LIZZIE'S KITCHEN ADVENTURES

Vegan Bread Recipe

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This is my goto bread recipe for all my various breads that I make each week. Each batch makes 2 loaves worth of dough. I usually make 4 batches at a time.

This dough freezes very well. Just allow bread to have the first rise and punch dough down. Then shape dough and place in an air tight freezer bag. Place in freezer!

To use after thawing, just allow to rise and bake as usual. It must, however, be completely thawed before it will rise.

If you have any bread 5hat is not as fresh as you would like,don't throw it out! It can be used to make stuffing, croutons, bread pudding, bread crumbs, over top French onion soup and even to make meatloaf. These uses can save some money and only take a little bit of time to accomplish.



Recipe

1 cup water
1 cup soy milk
5 tsp instant or rapid rise yeast
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
4 1/2 cups flour


Warm milk and water together until about the temperature of a warm relaxing bath Pour into a large bowl

Add yeast

Stir together

Add sugar and stir

Let this sit covered with a kitchen towel for about 5 to 7 minutes

Your yeast mixture should be very bubbly if it is not...you will need to start over with fresh yeast as this means your yeast is not good 😐

Add salt if yeast was bubbly and stir

Now add oil and stir

Begin adding flour one cup at a time and mixing each addition with a wooden spoon

When all flour has been added, the dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl. It should b3 slightly sticky but not wet and not dry

If dough is too wet, Add small amounts of flour until correct

If dough is too dry, then add water tbsp at a time until correct

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface

Knead for about 5 to 8 minutes until smooth and elastic

Place in an oiled bowl making sure all of the surfaces of the dough are lightly coated.

Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for about 1 1/2 hours

When dough has doubled in size, punch it down to remove air pockets

Cut dough in half

Now comes the fun part....

What are you going to make???

For cinnamon rolls


Roll dough out into a rectangle

Spread vegan butter onto surface

Sprinkle liberally with brown sugar and cinnamon

Roll dough up

Cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces

Arrange in a pan and let rise again



For loaves, shape dough into logs and place in an oiled pan

spray with cooking spray on top

cover with towel and let rise again


For butter rolls

Follow directions for cinnamon rolls but don't put sugar and cinnamon on it


For dinner rolls

Cut into 8 pieces and shape dough any way you want

Let rise again


When the various types of breads have risen, bake in a 350 F oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown on top


Enjoy 😉


NOTE
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you can make 5hese fir any diet just b6 changing the milk. You can also use honey if you prefer