Carrot and Fennel Bread

Name: Carrot and Fennel Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil; 210 ml/7½ fl oz/scant 1 cup water; 15 ml/1 tbsp skimmed milk powder (non fat dry milk); 375 g/13 oz/3¼ cups unbleached white bread flour; 5 ml/1 tsp fennel seeds; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil; 180 ml/6½ fl oz/generous ¾ cup water; 140 g/5 oz/1 cup grated carrot; 5 ml/1 tsp clear honey; 10 ml/2 tsp salt; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp easy bake dried yeast; 15 ml/1 tbsp clear honey; 250 g/9 oz/scant 2 cups grated carrot; 600 g/1 lb 5 oz/5¼ cups unbleached white bread flour; 10 ml/2 tsp fennel seeds; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp fennel seeds; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake dried yeast; 260 ml/9 fl oz/1⅛ cups water; 10 ml/2 tsp clear honey; 200 g/7 oz/scant 1½ cups grated carrot; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/4½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 30 ml/2 tbsp skimmed milk powder

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

The distinctive flavour of fennel is the perfect foil for the more subtle carrot taste in this unusual bread. It looks pretty when sliced, thanks to the attractive orange flecks of carrot.

Ingredients

Small

180 ml/6½ fl oz/generous ¾ cup water
15

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Pour the water, oil and honey into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle over the grated carrot. If the instructions for your machine specify that the yeast is to be placed in the pan first, reverse the order in which you add the liquid and dry ingredients.