Introduction: Protein Bread
There can be many reasons for eating bread with more protein and less carbohydrates,
like training or diets, and an easy way to acquire this
is to substitute a part of the flour with beans, peas, lentils or chickpeas.
Then you can add eggs, cheese etc, but I chose yogurt this time.
As bean bread has less breadish taste, I like to add some spices, malt and seeds too.
Less patient people will find a 1-hour version at the end.
Step 1: Recent Mix
I use to vary ingredients from time to time, and in this batch they are
Sourdough
Chickpeas
Yogurt
Rye flour
Wheat flour
Sea salt
Malt syrup
Yeast
Caraway
Step 2: Sourdough
Not necessary, you can use yeast or baking powder, but I prefer to let the dough develop slowly.
Take it out of the fridge, feed it and let it rest over night.
Step 3: Chickpeas
Rinse a can of chickpeas and transfer to your mixing bowl.
Step 4: Add
Add a cup of sourdough, half a cup of yogurt, a tablespoon salt,
two tablespoons of syrup, some yeast and caraway or other spices.
Step 5: Mix
Chickpeas are easy to disintegrate, so this is a quick step
Step 6: Flour
Add a cup of rye flour and a cup of wheat flour and mix with a spoon.
Step 7: Roll
Empty the dough on a board with some wheat flour on.
You don't have to knead it, just make a roll.
Step 8: Slice
Cut the roll in slices and transfer to an oiled plate,
cover and let it rest 8 hours.
Step 9: Bake
If you like seeds, wet the surface of the bread with milk and add what you prefer.
I used sesame seeds.
Bake at 400˚F for half an hour.
These are my favorites so far, but for those who are impatient,
here is a quick bean bread, less than an hour:
! can of beans
3 eggs
2 tablespoons psyllium husk
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
Rinse the beans, mix all ingredients, let rest 5 min and roll 6 balls.
Bake at 400˚F for half an hour.