I love 2-ingredient bread recipes. We often make our 2-ingredient flatbreads or vegan naan bread. But today, I was craving a crusty, bakery-style Artisan loaf. I don’t mind baking with yeast, and I like making fluffy vegan cinnamon rolls or vegan brioche. But, let’s face it, it’s lots of work to make artisan bread with yeast. You must raise the dough twice, proof yeast, and knead the bread. This 2-ingredient kombucha bread is naturally raised by fermented kombucha and is inspired by a previous recipe I made while in lockdown, beer bread. For this recipe, I swapped beer for kombucha to boost the airiness the bread and remove the need for additional yeast as the bacteria and yeast naturally present in kombucha work as a leavening agent. My first attempt wasn’t very good as I baked the bread in a loaf pan so it comes out white and soft. To create a crusty bread I decided to bake the bread in a Dutch oven to create a steaming effect and deliver a crusty, gold crust with a moist chewy bread crumb.
Why You Will Love This Bread
No yeast proofing Gut-friendly No-kneading Crusty Dairy-free Egg-free Low-fat and oil-free
Ingredients and Substitution
Self-Rising Flour – You can make homemade self-rising flour. To do so, to a cup of all-purpose flour add 2 teaspoons of baking powder. I don’t think gluten-free flour will do well in this bread recipe. Kombucha – I tested the recipe with classic, plain kombucha but also I baked the bread with ginger kombucha which makes it taste like beer bread, or with lemon lime kombucha which surprisingly, didn’t taste lemony at the end, just a little sweet. Any kombucha works, and I’m sure sparkling water would also work to some extent, but you would lose the benefits of the fermented drink. Optional add a pinch of salt, garlic powder, or herbs to flavor the dough.
Preparation
This is an easy no-knead artisan bread recipe, but for success, follow my tips and tricks below.
Serving
Slice the bread and serve with a sweet or savory spread, or use it as a sandwich bread. Here are some of my favorite spreads for this bread:
Plant-based butter or nut butter, like peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter. Date caramel Vegan lemon curd Baby jam Guacamole Vegan cheese or try my almond ricotta Dip in olive oil
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