CBD Bread: Baking Bread with CBD

Baking bread has been a long-standing tradition throughout history. While breadmaking has regained popularity in recent years, stay at home orders have brought first-time bread makers to the table officially launching a bread baking comeback.

Are you among the many people who have taken up breadmaking amid quarantine life? Next time, try adding CBD oil into your fluffy loaf!

There are plenty of delicious recipes for bread available online, but we have put together a guide to take homemade breadmaking to the next level by adding in the benefits of CBD. Is it time to make that sweet, homemade bread you love while supporting balance and wellness in your body? If the answer is yes, we got you covered, and it is easier than you might think.

If you want to know how to incorporate CBD into your bread recipes, this simple guide to CBD bread will show you how.

Why Add CBD Into Your Bread Recipe?

Infusing hemp-derived CBD into food favorites like homemade bread is a tasty and fun way to support balance in your body.

CBD oil is one of the most highly sought after wellness products today, and for good reason. As a great source of CBD, hemp-derived CBD oil helps the body run at its best. CBD, or cannabidiol, is an all-natural compound found in hemp that positively influences the body’s endocannabinoid system. This major regulatory network helps a long list of functions stay balanced.

When you munch down on CBD bread, the CBD and other beneficial compounds found in CBD oil are absorbed through the digestive system and transported throughout the body. CBD is then able to interact with cannabinoid receptors throughout the body to stimulate the endocannabinoid system, triggering a host of natural beneficial effects and a greater sense of homeostasis.

Plus, because hemp-derived CBD oil is non-psychoactive, the gift of baking and enjoying homemade CBD bread can be shared by the whole family.

What Types of CBD Products are Best for Making Homemade CBD Bread?

When it comes to choosing the right type of CBD product to use in your CBD bread, there are options. From full-spectrum hemp oil to CBD isolate, finding the right fit does not need to be complicated.

If you are looking for a wider range of benefits, full-spectrum hemp oil products like our Real Scientific Hemp Oil® (RSHO®) CBD Oil Liquids offer all the same nutrients, cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, and more that is found in the natural hemp plant. These liquids are made by combining pure CBD oil, which naturally has a viscous consistency, with nutritious medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil. Try the RSHO® Gold Label CBD Oil Liquid, which has been purified for a more refined flavor. These easy-to-pour and easy-to-measure CBD liquids can be blended into a wide range of foods or even beverages.

If you are searching for a way to harness the power of CBD alone, CBD isolate-based products are formulated with 99% pure CBD, and do not contain any of the other cannabinoids or terpenes found in hemp. RSHO® CBD Isolate is a 99% pure CBD powder that can be used to infuse nearly any food or beverage with CBD. This CBD powder is also both taste- and odor-less, so it blends in well with recipes.

If you like the idea of CBD isolate, but would rather bake your CBD bread with liquid, RSHO-X™ combines CBD isolate with MCT oil derived from wholesome coconut oil. RSHO-X™ also has a naturally-mild flavor that won’t compete with the bread’s taste.

As you make your own CBD bread, keep in mind that some of the CBD may degrade during baking. CBD can start to break down when cooking at high temperatures. However, in some cases, the use of minimal heat will not negatively impact your bread’s CBD concentration. If you’re worried about losing some CBD concentration during baking, another option is to make CBD-infused butter and use it to top your favorite bread.

CBD Bread Recipes: How to Make Your Own CBD Bread

Once you choose your CBD product to use in your CBD bread, it’s time to get started baking! Browse our favorite CBD bread recipes below. Try them for yourself, or use them to inspire how to best add CBD to your already-favorite CBD recipe.

CBD Hemp Bread Recipe

This CBD bread made from scratch incorporates both CBD oil and hempseed flour, a type of flour made by grinding up hemp seeds. While hemp seeds don’t offer any CBD or other cannabinoids, they’re incredible sources of healthy fats, magnesium, fiber, protein, and a long list of nutrients.

CBD hemp bread recipe ingredients:

• 1/2 cup hempseed flour
• 1/2 cup flaxseed meal
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of RSHO® CBD Liquid or 20 mg of RSHO® CBD Isolate

Instructions on how to make CBD hemp bread:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly with a spoon.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients.
4. Pour the mixture of wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and whisk until evenly mixed.
5. Transfer the combined mixture into a greased bread loaf tin and place it in the oven.
6. Bake for 40 minutes.
7. Remove the pan from the oven, letting it cool for at least 15 minutes before removing the CBD bread from the tin.
8. Serve warm or store in an airtight container at room temperature for future use. Your newly-baked CBD bread will stay fresh for 2-3 days.

CBD Banana Bread Recipe

Add in the rejuvenating benefits of CBD to this classic recipe for banana nut bread. While you can use either CBD Oil Liquid or CBD Isolate for this recipe, keep in mind the liquid form will enhance the moistness of the bread.

CBD banana bread recipe ingredients:

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 unpeeled bananas)
• 3 tablespoons apricot jam or orange marmalade (optional)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (gluten-free flour optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 tablespoons of RSHO® CBD Liquid or 20mg of RSHO® CBD isolate

Instructions on how to make CBD banana bread:

1. Preheat your oven to 325°F. While the oven heats, lightly grease a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
2. Combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl, beat until smooth.
3. Add in the mashed bananas, jam (optional), honey, and eggs, and beat again until smooth.
4. Add in the flour, then walnuts (optional), and finally the RSHO® Liquid or CBD isolate and stir until smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth the top, and then let the mixture rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
5. Bake the CBD banana bread for 45 minutes, and then briefly remove the pan from the oven so that you can carefully lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top to prevent over-browning.
6. Bake for an additional 25 minutes.
7. Remove the bread from the oven. A long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean, with a few wet crumbs clinging to it. The tester shouldn’t show any sign of uncooked batter. If it does, bake the bread an additional 5 minutes, or until it tests done.
8. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Then, remove the CBD bread from pan and cool it completely on a rack.
9. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

CBD Sourdough Bread Recipe

If you’ve mastered the art of baking artisan sourdough at home, it’s time to kick it up a notch with this CBD sourdough bread recipe!

Sourdough CBD bread recipe ingredients:

(You will need a sourdough starter to begin this recipe.)

• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 6 teaspoons of RSHO® CBD Liquid or 20mg of RSHO® CBD isolate

Instructions on how to make CBD sourdough bread:

1. Combine all of the ingredients and use your hands to knead until you form a smooth dough.
2. Place the dough into a lightly greased bowl, cover, then allow the dough to rise until it’s doubled in size (generally this takes about 90 minutes.)
3. Carefully divide the dough in half.
4. Shape the dough into two oval loaves. Place the loaves on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
5. Cover and let rise until very puffy (usually this takes about 1 hour).
6. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
7. Spray the loaves with lukewarm water and dust generously with flour.
8. With a serrated bread knife, make two deep diagonal slashes in each loaf
9. Bake your CBD sourdough bread for 25-30 minutes, until deep golden brown. Remove the bread from the oven, and cool on a rack for at least an hour before slicing.
10. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

Discover More About CBD

Find the RSHO® Liquid or RSHO® CBD Isolate you need to make to your own homemade CBD bread through the HempMeds® online CBD shop. Find out more about CBD, its benefits, and how to enjoy CBD-infused beverages like fresh CBD lemonade through our education blog.