How to Make Dandelion Bread (With Pictures)

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How to Make Dandelion Bread

byRhona Reid

April 21, 2017

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Jan says:

7 years ago

I am so excited about the dandelion bread recipe as I grow dandelions in my perennial garden and make dandelion honey. I have not made dandelion wine yet but my mother did.

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- jp says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  Please pass on the recipe for the wine! I’ve heard so much about it, but have never found any to try.
  
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  - Alison D. Gilbert says:
    
    7 years ago
    
    If you do a google search, you can find a recipe for dandelion wine. I came across one but do not remember the source.
    
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  - Beulah B says:
    
    6 years ago
    
    This is my Uncle Cliffs recipe-he would have been 107 this year!
    Dandelion Wine
    1/2 gallon blooms
    2 Oranges
    2 Lemons
    Cut oranges and lemons into wedges.
    Then cut off the peelings and discard or save for other recipes.
    Combine blooms and wedges in a stone jar,
    Bring 1 gallon of water to hard boil and pour over mixture.
    Stir & Cover
    Let sit for 24 hours.
    Drain Only (do not squeeze)
    Add 3 lbs sugar to mixture and stir until sugar is dissolved.
    Put in jugs.
    Let stand until October.
    Bottle using corks ~ but not tight.
    
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Jennie says:

7 years ago

This looks like a great recipe! As one who is mostly paleo, and trying to avoid bread, I wonder how dandelions would taste in a veggie egg scramble. I just might have to live dangerously and give it a go, since the dandelions do grow in abundance in my pesticide free lawn (err, perhaps I should say meadow)!

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- Zephyr says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  My morning scrambled eggs or omelet almost always include dandelion leaves and chopped root. I have enough dandelion plants that I can harvest some for the roots.
  I also tincture the leaves and roots as I believe dandelion to be a gift to us from Nature.
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  - Jennie says:
    
    7 years ago
    
    Zephyr, very good to know. Thanks for sharing! I’ll give it a go and report back to you my impressions.
- Christine says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  Fresh young Dandelions, picked while still close to the ground barely opened are awesome in scrambled eggs or veggie stir fry’s.
  
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irked says:

7 years ago

Fantastic! We used to have dandelions all over our farm in Kent, Ilinois and did not know that it had any value.

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SunHawk says:

7 years ago

I love this article on making Dandelion Bread. Just yesterday my girlfriend and I were discussing Dandelions, which she called “WORTHLESS WEEDS” and as much as I attempted to tell her that many so called “weeds” were only a label for many plants that people these days simply fail to understand. So I’m taking great joy in sending this article to her! Haha!

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- Zephyr says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  A pity your gf is ignorant of the value of dandelions, but she is certainly not alone. It is insane that so many people poison one of Earth’s most nutritious foods.
  
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- haz says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  Sunhawk, my husband says the same thing. When I was growing up my mom made greens from weeds she gathered. She wilted them with vinegar and spices and bacon grease, they were great. I wish I knew what they were but alas I was too young to remember.
  
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The teacher says:

7 years ago

I’m very excited to learn about Dandelions!
I’m sending this recipe to my brother in Puebla, México!

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Lisa says:

7 years ago
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I actually buy dandelions for my lactating animals. Works for humans too. My next home will have a dandelion patch. Humans have been picking for salad as it is usually the first fresh green after winter.

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dP_Ted says:

7 years ago

I definitely have to try this recipe! I have more dandelions in my yard than blades of grass, and I know the neighbors hate them. I can’t see killing them with pesticides because I don’t like pesticides, and the bees need them. I don’t like to eat dandelions alone, but the bread seems like a great alternative.

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chris says:

7 years ago

I have not done it in yrs. but during the summer we would collect them and make Dandelion wine out of the flowers and stems. Excellent , we also made elder flower wine both good for stomach aches.

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Laurie says:

7 years ago

as a child we gathered dandelion greens and steam like any other greens for a vegie and if you like cut up a boiled egg or two in with the greens. During the depression we enjoyed having them for extra veggies.

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steve says:

7 years ago

have been using dandelions for years, since the early 70’s. I am still dumbfounded by the number of people that consider them “worthless weeds”. I used my dried and roasted dandelion root tea to cure my Crohns disease. 3-4 cups a day for about 8 months and I was symptom free. it beat the alternative of having to use a “bag” for the rest of my life

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- Allie says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  that’s awesome Steve!
  
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- haz says:
  
  7 years ago
  
  I have read about natural healing with food but dismissed it to someone wanting to make money writing books. I would very much like to know how to dry and roast the roots.I know people think you simply dig them up, lay them out to dry and then put them in your oven to roast. But there has to be more than that.
  
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- Contico2 says:
  
  6 years ago
  
  Steve, I would love the recipe you used for the tea. I have a brother in law with Crohn’s, and I’m sure he would be willing to try it
  
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- cotton top says:
  
  6 years ago
  
  could i have your recipe for Dandelion tea please.
  
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Lynne says:

7 years ago

What does dandelion bread taste like? And, what does dandelion wine taste like?

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Virginia says:

7 years ago

I am trying to find out information on a plant that I have growing. the plant is called Hajo Santa can you give me information on this plant.

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NS says:

6 years ago

Made this recipe today – May 16, 2018. It was a lovely light texture, and was a super easy make. Unfortunately it lacked some flavour, mostly tasting of honey. I would add personally, more dandelions, and walnuts for an extra kick.

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left coast chuck says:

6 years ago

Not to be the party pooper, but I recently purchased some dandelion tea that was in the health food section of a local market.
It was a bit too earthy for my tastes. In other words, it tasted as if I had eaten a turnip that had not had all the dirt washed off it. YMMV
However, under survival circ*mstances, a little dirt isn’t all that bad. During the starvation by the Russians of the Kazakhstan region in the 30s and 40s, many people were compelled to eat handfuls of dirt in order to stave off hunger pangs.

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red says:

3 years ago

I wish! It’s hard to get chicory to grow here. Sounds interesting, tho. niio

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Rose Kennedy says:

2 years ago

in France many people raise them in there garden, look in inter net for French danderlion seed. last i bought were about $3 for a pkg. ive used them in the pass in wine, fritters n bread n roasted root n made a tea.

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