This bread is sooooo good. It is excellent for sandwiches or as a pizza base.
If dehydrated long enough, it turns into roasted onion crackers – delish with guacamole or beetroot hummus dip!
RECIPE FOR RAW VEGAN ONION BREAD
Ingredients for 2 trays:
1 kg yellow or white onion
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup flax seeds or 1/2 cup psyllium husk
5 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
4 TBSP coconut aminos / nama shoyu / tamari / soy sauce (to taste)
optional: 2 TBSP sweetener, e.g. maple syrup, yacon syrup, agave syrup or a few drops of stevia
Preparation:
Peel onions, chop in half and slice with a knife or chop roughly and slice in a food processor with S-blade.
If using a food processor, do not over process – there should still be small slices and pieces of onion visible.
By the way, crying when cutting onions is actually good for you – it stimulates your immune system and is one of the strongest antihistamines.
Place sliced onions in a bowl, mix with olive oil and seasoning.
Grind sunflower seeds (and flax, if you are not using psyllium husk) in a blender or coffee grinder.
Stir into onions.
Spread mixture evenly onto dehydrator trays covered in non-stick sheets or baking paper.
Dehydrate at 42 degrees, cut into desired shapes and flip after 4 hours or once firm enough.
Peel off baking paper / sheets, and dehydrate for another 8 hours or until dry, yet still pliable.
The best way to find out whether the bread is ready, is to sample it 🙂 and decide whether it is dry enough or whether you would like it to be a bit crispier.
Tips:
Make the bread rather thick – if it is too thin, it will not hold together well.
If you use less olive oil, the bread will be less pliable unless you reduce the dehydrator time by approximately 1 hour.
Depending on your dehydrator, times may vary – trust your judgement and keep the bread in for as long as necessary.
Know it will not burn, but only become crispier 🙂
Variations:
Use less onion, add other vegetables instead, for example zucchini, pumpkin, fennel.
Notes:
C = cup, 240 ml
1/2 C = half a cup, 120 ml or / TBSP
1/4 C = quarter of a cup, 60 ml or 4 TBSP
TBSP = table spoon, 15 ml or 3 tsp
tsp = tea spoon, 5 ml
“soft dates” = medjool are usually best. If necessary, soak briefly and drain. The soaking water is super sweet by the way!