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Homemade Dandelion Bread

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This dandelion bread is a simple recipe and yet full of flavor and a great way to get some experience with foraged food recipes.

Slices of bread with an entire loaf on a wooden board with dandelion flowers in a clear vase.

When I see a carpet of dandelions, I am immediately grateful. Grateful for the beauty, the food (for us and for the bees), and the medicine they provide our home. Their mild flavor gives the creative cook ample opportunity to experiment and play in the kitchen.

Gather Dandelions

First, forage from unsprayed areas. No need to bring herbicides into homemade bread.

A basket full of dandelion blossoms sitting in the grass next to blooming dandelions.

Second, harvest the blooms when they’re fully and gloriously open. Then give those dandelions a wash to get rid of any grit, bugs, and other less than desirable items.

Snip the Petals

For this dandelion bread recipe, only the yellow petals are needed. Skip the green bits as they can be on the bitter side. Simply hold the dandelion by the stem and snip the petals off into a bowl. A tiny bit of the the green bits won’t hurt anything but try to get mostly just the yellow petals for optimum flavor.

Mild Flavor

The dandelion petals will give the bread a mild honey flavor, which is heightened with actual honey in the dough. The petals do show in the final bread but no one is going to eat this bread and immediately guess it’s made with dandelions.

Because the flavor is mild, choose a mild flavored flour. Rye, for example, will completely overpower the dandelion flavor. Honestly, go for the all-purpose or plain old, white bread flour here. It’s not as healthy but this doesn’t have to be a regular part of the diet, either. Consider it a treat.

Dandelion bread sliced on a cutting board.

How to Use Dandelion Bread

This is a soft bread great for simple sandwiches – think peanut butter and homemade jam. It’s not likely going to hold up to a hearty Reuben.

This does toast up delightfully making it ideal for breakfast with some eggs or simply slathered with butter for a quick snack.

It would also, likely make great French toast but I haven’t tried it yet.

Yield: 2 Loaves

Dandelion Bread

Sliced dandelion bread on cutting board with dandelion flowers in a vase.

Forage the backyard weed and make some homemade dandelion bread that is perfect with breakfast eggs or in the lunch box peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Rising Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours

Ingredients

  • ⅓ Cup Dandelion Petals
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 Tablespoon Dry Active Yeast (1 packet)
  • ½ Cup Warm Water
  • ¼ Cup Honey
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • ½ Cup Butter, softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 5 Cups All-Purpose Flour (more for kneading)

Instructions

  1. Put the dandelion petals and milk in a small saucepan. Heat the milk just until it scalds. Remove from heat. Let cool to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the water, honey, yeast, and milk. Let sit until foamy.
  3. Add the butter and eggs to the yeast mixture. Beat well.
  4. Add 1 cup of flour and the salt. Continue adding flour until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a floured counter and knead until soft and elastic.
  5. Put in an oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled (60-90 minutes).
  6. Grease 2 bread pans.
  7. Punch down dough and knead again, pushing out air bubbles.
  8. Divide dough in half.
  9. Form 2 loaves and place the dough into the greased bread pans. 
  10. Let rise until doubled (about 30-60 minutes).
  11. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  12. Bake bread in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped with a knuckle.
  13. Let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

26

Serving Size:

1 Slice

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 141Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 202mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 4g

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Lacy

Tuesday 31st of May 2022

I just made this yesterday and it’s delicious! I am going to add more dandelion next time because it didn’t taste dandelion-y at all for us, but even without much dandelion taste it was soooooo good. This recipe is definitely a favorite now! I used it for French toast this morning and YUM!!!

Allison

Thursday 6th of May 2021

I made Dandelion bread with whole grains fresh ground into flour. So good, used dandelion pesto and homemade cheese to make a grilled sandwich. Thank you for all of your inspiration!!

Kathie Lapcevic

Thursday 6th of May 2021

Yum!

Linda

Thursday 29th of April 2021

I made this. It is a perfect sandwich bread! I did substitute 3 cups of King Arthur Bread flour for 3 of the cups of the all-purpose flour. I also added 1/4 cup more dandelion petals. I baked it for 29 min. I did put foil over the loaves after 15 min. of baking. I was afraid of the tops getting too done. Perhaps next time I'll bake this for 27 min. It turned out wonderfully!

Kathie Lapcevic

Friday 30th of April 2021

Thank you for these notes! I'm so glad to know that you enjoyed the bread.

Libby Arnett

Friday 3rd of May 2019

I am so excited to make this bread, however it is raining where I am are the dandelions still usable for the bread? or should I wait on a day when it's not raining?

Kathie Lapcevic

Friday 3rd of May 2019

Are the dandelions open? If so, I'd go for it. You'd want to rinse them off and give them a spin through a salad spinner or something to remove some excess water before adding them to the dough. Enjoy!

Libby

Monday 29th of April 2019

Hi in the recipe it calls for 1/3 cup of dandelion petals, does that mean the top of the yellow part, or the yellow part all pulled off of the stem?

Kathie Lapcevic

Monday 29th of April 2019

Pull the yellow parts from the stem. The green bits can be a little bitter.

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