What Are Your Favorite Vegan Recipes For Bread Machines?
Posted by willwolf on Apr 19, 2007 · Member since Apr 2003 · 596 posts
Hi, everyone! I would love to get some great recipes for my bread machine. I have a Breadman bread machine that is a few years old, and I'd love to use it more often. My machine has 18 different settings for various styles (whole wheat, basic, etc) and sizes (up to a 2 lb loaf). I'm looking to find any tasty recipes, especially wheat. Thanks!
I've had a bread machine for at least 10 years now & probably haven't used it in 5. One of my favourite things to make in it was pizza dough.
Here are a couple of recipes from the book I have....keep in mind that my machine is much smaller than yours & won't make as much because of that.
Whole Wheat Pizza Crust (I've never tried this one)
1 cup water
1tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup wheat germ Use dough setting
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 tsp dry active yeast
Regular White Flour Pizza Crust (this one is good)
3/4 cup water
1tbsp margarine
2 cups bread flour Use dough setting
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup soymilk
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp dry active yeast
I haven't tried any of these yet, but I did make the site's Skillet English Muffins (veganized). Those turned out great. I'm thinking of trying the Irish bread today...
http://www.breadworld.com/recipes/goodfibesbeginner.asp?dough=machine
My Panosonic bread maker is really old but works fine. However, it cautions against using ingredients other than those listed in the recipe book that came with the machine! I can make dough just fine, but some of the lovelier breads, I have not tried because of the specifics of the manufacturer.
What I do make is Oatmeal bread. It makes a nice loaf to use with making sandwices.
The rasin bread recipe only lets you put in about 1/4 a cup and this is not enough for me.
I have been thinking of getting a new machine. I realize this is not exactly the topic, but does anyone have any suggestions for a bread machine that is not so "up tight". I bought the Panosonic when the machines cost around $250.00! That was about 15 years ago. :)
Glenellen: I have a breadman plus. My parents gave it to me a few years ago, so I have no idea about price. I really love it. And it isn't controlling, lol. If I were you, since you're already thinking about updating, I'd pick a day when I could stay home and babysit the machine and experiment with recipes. I'd stick around it in case it got too hot, but really if you want to get a new one, anyway, it might be worth finding out if you really can't play with the recipes more. Geez, I've had a lot of coffee; I hope I'm making sense!
Willwolf: How weird that you posted this! I've been thinking of posting the exact same topic because I just got a new bread machine... Most of the loaves I've been making so far come from The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensberger http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Lovers-Machine-Cookbook/dp/155832156X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-6937697-6395245?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177006249&sr=1-3. I was initially really disappointed with the book when I got it because it seemed as though 99% of the recipes call for dairy or eggs and there wasn't a single recipe for 100% whole wheat bread, but now I love it. I have gotten used to the fact that I just have to make a few substitutions (soy milk for buttermilk, soy milk powder for buttermilk powder, agave nectar for honey, 1/4 c of water per egg, etc.), and I've found quite a few recipes that are mostly ww or other non-white flour based, and am getting comfortable replacing the bit of bread flour in those recipes with white whole wheat. Anyway, you might check this book out of the library and try a few recipes, because I've found it really useful. I looked at a variety of bread machine recipe books before buying this one, and even the ones with "whole grain" in their titles didn't have recipes for 100% whole wheat bread! If anyone has a lead on a bread machine cookbook with many recipes for bread not calling for lots of bread flour, I'd love to hear it.
Glenellen: About a month ago I bought a Breadman TR875 (normally $115, but on sale at Amazon.com for $68 plus free shipping), and it seems really "mellow." Every recipe I have made has come out perfectly, and I've tried recipes that came with it, recipes that have come from two different bread machine cookbooks, and also one that I found online. I'm not overly careful when measuring ingredients, either :) I had 2 hand-me-down bread machines before this one but I never used either of them because they were so likely to to burn the bread or otherwise mess it up. I think they have made a lot of improvements in the technology. I use my new bread machine twice a week, at least!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FZZ0VE/ref=cm_rna_own_review_prod/002-6937697-6395245
I feel bad about the long post with no recipe :)
Here's two of my favorites from the Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook that I mentioned, but veganized:
Irish Potato Brown Bread
1.5 lb. loaf
1 1/4 cups water
3 tablespoons margarine, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons agave nectar (or other honey substitute)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
1/4 cup instant potato flakes
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons gluten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons SAF yeast or
2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
Put all ingredients in pan in the correct order for your bread machine. Set crust to medium and program for the Whole Wheat cycle. Press Start. Remove bread from pan immediately after baking and allow to cool on a rack.
Brown Rice Flour Bread
1.5 lb loaf
1 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons agave nectar (or other honey substitute)
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup bread flour
3/4 cup brown rice flour
1 1/2 tablespoons soymilk powder
1 1/2 tablespoons gluten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon SAF yeast or
1 teblespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon bread machine yeast
Put all ingredients in pan in the correct order for your bread machine. Set crust on dark and program for the Whole Wheat cycle. Press Start. Remove bread from pan immediately after baking and allow to cool on a rack.
Thanks so much for the replies, everyone!
Jessesmum, thanks for the pizza dough recipes. Actually, making pizza dough in my machine is what I use it for the most. I'll be sure to try your recipes when I make pizza again.
Tkitty96, thanks for the link. I'll definitely look into these recipes.
Glenellen, if you care to post your Oatmeal Bread recipe, I'd love to take a look at it. Thanks.
Ungreen, thanks for the book link and the 2 recipes. I, also, try to veganize some standard recipes. However, I'd love to get some tried and true vegan recipes that I don't have to mess around with.
If anyone else here has some favorite vegan recipes for the bread machine, I'd love to see them. Also, if you have nonvegan recipes that you've veganized, of course, I'd love to see these, as well.
Thanks for your replies. Mother's Day is coming up, sooooo - New Bread Machine!
You will be disappointed in the ingredients of the oatmean bread. I used it before I became vegan and still use it because it doesn't call for eggs.
Oatmeal Bread
2-1/4 cups bread flour
2 Tbs sugar
1 Tsp salt
1 Tbs butter
1/4 C oatmeal
1/2 C milk (soy)
1/2 C water
1 tsp yeast
I have looked in another recipe book that I have and I believe you will like some of the recipes. I will post this interesting one.
MULTI-GRAIN BREAD
1- 1/4 water
3 Tbs oil
2 Tbs. honey (or whatever substitute you use)
1-1/2 Tsp salt
1/4 Cups bulgur wheat
2 Tbs. wheat germ
1/2 Cup wheat or oat bran
1/2 cup rye flour
1/4 oats
1-1/2 Tbs gluten (optional)
1-1/2 cups bread flour
1/4 cup dry milk (soy)
1-1/2 Tsp. yeast
Description: A hearty, somewhat dense, full of fiber bread that is wonderful with a stew or homemade soup. You can substitute cracked wheat for bulgur.
I have scanned the entire recipe book and each recipe calls for some bread flour. If we could understand what role bread flour plays, (probably for lightness), maybe we could figure how to leave it out, or at least cut it in half.
I found it! :D
Whole Wheat: 100% Whole Wheat
2/1/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Tbs. Dry Milk (soy)
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tbs. Butter
1 Tbs. Molasses
7/8 Cup Water (7 fl. ounces)
1 Tsp Dry Yeast
If you use this recipe, let us know how it turned out.
I have never made skillet English Muffins, but I do have a bread machine recipe for an English Muffin Loaf that is wonderful, and the texture is just right. Let me know if you want that one!
Ooh, I would love to have the recipe for that English Muffin Bread! And I'll let you know when I get around to making that whole wheat bread. I'll be trying your oatmeal bread too. Yum!
So, I made the Irish wheat bread off of the site that I linked to above. Really good. It made a dense, hearty, but delicious loaf with the texture of Irish soda bread. I just made a soy buttermilk substitute using vinegar. And I just pulled a loaf of Glenellen's oatmeal bread out of the machine. It smells divine, and looks beautiful! I am so grateful for my bread machine, as it is over 80 here today but I still have fresh bread and a (relatively) cool kitchen. Life is good! Will post more reviews later... I'm eyeing (sp?) the naan bread.
For the record, I have NEVER used bread flour in my breadmachine-- not because I'm so health-snobbish that I refuse to use a refined flour (though, don't get me wrong, I won't unless absolutely necessary :P), but just because it's yet another, pricier flour to invest in... someone told me that somewhere Whole-wheat bread flour existed-- I'm intrigued. I assume that would just be ww flour made with hard red wheat, which has a higher protein content, and therefore more gluten... perhaps not though; maybe it's a different stage of wheat altogether. Anyway, my family has always used all-purpose in their white loaves, not bread flour, and they've never had sinking/rock-hard-lump issues. :P
I also use tiny amounts of white flour in my ww recipes that call for bread flour; I've never had issues, as long as I add another tablespoon or two of gluten.
Has anyone else found themselves using a LOT more water than their WW bread recipes call for? Maybe my WW flour is old or something (too much bran?), but I swear it usually requires at least 1/4-1/2 cup extra water sometimes! I guess that could be the gluten as well, but most of those recipes already require whole-wheat flour AND gluten, so they should have mostly acommodated for the water that both of those ingredients usually require.
For the record, I have NEVER used bread flour in my breadmachine--
I also use tiny amounts of white flour in my ww recipes that call for bread flour; I've never had issues, as long as I add another tablespoon or two of gluten.
Has anyone else found themselves using a LOT more water than their WW bread recipes call for? Maybe my WW flour is old or something (too much bran?), but I swear it usually requires at least 1/4-1/2 cup extra water sometimes! I guess that could be the gluten as well, but most of those recipes already require whole-wheat flour AND gluten, so they should have mostly acommodated for the water that both of those ingredients usually require.
I use regular organic whole wheat flour in my recipes. As far as the amount of water needed, it may be due to the amount of humidity in the air (or lack thereof). When a recipe calls for whole wheat it usually has the right amount of liquid for me, though I am on the coast in BC where it is extremely humid. I sometimes do have to add in more water, though. Not usually if I use whole wheat pstry flour which produces a product similar to all purpose flour.
Now to the original query: My absolute favourite bread machine recipe that I've found as of yet is so light and rises beautifully. It is a whole grain oat bread. I have done it with and without 1 tbsp. of gluten and didn't see a difference. It is also so tasty with a handful of sunflower seeds added in. Here is the link:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5658.0
Thanks again for all of the recipes. Keep 'em coming!