Vegan bread, natural, non-processed, and super flavorful. It’s crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and made with only 4 ingredients.
I absolutely love making my own vegan bread at home! It is delicious, flavorful, and satisfying, as well as crunchy and chewy at the same time. It really is super easy to make!
Although you have access to a wide variety of bread at any grocery store, most of it is usually super processed and contains lots of additives and preservatives.
However, this vegan bread is made with only 4 simple ingredients, so it’s way healthier than regular store-bought bread. And it’s also more satiating and satisfying!
Vegan bread, a super easy, tasty, and flavorful recipe. It is delicious, has a wonderful texture, and it really is one of the easiest recipes ever. It only requires 4 simple ingredients!
Vegan bread recipe – Short video
How to make vegan bread – Step by step
- Combine the flour, salt, and yeast in a large bowl (photo 1).
- Add the water and mix until well combined (photo 2).
- Cover with a dishcloth and let it rise for 2 hours in a warm place (photo 3).
- Grease a Dutch oven with a little bit of oil or line a 9×5-inch (23×13 cm) loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it with some oil.
- Transfer the dough to the Dutch oven or loaf pan (photo 4) and let it rise for 30 more minutes in a warm place (photo 5).
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF or 230ºC for at least 15 minutes.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown (photo 6). You could also check the bread out by placing a knife into the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean without any batter the bread is done.
- Let it cool for 15 minutes before transferring it to a cooling rack and then let it cool completely. If you don’t have a cooling rack, just use a dish or what you have on hand.
- Enjoy it warm or at room temperature.
Pro tips
- Keep in mind that you need to use active dry yeast, not baking powder, baking soda, or any other similar ingredients.
- You could also add a little bit of oil to the dough if you want to, but that’s not necessary.
- Feel free to add any spices or herbs you like, or even ingredients like olives, dried tomatoes, raisins, or whatever you want.
- You neither need to use a Dutch oven nor a loaf pan, you could just make a ball with the dough and bake it, but I personally believe the dough is easier to handle if you do.
- I’ve never made a gluten-free version of this bread myself, but if you do, please leave a comment! If you’re gluten-free you may want to try our gluten-free bread.
Is bread vegan?
Although it may seem that bread should always be vegan, the fact is that not all bread is. There are a lot of different types of bread and sometimes it can be hard to know if they are vegan or not.
Some of them are made with eggs and regular butter, so if you’re not sure if a particular type of bread is vegan, I really suggest you try this recipe.
How long will this vegan bread keep?
As you’ll probably not finish it right away, this vegan bread will keep in good condition if you cover and store it at room temperature for 3-4 days.
Can vegan bread be frozen?
Of course! I always have bread in the freezer in case I need some of it. To freeze it, I suggest you slice it, put it in a freezer-friendly bag, and keep it in the freezer for 3 months. You can defrost it in the toaster.
How to serve vegan bread
There are plenty of ways of serving this vegan bread. However, one of my favorite ways of eating it is with toppings like vegan butter, coconut butter, or even vegan cream cheese.
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Vegan Bread
- Prep: 2 hours 45 mins
- Cook: 30 min
- Total: 3 hours 15 min
- 20 slices 1x
- How to
- American
- Vegan
Servings 20 slices 1x
Vegan bread, natural, non-processed, and super flavorful. It’s crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and made with only 4 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (500 g)
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 and ¼ tsp active dry yeast
- 1 and ¾ cup warm water
Instructions
- Combine the flour, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
- Add the water and mix until well combined. I prefer to use a spoon, but you could also use your hands if you want to. It will be a wet dough but it will become more manageable after it rises.
- Cover with a dishcloth and let it rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
- Grease a Dutch oven with a little bit of oil or line a 9×5-inch (23×13 cm) loaf pan with parchment paper. Both work really well.
- Transfer the dough to the Dutch oven or loaf pan and let it rise for 30 more minutes in a warm place.
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF or 230ºC for at least 15 minutes.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. You could also check the bread out by placing a knife into the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean without any batter the bread is done.
- Let it cool for 15 minutes before transferring it to a cooling rack and then let it cool completely. If you don’t have a cooling rack, just use a dish or what you have on hand.
- Enjoy it warm or at room temperature and serve with toppings like vegan butter, coconut butter, or even vegan cream cheese.
- Cover and store the vegan bread at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 3 months (I always slice my loaf of bread before freezing it).
Notes
- Keep in mind that you need to use active dry yeast, not baking powder, baking soda, or any other similar ingredients.
- You could also add a little bit of oil to the dough if you want to, but that’s not necessary.
- Feel free to add any spices or herbs you like, or even other ingredients like olives, dried tomatoes, raisins, or whatever you want.
- You neither need to use a Dutch oven nor a loaf pan, you could just make a ball with the dough and bake it, but I personally believe the dough is easier to handle if you do.
- I’ve never made a gluten-free version of this bread myself, but if you do, please leave a comment! If you’re gluten-free you may want to try our gluten-free bread.
- Prep time includes rising time, which is 2 and a half hours.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 91
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 233 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.1 g
- Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
Can you use a different flour than all-purpose? Wondering if I can use 100% whole wheat pastry flour or all spelt.
Hi Shanna! I haven’t tried it myself but I think it would work well 🙂 Please, note that the amount of liquid may vary if you use a different type of flour!
Thank you for this recipe! It’s so easy and turns out delicious! I used a combination of rye flour, bread flour, and all-purpose. I’ll be experimenting with additives and different flours.
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Hi Allannah! So glad you liked it 🙂
This bread recipe was excellent. I was somewhat skeptical that such a simple recipe could be so good but was delightfully satisfied. My experience making bread always includes 1 teas. sugar to proof the yeast, so I did add the sugar. To add some pizazz, I added chopped sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives & sunflower seeds. I will make this again & again. Thank you Iosune!
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Wow, love that combination! Thanks for your comment 🙂
This looks delicious! Do you think this would work as well with whole wheat flour?
Hi Moriah! I haven’t tried it myself but I think whole wheat flour would work well 🙂 Please, note that the amount of liquid may vary if you use a different type of flour!
Always love your recipes. Thank you for inspiring us.
It would be great if this bread could be made with whole-wheat flour. Do you think you might try working the recipe to see how much liquid is needed if using whole-wheat flour? Or maybe you might create a recipe for a whole-wheat bread? 🙂 🙂
Hi! Thanks for your kind words 🙂 I haven’t tried it myself with whole-wheat flour but I think it could work well! As you said, the amount of liquid will vary if we use whole-wheat flour!
Hi! Looking fwd to making this. Do I leave the lid on the Dutch oven while baking? Thank you!
That’s it! Hope you enjoy it 🙂