Its a fruity bread kind of day. Strawberries and blueberries in this bread. Look at that pretty color!
Fruits keep the bread soft and moist. There is no added sweetness except the usual sugar/maple to activate the yeast. The bread is has a mild fruit flavor and can be used in either savory sandwich or sweet french toast preparation like this Coconut Crusted French Toast.
On another note. I am enjoying all the Indian food cooked up by Mom, and she and Dad are enjoying the treats(Barfi, Kulfi, desserts) I keep making for them, so Mom can pick up the dairy substitutes:). The everyday meals they eat at home are almost all plant-based. Back home in India, they do add a tablespoon of milk in their morning and evening tea, and probably sometimes serve paneer(cottage cheese) in parties. This week, it took mom 1 try to figure out how they like the almond milk and now its like almond milk in their tea everyday. Once she tastes Cauliflower Makhani, I am sure she is going to serve that, instead of Paneer. More so now since they agreed to watch a portion of this Indian Dairy Industry horrors video.(they weren’t fully convinced with verbal discussion). Most people in India still think that the cows are taken care of and they produce excess milk after the calf has had its full and so on.
Mom then remembered that about 30 years back, the doodhwala(milkman) would bring the Buffalo along to freshly milk it in front of the people, so the consumers knew that there was no water added to the milk. He would take an injection out and go thwack on the side of the Buffalo and then proceed to milk her. That was probably oxytocin, a banned hormone injection, which gives the Buffalo a lot of stomach cramps like Labor pain along with the inducing excess production of milk. Its unregulated use has also been linked to early puberty in girls in India. This was 30 years ago and it has only gotten much worse for the cows.
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Steps:
Proof the yeast in warm water. Add flours.
Add strawberry blueberry puree, salt, oil.
Knead into a soft dough. Spray water on top and let rise until doubled.
Punch down, knead and shape into a loaf. Spray water on top, Sprinkle oats or sesame seeds or flour. Cover with a towel and let rise for 35-40 minutes until double.
Bake in pre-heated oven for 40 minutes. Cool completely before slicing
Strawberry Blueberry Bread Loaf
Allergy Information: Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, nut
Makes 1 8.5 by 4.5 bread pan
Ingredients:
1/2 cup warm water
2 Tablespoons raw sugar or maple
1 Tablespoon active yeast
1 cup bread flour
1.25 cups wheat flour (or 1 cup wheat and 1/4 cup sorghum/millet flour)
2-3 Tablespoons wheat flour for dusting
2 Tablespoons oil
4 strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
2 Tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
About 2/3 cup puree
Method:
In a bowl, add 1/2 cup of warm water, sugar and yeast, Mix and let sit until frothy. 10 minutes
Add the flours and oil to the yeast mixture.
Pure the strawberries and blueberries with 2 Tablespoons of water and salt until smooth.
Add the puree to the bowl.
Mix well and knead for 5-6 minutes. Add more flour if needed.
Spray water on top and cover with a towel. Let the dough sit for 1.5 hours or until doubled.
Use 2-3 Tablespoons wheat flour to knead for another minute.
Shape into log by pulling on all sides, or by rolling up like a jelly roll.
Place with seam side down in parchment lined or well greased bread pan.
Spray water on top.
Sprinkle oats or sesame seeds.
Cover with a towel and let rise for 40 minutes.
Bake in pre-heated 370 degrees F oven for 40 minutes.
Cool completely before slicing. Store in the refrigerator in airtight container or ziplock.
This bread is being shared at Ricki’s wellness weekends
aiden
made ate it loved it
Helen
With reference to our little banter yesterday about lining loaf tins with parchment….
Now this is more like it (photo above). I feel a lot happier seeing things put together on your less-than-perfect days. I’d rather try and aspire to this standard. Endless perfection means endless stress. Glad to see you are a mere mortal like the rest of us.
Thank you for sharing.
X
Richa
Yes, that is me 80% of the time 🙂 . With the carrot cake, I wanted it to look pretty and not get hidden under the messy parchment 🙂
Nicole Lattanzio
Could I use a mix of AP and white whole wheat to replace the bread flour?
Richa
sure. you can use all ap flour or a combination
Anonymous
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Richa
great thanks!
Corrin Radd
Made this today and it turned out beautifully. I was out of blueberries so I used all strawberries.
Kristy
I love the idea of fruity bread- I bet this smells amazing while it’s baking!
That is so crazy about bringing the buffalo along to milk in public and injecting it with a hormone while they were at it. Crazy!
Anna {Herbivore Triathlete}
This bread looks awesome! I love the idea of the coconut crusted french toast! Yum, yum.
Divya Shivaraman
they look so perfectly baked…cant believe it has some berries inside
Annie
So pretty. Looks like the perfect morning toast!
Caitlin
that is crazy about the buffalo being milked in public to prove that it wasn’t tampered with YET was being injected with a hormone. How ironic.
i love this fruit bread! i bet it would taste AMAZING if thick slices were used for peanut butter and jelly!
spicedvegan
Am I happy I’m not as haunted by those videos of animal abuse since having gone vegan. Yes, I think there still is a general impression that cows are taken care of in India or that animals are generally treated with compassion in India because of the culture’s roots in vegetarianism (me speaking as a Singaporean Chinese. Singapore has a multi-ethnic population). Btw love the sound of that cauliflower mahkani! Pinned that and hope to try that soon. Cheers 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson
G’day! Your recipe and photo look so moist, true!
Love the flavor combination and is now on my list to do!
Cheers! Joanne
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Amey
oh my goodness, that sounds and looks amazing. I love the idea of making french toast with it! YUM. The picture of your mom making Dosas made me want to invite her to come stay with me! ha 🙂 It’s not like cows anywhere have a particularly great time, but I’m not surprised things are so rough for the dairy cows of India, they never look too happy when I’ve seen them there. 🙁 poor little souls.