We ran out of bread in the house the other day and I was feeling unwell so I really didn’t want to get dressed, venture out into the freezing cold and hike to the shops. I had an excessive amount of tomatoes at home, as they were reduced to ridiculously cheap in the shop, due to being past their best before date (they still had plenty of life left in them). But I had no yeast. Hmm… what could I make that had no yeast as an ingredient and included a healthy helping of tomatoes? What would the boys enjoy eating for at least two days in a row? I took out my trusted self-raising flour and baking powder and I decided to just go for it and see what happened. Let me introduce to you my super special and rather surprisingly delicious 5-ingredient yeast-free tomato bread!
I honestly didn’t think this would turn out the way it did. I tend to shy away from trying to make bread without adding yeast and proving the dough first (although my trusty banana bread often comes out a treat). But, the seasoning I chucked in worked perfectly and the rich Mediterranean-style tomato bread burst with flavour after each bite. Furthermore, the bread itself was soft and spongy, with a great crust over the outside – almost like one of those hearty crusted homemade bread that you can buy at a bespoke baker down the road of a beautiful village.
The ingredients are super simple (as always on Five for a Fiver), you literally need just self-raising flour, baking powder, salt, milk, any kind of seasoning that you want, and, of course, the tomatoes (or you could even use another focus ingredient, like carrots, raisins or chocolate chips).
Here are the ingredients:
A few points to note before you make this bad boy. Reserve the water until you have added all the ingredients because the riper the tomatoes, the more liquid they produce, so you may not need it. The dough should be moist and kneadable after all the ingredients have been added, and not sticky. So, I would add the dry ingredients in first and then slowly add the almond milk, the oil, and then the tomatoes. Of course, if you’re adding a dry ingredient instead, then the water will be needed. Here, my tomatoes weren’t super ripened yet, so I needed the water.
Once all the ingredients have mixed in well together to form a dough (I used an electric mixer with a dough attachment), knead the dough into the desired shape – I went for a slightly oval and loaf-like shape. Careful not to overwork the dough, so you keep the air bubbles in, as air helps the bread to come out soft and spongy.
So, onto the recipe.
Good luck!
5-Ingredient Yeast-Free Tomato Bread
6-12
servings15
minutes40
minutes55
minutesIf you’ve run out of bread in the house and you can’t make it to the shops, try this very simple 5-ingredient yeast-free tomato bread.
Ingredients
4 tomatoes, chopped, 1 sliced for decoration
4 cups self-raising flour, unsifted
4 1/2 tsps. baking powder
2/3 cup almond milk
¼ cup sunflower oil
Water if needed
- For the seasoning:
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. Italian herb seasoning
1 tsp Rosemary
1 tsp British coriander leaf
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/GM 6
- In a mixer, add the dry ingredients, so the flour, baking powder, and seasoning. Mix well.
- Then add the wet, i.e. add the almond milk and the oil. Mix well.
- Finally, add the tomatoes slowly, and check the consistency before adding the water. You want the dough to be moist but not sticky.
- If you need to add the water. Less ripe tomatoes, so they don’t give up much juice. If your dough is too wet, then add more flour. But, it’s easier to add than to take away, bear that in mind.
- Knead the dough, leaving plenty of air in the dough. So don’t overwork it.
- Knead into an oval shape (or any shape you like!) and add to a greased baking tray.
- Thinly slice the last tomato and discard or eat the ends. Place the tomato slices on top of the bread. I added 3 tomato slices on top.
- Place in the middle shelf of the oven for around 40 minutes until browned. If the top is golden brown, but the rest hasn’t cooked through, just cover with a tin foil until the rest is cooked.
- Let the bread rest for a bit before serving
Notes
- Choose whatever herbs you like to bring out the flavour of the bread. I stuck to a nice Mediterranean flavour, which worked really well.
- Try this bread with a hearty soup like Lemon Coriander Soup
Try this Tomato Bread with an Easy Peasy Mackerel Pate from Casa Costello or some hummus.
If you are more of a no-bake snack bar kinda person, then try my Ultimate Protein Bars, which are great as breakfast snacks too!
If you make this recipe (and I really think you should), please tag me on @fiveforafiver on Facebook/Twitter (@Fiveforafiver1 on Instagram), using the hashtags #fiverfoodies and/or #fiveforafiver, so I can see your awesome creations – thanks! 🙂
Price of ingredients from Lidl – £4.50 (as at 10/02/2018) Prices may vary after this date
