Gluten-Free Vegan Bread - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

ThisGluten-Free Vegan Bread is nothing like other gluten-free breads I've tried: it's soft and bendy, crusty on the outside and pillowy on the inside! It's not dry or crumbly, hard or spongy or overly chewy. It's super easy to make,no-knead,yeast-free, oil-free, nut-free and contains no added sugar. There's no kneading required, no proving time needed, it's made in one bowl and requires just 15 minutes of prep time before baking! It's also filling and nutritious, and high in protein and fibre. It slices well and is perfect for toast and sandwiches!

Ingredients

• Chickpea flour – also known as gram flour, it's made ground up chickpeas. It's cheap, nutritious, protein-rich and seriously versatile. It gives the bread a subtlenutty flavour (but doesn't taste overwhelmingly of chickpeas, don't worry!)and creates a perfectly chewy texture.
• Rice flour – balances out the slightly heavier chickpea flour and keeps the bread lightand fluffy.
• Tapioca flour – helps to bind the mixture together without gluten or eggs, and stops the bread from being dry or crumbly.
• Baking powder- acts as a raising agent instead of yeast.
• Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) - another raising agent.
• Apple cider vinegar- its acidity reacts with the alkali bicarbonate of soda to make a bubbly batter which keeps the bread soft. You can replace it with lemon juice.
• Water.

How to make this recipe

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• Mix together all the ingredients in aglass mixing bowl.

• Transfer the batter into a one-pound loaf tin.

Tip: Line the tin with greased baking paperto make the bread easier to remove after.

• Bake in the oven foraround 50 minutes.

• Transfer the loaf to a cooling rackto cool down on completely before packing away to storebecause otherwise the steam from the warm bread will get trapped and you'll end up with soggy bread, which nobody wants!

• It also needs to be left to cool completely before slicing.

Tips for making this recipe

• Make sure to use the right amount of baking powder – 4 teaspoons! This may seem like a lot, but you need to use this amount to ensure the bread turns out light and fluffy.
• The apple cider vinegar is crucial as its acidity reacts with the alkali bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)to create a bubbly batter and fluffy bread.
• The batter might look more runny than you expect, but a lot of liquid is needed as chickpea flour absorbs a lot of moisture.
• Make sure that you line yourone-pound loaf tinwithbaking paperand that you grease the baking paper with a little oil, to make sure the bread can be removed easily from the tin.
• You'll know when the bread is done when an inserted skewer comes out dry - it will probably have a few crumbs stuck to it, but if it comes out wet then the bread isn't done.
• If you've kept your bread in the oven for the right amount of time and it's still not done in the centre and the outside is becoming hard/burnt, then I would recommend covering it with a piece of baking paper to prevent the outside from becoming burnt, and continuing to bake it until an inserted skewer comes out dry.

Ingredients you can add to the dough

• Mixed seeds.
• Dried fruit such asdried cranberries, raisins, chopped dates etc.
• You can make it more savoury by adding grated garlic, chopped olivesor sun-dried tomatoes!

How long does it keep for?

This Gluten-Free Vegan Bread keeps well covered in the fridge for a good few days. If not eaten on the day it's made, it's best toasted before eating.

Can you freeze it?

If you're freezing it, you can just slice it up and put the whole thing in the freezer. Then when you want to eat it you can just pop the slices of bread in the toaster straight from frozen.

Serving suggestions

This bread is so delicious on its own topped with some coconut oil or nut butter and fruity jam, but it's also perfect for sandwiches. Here are some of my favourites:

• Vegan Grilled Cheese.
• White Bean "Tuna" Salad Sandwich.
• Chickpea Curry Salad Sandwich.
• Chickpea Mayonnaise Salad Sandwich.
• Hummus Toasted Sandwich.

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