If you enjoy breads like myself, it’s likely you have also thought of many ways to make and eat your breads. I enjoy breads as they come; sweet, savory, with nuts etc. I also do not mind them completely bland; with bland I mean just wheat, salt and water. I like spreads as much as I like breads, if bread is bland, spreads come to my rescue.

It’s probably been a year or more I envisioned different tomato breads and having made one now, it meets my expectation. Some of the tomato breads out there are hard slice able toast breads. I chose to make this a brioche bread just for the comforting feeling a brioche bread gives. It may be something from my childhood though. Back in Nigeria our breads are very soft and somewhat stretchy. Although not a brioche bread, they are sweet, made with sugar and sometimes with milk and eggs. Most of all they come in round forms, which you can easily tear apart to munch on.

A fusion of fresh tomatoes and sweetened condensed coconut milk gives this bread it’s distinct taste and flavor. None of the ingredients are over powering, all are just in their right amount. I chose fresh tomato over tomato puree as to avoid any after taste that comes from tomato puree being under cooked. Also using vegan butter makes it an option to all.

Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables? Many think tomatoes are vegetables since they grew up having them in sauces, stews and savory meals etc. They are indeed a fruit. Read more on are tomatoes fruits or vegetables from “the Spruce Eats”.

Tomatoes used for this bread were not completely blended as I like to see small chunks fruits and veggies in my bakes. The seeds from the tomatoes mimics having seeds or nuts in bread and are lovely to look at.