Rustic Yeast Carrot Bread

A rustic, moist yeasted loaf made with carrot purée, giving a beautiful orange hue and a fragrant, sweet background aroma. The natural sugar and starch in the carrot purée yield an incredibly tender, golden crumb with a lightly flaky crust, add subtle, natural sweetness and also extends the bread's shelf life, keeping it soft for several days. You could also add some chopped carrot tops or parsley and sunflower seeds or walnuts for more colour and crunch.


350 g Carrot, peeled and cut into chunks 500 g White bread flour 1 tsp Fine sea salt 7 g Instant dry yeast 80 ml Cooking water 1 Small egg 1 tbsp Olive oil 1 tbsp Melted butter, to brush

Place the carrot chunks in a pot of boiling water. Boil for 20-25 minutes until soft. Strain the carrot, and reserve about 80 ml of cooking water. Transfer the carrots in a food processor and blitz until puréed and smooth. You should have about 270 grams of carrot puree.
In the bowl of your mixer, add in bread flour, sea salt at one side, and dry yeast at the other. Mix together. Make a well in the center and add in carrot puree, 80 ml of cooking water, egg and olive oil. Mix at slow speed until a rough dough has come together, then increase the speed and knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
Turn out the dough and shape into a ball. Grease the mixing bowl with a little bit of olive oil and return the dough ball to the bowl. Cover and prove for 60-90 minutes until doubled in volumn. Line a 22x12x10 cm loaf pan with parchment paper.
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Shape into a loaf and place it into the prepared loaf pan. Cover with a clean towel and prove for 45-60 minutes until puffy.
Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Brush the bread with water and bake in the middle of hot oven for 35 minutes until golden brown. Remove and brush the bread with melted butter. Turn out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

30 comments:

Brian's Home Blog 8/7/26 01:33: That sure is a pretty loaf of bread, pretty tasty too I bet!
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 8/7/26 01:52: What a beautiful loaf, Angie! I love the gorgeous colour, and the crumb looks wonderfully soft.
Balvinder 8/7/26 04:44: The top looks so shiny and soft. I'm so jealous of your amazing bread baking skills.
Linda's Relaxing Lair 8/7/26 05:18: It looks great 👍
Tandy (Lavender and Lime) 8/7/26 05:50: This is so unique! And it looks so tasty.
Modrina Neba - Blue Sky 8/7/26 06:03: The bread looks like a pastry to me...that color and softness, every bite definitely melts in your mouth.
roentare 8/7/26 06:24: Carotene rich bread!
Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 8/7/26 08:53: Not a fan of carrot bread, but that looks good.
Margaret D 8/7/26 09:48: Wonderful to look at Angie, and I bet it's good to eat too.
DEZMOND 8/7/26 10:03: It looks so wundabar und golden, I love adding veggies to breads, I recently baked green pea bread with no flour. My recipe went vital in all the Balkan countries over at Facebook LOL
David M. Gascoigne, 8/7/26 11:34: It looks exceptionally appealing, Angie.
Stara vrtlarica 8/7/26 12:21: Beautiful bread, interesting what can be added to make excellent bread.
Lori 8/7/26 13:02: What a beautiful loaf of bread Angie!
Tom 8/7/26 13:59: ...a great way to enjoy your veggies.
eileeninmd 8/7/26 14:29: Looks yummy, it is a colorful looking bread.
Take care, have a great day!
Christine 8/7/26 16:16: Lovely colour too
Cocoa and Lavender 8/7/26 18:20: The carrot makes this bread such a lovely color, and I can just imagine the sweet fragrance. Just lovely! ~ David
Bill 8/7/26 19:58: A nice looking loaf.
Anne in the kitchen 8/7/26 23:22: That is one seriously beautiful loaf. I might even try it when the weather is cooler.
J.P. Alexander 9/7/26 01:07: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
2pots2cook 9/7/26 10:15: I bet it's moist and so healthy....
Anonymous 9/7/26 11:38: This looks so pretty Angie. A lovely colour indeed.
Cheers
Sherry
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Javier López Romero 9/7/26 13:40: I like the color of this fantastic bread, I'd really to have a slice!
Judee 9/7/26 14:35: Yum. that looks amazing. I love the color.
DeniseinVA 9/7/26 17:14: A lovely bread Angie!
Pam 9/7/26 18:23: Every single loaf you make turns out beautifully. What a color & look at that crumb!
DVArtist 9/7/26 21:45: OHHHH this looks so darn good. Thank you for the recipe.
Norma2 10/7/26 01:11: Angie, you’ve made an excellent bread, with an appealing color that makes you want to try it right away.
My name is Erika. 10/7/26 01:23: This looks amazing. I love the color. I bet it tastes great too. I haven't thought of adding puree carrots to bread before, but what a super idea.
MELODY JACOB 11/7/26 21:46: I have taken a note of the recipe and should be making this next week. Thank you so much for sharing. Hopefully mine is as delicious as yours.