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.

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.

Oat and Wheat Bread

Another amazing discovery in Sweden was the Provena gluten free products. The first thing I wanted to try was to bake an oat bread.

Although Provena has an Oat Bread Mix (that I will surely try other time) I used this wholegrain oatflour. As it went into the oven, the house was filled with the aroma of fresh-baked bread... and the result was a tasty, delicious, irresistible oat and wheat bread!

For 2 small loaves:
Strong wheat flour (200g)
Provena wholegrain oatflour (200g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Dark Muscovado Sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (250 ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the center and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir with a fork.
2) Mix with a wooden spoon and then your hands until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. If the dough feels a little dry, add another tablespoon or two of water.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a bowl, cover it and leave it to rise for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it to prove for a second time for 30 minutes to an hour until it has doubled in size once more.
5) Line a baking tray with parchment and dust with flour.
6) Preheat the oven to 220C.
7) Bake the loaves for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Vegan Cake

Makes 1 cake:
Vegan margarine (150g)
Muscovado sugar (100g)
Flaxseed (powder - 1 tbsp)
Apple puré (240g)
Wheat flour (240g)
Baking powder (1 tbsp)

1) Preheat oven to 180C.
2) Cream together vegan margarine and muscovado sugar. Add flaxseed and apple puré.
3) Work in flour and baking powder.

4) Pour in the batter in a prepared cake tin.
5) Bake for 40 minutes or until done.

Quinoa, Carob and Apple Bread

For 1 loaf or 10 buns:
Water (250 ml - warm)
Strong Wheat flour (300g)
Quinoa flour (100g)
Carob flour (50g)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (3g)
Apple (1 large or 1 1/2 small - diced)
Muscovado Sugar (1 tbsp)
Cinnamon (1 tsp)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix with until the mixture comes together.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Fill the dough with the apple and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
4) Shape it in one loaf or 10 small buns and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours or 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.

Whole Wheat Bread with Seitan Chouriço and Olives

For 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (250g)
Whole-wheat flour (250g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Demerara sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (300ml - tepid)
Black Olives (15 - pitted)
Seitan Chouriço (100g)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir.
2) Mix with until the mixture comes together.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Fill the dough with the olives and the chouriço and sprinkle with oreganos and black pepper.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours or 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.

Rice and Wheat Bread

For 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (350g)
Rice flour (350g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Muscovado sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (300 ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and 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.

Wheat Bread

For 2 loaves:
Strong wheat flour (500g)
Whole-wheat flour (500g)
Salt (1 tsp)
Demerara sugar (1 tsp)
Fast-action Dried Yeast (4g)
Extra flour for dusting
Water (625ml - tepid)

1) Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir with a fork.
2) Mix with a wooden spoon and then your hands until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. If the dough feels a little dry, add another tablespoon or two of water.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a bowl, cover it and leave it to rise for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it to prove for a second time for 30 minutes to an hour until it has doubled in size once more.
5) Line a baking tray with parchment and dust with flour.
6) Preheat the oven to 220C.
7) Bake the loaf for 20 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.