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This vegan herb baguette made with whole-grain spelt flour contains no fat, oil, or butter, yet it’s deliciously flavorful, light, and crispy on the outside. Fresh herbs, garlic, and aromatic whole-grain spelt flour give it a hearty flavor. It’s perfect for barbecues, as a side dish, with soups, or for dipping.

Herb Baguette

A hearty baguette with a delicious herb filling that you can enjoy any time. Of course, it tastes best when it’s still warm and fresh from the oven. I hope you enjoy my version.

Herb Baguette

Vegan herb baguette made with whole-grain spelt flour—crispy, oil-free, and full of flavor.

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Prep Time 1 day d 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 1 day d 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Servings: 2 person

Course: bread and rolls, Side dish

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

For the dough

• 300 g wholemeal spelt flour
• 3 g dry yeast
• 3 g salt
• 250 ml water
• A little spelt flour type 630 for dusting

For the filling

• 100 g cauliflower
• 200 ml water
• 50 g white cooked beans
• 2 tsp herb spread or other herb mixture
• 2 tsp italian herbs
• 2 tsp fresh parsley
• 2 tsp locust bean gum
• 0,5 tsp onion powder
• 0,5 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp yeast flakes
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

 

1. Mix the yeast dough and leave it to rise in the fridge overnight.
2. The next day, transfer it to a floured work surface. Leave to come to room temperature for 1 hour. Then dust with spelt flour type 630, knead briefly, stretch slightly, pull and fold back together, and shape into a ball. Repeat this process 3 times. Divide the dough into 2 pieces and shape each piece into an oblong shape. Brush each piece of dough with a little cauliflower cream, roll up, and stretch slightly lengthways.
3. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, make a few shallow cuts in the surface, and leave to rise for a further 15 minutes or so.
4. Bake the baguettes for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius top and bottom heat. Remove them from the oven, make further cuts in them and spread the prepared cauliflower cream between the slices. Return them to the oven and bake for a further 5 minutes.

Cauliflower purée

1. Cook the cauliflower in water until tender. Drain it, then blend it with the drained beans using a hand blender. Add the herbs and spices.

Tips

If you don’t have a baguette tray, you can use two sheets of baking paper instead, placing two cardboard tubes from a kitchen roll between the two layers to ensure the correct spacing and shape for the baguettes. You’ll need three tubes for two large baguettes.

As an alternative to herb baguette, my delicious vegetable rolls are also a tasty option.

Interesting to know

Wholemeal spelt flour contains the whole grain – that is, the endosperm, germ and bran. As a result, it provides more fibre, minerals and natural flavours than white flour. Many people appreciate spelt for its slightly nutty flavour, which goes particularly well with herbs and garlic.

As wholemeal flour absorbs more liquid, the dough usually requires a little more water than recipes using plain flour. Of course, if you’d prefer a slightly lighter herb baguette, you can replace half of the wholemeal spelt flour with Type 1050 spelt flour, or use Type 1050 spelt flour for the whole batch. Adjust the amount of water accordingly.