Gluten Free Bread Recipe Vegan Yeast Free

Homemade Gluten-Free Vegan Bread

I cannot tell you how many times I tried making the perfect gluten-free vegan bread… Actually, I lost count how many times I ended up throwing the towel because it’s damn hard to create good gluten-free bread without eggs. But since I can be quite stubborn (haha) I actually never gave up and continued with the recipe testing…

Psyllium Husk Powder

One day, I started experimenting with gluten-free pizza crust that contains psyllium husk powder. The recipe turned out so good, that I got intrigued. To make a long story short, I made an online search about homemade gluten-free vegan bread + psyllium husk and found a couple of different recipes that were using huge amounts of psyllium husk powder in their bread recipes. One recipe was from a German blogger, and she inspired me to give psyllium husk a try. I tweaked her recipe and used a different flour blend and the bread turned out amazing! I was shocked by how great it turned out, especially since the bread is wheat-free (and therefore gluten-free), and egg-free (vegan)! It did rise, even though it doesn’t contain yeast and it actually looked like German bread from a bakery. Conclusion: Psyllium husk powder is a godsend for gluten-free vegan baked goods. It’s also very healthy, especially for our gut! So please do yourself and favor and buy it or order it online. It’s cheap and absolutely amazing!

How To Make Gluten-Free Bread?

Check the video in the post to see how I made this amazing bread. Step 1: Make the psyllium husk gel first. Mix the psyllium husk powder and water in a bowl. Try to be quick, because it gels instantly, within SECONDS. I always use a whisk, it works the best. Set aside and measure the dry bread ingredients in the meantime!

Step 2: It’s time to measure/weigh all dry ingredients and add them to a big bowl. You can also preheat your oven to 390 °F (ca. 200 °C) now.

Step 3: Mix it all together: Add the psyllium gel to the big bowl and mix all ingredients with a hand mixer (use the dough hooks). You can also knead the dough with your hands or use a Kitchen Aid. It will take about 5-10 minutes until the dough comes together.

Step 4: Shape the dough and bake the bread in the oven for about 55-60 minutes. That’s it!

Add Seeds Of Choice

I love adding pumpkin seeds but you can also use sunflower seeds, sesame seeds or nuts of choice (e.g. hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds, etc).

The Ingredients

You can find all the ingredients with measurements below in the recipe card! Please also check the recipe notes below where I list different substitutes. My favorite flour combo is this:

Buckwheat flour Rice Flour Chickpea Flour Tapioca Flour

Recipe Notes & Substitutes

Some readers replaced the buckwheat flour with oat flour or sorghum flour (or a combo) and the bread still turned out amazing. Rice flour works great in this bread recipe, but feel free to experiment with lentil flour, teff flour, sorghum flour, or quinoa flour. You can use arrowroot flour instead of tapioca flour/starch. Cornstarch or potato starch will most likely work as well. Chickpea flour is the same as garbanzo bean flour. It adds plant-based protein and I love adding it to bread. Some readers had success using oat flour instead. Psyllium husk powder is the most important ingredient in this recipe and cannot be subbed by any other ingredient. Make sure to use psyllium husk POWDER. If you have psyllium husk (not the powder), you can blend it in a blender or electric spice/coffee grinder until it’s a fine powder.

Can I Freeze Gluten-Free Bread?

You can definitely freeze this gluten-free bread! Slice it and wrap all individual slices in wax paper or parchment paper. Put in zip lock bags and freeze for up to 3 months. Let thaw at room temperature and then toast the bread once you want to serve it.

Other Gluten-Free Bread Recipes

You can serve the bread with stews, soups and all kinds of comfort meals. Make sure to also check out my other vegan and gluten-free bread recipes:

Gluten-Free Baguette Gluten-Free Pita Gluten Free Naan Gluten Free Buns Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Pumpkin Bread Moist Vegan Cornbread Marbled Banana Bread

Should you give this gluten-free German bread recipe a try, please leave a comment and rating below and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your remakes! 🙂