Oat Flour Bread (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

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[This Oat Flour Bread post is sponsored by FREEE! All opinions are my own.]

This Oat Flour Bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside and has a lovely nutty flavour! It's filling and nutritious, and is a good source of protein and fibre. There's no kneading or proving time required and it comes together in one bowl. It's vegan, gluten-free, yeast-free, free from sugar, oil-free and nut-free optional. Perfect for making toast for breakfast!

A loaf of oat flour bread with two slices

Are oats gluten-free?

Oats are naturally gluten-free, but they are usually processed using the same facilities as other grains including wheat, rye and barley, which contain gluten. So, most oats you buy will contain gluten through cross-contamination.

So, if you have coeliac disease, a gluten allergy or are severely gluten intolerant, you will have to make sure you buy gluten-free certified oats.

Where can you buy gluten-free oats?

You can buy gluten-free certified oats in most supermarkets, local health stores or online.

How do you make oat flour?

Although you can buy oat flour, I much prefer to make my own as it's much cheaper and it's so easy to make.

1. Place the oats in a food processor.

2. Whizz until you get a fine powder.

I personally love these FREEE Gluten-Free Organic Porridge Oats.

A packet of Dove's Farm FREEE gluten-free porridge oats

I'm super excited to be making a recipe using a FREEE product as the brand has been a lifesaver for me as they also make my favourite gluten-free flours and pastas!

As well as the gluten-free oats, FREEE also have an entire range of breakfast cereals, including Cereal Flakes, Fibre Flakes, Corn Flakes and Chocolate Stars, which are all organic, gluten-free and vegan certified. Finding a quick breakfast that suits your dietary requirements is now as easy as one, two, FREEE!

All of the products are made in dedicated production facilities, which are gluten-free certified, which is great as you don't have to worry about cross-contamination!

How to make this recipe

Scroll down to the bottom of the post to see the full recipe.

Transfer the oat flour into a glass mixing bowl and mix together with all the other ingredients.

Tip: Use a measuring jug to measure out the water.

Transfer the batter into a one-pound loaf tin.

Tip: Line the tin with greased baking paper to make the bread easier to remove after.

Sprinkle over mixed seeds and more oats to decorate, if desired.

Oat flour bread dough topped with oats and seeds in a loaf tin

Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Oat flour bread topped with oats and seeds in a loaf tin

Tip: Transfer the loaf to a cooling rack to cool down completely before packing away to store because otherwise the steam from the warm bread will get trapped and you'll end up with soggy bread!

Best left to cool completely before slicing.

A loaf of oat flour bread topped with oats and seeds with two slices next to it

How long does this Oat Flour Bread keep for?

This bread keeps well covered in the fridge for a good few days. If not eaten on the day it's made, it's best toasted before eating.

Substitutions you can make

You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal) with ground sunflower seeds, ground walnuts, ground pumpkin seeds or ground pecan nuts.
For a nut-free version, replace the ground almonds with ground sunflower seeds or ground pumpkin seeds.
You can replace the apple cider vinegar with lemon juice.
If you want to use oat flour instead of making your own, you can use the 300 g (2 ½ cups) oat flour.

A sliced cross-section of a loaf of oat flour bread topped with oats and seeds

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Oat Flour Bread (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

This Oat Flour Bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside and has a lovely nutty flavour! It's vegan, gluten-free, no-knead, yeast-free, free from sugar, oil-free and super easy to make!

3.74 from 105 votes

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Course: Bread, Breakfast

Cuisine: Global

Keyword: gluten-free bread, oat flour bread, vegan bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: slices

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

▢ 300 g (3 cups) Freee Gluten-Free Organic Porridge Oats
▢ 300 g (2 ½ cups) ground almonds (almond meal) *
▢ 4 teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
▢ ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
▢ 475 ml (2 cups) water
▢ 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (ensure gluten-free if necessary)

To decorate (optional):

▢ Seeds
▢ Freee Gluten-Free Organic Porridge Oats

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
Place the oats in a food processor and whizz until you get a fine powder.
Transfer into a large bowl.
Add the ground almonds, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt and mix well.
Add the water and vinegar and mix again.
Transfer the mixture to a loaf tin (I used a one-pound loaf tin) lined with greased baking paper.
Scatter over seeds and oats to decorate, if desired.
Bake in the oven for around 30-40 minutes, until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Leave to cool on a wire rack before putting away to store.
Keeps well in the fridge for up to a few days.

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Notes

If you want to use oat flour instead of making your own, you can use the 300 g (2 ½ cups) oat flour.
You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal) with ground sunflower seeds, ground walnuts, ground pumpkin seeds or ground pecan nuts.
For a nut-free version, replace the ground almonds with ground sunflower seeds or ground pumpkin seeds.
You can replace the apple cider vinegar with lemon juice.

Top tips

If you’ve kept your bread in the oven for the right amount of time and it’s still not done in the centre and the outside is becoming hard/burnt, then I would recommend covering it with a piece of baking paper to prevent the outside from becoming burnt, and and continuing to bake it until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Make sure to leave the bread to cool down completely on a cooling rack before packing it away to store because otherwise the steam from the warm bread will get trapped and you’ll end up with soggy bread, which nobody wants!

How long does this bread keep for?

It keeps well covered in the fridge for a good few days. If not eaten on the day it’s made, it’s best toasted before eating.
If you’re freezing it, you can just slice it up and put the whole thing in the freezer. Then when you want to eat it you can just pop the slices of bread in the toaster straight from frozen.

Nutrition Facts

Oat Flour Bread (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 238 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Sodium 76mg3%

Potassium 225mg6%

Carbohydrates 23g8%

Fiber 5g20%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 9g18%

Calcium 124mg12%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Oat Flour Bread (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

How to make this recipe

How long does this Oat Flour Bread keep for?

Substitutions you can make

More gluten-free vegan bread recipes

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