French Inspiration: Homemade Bread Recipes

In France, good bread is the reason for living! In fact, French bakers in the same town never take holidays at the same time, as everyone visits a good baker for daily bread, if they don’t make their own. These homemade baguettes (Happy Vegannie) are easy to make.

Keep fresh bread dough away from young children and pets (can expand in the stomach). Read more on food safety for people and pets.

It’s good to learn to bake your own bread, as it’s hard to find good bread in supermarkets, if you don’t live near a good bakery. Most supermarkets just ‘heat up part-baked loaves’, the Real Bread Campaign calls them ‘bread tanning salons!’

Homemade Vegan French Brioche

Did you know that brioche in supermarkets is full of butter, palm oil and improvers? This recipe for vegan Brioche (Rainbow Nourishments) will set you right. A little baking skill and a few ingredients, and you’ll never go back!

All you need are a few ingredients to make brioche: flour, sugar, vegan butter (Flora has no palm oil) and some quick-acting dried yeast.

Instead of egg wash, Anthea suggests brushing the top with a little maple syrup, for that sweet golden shine!

Also try Anthea’s Brioche buns. This recipe makes 8 buns – ideal as dinner rolls, to hold veggie burgers inside, or to simply spread with jam, for a nice snack with your cuppa!