The Land of Loaves recipe library

50 Organic Baking Recipes

Organic ingredients wherever possible. 24 recipes are 100% plant-based, and every other recipe has a "Make It Plant-Based" swap.

100% Plant-Based
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Country Sourdough Boule

A crackly, blistered crust and a tender, tangy crumb from nothing but organic flour, water, salt, and a lively starter. A loaf worth building a weekly baking rhythm around.

⏱ 24 hr (mostly resting)🍞 1 large loaf
100% Plant-Based
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread

The easiest artisan loaf there is: stir it together the night before, let time do the work, and bake a bakery-worthy crust in your Dutch oven.

⏱ 14–20 hr🍞 1 loaf
Plant-Based Option
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Honey Oat Sandwich Loaf

Soft, slightly sweet, and perfect for toast and school lunches. Rolled oats keep it moist for days.

⏱ 3 hr 30 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
100% Plant-Based
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Whole Wheat Sourdough Sandwich Loaf

A soft, sliceable whole-grain sandwich bread leavened entirely with sourdough. Maple and olive oil keep it tender without dairy.

⏱ 14 hr🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
100% Plant-Based
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Seeded Rye Sourdough

Earthy organic rye, toasted sunflower and flax seeds, and a whisper of caraway. Dense in the best Nordic way and excellent with soup.

⏱ 24 hr🍞 1 oval loaf
Plant-Based Option
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Minnesota Wild Rice Bread

A Minnesota classic: nutty hand-harvested wild rice folded into a soft honey-wheat dough. Wonderful toasted with butter or alongside wild rice soup.

⏱ 3 hr 30 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
100% Plant-Based
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Rustic Rosemary Olive Loaf

Briny Kalamata olives and fresh rosemary in a crackly round. Slice it for a cheese board or tear it warm at the table.

⏱ 4 hr🍞 1 round loaf
Plant-Based Option
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Braided Challah

A glossy, golden six-strand braid with a soft, rich, gently sweet crumb. Leftovers make the best French toast.

⏱ 3 hr 30 min🍞 1 large braid
Plant-Based Option
Artisan Loaves & Sourdough

Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread

A soft milk bread rolled up around a cinnamon-sugar swirl and plump organic raisins. Toast it and the kitchen smells like Saturday morning.

⏱ 3 hr 30 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Classic Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Pillowy, gooey bakery-style rolls with a brown-sugar cinnamon filling and a tangy cream cheese icing. The ultimate weekend treat.

⏱ 3 hr🍞 12 rolls
100% Plant-Based
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Vegan Maple Cinnamon Rolls

Every bit as soft and gooey as the classic, made with oat milk, coconut oil, and a sticky maple glaze. Nobody will guess they're plant-based.

⏱ 2 hr 45 min🍞 9 rolls
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Soft Butter Dinner Rolls

Tender, pull-apart rolls brushed with melted butter and a sprinkle of flaky salt, made for holiday tables and Sunday suppers.

⏱ 2 hr 30 min🍞 16 rolls
100% Plant-Based
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Sourdough English Muffins

Griddle-cooked muffins full of nooks and crannies, with a gentle sourdough tang. Fork-split and toast them for the best texture.

⏱ 12 hr🍞 12 muffins
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Swedish Cardamom Knots

A nod to Minnesota's Scandinavian roots: buttery twisted buns perfumed with freshly ground cardamom and finished with pearl sugar.

⏱ 3 hr🍞 14 knots
100% Plant-Based
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Blueberry Sweet Rolls with Lemon Glaze

Soft plant-based rolls swirled with a jammy wild blueberry filling and topped with a zingy lemon glaze. Summer on a plate.

⏱ 2 hr 45 min🍞 9 rolls
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Tall, flaky, layered biscuits made with grated frozen butter and a simple fold-and-stack technique.

⏱ 40 min🍞 8 tall biscuits
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Cranberry Orange Scones

Tender, craggy scones studded with tart cranberries and bright orange zest, finished with a simple orange glaze.

⏱ 45 min🍞 8 scones
Plant-Based Option
Morning Bakes & Rolls

Overnight Sticky Pecan Buns

Make-ahead buns baked on a bed of caramel and toasted pecans, then flipped out warm and glistening. Built for holiday mornings.

⏱ overnight + 45 min🍞 12 buns
100% Plant-Based
Quick Breads & Muffins

One-Bowl Vegan Banana Bread

Moist, deeply banana-y, and made in a single bowl with maple, coconut sugar, and a touch of cinnamon. The best use for spotty bananas.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
100% Plant-Based
Quick Breads & Muffins

Blueberry Oat Muffins

Hearty, fluffy, naturally sweetened muffins bursting with blueberries, with oats for staying power. A grab-and-go favorite.

⏱ 40 min🍞 12 muffins
Plant-Based Option
Quick Breads & Muffins

Garden Zucchini Bread

A tender, warmly spiced loaf that turns a garden glut of zucchini into something everyone fights over.

⏱ 1 hr 20 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
100% Plant-Based
Quick Breads & Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Loaf

A cozy, plant-based autumn loaf with organic pumpkin and warm spice, finished with a crunchy pepita-sugar top.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
Plant-Based Option
Quick Breads & Muffins

Morning Glory Muffins

Packed with carrot, apple, coconut, raisins, and nuts: wholesome, moist muffins that keep you going until lunch.

⏱ 45 min🍞 12 muffins
Plant-Based Option
Quick Breads & Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf

A bright, buttery loaf soaked with lemon syrup and crowned with a tart glaze.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍞 1 (9×5-inch) loaf
Plant-Based Option
Quick Breads & Muffins

Skillet Honey Cornbread

Crisp-edged, tender cornbread baked in a hot cast-iron skillet with a drizzle of honey. Perfect with chili.

⏱ 35 min🍞 8 wedges
100% Plant-Based
Quick Breads & Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins

Fluffy plant-based muffins loaded with tender apple chunks under a buttery-tasting oat crumble.

⏱ 45 min🍞 12 muffins
Plant-Based Option
Cookies & Bars

Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crisp edges, chewy centers, pools of dark chocolate, and the toffee depth of brown butter. A cookie-jar classic.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min🍞 18 cookies
100% Plant-Based
Cookies & Bars

Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Soft, chewy, cinnamon-kissed oat cookies sweetened with coconut sugar and studded with plump raisins. Simple ingredients, big comfort.

⏱ 35 min🍞 16 cookies
100% Plant-Based
Cookies & Bars

Five-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Rich, tender, fork-pressed classics with just a handful of pantry ingredients and no butter or eggs.

⏱ 25 min🍞 14 cookies
Plant-Based Option
Cookies & Bars

Snickerdoodles

Soft, pillowy cookies with a crackly cinnamon-sugar coat and that classic tangy bite from cream of tartar.

⏱ 35 min🍞 20 cookies
Plant-Based Option
Cookies & Bars

Fudgy One-Bowl Brownies

Dense, fudgy, crackle-topped brownies with deep cocoa flavor, made in one bowl.

⏱ 50 min🍞 16 brownies
Plant-Based Option
Cookies & Bars

Bright Lemon Bars

A crisp shortbread crust under a silky, puckery lemon curd layer, dusted with powdered sugar.

⏱ 3 hr (incl. chilling)🍞 16 bars
Plant-Based Option
Cookies & Bars

Maple Pecan Shortbread

Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread with toasted pecans and a maple glaze. A cookie-tin staple for Minnesota winters.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍞 24 cookies
100% Plant-Based
Cookies & Bars

Oat & Date Breakfast Bars

A jammy date filling sandwiched between layers of chewy oat crumble. Naturally sweetened and lunchbox-friendly.

⏱ 45 min🍞 12 bars
100% Plant-Based
Cakes & Tarts

One-Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake

A moist, tender, deeply chocolatey cake that needs no eggs or dairy, topped with a silky whipped chocolate ganache frosting.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min🍞 1 (8-inch) two-layer cake
Plant-Based Option
Cakes & Tarts

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Super-moist spiced carrot cake with pineapple, walnuts, and a thick layer of tangy cream cheese frosting.

⏱ 2 hr🍞 1 (9×13-inch) cake
Plant-Based Option
Cakes & Tarts

Rustic Apple Galette

A free-form, flaky butter crust folded around cinnamon apples. Less fuss than pie, all of the charm.

⏱ 2 hr 15 min🍞 1 (10-inch) galette, serves 8
Plant-Based Option
Cakes & Tarts

Blueberry Lemon Crumb Coffee Cake

A tender sour cream cake bursting with blueberries and lemon, under a thick cinnamon crumb.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍞 1 (9-inch) square cake
100% Plant-Based
Cakes & Tarts

Olive Oil Orange Cake

A fragrant, plush everyday cake made with good olive oil and fresh orange, completely plant-based. Lovely with tea.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍞 1 (9-inch) round cake
100% Plant-Based
Cakes & Tarts

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

A Minnesota garden classic: sweet-tart strawberry and rhubarb bubbling under a crunchy oat-pecan topping.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍞 Serves 8
Plant-Based Option
Cakes & Tarts

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Silky spiced custard in a flaky all-butter crust. The holiday pie every table needs.

⏱ 4 hr (incl. cooling)🍞 1 (9-inch) pie
Plant-Based Option
Cakes & Tarts

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

A tall, tender Bundt marbled with blueberries and glazed with a bright lemon icing. Made for potlucks and church suppers.

⏱ 2 hr🍞 1 (10-cup) Bundt
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Rosemary Sea Salt Focaccia

Golden, crisp-bottomed, airy focaccia dimpled with plenty of organic olive oil, fresh rosemary, and flaky salt. Nearly hands-off.

⏱ 4 hr–overnight🍞 1 (9×13-inch) pan
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Garden Vegetable Focaccia

Our classic focaccia turned into edible art with cherry tomatoes, peppers, red onion, olives, and fresh herbs from the garden.

⏱ 4 hr🍞 1 (9×13-inch) pan
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Soft Bavarian-Style Pretzels

Chewy, mahogany-crusted pretzels with that unmistakable flavor from a quick baking-soda bath. Great with whole-grain mustard.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min🍞 8 large pretzels
Plant-Based Option
Savory & Flatbreads

Garlic Herb Skillet Naan

Pillowy, blistered flatbreads cooked in a hot skillet and brushed with garlic-herb butter. Ready for curries, dips, or wraps.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min🍞 8 naan
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

A flavorful, easy-to-stretch half-whole-wheat dough for Friday pizza nights. Make it the day before for the best crust.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min (or 24 hr cold)🍞 2 (12-inch) pizzas
Plant-Based Option
Savory & Flatbreads

Cheddar Chive Scones

Savory, flaky scones loaded with sharp cheddar and fresh chives. Perfect with soup or an egg breakfast.

⏱ 40 min🍞 8 scones
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Homemade Pita Pockets

Soft pitas that puff dramatically in a hot oven to create perfect pockets for stuffing.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min🍞 8 pitas
100% Plant-Based
Savory & Flatbreads

Seeded Crispbread Crackers

Crunchy Scandinavian-style crispbread made from organic seeds and oats held together with nothing but water. Gluten-friendly and addictive.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍞 About 40 crackers

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