Homemade Bread

There's nothing quite like the aroma of fresh baked break wafting through the house!  We are lucky to have a Panasonic Breadmaker that makes the process so easy, but I have had to experiment a little with veganising a recipe that the whole family likes.  Mission accomplished!

While we were on holiday I stumbled across powdered coconut milk in the supermarket, and this has made all the difference to the recipe.  I am working on a gluten-free version at the moment ...  have so far come up with a loaf that tastes good but is dense and crumbly, so not ideal as sandwich bread. Will post a recipe on here once I've hit the jackpot!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups luke warm water
2 tbsp Olivite or Olivani (dairy free spread)
2 tspn salt
4 cups high grade flour
2 tbsp coconut milk powder
2 tspn white sugar (but other sugars will also work)
4 tspn of Surebake yeast (breadmaker)

Method:

1. Put ingredients into the breadmaker mixing bowl in the order listed.  When you add the flour, make sure all the water is covered, so when you add the yeast it is sitting on dry flour.
2. Select normal or dark option.  

Variation:

To make fruit bread, add 1 tspn mixed spice when you add the flour etc.  When your breadmaker beeps at approx 17mins into the cycle, add 2 small packets (or 1 large packet) of dried raisins.

Recipe by Alina @ LittleByLittle