Soy Protein Bread
This vegetarian builds fresh yeast and texturized soy protein, finely ground into a crowd-pleasing meal you can have ready in about 60 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Crumble the fresh yeast into the warm milk with the sugar, stir to dissolve, and let it stand for about 10 minutes until foamy.
- Soak the ground soy protein in a little warm water for 10 minutes, then squeeze out any excess so it is moist but not wet.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, salt and rehydrated soy protein, then make a well and add the yeast mixture, the oil and one beaten egg.
- Mix into a shaggy dough, then knead on a floured surface for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until it has roughly doubled in size.
- Knock back the dough, shape it into a loaf, place it in an oiled loaf tin and let it prove for a further 30 minutes; meanwhile heat the oven to 200 C.
- Brush the top with the remaining beaten egg and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped, then cool on a wire rack before slicing.
You'll use: Oven
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Soy Protein Bread take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Soy Protein Bread vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Soy Protein Bread is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Textured soy chunks.jpg by Bernhard Fastenrath, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.