the witcher dandelion bread

Makes: One Loaf

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cup flour

  • 1/4 cup oatmeal

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

  • pinch of salt

  • 2 cups pureed dandelion flowers

  • 1/3 cup oil

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1 tbsp melted butter

  • 1/2 tbsp vinegar

  • Topping:

  • 3 tbsp brown sugar

  • 3 tbsp oatmeal

  • 1 tbsp water

Directions:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  • Rinse your dandelions under cold water to clean. You want just the flower so try and get rid of as much of the stem as you can. Shake dry and puree in a food processor until you have something like a pesto in texture. I usually just blitz them for about 30 seconds, and pulse a feww times if there are some large chunks remaining.

  • Prepare a loaf pan, or similar sized cake pan by oiling the bottom and sides of the pan then dust with flour. Make sure to shake out the excess.

  • In a large bowl combine your flour, oatmeal, spice, baking soda and powder, and salt. Mix with a whisk until well combined.

  • In a large bowl add the dandelion puree, sugar, oil, vinegar, and melted butter. Mix this with a whisk until well combined.

  • Now pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything just comes together, essentially when all the flour is hydrated. Try not to over mix there will be lumps which is okay, you want to avoid building Gluten.

  • Pour your batter into your loaf pan. Now combine all ingredients for your topping in a bowl and mix well. Using a spoon or your fingers sprinkle the topping as evenly as you can accross the top.

  • place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, depending on your dish 45-50 minutes approximately.

  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely before trying to remove from the pan.