Tofu Thin Bread
Have you ever tried a tofu bread recipe before? This is a protein-rich bread, yeast-free and it’s also vegan friendly! It’s great as a snack and even handy for using the dough to make a pizza base. This recipe is SUPER easy since you don’t need to let the dough rest before baking! All you need to do is bake the dough first, then add your favourite toppings, then bake it again! Have fun making this yummy, healthy recipe!
Recipes
Ingredients
- 300g (10 1/2 oz) silken tofu or silken firm (1 packet)
- 120 to130g (4–4 1/2 oz) wholemeal flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 30ml (1fl oz) olive oil
- 1/4teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4teaspoon unrefined sugar
Garlic butter
- 50g (1 3/4 oz) non-hydrogenated non-dairy butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Your favourite herbs, chopped (eg parsley, oregano, dill, basil)
Method
1. Break the tofu and boil for 2 minutes and drain. Place a heavy weight on top and let it stand for 2 hours or even overnight, or until the weight of tofu drops to between 120–130g (4–4 1/2 oz).
2. If your tofu is more than 130g, add the same amount of flour as tofu (in weight). If your tofu weight is 150g (5oz) for example, you can add 150g (5oz) flour.
3. Place the tofu in a bowl and add the olive oil. Whisk it until smooth, or process it in a small food processor.
4. In a different bowl, place the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix well; then add the tofu mixture and mix together.
5. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead.
6. You may need to add extra flour at this stage if the dough is still a little bit wet. Once the dough is smooth, cover it with plastic wrap and rest in a fridge for 30 minutes. If you are in a hurry, you can move to the next step. Resting in the fridge just makes it a little easier to roll out.
7. Preheat oven to 200 (400°F). Place an oven shelf in the lowest position.
8. Meanwhile, make garlic butter. Place nondairy butter, minced garlic and herbs, in a small bowl and mix well.
9. Brush a round pizza tray with olive oil (extra) to lightly grease. Sprinkle with a little flour (extra); this will help the bread become dry with a crisp base. A pizza tray with holes is ideal.
10. Roll out the dough to form a round pizza base and spread with garlic butter.
11. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. If you like a crispy texture, you can bake for a further 5–10 minutes.
Tip: If you use butter instead of non-dairy butter, soften the butter at room temperature then add garlic and herbs. Mix well.
You can make herbal oil by using 60ml (2fl oz) olive oil instead of 50g (1 3/4 oz) non-dairy butter.
You can prepare this dough the night before and bake the next morning.
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