White bread, rye bread, whole-grain bread: the variety of breads available at the supermarket can seem vast at times! But one kind of bread that you’ll rarely find at your local grocery store is spinach bread. Two worlds come together with this special bread: the crunchiness and the softness of bread combines with the healthy nutritional properties of spinach. And the best part is that your kids are going to love it…
Spinach Bread
Equipment
- Blender
- Mixing Bowl
- Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tsp honey
- 7 oz spinach
- 1 egg
- 3.75 cups flour
- 1.25 cups wholewheat flour
- 0.25 oz dry yeast
- 0.5 cup butter softened
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Add the milk, salt, honey, and washed spinach leaves into a blender or a container suitable for an immersion blender. Add the egg at the end.
- Place the spinach purée into a large mixing bowl, then add the two kinds of flour, the yeast, and the softened butter.
- Knead the dough. A food processor with dough hooks would be perfect here, but you can use your hands as well.
- Sprinkle 2 tsp of vegetable oil into the bowl and rub it around using the dough. Let the dough proof for at least two hours, covering the bowl with plastic wrap to prevent drying out.
- Once the dough has roughly doubled in size, knead it again.
- If you have two smaller loaf pans, there will be enough dough for two loaves of bread. A large loaf is also possible.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the bread for 30 minutes.
- When the crust is nice and golden brown, take it out of the oven. Cut into lukewarm slices and enjoy!
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You’ll be able to tell that this tastes great by looking on the faces of your friends, family and even your kids. And you’ll love it just as much. Share this delicious and healthy bread recipe with your friends!