A sweet and delicious mango cardamom raisin multigrain bread. This bread is perfect for breakfast, toasted with some tea or coffee. Vegan Recipe.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 45 minutes
  • Cook time: 70 minutes
  • Total time: 115 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup hot cereal mix ((ArrowHead mills 4 grains + flax))
  • 1.5 teaspoons quick rising yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten
  • 2/3 cup ripe mango puree ((I used looza sweet mango nectar, can be substituted by ripe mango pureed or canned mango pulp. Adjust water and sweetness accordingly))
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder ((cardamom is quite a potent taste, so add more or less by taste))
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons raw sugar
  • oil spray for greasing

Method

  1. Bring 1/4 cup (60ml) water to a boil and add the hot cereal mix. Cook for 4-5 minutes.(Add more water if the cereal use up all and is not tender, depends on the grains)
  2. Let this mixture cool to a warm state and add yeast and sugar to the mix. Add in half cup bread flour and mix well. Add a teaspoon or 2 more warm water to make into a sticky mix.
  3. Let this mixture sit for half an hour.
  4. In a large bowl, Add in the bread flour, wheat flour, salt, cardamom powder and mix well.
  5. Add in the yeast dough mixture, oil and mango puree and mix well.
  6. Knead into a soft dough. Add more bread flour or water if needed to make a soft not too sticky dough.
  7. Place dough in a well oiled container. Spray oil on top and cover with heavy towel and let sit in a warm place for 1.5 hours or until doubled.
  8. Punch dough a little, add in the raisins and fold and shape(flatten and roll) into a roll.
  9. Place dough in bread pan or round pan and score the top. Spritz top with water, then with oil.
  10. Cover with heavy towel and let rise for 40 minutes.
  11. Remove towel, spritz top with water and bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes.
  12. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake for another 15 minutes.
  13. Remove bread from pan and cool for an hour before slicing!
  14. Enjoy with hot masala tea or a snack!

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.