This is a vegan wheat bread recipe that I am working up over time. It’s a simple recipe but with each batch that I make, I plan on tweaking the ingredients and the amounts of each ingredient. This is the recipe as of the date of publication of this post.
Equipment
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- 1/2 teaspoon
- Large mixing bowl
- Dutch oven for baking the bread
- Parchment paper to line the dutch oven
- Basting brush
Prep Time for Vegan Wheat Bread Recipe
The whole process for making this vegan wheat bread spice recipe takes a while because we have to allow time for the dough to rise.
- The initial mix of the ingredients and kneading of the dough takes about 20 minutes.
- Allow a full 60 minutes for the dough to rise the first time.
- Punching the dough down and getting it back into the bowl for a second rising takes only 2-3 minutes.
- Again, allow 60 minutes for the dough to rise a second time.
- Finally, getting the bread into the oven to bake takes another 2-3 minutes.
Vegan Wheat Bread Recipe Ingredients
- 1 cup of warm water
- 1 tsp of white sugar
- 1 tbsp of dry yeast
- 1 1/2 tsp of salt
- 3 cups of whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp vegetable shortening
- A splash of olive oil
Preparation
- In a large mixing bowl, add the sugar and warm water.
- Then sprinkle the yeast on top of the water. Give the yeast 10-12 minutes to activate. (See my pizza crust recipe for a photo of what active yeast looks like.)
- Once the yeast is active, add the wheat flour and salt. Stir until the ingredients become doughy.
- Add the vegetable shortening.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes or so until the dough is soft and all the shortening is thoroughly mixed into the dough.
- Pour a splash of olive oil into a bowl and brush it around the sides. (You can use either your fingers or a basting brush.)
- Please the dough is the oiled bowl and cover with a kitchen towel.
- Allow an hour or so for the dough to rise; it should roughly double in size.
- Take the dough out of the bowl and place it a clean surface. Punch the dough down to get the air out of it.
- Reshape the dough into a ball and replace it in the lightly oiled bowl, to rise again. Cover the bowl with the kitchen towel.
- Allow an hour or so for the dough to rise; it should roughly double in size.
- Preheat the over to 400° F.
- Take a large piece of parchment paper (16″ or so) and place into the dutch oven.
- Place the dough into the dutch oven.
- If you’d like, slice an X into the top of the dough with a sharp knife.
- Place the dough into the oven for 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Place the dutch oven on the counter, and remove the bread by picking it by the parchment paper. Set the bread and the parchment paper on a wire rack to cool.