Thursday, April 12, 2012

ASSORTED BASKET OF BREAD

Bread making is an art, though laborious worth the efforts.    Here I have tried to make a variety of shapes and sizes of bread.




TO PREPARE  THE ASSORTED BASKET OF BREAD:




Ingredients:

  • 250 gms flour
  • 2 tsps sugar  
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 125ml water
  • 2 ½ tsps oil



Method:

  • Ferment the yeast with sugar and 2 tbspns of water.  Make sure that the yeast is active.
  • Sieve the flour.
  • Add the yeast mixture to the flour and work with the dough adding the required amount of water till the dough is smooth. 
  • Put on the work top and knead with the palm of your hand for at least 15 minutes. 
  • Then add the oil to the dough and work on it more. 
  • Rest the dough in a quiet place for 30 minutes.
  • Knock it back on the work surface.


  • Shape the dinner rolls according to the shape you desire and then *prove. 
  • Egg wash the proven rolls and bake at 160 degrees.
  • Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

  • Tip: *Proving is to keep the dough for another 30 minutes after the     desired shape is given. 


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1 comment:

ILLUSIONS said...

Hi Aunty... Divya here...
I just made a loaf of wheat bread yday... For the very first time... It came out well... But it dint rise well... I guess it's because I dint knead it long enough... Also the recipe I looked at said the yeast ought to be mixed with the flour directly... So ill try making the changes... But baking the bread was an absolute delight...