Thursday 25 November 2010

Awesome bread

Today I made this awesome 12.5 hr bread lol It was easy peasy lemon squeezy, though no lemons were actually hurt in this recipe. I found the recipe HERE You can make it too.

So, TONIGHT, before you go to bed...

In a LARGE bowl put 1 and 3/4 cups of WARM water and 1/4 teaspoon of dried yeast.

Give it a swish about.

Add 1 teaspoon salt and 4 LOOSE cups of regular plain flour. Do not pack the flour down or you will use too much, you do not need to use bread flour.

Add 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs, I used oregano. Don't be tempted to use more, dried herbs are strong.

Give it a really good mix up, and then cover the bowl tightly with clingfilm/saran wrap.

All this should have taken you less than 5 mins. Make sure you bowl is LARGE.

now go to bed.

Tick-tock-tick-tock

After 12 hrs, which will be sometime tomorrow when you wake up...

Tip the dough, which will have doubled in size, onto a lightly greased baking tray. use a spatula to ease the stringy dough from the bowl.

Do not mix it, do not knead it, just tip from the bowl.

Add some grated cheese, I used Gruyere and Parmesan, but you could just use Cheddar.

Bake 400F/Gas mark 6 for around 25 mins.

Voila!



This makes a flatish bread, for deeper slices bake in a regular loaf tin.

The outside is crispy/crunchy and the inside is fluffy and full of air pockets.



This is just totally yummy, and as long as you mix the night before you get a fresh loaf of bread in under half an hour.

7 comments:

  1. Yummmm...now I wonder if DH will pop out in the horrendous snow for some dried yeast..haha....xxx

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  2. Wow this Bread looks fab! I am going to buy what I need to make this, just what I love fresh bread! yum cant wait to try it! Nice to here your hubbys having physio & doing well! good luck to him, take care & thanxz for the recipe!
    Lavinia
    x

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  3. Om nom nom nom. Fresh bread and no effort. This will be made very soon!

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  4. ey up me ol mucker - good to see you, can't do it right now as away for three days - will do it Monday...

    in dddeedy om nom nom

    dx

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  5. I have to say that bread looks delicious. Seems an easy receipe as well.

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  6. Oh yum ....I wonder if it will work with gluten free flour .... Vicki and Jay both have problems with eating too much ordinary bread.

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  7. Thanks for the recipe!! I will definitely try this :D

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