Cucumber Walnut Bread

Vegan Cucumber walnut bread!

This day marks a special day in Simple Sumptuous Cooking because it marks the two year anniversary of the blog. I want to thank all my readers, friends and family for your unbelievable response and support. I want to share a unique recipe to mark this special day….Cucumber Walnut Bread!

This bread recipe is just right: 100% whole wheat, no eggs (cholesterol free), with a light, decadent crumb. Moreover, the prep time 20 minutes. A crisp flavor of cucumber paired with walnuts is a unique way to awaken your taste buds. The recipe is not very different from that of mango bread that I shared in the past. Since Cucumbers contain more water, you have to be sure to strain excess water from them before you add them. Excess water can ruin the dough pretty fast.

I saved the excess water in a bowl, so I can add it later if the dough turns out too dry. Apart from that, the procedure is very simple. Although I found several recipes for Zucchini bread and a few recipes for cucumber bread, there aren’t any vegan version.

Similar to some of my recipes like Vegan Honey Cake or Rustic Almond Chocolate chip cookie, I used flax-eggs as an egg replacement. Just whisk 2 tablespoons of flax meal in 6 tablespoons of warm water and you have an excellent, cholesterol-free egg replacement!

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Cucumber Walnut Bread

This bread recipe is just right: 100% whole wheat, no eggs (cholesterol free), with a light, decadent crumb. Moreover, the prep time 20 minutes. A crisp flavor of cucumber paired with walnuts is a unique way to awaken your taste buds.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Total Time1 hr 5 mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 1 loaf

Author: Uma Srinivas

Ingredients

• 2 Cups wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 Cup Corn Oil or any oil
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 cup grated cucumber
• 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp flaxseed meal
• 6 tbsp water

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan lightly with oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk and mix the dry ingredients: Wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon.
• Grate the cucumber and strain excess water. Do not press or squeeze.

  In a different bowl, add organic sugar, oil, vanilla essence, and flax eggs. (2 tbsp flax meal add 6 tbsp warm water)

  Mix them well for an even mix.
• Combine the wet mixture with the flour mixture and stir until the mixture is homogeneous. later add walnuts, mix gently.

  Pour the batter into a pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Take the bread out of the oven and let it cool down for 20 minutes before cutting the slices to prevent it from breaking apart.
  

  Cucumber Walnut Bread is ready!

Notes

Since Cucumbers contain more water, you have to be sure to strain excess water from them before you add them. Excess water can ruin the dough pretty fast. I saved the excess water in a bowl, so I can add it later if the dough turns out too dry. Apart from that, the procedure is very simple.

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