Forums: September 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Anyone make their own bread?
Created on: 09/14/10 09:37 AM Views: 1611 Replies: 6
soon2BVeg Joined: 08/24/10 Posts: 225	Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 9:37 AM I'm trying to minimize my bread consumption, but my husband likes to have some. I have a bread machine and make a loaf every couple of days. Anyone have a recipe that is consistent with this plan ... low in fat, whole grain, and vegan? Don't make a New Year's Resolution...make a Decision!
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legnerk Joined: 09/14/10 Posts: 34	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:26 AM Are you opposed to using yeast? I know it's technically not vegan, but I thought I'd double check. If so, I'd recommend looking up how to make vegan foccacia breads, as they don't require yeast. Last time I made a loaf of yeast-free focaccia, I made it in a roud 9" pan, but I did use 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Not bad for the whole loaf! I also used 3 cups of quinoa flour (you can buy at the farmer's market or grind quinoa, but I prefer the farmer's market), 1 1/4 - 1/2 cups of room temperature water. 1/2 cup soy milk, 1 teaspoon of salt, and a couple of teaspoons of ground flax seeds just for the extra health benefit and texture (optional). Also, I brushed the top with olive oil (you could probablyt spray with a canola or olive oil spray to reduce calories) and added some italian herbs to give it that rustic flavor. I can't remember how much baking soda I added (a teaspoon, maybe?) with a little bit of lemon juice to sub for the yeast, but I'm sure that ratio would be pretty easy to find. Hope this helps!
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cats Joined: 09/08/10 Posts: 6	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:44 AM I use a breakmaker and make all my bread - I usually freeze 1/2 the loaf as I don't eat it that quickly and I always have fresh bread. I follow the whole wheat recipe in my bread maker book - same quantity of water, and same quantity of w.w. flour minus about 1/4 cup and I put in 1/4 cup gluten flour. I don't put any oil in but I put in about 1 tbsp. of molasses for the sugar. I then add a couple of spoons of soy flour, a handful of either rolled oats or oat bran and another handful of red bran. Plus a sprinkling of flax seeds as well as a couple of spoons of ground flax seed. Then the yeast on top. With the gluten flour it rises very well.
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 12:32 PM we've been using the artisan bread in 5 minutes a day book for the last week or two. whole wheat flour, yeast, water, and salt - I think that's it for ingredients. It gets mixed then refrigerated overnight. Pull of a ball (grapefruit size roughly), rest for 20 minutes. Turn on the oven and put a baking stone on the shelf and the broiler pan on the bottom of the oven; cut a shallow X in the top of the dough. Wait 20 minutes more. Put bread onto stone and put a couple cups of hot water in the broiler pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Yes it does use yeast, so each person needs to choose whether this is for them or not. --Deb
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soon2BVeg Joined: 08/24/10 Posts: 225	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 2:34 PM Yeast is not vegan? I was under the impression that yeast are plants ... Don't make a New Year's Resolution...make a Decision!
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2068	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 2:37 PM I believe yeast is a microorganism - like bacteria. They eat the starches/sugars in the dough and produce CO2 which is what causes rising. Of course, that also begs the question of eating soy yogurt with live cultures and all sorts of other things like that. To each their own --Deb
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jmyers1050 Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Arizona Posts: 43	RE: Anyone make their own bread? Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM Here's my favorite whole wheat bread recipe for the breadmaker with no added fat: Whole Wheat Rolls/Bread These light, delicious rolls are so easy with a breadmaker. This recipe works well in my Panasonic 1 1/2 pound loaf breadmaker. Depending on your brand and size of breadmaker, you may have to adjust the ingredient amounts or add them in a different order. You can also make the dough in a stand mixer with a dough hook. The vital gluten enables the whole wheat flour to rise more easily. Of course, you can always bake this bread as a loaf, either in your bread machine or in any desired shape in your oven. 3 C. whole wheat flour ¼ C. vital wheat gluten 1 tsp. salt 3 Tbs. agave nectar or maple syrup 1 ½ C. water 1 tsp. active dry yeast Directions: For a Panasonic breadmaker, put all the dry ingredients except yeast into the bread pan. Add water and sweetener and place pan in machine. Add yeast to yeast dispenser. Plug in the machine, choose whole wheat setting with the menu button, choose dough setting with the select button, and push start. After the machine has mixed a few minutes, check to make sure dough is wet enough for the paddle to turn easily. You can add a teaspoon or two of water if necessary. The dough will be ready in 3 1/4 hours. Remove the dough from the machine, place on a floured board and knead a few times to release gas bubbles. Divide dough into 4 equal-sized pieces. Take each fourth and divide into four equal pieces. Shape each piece into a smooth ball. Place the 16 balls on two lightly oiled baking sheets ( double layered baking pans keep the bottoms of the rolls from getting too done). Cover the rolls with a tea towel (non-terry) and let rise about 20 minutes. Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake about 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks. PER ROLL: Cal 98; Pro 4g; Carb 20g; Fiber 3g; Fat 0g; Sat Fat 0g. For a round loaf, remove dough from machine. Knead a few times and shape into a round loaf. Place in an oiled pie pan. Cover and let rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool completely on wire rack before cutting or wrapping.
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