Vegan spelt bread loaf with hemp seeds

Surprise, surprise. It is another spelt-based recipe! This time, I created a recipe for vegan spelt bread. Spelt adds such a lovely nutty natural taste to the bread, so I recommend using it even if you don’t have problems with high-gluten flours.

Lucy

Vegan spelt bread loaf with hemp seeds recipes

The perfect loaf for any bread lovers who may struggle with high-gluten flours.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Rising and Proving Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Servings: 1 Loaf

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  

• 400 g Spelt Flour I use Doves Farm Organic Wholemeal
• 100 g Buckwheat flour
• 7 g Quick yeast
• 1 tsp Golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 25 g Hemp seeds hulled
• 1 tbsp Rapeseed oil
• 350 ml Tepid water
• Rapeseed oil for tin

Equipment

• 9 inch loaf tin
• Mixer or knead by hand

Method

 

1. Toast the hemp seeds in a dry frying pan on a medium to high heat until they smell fragrant and they are golden brown
2. Scrape the hemp seeds out into a mortar and pestle and grind until smooth with a few chunks
3. Put the flours, yeast, crushed hemp seeds, salt and sugar into a large bowl and mix them together.
4. Pour in the water, mix until it well incorporated and then mix in the tbsp of oil
5. With your hands mix everything together into a doughy mass.
6. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, in the bowl, on a work surface, or in a standalone mixer with dough hook. Dust lightly with flour if required.
7. Place the dough into a lightly oiled large mixing bowl and cover with a clean plastic bag and leave it in a warm place for the dough to double in size, which will take about an hour.
8. Rub some oil around the inside of a 1kg/2lb loaf tin.
9. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes (by hand or by mixer)
10. Shape the dough and put it into your prepared tin.
11. Wrap the tin in your clean plastic bag and leave it to rise in a warm place for 35 minutes.
12. Pre-heat the oven to 200° (fan)
13. Remove the plastic bag and bake the loaf for 40-45 minutes. Until golden brown on the top and it makes a hollow sound when you tap it on the bottom of the tin
14. Leave to cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes
15. Turn the loaf out of the tin and leave to cool completely on the wire rack