Mama's Bread {Vegan}

You guys should feel special. Really. This is my bread recipe & I'm choosing to share it with you. See, my father in law is vegan so I'm always up to try new vegan recipes that my carnivorous family will at least try. 

This bread is officially the only bread we will eat. It literally takes maybe 20 minutes hands on time total. It's made with ingredients that I ALWAYS have on hand. Plus, it's just freaking amazing. 

Please forgive my photography; this was taken really late at night and I was exhausted. Plus, these aren't exactly my prettiest loaves. I also apologize for not having some of the steps pictured.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups of very warm water (You need to be able to comfortably hold your finger in it.)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 TBS sugar 
• 1 tsp yeast
• 3(ish) cups of flour

Directions:

1. Combine water, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Mix gently just to dissolve the salt & sugar. Let it foam for at least 5 minutes. (No more than 15 minutes)
2. Once it's foamed, add the flour one cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. (I usually use around 3.5 cups of flour but your mileage may vary!
3. Knead until it's elastic and smooth. Then place it in a greased bowl to rise; cover bowl with a kitchen towel. It takes about an hour to double in size depending on how warm your kitchen is.
4. Once it's doubled in size, knead it in the bowl and form a loaf. Place it in the pan (line your pan with a piece of parchment paper to prevent any sticking.
5. Let rise for another hour or so. (I normally coat it in my coconut ghee right before I put it in the oven.) Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or so. You know it's down when it's starting to turn golden brown and your house smells like fresh bread.
6. Let cool for 10 minutes and then take it out of the pan to finish cooling. Let cool completely before slicing.