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Ciabatta bread – crispy and soft

Andreas — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:43:03 +0000

This delicious ciabatta bread is a delicacy. Extremely light in consistency. It goes wonderfully with a spread or fried tofu with salad. Just as you like it. For anyone who would like to bake even more types of bread, here is my link to various breads.

Ciabatta bread

The bread for all occasions. It is simply ideal as a side dish with stews or as a snack. Topped with various ingredients, the bread tastes great as a hearty dinner.

Ciabatta bread

Ciabatta bread is a particularly tasty and full-bodied bread that melts in the mouth.

Course bread

Keyword Baking powder, dry yeast, herbs, red bell pepper, Soy sauce, Spelt flour, water, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 2 30

Cook Time 18

Total Time 2 48

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

150 g whole spelt flour
150 g spelt flour type 1050
9 g dry yeast
3 g baking powder
3 g salt
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp Herbs of Provence
1 pinch each of sweet paprika powder and chili powder
250 ml water

Instructions

Make a soft and fluffy yeast dough from all the ingredients.
Cover and leave to rise for approx. 2 hours. Stir briefly after 30 minutes.
Then slide onto a floured surface.
Use a pastry card to loosely fold the dough 2 – 3 times. Then shape into a slightly elongated shape.
Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and leave to rise again for approx. 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius top/bottom heat.
Insert the baking tray and place a cup of hot water on top.
Bake the bread for 15 minutes. Then let the steam escape and remove the cup with the hot water. Then finish baking for another 2 minutes at 200 degrees.

Notes

Tip

Bake the bread with olives or dried tomatoes in the dough. You can also make smaller loaves from the dough. This way you can always take them with you.

Interesting to know

What makes a good ciabatta? It should be crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. The bread is prepared with plenty of water, which gives it its typical characteristics. In contrast to conventional wheat flour, wholemeal spelt flour is generally more crumbly. However, the mixture with spelt flour type 1050 makes it looser.

Curry sauce – classic or fruity

Andreas — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:11:32 +0000

Two different types of curry sauce. One the classic version and one a little more fruity. Just as you like it.

Curry sauce

This sauce is a great treat for the palate. Versatile in preparation and versatile in taste. It goes perfectly with various vegetables, but also as a dip for nuggets or tofu schnitzel. As a special highlight, try falafel with vegetable rice. It simply tastes great.

Curry sauce

One classic and one fruity curry sauce. According to taste and use.

Course sauce

Keyword curry powder, ginger powder, Mango, oil-free, Onions, quick, Spelt flour, Vegan, water

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

250 ml water
1 shallot or small onion
1 tsp curry powder
1 pinch of turmeric powder
1 pinch of ginger powder
3-4 tsp spelt flour type 630 to thicken the sauce
0,5 tsp salt

For the fruity variant

1 tbsp finely sliced ripe mango
1-2 Dates, finely sliced Deglet Noir or Medjool dates
4 tsp date flour as an alternative to dates
0,5 tsp vegetable powder

Instructions

Peel and finely chop the shallot. Place in a pan with the water. Allow to simmer for approx. 5 minutes.
Then stir in the curry powder.
Mix the flour with a little cold water in a separate cup so that no lumps form.
Then stir into the hot liquid with a whisk and bring to the boil. Keep stirring and season to taste with the remaining spices.

For the fruity variant

Peel and chop the mango. Also chop the dates into small pieces. Alternatively, add date flour to the liquid.
Simmer everything with the onions and vegetable powder for approx. 5 – 10 minutes. Then add the spices and thicken the sauce with flour.

Tip

As an additional refinement for the fruity version, add a few raisins to the sauce. Either eat the sauce with the fruity ingredient or sieve the sauce.

Interesting to know

Curry powder always consists of a mixture of different ingredients. Depending on the manufacturer, the powder can vary in taste, so that the curry sauce always tastes different.

Broccoli sauce – so healthy

Andreas — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:49:02 +0000

A broccoli sauce is a delicious and healthy option to enhance dishes such as pasta, rice or potato dishes. It is made from fresh broccoli and can be prepared in different ways, depending on personal taste. Broccoli is not only delicious, but also rich in valuable nutrients, which is why it is often called a “superfood”.

Broccoli sauce

The sauce is so nutritious that, in theory, you don’t need much else to make a full meal. Just eat one of my potato products and some legumes or vegetables with it. It’s also enough to just make some delicious sweet potato fries and dip them in this sauce.

Broccoli sauce

Creamy broccoli sauce is a delicious way to enjoy the fresh taste of broccoli and add a healthy and delicious touch to the meal.

Course main course, sauce

Keyword Broccoli, oil-free, Spelt flour, Spices, Vegan, water

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

1 big broccoli
250 ml water
a pinch each of salt, pepper and nutmeg
1-2 tsp spelt flour type 630 for binding optional
a pinch each of chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder optional

Instructions

Wash broccoli and divide into florets.
Simmer in water for about 10 – 15 minutes until tender.
Pour off some excess water into a container.
Then puree with a blender.
Broccoli water may need to be carefully added back. Attention should be paid to the consistency.
Season to taste with the spices.
For more sauce, mix the broccoli with all the water and bind with flour.

Tip

Broccoli sauce goes perfectly with whole spelt pasta. So you always have a daily serving of green vegetables in the form of a sauce.

Intersting to know

Green vegetables are rich in nutrients and contain various vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants.

Vegan tarte flambée – simply fantastic

Andreas — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:04:49 +0000

Discover a vegan version of the classic tarte flambée. Topped with a delicious soy yogurt sauce, onions, leeks and herbs. Vegan tarte flambée is incredibly delicious.

Vegan tarte flambée

A tarte flambée is a thinly rolled out dough. The basis is a savory sauce, for which I simply used a soy yogurt. The spicy topping on top makes this an incomparable taste. As a topping then come my super delicious brown onions on top.

Vegan tarte flambée

The tarte flambée topped with lots of onions, leeks and herbs. Soy yogurt is used as a sauce, which is flavored hearty.

Course main course

Keyword herbs, leek, Onions, Spelt flour, Vegan, water, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 10

Total Time 1 40

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

180-200 g whole spelt flour
1 pinch of salt
120 ml cold water
150 g soy yogurt
1,5 tsp lemon juice
1 pinch of garlic spice
salt and pepper
2 pieces large onions
2-3 leek onion stalks
ruccola to taste optional
herbs of Provence to taste
flour for editing

Instructions

Make a smooth dough with whole spelt flour, salt and cold water.
Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, for the topping, make the brown onions without oil.
Wash and chop spring onions and ruccola.
Mix soy yogurt with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add a little garlic powder.
Roll out the dough thinly on a floured surface with some type 630 flour.
Then place on a baking sheet with baking paper.
Spread thickly with the soy yogurt.
Sprinkle with herbs de Provence. Spread the spring onions and the rocket on top.
Finally, add the brown onions on top of the topping.
Bake in preheated oven at 220 degrees celsius top/bottom heat with hot air for about 8 minutes.

Notes

Tarte flambée unbaked

Brown onions without oil

Tip

Bake the tarte flambée on a pizza stone. To do this, push the dough onto the hot pizza stone with a pizza shovel.

Interesting to know

The tarte flambée is made without yeast.

Leek sauce – hearty and tasty

Andreas — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:30:34 +0000

A real treat for the palate is this delicious sauce. Simple and quick to prepare. Leek, also known as leek or spring onion, gives dishes a mild, slightly sweet taste and goes perfectly with potato products or pasta, but also rice and other vegetables.

Leek sauce

A spicy, onion flavored sauce that is light in flavor. Rounded off with a touch of nutmeg gives this sauce that extra something.

Leek sauce

The leek sauce tastes hearty and is incredibly delicious. It goes perfectly with a variety of dishes. Cooked oil-free and vegan.

Course main course

Keyword delicious, hearty, leek, Spelt flour, water

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

250 ml water
1 leek stick
salt and pepper
1 pinch of nutmeg
2-3 tsp flour type 630 for binding

Instructions

Wash the leeks and cut them into small pieces.
Boil with the water until soft.
Then bind with flour and season with the spices.

Tip

Refine your leek sauce with different ingredients. For example, you can sprinkle yeast flakes or add additional herbs and spices to the sauce. However, I like it best pure.

Interesting to know

It doesn’t have to be elaborate to make a delicious meal.

Bean vegetables – homemade style

Andreas — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:03:04 +0000

Green beans taste great as a vegetable. You can eat it with everything. I combined my recipe with sweet potatoes. A simple and filling meal. Cooked traditionally. Bean vegetables as a side dish to burgers always fits.

Bean vegetables

A vegetable made from beans has always been a favorite. Traditionally with onions, a touch of savory and bound with a little flour, it is juicy and goes well with potatoes and sweet potatoes. If you’re really hungry, add 2 – 3 burgers. Thus, the whole meal is perfect all around.

Bean vegetables

Bean vegetables as a side dish to burgers always fits. It tastes great with sweet potatoes or other potato variations.

Course main course

Keyword beans, quick, simply, Spelt flour, sweet potatoes, Vegan, Vegetables

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

400 g fresh green beans
200-300 g sweet potatoes
1 onion
1 pinch of savory
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of sepper
1 tbsp spelt flour Type 630 for binding
400 ml water as needed

Instructions

Bean vegetables

Wash the beans and cut off the ends of each. Then cut the beans into small pieces.
In a pot with the water, bring the beans to a boil.
Then drain the water and add beans again with fresh water.
Add the savory and the finely chopped onion.
Simmer everything together for about 20 minutes until the beans are soft.
To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper.

Sweet potatoes

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into pieces. Boil with water in a pot for about 10 minutes until soft.

Tips

Whether you use broad beans or bush beans. A bean vegetable can always be cooked from them.

Interesting to know

Wholesome and good, simple and fast. That’s how food should be.

Gnocchi – vegan and simply delicious

Andreas — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:00:48 +0000

When I think of gnocchi, I think of Italy. Delicious soft cooked little dumplings that make a wonderful meal with lots of sauce and vegetables. The basic ingredients are potatoes and flour. Spelt semolina and potato flour make the dumplings extra soft. After shaping, they are cooked in gently boiling water until they rise to the surface, indicating that they are ready. This takes only a few minutes. For example, this wonderful vegetable also goes well with it.

Gnocchi

Gnocchi are a type of Italian pasta traditionally made from potatoes. They are small, oval or round dumplings that can be prepared and served similar to pasta. These small vegan potato dumplings are captivating because of their unique shape. The dough is formed into a roll on a floured surface and then cut into small pieces. These pieces are often fluted with a fork to create a textured surface. This allows extra sauce to be forked.

Gnocchi

Indescribably tasty and soft Italian-style gnocchi, but made vegan. What more do you need. They simply belong to a complete meal. They are quickly made and go well with almost any dish. The potato gnocchi are always something special. And if there should ever be something left over, then they can be frozen well. So you always have a portion of gnocchi quickly at hand.

Course Side dish

Keyword delicious, Low Fat, nutritious, oil-free, Potato flour, Potatoes, saturating, Semolina, simple, Spelt flour

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

500 g floury potatoes
1 g salt
100 g spelt flour type 630
25 g potato flour
20 g spelt semolina
1 pinch of nutmeg ground
boiling water

Instructions

Peel potatoes and cut in half 1 x.
Boil in water until tender. Alternatively, boil or steam the potatoes unpeeled.
Then immediately press through a potato ricer. Leave to cool a little.
Add salt, flour, potato flour, spelt semolina and nutmeg and mix everything.
Bring water to a boil.
Take one portion of the dough at a time and form 2-3 cm thick rolls on a board with flour.
Cut small pieces from it with a knife.
Press a well into the center with either a fork or the handle of a spoon.
Place the gnocchi in the boiling water, turn down the heat and let them steep gently until they float to the top.
Then remove with a skimmer.

Tips

Gnocchi can be well prepared. To reheat, either steep briefly in hot water or alternatively place on a baking sheet with baking paper and heat in the oven.

Sprinkle gnocchi with yeast flakes and heat in the oven.

Or how about herbs in the potato dough? If you like sage, you can chop it and add it.

Interesting to know

Side dishes for meals can also be varied.

Beet with gnocchi – healthy vegetable

Andreas — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:00:20 +0000

In late summer, when carrots and beet are harvested, it is a good time to cook a delicious vegetable from them. Why not try both vegetables together? Beet and red or purple carrots together with gnocchi taste stunningly good. A quick and easy dish.

Beet with gnocchi

Beet are extremely healthy. The somewhat earthy taste give the special kick. It does not always have to be salad made from this wonderful vegetable. Also warm with a varied side dish they are a real treat. Try my creation or check out this dish with kale. There two healthy components hit each other at once.

Beet and red beets with gnocchi

A wonderful meal that simply tastes good with beet, beet and gnocchi. The composition of red and white is just perfect. Here the light sweetness of the beet and there the savory of the gnocchi.

Course main course

Keyword beet, Carrots, healthy, main course, oil-free, Potato flour, Potatoes, purple beets, simple, Spelt flour, sweet potatoes, Whole foods

Prep Time 2 40

Cook Time 30

Total Time 3 10

Servings 2 person

Ingredients

For the vegetables

1 beet
3 red or purple carrots
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp spelt flour type 630
water as needed

For the gnocchi

500 g floury potatoes
1 g salt
100 g spelt flour type 630
25 g potato flour
20 g spelt semolina
1 pinch of nutmeg
boiling water

Instructions

Peel potatoes and cut in half 1 x
Boil in water until tender. Alternatively, boil or steam the potatoes unpeeled.
Then immediately press through a potato ricer.
Allow to cool a little. Add salt, flour, potato flour, spelt semolina and nutmeg and mix everything.
Bring water to a boil.
Take one portion of the dough at a time and form rolls 2-3 cm thick with flour. Cut small pieces from them with a knife. Press a hollow in the center either with a fork or the handle of a spoon.
Place the gnocchi in the boiling water, lower the heat and let them steep slightly until they float to the top. Then remove them with a skimmer.
Peel vegetables. Cut beets into slices. Cut beet into very thin small slices.
Simmer beet and beet with water for about 30 minutes.
To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper.

Tip

The red tuber need a longer cooking time. Therefore, cut thinly. Alternatively, you can boil the whole tuber beforehand in water for about 1 hour until soft, then peel and add to the turnip vegetables. You can also cook the whole tuber the day before.

Interesting to know

Preparing vegetables in water is quick. The taste and nutrients are preserved.

Plum cake – irresistibly good

Andreas — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:04:00 +0000

The plum season is here. What could be more delicious than a Plum tart. Most often, the cake is baked with yeast. To the cake you can also say plum cake. But no matter how you call it, it is always worth a try.

Plum cake

The cake is a delicious and popular specialty, especially in late summer and autumn, when the plums are ripe. Vegan baked cake, which tastes delicious all around.

Plum cake

Plum cake is always a treat for the palate. The cinnamon flavor really brings out the plums. The cake is fluffy and juicy.

Course dessert

Keyword Fruit, oil-free, Spelt flour, Vegan, Whole spelt flour, Yeast dough

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 25

Total Time 2 25

Servings 3 person

Ingredients

450 g plums
300 g whole spelt flour
5 g dry yeast
2 tbsp tapioca starch, approx. 20 g
80 g date flour
1 banana, approx. 80 g
200 ml soy drink

Extra

2 tbsp soy curd
10 g date flour
0,5 tsp cinnamon

For the crumble – optional

10 dates deglet nour
200 ml water
1 tsp baking powder
100 g whole spelt flour
100 g soy curd

Instructions

Dough

Mix flour, yeast and remaining dry ingredients.
Peel the banana, cut it into pieces and put it in a blender.
Add 200 ml soy drink and mix everything well.
Add the banana milk to the dry ingredients and stir everything well.
Then let rise covered for 1 hour.
In the meantime, wash and pit the plums and cut them into elongated smaller strips.

Cover dough

Knead the leavened dough on a floured surface.
Then roll out into a rectangle.
Place the rolled out yeast dough on a baking tray with baking paper.
Let rise again for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
Coat the yeast dough completely with the soy curd.
Spread the chopped plums on the dough.
Mix 10 g date flour with 0.5 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle this cinnamon mixture over the plums.

Crumble – optional

Cut the dates into small pieces and boil them with the water in a pot until soft. Then mix with a blender.
Add the soy curd, whole spelt flour and baking powder and mix everything together.

Instructions for the crumble – optional

Before the cake goes into the oven, spread the crumble on the plums. To do this, always take a little of the mixture with 2 small spoons and carefully place on the plums.
Bake in preheated oven at 170 degrees celsius top/bottom heat for 25 minutes.

Notes

Try my vegan version with crumble. The crumbles are completely oil-free and have a light consistency. The soy curd makes the crumble loose and soft.

Tips

If you don’t have soy curd, you can make it yourself by draining a soy yogurt overnight in a tight-mesh strainer. Softer plums are juicier.

Interesting to know

Whole foods can be so simple, filling and good.

Toast bread – the full-fledged variant

Andreas — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:59:34 +0000

This bread is baked quickly with only a few ingredients. Simply made with whole spelt flour and yeast. In this recipe you will learn how to quickly bake a deliciously fragrant toast bread yourself, without additives, only with whole spelt flour. It is ideal for morning enjoyment or as a base for creative toppings.

Toast bread

Vegan bread is a delicious and versatile option for a breakfast or snack. Just as you like, it can be spread with delicious spreads or dips, or topped with vegetables and sauce as a filling option for dinner or snack.

Vegan toast bread

Toast bread vegan style, oil-free and yet delicious. Whole spelt flour is the wholesome basis for healthy eating. The bread can be enjoyed as toast with delicious vegetables and a spread or simply as a sandwich. Toast always tastes good.

Course bread and rolls

Keyword bake it yourself, Bread, oil-free, Sandwich, simply, Spelt flour, toast, Vegan, Whole spelt flour, Yeast

Prep Time 1 20

Cook Time 50

Total Time 2 10

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

500 g whole spelt flour
1 packet dry yeast
5 g salt
20 g date flour
100 ml warm water
200 ml soy drink or almond drink
150 g soy curd

Instructions

Mix whole spelt flour, dry yeast and salt in a bowl.
Heat the soy drink and dissolve the date flour in it.
Add warm water and soy drink with date flour to the dry ingredients.
Stir everything well.
Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
Slide dough onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, lightly knead the yeast dough and shape it into an oblong shape.
Line a loaf pan with baking paper. Pour in the dough and let rise, covered, for another 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Then reduce heat.
Put the baking dish in the oven and bake at 200 degrees celsius top/bottom heat for 25 minutes.
Halfway through baking time, reduce temperature to 180 degrees and bake for another 25 minutes.
Remove the finished bread from the mold and brush with cold water.
When the toast has cooled, it can be cut into thin slices.

Notes

Toast bread whole.

Tips

For toasted sandwiches, preheat sandwich maker, top with toast slices, wrap in parchment paper and toast with parchment paper.

Briefly warm up slices of toast from the previous day in the oven.

Interesting to know

It can be so easy to eat healthy.