Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Christine
Easy Vegan Wheat BreadIngredients (use vegan versions): 2 1/2 cups warm water
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoon of yeast (or two packets)
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup soy milk
3 to 4 cups unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon salt
Directions:This is super easy to make. Most of the time is spent letting the dough rise and bake. You don't spend much time in the kitchen...I SWEAR!
Mix water, yeast and 1 tablespoon of the molasses together in a large bowl. Pour in the 3 cups of wheat flour and mix well. Cover the bowl with a towel and place in a dry place. Let it sit for a minimum of 20 minutes, up to a day! Fit it into YOUR schedule.
Pour in the rest of the molasses, oil, soy milk and salt. Mix together. Begin adding white flour, a 1/2 cup at a time. After the third cup, it begins to get pretty dense. I begin kneading the vegan bread in the bowl and it is still a bit sticky, so I'll add another 1/2 to 1 cup of flour as I knead the vegan bread. Knead it for 5 to 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.
Cut the dough into two, equal parts. Shape them into loaves and place them into two, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 greased vegan bread pans. (You can also make 24 rolls...or 1 loaf, and 12 rolls...whatever you want!!!).
Cover pans with a towel in a warm place and let the dough double in size. This will take at least an hour to an hour and a half.
Baking: Bake loaves at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes. Rolls should be baked at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
Makes: many servings!, Preparation time: 1 hour, Cooking time: 20-40 minutes
It was really good. I went in my garden and took in some chives to mix them with cream cheese in the food processor and it tasted delicious!
Archived comment by: marshie
This may be a stupid question, but I have just started using nutritional yeast a couple of months ago. Do you have to use the active dry yeast, or can you actually use the nutritional yeast in a recipe such as this?
Archived comment by: mCBROCK70
mcbrock70- it really isn't THAT stupid of a question. see, you put in active dry yeast to make the bread be airy and rise. You CANT use nutritional yeast because it doesn't make breads rise it only adds essential b12 vitamins and a cheesy flavor. If your worried about making the bread healthier I don't see any problem with adding a tablespoon or so
Archived comment by: animalluva
I want to marry this bread recipe because its so delicious and convenient. I keep making variants on it using the same basic instructions, and they've turned out great so far. 1. Hippie bread: replace 1/2 cup of the wheat flour and 1/2 cup of the white flour with barley flour, and add 3 tbsp golden flax seeds and 2 tbsp chopped walnuts. 2. Raisin bread: knead in 1 cup (or more) of golden raisins, roll out each half of the dough into a rectangle about 6 x 12 and cover the tops with cinnamon and sugar, then roll up starting from a short side to form loaves. Oh, and I usually cut the molasses down to 1/4 cup and replace the other 1/4 cup with maple syrup. The molasses taste is a little too strong for me otherwise.
Archived comment by: snoqualmie
is ordinary dry yeast not vegan? if so why? and which vegan yeast can i use? I'm in nz and ive never seen a vegan yeast in organic shops even.
Archived comment by: anima
yeast....what could possibly be un-vegan about yeast? yeast = unicellular fungi.
Archived comment by: adagio
recipe sounds good, incidentally.
Archived comment by: adagio
