Dairy free bread recipe

Step 1

Into a bowl, add in thewater,sugar,salt,yeast and stir to dissolve the ingredients in water.Add in the oil.Add the flour.

Step 2

Combine everything together to form a shaggy mass of dough.Now transfer the dough on to a clean work surface and we need to knead the dough.Kneading the dough helps to develop the gluten strands which later helps to create soft ,light, airy bread.

Step 3

After kneading for 10-12 minutes ,our dough will be soft and smooth and it will bounce back when pressed and it will still show a tendancy to stick on to the surface.Now our dough is ready for the first proofing.

Step 4

Lightly oil a clean bowl and place the dough inside it and then wrap it with a plastic film and let the dough rise in a warm environment for 50 minutes.

Step 5

After the proofing,degas the dough.

Step 6

Transfer the dairy free bread dough on to a clean work surface.Divide the dough into two equal parts(optional).If you like to make a single loaf in a pan then no need to divide the dough.

Step 7

Then roll each portion to form a log shape.Cover the rolled doughs with a cling film or wet cloth and stand it for 10 minutes on the counter.

Step 8

After 10 minutes,take one of the rolled dough.Using a rolling pin ,roll it out to form a rectangle.(approximately 16cm x 25cm).Fold the dough from both sides.Now flatten this rectangle in to a long rectangle and then roll and fold the dough.We need to make sure there are no air pockets inside; other wise there will be large air holes of different sizes in our bread.

Step 9

Roll the dough just as we roll a jelly roll.Pinch the edges to seal.

Step 10

Place it into a greased baking pan.Repeat the same with the second piece of dough.Now our dough is ready for the final rising.So cover it with a plastic film.

Step 11

Let the dough sit and rise in warm environment for 70-75 minutes.

Step 12

Give an egg wash (optional) before taking into the oven.This will give a nice shine and golden color to the bread when baked.

Step 13

Bake at 350 F preheated oven for around 36-38 minutes.

Step 14

The top of the bread will start browning at around 25 minutes of baking.It doesn’t mean our bread is done.At this point if we take it out, the center of the bread will have a doughy texture and it will smell very “yeasty”So wait for 36-38 minutes to bake it properly.

Step 15

When the bread is done,take the pan out of the oven.Demould the bread and place it on a wire rack and let it cool down completely before slicing it.The bread will be golden brown in color,with a thin soft crust and soft and fluffy crumb inside.

Step 16

Enjoy!