This simple seeded loaf for bread machines only needs a few ingredients. The The Russian/Ukrainian war has caused bread prices to soar, so buying local organic flour and making your own bread not only tastes better (and avoids plastic packaging) but saves money too.
Keep fresh dough away from young children & pets (also keep bread ingredients like garlic, onion, dried fruit and salt away from pets). Read more on keeping people & pets safe in the kitchen.
Don’t give leftover stale/mouldy/crusty bread to garden birds or wildfowl (due to salt again, also fat can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing/insulation.
All you need is a pack of Doves Farm organic seedhouse bread flour (sunflower, pumpkin, golden linseed, millet and poppy seeds) and Doves Farm quick yeast. Just measure flour and yeast into the bread machine pan, then pour over tepid water and a little salt and vegetable oil. Lock the pan into position, and bake your bread. Leave your fresh loaf to cool on a wire rack, then serve sliced with vegan butter (Flora has no palm oil).
Lakeland compact breadmaker costs around £60, has great reviews and makes a 1lb loaf (it also has settings to make pizza dough and homemade rolls). It even has a delay start feature, so bread is ready just at the right time. If buying any small electrical appliance, the law says the store that sells it has to legally take back old appliances for recycling (at no cost to you).
A Simple 5-Ingredient Bread Recipe
This 5-ingredient homemade bread recipe (Broke Bank Vegan) is a good starter recipe, if you fancy making your own bread. All you need is good flour, rapeseed or sunflower oil, lukewarm water, a little cane sugar and instant yeast. Let dough rise in a low-temperature oven (or InstantPot). Use a serrated knife to carve and serve with Flora vegan butter.
A Book of Simple Vegan Bread Recipes
The Vegan Bread Machine Cookbook is a book of 65 simple recipes, if you invest in a bread machine. It’s good to bake your own bread, but most people will only do this, with the added simplicity of a machine, to avoid kneading and proving the dough.
With this book, there’s no need to buy expensive artisan breads, instead just bake your own bakery-quality treats. Following on from Shane’s debut book on how to bake homemade bread, this book takes this to a simpler level, with recipes to inspire you to dig out your bread-maker, or pop to the shop to buy one, with recipes that won’t leave it gathering dust in the cupboard. Recipes include:
- White or Wholewheat Sandwich Loaf
- Rapid-rise White Bread
- Sprouted Wheat Bread
- Jalapeno ‘Cheese’ Bread (above)
- Oatmeal Bread with Sunflower Seeds
- Rosemary & Thyme Gluten-Free Bread
- Speedy Herb Focaccia
- Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls
- Walnut Cranberry Artisan Loaf
- Celebration Challah
- Panettone Christmas bread
You’ll also find expert tips on how to get the best performance from your bread machine, especially when working with vegan ingredients. Plus tips on how to store and freeze your homemade bread.
Shane Martin is a cook, writer and photographer whose mission is to share easy vegan recipes. He became interested in sharing recipes, after he took time off as a Nashville songwriter to address obesity and other health concerns. He is the main cook in the household that he shares with his wife and five children in Mississippi, USA.
