Swedish Vegan Limpa Bread

Yummy.... the smell of freshly baked bread :)

Makes one loaf:
All-purpose flour (2 cups)
Rye flour (2 cups)
Caraway and fennel seeds, ( 2 tsp - finely ground)
Instant yeast (1 tbsp)
Orange zest (1 tbsp)
Salt (1 tsp)
Date syrup (2 tbsp)
Canola Oil (2 tbsp)

Mixing the dough by hand:

1) Combine the flour, yeast, salt, orange zest, and seeds with a whisk or fork in a large mixing bowl. Slowly pour in the water, date syrup, and oil into the flour mixture and use a sturdy spoon to combine into a shaggy dough.
2) Mix until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. After kneading for 8 minutes, cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaves for 30 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Muesli Cookies

Yummy :)

Makes 14 cookies:
Rye flakes (40g)
Oat flakes (40g)
Rice flakes (40g)
Pumpkin seeds (10g)
Sunflower seeds (10g)
Coconut oil (50g - softened to room temperature)
Date syrup (50g)

1) Preheat the oven to 180C.
2) In a bowl mix lakes, seeds, date syrup and coconut oil.
3) Spoon onto a baking tray and shape into rounds.
4) Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Wheat and Rye Protein Bread

Adding protein to baked goods can prevent them to rise and make them too dense. Although, with this Organic Rice Protein Powder the bread was soft, smooth, rich and very tasty.

Makes 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (350g)
Rye flour (300g)
Rice Protein (50g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Agave nectar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (300 ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours, rice protein and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, olive oil, salt, agave, yeast and stir.
2) Mix until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Overnight Oats and Rye with Forest Fruits

Browsing through the supermarket products we discovered a wide selection of rolled flakes. So we decided to try adding some rye to our old overnight oats recipe... it tastes really yummy... today topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries!

 

Serves 2:
Rolled Oats (50g)
Rolled Rye Flakes (50g)
Cashew Milk (240 ml - or other vegetable milk)
Forest Fruits (or any other fresh fruits)

1) Stir everything together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight.
2) In the morning top with the fresh fruits, and enjoy! 

Rye Bread

For 1 loaf:
Water (650 ml)
Salt (1 tsp)
Honey (1 tsp)
Whole rye flour (800g)
Dry rye bread machine yeast (5 tsp)

1) Add the ingredients, in this order, into the bread machine pan.
2) Select the program Whole Wheat Bread (Basic White) for 1 Kg.