Bread. Are there any vegan breads?!
I forgot to add this to my question, I just thought about it.
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Answers: I officially start vegan lifestyle on Tuesday. Just making sure I am getting everything right.
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Yep sure, you can easily make your own or buy from a health food shop.
To make your own you just need to substitute the milk ( or milk powder ) with soya milk and use a vegetable spread in place of butter.
It tastes really nice, for some reason it toasts much faster than regular bread
Sorry, but i don't agree with Helen "Most breads in the UK are vegan". The majority of breads have milk in them. About 1/3 are baked in tins with animal fat linings ( it lasts for several bakes rather than 1 bake for veggie oils so some bakers prefer it ).
EDIT: Hi Helen, we make our own bread simply because it used to be difficult to find vegan bread ( we're both ovo-veggies so don't have any dairy ). Sorry, I don't remember the names of the breads because once I see they contain milk they are irelavent to me. I've just looked in one of our bread recipe books and it seems every loaf in the 200 recipies contains milk or milk powder, I think that gives an idea how bread is made.
sorry, not much use or specific information for you.
Just had a quick look at Warburtons bread, all of which are veggie, but not labelled as vegan. The warburtons site shows a pint of milk on the page they talk about thier calcium content:
http://www.warburtons.co.uk/your_health/...
I notice Warburtons, Kingsmill and Alison describe thier bread as "vegetarian", none mention vegan.
I do see that Sainsbury's decribe thier "taste the difference" as vegan. Hovis escribe some of thier bread as vegan.
So, it seems its a mixed bag.
LOL, All of them.
It depends where you live. Most breads in the UK are vegan, although some speciality breads may have honey, milk etc in them. Apparently though, in the States, most breads aren't vegan (go figure!)
ETA:
To Michael - what bread do you have then, or do you make your own? None of the breads I eat contain any milk....and I do check thoroughly. I didn't know about the pan lining however & will be making enquiries about that. I own the vegan shopper & that has all kinds of breads listed in it as vegan.
ETA again:
To Michael...I'll just keep my eyes peeled I guess & try not to get caught out.
Am definitely coming round to yours though...I love fresh baked bread!
some breads are vegan but some do contain milk and eggs. The best thing to do is read the label before you buy or eat it. If your eating out google the nutritional information before hand. Most companies will have their product detail on their website. If not they usually have a contact email. If you ask them, they generally reply within a working day. Most producers are pretty good about providing info to their customers.
Some contain Alpha Amylase which can be an animal by-product. Check for enzymes and buy plant or fungal based ones.
You can find pita even in rural America.