Adding this easy vegan bread recipe to your baking list means you'll never go without enjoying that crunch of crusty bread or having fresh bread in your pantry to slather with your favourite toppings.
410gWhite Bread Flourplus extra 2 tbsp for shaping dough
2tspInstant Yeast
1tspSea Salt
335mlWarm Water
2tbspVegetable Oil
Instructions
Reserve 2 tablespoons of flour for shaping dough.
Combine all remaining ingredients, except the vegetable oil in a large bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise for 4 hours in a warm place. Dough can be left overnight to rise.
Flour surface with reserved flour and fold the dough 10 - 15 times to shape into a ball. Score the bread 1 - 3 times and place back into an oiled bowl. Set aside while oven is pre-heating, during which time the dough may rise further.
Pre-heat oven and Dutch Oven/ Casserole Dish and lid to 250°C. This could take up to 20 - 30 minutes, depending on your oven.
Once the oven is pre-heated, place the dough on parchment paper and carefully lift into the Dutch Oven. Place lid to Dutch Oven and return to oven. Cook for 30 minutes.
Remove lid from Dutch Oven and cook for a further 10 - 15 minutes to reach your preferred colour and crispiness.
Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes prior to slicing.