Diet

Lenten Bread and Buns

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 03.11.2026

Lenten dishes with no meat, fish, dairy or eggs: borscht, varenyky, mushroom cabbage rolls, kutia, a lenten honey cake and desserts for fasting days.

Bread and Buns

Whole Wheat Bread

Whole wheat sandwich bread with 70% wholemeal flour, baked in a loaf tin. Vegan, with no eggs, milk or honey, and a soft, moist crumb with a nutty flavour.

Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +3 h 10 min Difficulty: Medium

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Homemade Lavash
Hands-on time: 41 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy
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Sourdough Bread
Hands-on time: 1 h 25 min plus waiting time: +24 h 35 min Difficulty: Challenging
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Rye Bread with Caraway
Hands-on time: 1 h 10 min plus waiting time: +4 h 50 min Difficulty: Medium
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Kalyta Bread
Hands-on time: 55 min plus waiting time: +20 min Difficulty: Easy
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Ciabatta
Hands-on time: 55 min plus waiting time: +15 h 25 min Difficulty: Challenging
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French Baguette
Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +15 h 30 min Difficulty: Challenging
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No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread
Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +16 h 30 min Difficulty: Easy
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Palianytsia Hearth Loaf
Hands-on time: 1 h 15 min plus waiting time: +6 h 25 min Difficulty: Medium