Comments on: Eggless Irish Brown Bread without yeast, butter or oil

By: Nandhini

Nandhini — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:14 +0000

You know what my mom had flax seed at home it seems. When i was talking to her today she told me this. I was wondering how i was unaware of this. Let me try out this recipe once again after getting flax seeds. Most of the baking items are available in Nilgris,Chennai.

By: Nandhini

Nandhini — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:38:25 +0000

Added to my previous post, instead of honey i used sugar syrup (2tbspn) as suggested by u.

By: Nandhini

Nandhini — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:37:25 +0000

Hi Madhuram,
I baked this Irish Brown Bread and came out well. Only thing is top layer came out a bit harder which i had to remove while serving. Also i added 1 tbspn apple cider vinegar instead of Flaxseed Meal as i dont get that in Chennai. Is that bcoz of this, i got the top layer harder.

I think over baking and/or over mixing makes the bread harder. I don’t think it’s because of substituting apple cider vinegar, because by doing that you should have got an airy and light bread. Flax seed is very much an Indian product Nandhini. It’s “alli virai” in Tamil and alsi in Hindi, so try it by those names either in big departmental stores or naatu marundhu kadai.

By: Nandhini

Nandhini — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:00:42 +0000

Hi Madhuram, As i dont eat Honey, can u suggest a substitute for Honey in ur above brown bread recipe.

Nandhini, why don’t you try maple syrup, brown rice syrup. I think even simple sugar syrup should be fine.

By: Madhu

Madhu — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:36:07 +0000

hi Madhuram,
this seems to be a very tempting recipe…. i don’t have wheat germ in hand right now and not interested in buying it just for this recipe…. so how do u think i can substitute its quantity in this recipe… i do have flax seed with me… any suggestions or ideas?? and also is it ok to bake it with unbleached whole wheat flour? ‘coz thats what i have in hand now…. waiting to see ur reply …. have a gr8 weekend!!

Madhu you can use whole wheat flour (bleached or unbleached) itself instead of wheat germ.

By: Ramya

Ramya — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:47:26 +0000

Hello.. came across your website today…
This looks such an awesome recipe that i’m inspired to go and try it out as soon as I get home today!
One question – it it OK to avoid the all-purpose flour? I know the texture may not come out as good, but I love to make all my recipes free of bleached flours.

Thanks Ramya. Sure you can use whole wheat flour itself, as far as you are ok with the nutty flavor and different texture. If you can get whole wheat pastry flour you can use that also in all recipes that require all purpose flour. It gives a nice texture to the baked goods without compromising on the health benefits. It’s available in Whole Foods and other natural/organic stores.

By: hema

hema — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:58:24 +0000

hi madhuram this a nice bread & what a relief to hear a bread recipe without yeast. Yes Hema, I'm not yet ready to use yeast.

By: lakshmi

lakshmi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:23:03 +0000

you’ve got to be kidding me :O

By: Recipes

Recipes — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:16:26 +0000

Interesting recipe to see. I really amazed after seeing your blog having no use of egg. Include more recipes having no cream and heavy ingredients.

By: Madhuram

Madhuram — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:47:09 +0000

Dear Pritya, thanks for stopping by. I got this recipe in Parents magazine. They feature a lot of such simple and interesting recipes.

Thanks for dropping by Libby. Your idea sounds good, hope it will taste good too.