Cookbook:Whole Wheat Bread (Vegan)


 * Vegan Cuisine

Ingredients

 * 1 cup warm water (105–115°F)
 * 2 tbsp (2 packages) of active dry yeast
 * 1 pinch unrefined sugar
 * 1 cup soy milk
 * ⅓ cup (packed) unrefined sugar
 * 3 tbsp vegan butter or margarine
 * 1 tbsp salt
 * 1½ cup walnuts (optional)
 * ¼ cup soft tofu (mashed), stirred until smooth
 * 2½ cups fine-milled or medium-milled whole-wheat flour
 * 3 cups + 14 tbsp unbleached all-purpose white flour

Procedure

 * 1) In a small bowl stir the yeast in ½ cup warm water, and add a pinch of unrefined sugar. Let the yeast activate for 10 minutes.
 * 2) To a large mixing bowl add the other ½ cup water, milk, unrefined sugar, melted vegan margarine, salt, tofu, and whole wheat flour. Stir with wooden spoon until creamy.
 * 3) Add the yeast mixture, which should be foamy by now, and the walnuts.
 * 4) Add in the unbleached wheat flour a little at a time. Stir until the dough is too thick for the spoon, then put the dough on a lightly-floured cutting board or counter top and mix by hand. When all the flour is added, knead dough for around 5–7 minutes.
 * 5) Cover dough with a towel and let rise for around 1–1.5 hours. Dough should double in size.
 * 6) Knock the dough down once then place 2 equal portions of the dough into 2 greased loaf pans. Let rise about 45 minutes.
 * 7) Brush tops of loaves with melted margarine (keeps them from drying out) and dust with cinnamon, uncooked oatmeal, or white flour (aesthetics).
 * 8) Bake in oven preheated to 375°F for around 35 minutes. When done, loaves will sound hollow when tapped.
 * 9) Let cool, then unmold.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Egg replacement or 1 tbsp ground flax seed can replace the tofu.
 * If you want the loaves to look fancy, roll dough into 4 separate dough "snakes", then twist 2 of these together to make a nice looking intertwined loaf.