is amazing and i love your recipes ! but i made this recipe and the texture was not how you described ! not pourable at all and super crumbly. i noticed the measurement for the palm oil was missing.. is that the issue? help! thanks so much ! the photo of this paleo sandwich bread is making my mouth water 🙂
    micaela – dressmeupdelish.com

  10. I computed the macros, if anyone else needs them. Obviously brands vary slightly, but this should be close. These amounts are per roll, assuming yield of 4:
    Calories: 224
    Fat: 10 g
    Carbs: 28 g (Sugars: 8 g)
    FIber: 3 g
    Protein: 7 g

  11. I pinned your first roll recipe, but when I tried to go back to it – had disappeared. So because I make it often, repinned it. I noticed this time palm oil had been removed. I always used coconut oil instead. Anyway – just wondered why and if there is a difference in texture? I went ahead and added coconut oil because I’ve been so happy with the way I’ve been making them. (They slide out of pan which I like, with oil) One of my favorite and go to recipes – the only bread I eat. Thanks.

    1. It’s back up! I removed the palm shortening because it really isn’t needed. Same texture 🙂 So glad you love it!

  12. Just found your site through your pancake recipe I had pinned some time ago & very glad to have found you! Just made my first batch of rolls & had an egg sandwich for breakfast. Recipe is an absolute keeper–delicious!

  13. Made it last night and my husband & I ate the whole loaf! I used olive oil instead of palm oil, and I used arrowroot instead of tapioca flour. Also, I baked for 22min in a mini-loaf pan and let it cool for 15-20min before slicing. I got 8 small slices and they were delicious! Very fluffy and raised nicely during baking. The texture was extremely fluffy and just like any sandwich roll as you’d expect.

  14. A very similar recipe to the paleo sandwich bread in your book! My only trouble is the bread never rises enough. I know it won’t go like normal bread but it barely rises at all, and your book says 2/3 up the side of the pan. When I’m done I don’t have sandwich bread, I have bread sticks… Thoughts on what I could be doing wrong? Thanks!

  15. So, just as I was about to put these in the oven, my 20 year old oven caught fire. After having the fire department visit, I used coconut oil spray on a glass square dish and cooked it in the microwave. Total time was about 8 minutes because I kept stopping and starting it. The recipe was delicious! Thank you to our fire department and to you for this wonderful bread alternative!

  16. We cannot read your recipes now that you have the picture link in the left corner of the screen. Is there any way to remove it? Otherwise we can only read a little bit of the recipe at a time. It is actually really in the way:(

      1. Hi Lexi, I love this recipe but did not get a chance to write it down. I came back to your website but can not find it anymore, has the recipe been taken down?

        Any help would be great, thanks!

  17. Often Keto and Paleo recipes get grouped together which is how I found you…I am on Keto though, and the tapioca flour and applesauce bring the carb amounts up too high. Do you have a low carb alternative for these ingredients? Is there a way to sub coconut flour for the tapioca by adjusting the ratios of the coconut flour to liquid. I may be able to get by using the applesauce (I think that will be ok if no more than 1/4 c,) but would still need a compensating liquid. Any suggestions? I so want this to be my answer to a long search for a decent bread substitute.