Gingerbread bread. Full of warming spices with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves. Great toasted with tea or coffee. Vegan Recipe.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 30 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 3-4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons oil or vegan butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 2 inch piece of fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • pinch of clove powder
  • pinch of cardamom powder
  • 2 teaspoons active yeast

Method

  1. Warm half a cup of water and add sugar and yeast to it. Mix well
  2. Let it sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.
  3. In a blender, blend the ginger with a little water, spices and molasses and keep aside.
  4. In a greased mixing bowl, add the flours, salt and mix well.
  5. Add the oil, yeast mixture, ginger mixture and and knead for 8-10 minutes. (if using stand mixer, 3-4 minute batches with intermittent scraping)
  6. Add more water if needed.
  7. Place dough in a well greased container, covered in a warm place for 2 hours.
  8. Lightly punch the dough and using a little flour knead and shape into a loaf by pulling on all sides and tucking under.
  9. Place loaf in well oiled bread pan and cover with damp towel. Let rise for an hour.
  10. Bake at 375 degrees F for about 40 minutes.
  11. Cool completely before slicing!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.