ITALIAN STAPLE DIET

SIMPLE NO KNEAD BREAD RECIPE

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It gives me great pleasure to bake different types of breads every few days. The one I am describing here is a low input, high success, bread that I “developed” when my Kitchen Aide broke down and I had to do ALL the kneading by hand

300 g Luke warm Water

24 g Dry Yeast (I use SUREBAKE)

1 Teaspoon of Honey

Wisk well

Cover and let it proof for 5 – 10 minutes until the yeast has formed some foam on the top

100 g Whole Wheat Bread Flour (Home milled) and mix with a spatula

Cover and let it proof for 1 hour

300 g Flour (Use either more Whole Wheat Flour or a combination of whole and refined Wheat Flour to suit your taste

2 level Teaspoons of Salt

3 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Mix very well with Spatula

Cover and let it proof for 1 hour

Mix well with Spatula, or hands, and form the bread, use extra flour to keep it from sticking to your hands and place it in pre oiled bread pans. Dust the bread with more flour, or paint with egg or water, whatever you prefer

Cover and let it proof for 1 hour

Preheat the oven to 250C and place the bread in oven. Bake for 20 minutes

Turn the heat down to 190C and bake for another 10 minutes or until it suits your preference

ENJOY !!!