Early this year (2016), I/ we decided that we would move towards a lifestyle with lesser carbon footprints and so we started segregating our waste. While doing so, I also started to read up ore about doing things yourself, like making most of your stuff at home and I really wanted to try making bread. A very dear couple friend of mine had gifted my husband and me a bread maker as a wedding present :), but we never really got to the perfect recipe until yesterday.
So I looked up recipes and tried my first bread with the store bought yeast, the bubbly kind to which you add warm water and stuff and it was not great!
I was disappointed but did not want to give up that easy, so I stumbled upon instant yeast at Godrej Nature's Basket and that did the trick :), I now tried a second time, this time with this youtube video for reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQYxmmWVwBw
The bread was much better but not great! I felt like the dough was too dry.
And then yesterday, I just came back home so tired, I wanted to take my mind off work and do something fun so I decided to give my bread another shot with new measurements and I was so so happy with the outcome, even made a lovely sandwich for work today.
So here is the recipe :
Ingredients
Regular Flour or Maida: 150 gms
Whole Wheat Flour : 100 gms
Salt: 5 gms
Sugar: 10 gms
Olive Oil: 10 gms
Instant Yeast: 4 gms
Hot water: 200 gms
In a glass bowl mix all dry ingredients together with the handle of a wooden ladle or a whisk
To this add the oil and water and and mix with the ladle handle and then slowly use your hands to form a nice dough. Do not over do the kneading, it kills the dough
Once done, oil the container used for mixing and place dough and cover with a damp kitchen towel and let the dough have its first rise. Tip * I leave the dough in the microwave so its nice and warm, before I do so , I heat some water for a minute or two so the microwave is warm and cozy. Let the dough rise for 40 mins-60 mins
Once the first rise is complete, take the dough out and knead a little, very gently and shape into the container that you want to bake in , make sure you oil the container before you place the dough. Again cover with a damp kitchen towel and let it rise for at least 90 mins to two hours. You will see a beautiful dough by the end of this
Once you think the dough has risen, pre heat your oven to 200 degree C and then stick in the dough to bake for 25-40 mins, depending on how you like the crust
Take out the bread and let it rest for over and hour before you de-mold it
Lo and behold, the bread is ready :)
HAPPY BAKING.
So I looked up recipes and tried my first bread with the store bought yeast, the bubbly kind to which you add warm water and stuff and it was not great!
The bread was much better but not great! I felt like the dough was too dry.
And then yesterday, I just came back home so tired, I wanted to take my mind off work and do something fun so I decided to give my bread another shot with new measurements and I was so so happy with the outcome, even made a lovely sandwich for work today.
So here is the recipe :
Ingredients
Regular Flour or Maida: 150 gms
Whole Wheat Flour : 100 gms
Salt: 5 gms
Sugar: 10 gms
Olive Oil: 10 gms
Instant Yeast: 4 gms
Hot water: 200 gms
In a glass bowl mix all dry ingredients together with the handle of a wooden ladle or a whisk
To this add the oil and water and and mix with the ladle handle and then slowly use your hands to form a nice dough. Do not over do the kneading, it kills the dough
Once done, oil the container used for mixing and place dough and cover with a damp kitchen towel and let the dough have its first rise. Tip * I leave the dough in the microwave so its nice and warm, before I do so , I heat some water for a minute or two so the microwave is warm and cozy. Let the dough rise for 40 mins-60 mins
Once the first rise is complete, take the dough out and knead a little, very gently and shape into the container that you want to bake in , make sure you oil the container before you place the dough. Again cover with a damp kitchen towel and let it rise for at least 90 mins to two hours. You will see a beautiful dough by the end of this
Once you think the dough has risen, pre heat your oven to 200 degree C and then stick in the dough to bake for 25-40 mins, depending on how you like the crust
Take out the bread and let it rest for over and hour before you de-mold it
Lo and behold, the bread is ready :)
HAPPY BAKING.
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