Strawberry Orange Mini Loaf! (Vegan)

Instructions

1. 1

   Add the yeast and sugar to 1/4 cup (60ml) warm water and mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy.

2. 2

   In a blender, puree the strawberries.

3. 3

   Add in the flax meal, orange marmalade, a tablespoon of hot water to the puree and blend and keep aside.

4. 4

   In a bowl add the flours, wheat gluten and salt and mix.

5. 5

   Add in the yeast mixture, oil and fruit puree.

6. 6

   Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes, scraping sides every 2-3 minutes. add more flour or water in little quantities if needed. As with any fruit bread, the fruit gives out a little extra moisture than a normal bread while the dough sits for the rising time. The dough should be soft and not too sticky.

7. 7

   Spritz the top of dough with some oil spray. Place dough in a covered container in a warm place for 1.5 hours.

8. 8

   Punch it lightly and shape into a loaf by pulling on all sides, or by rolling it out into a rectangle and rolling the rectangle from one side and tucking the other edge under.

9. 9

   Place loaf in greased mini bread pans. Spritz the top with water and then spritz a little oil spray and cover with damp towel.

10. 10

    Place it in a warm place or warm oven for 50 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove towel, spritz top with some water and bake at 365 degrees F for 25 minutes. (30 minutes if using making one loaf of all of the dough)

12. 12

    Remove bread from pan and let cool for an hour.

13. 13

    I usually refrigerate it for another hour before slicing. The breads are usually quite fluffy and soft and refrigeration makes them a bit firm for nice and clean slices!