The apple, walnut and chia seed loaf cake is a soft and fragrant cake for the whole family’s breakfast — the right recipe to start the day with the right boost!

A cake rich in walnut bits, apples, chia seeds, orange juice, and a sprinkle of cinnamon — all together these ingredients make it unique.

With each slice you’ll enjoy a moist and aromatic cake ideal for gloomy autumn days, accompanied by a steaming cup of tea.

The apple, walnut and chia seed loaf cake is easy to prepare: in a few steps you’ll obtain a rustic, genuine cake, timeless like grandma’s recipes with an original touch given by the tiny seeds.

Portions: 10 Pieces
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups 00 flour
2/3 cup erythritol (granulated sweetener)
1/3 cup sunflower oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 eggs
2 red apples
1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tsp baking powder
to taste ground cinnamon

Tools

Mixer
Loaf pan
Citrus juicer

Steps

Prepare what you need: orange juice and walnut kernels chopped into small pieces.
Cut one apple into small cubes and the other into thin slices.
Squeeze half a lemon over the apple cubes.
Pour the orange juice over the apple slices and add a tablespoon of sugar, then mix.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and add the chia seeds and a dusting of cinnamon.
In a bowl, put the sweetener and the eggs; beat with the whisks until pale and frothy.
Add the sunflower oil, the orange juice in which the apple slices have been marinating, and the flour a little at a time while continuing to beat with the whisks.
After adding all the flour, finish by folding in the apple cubes and the walnuts; mix thoroughly.
Pour the batter into a buttered and floured loaf pan, arrange the apple slices on top.
Bake at 356°F in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
Before removing, perform the toothpick test to check that it is completely cooked.