Crusty Chive Bread Recipes

CHIVE GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, cheese, chives and garlic; spread on one side of each slice of bread. Wrap in a large piece of heavy-duty foil; seal tightly. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

CRUSTY CHIVE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, yeast, and chives in a large bowl until combined. Mix in water, and stir until combined. It will be sticky, but this will change overnight. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and keep it covered (no peekinovernight! Ideally let this rest for 12-18 hours. (I prepare it around 7pm, and don't bake it until around 8am the following morning). Alternatively, you can prep it around 7am and make it around 8pm the same day, if nights are easier for you to bake.
• The next morning, preheat the oven to 450 degrees Place a 6-quart dutch oven in the oven to preheat it. The bread comes out much better when the oven and the pan are hot.
• Meanwhile, generously flour a dry, clean work surface in the kitchen (this can be your counter, cutting board, etc.). The dough will be bubbly and much puffier than the night before - it's ready to go! Using your hand, gently loosen the dough from the sides, and put it onto the generously floured work surface. Gently coat the dough in the flour and shape it into a ball (no kneading required!). Lay out a sheet of parchment paper, and place the dough ball in the center. Cover the dough with a layer of plastic wrap, and let this sit for 30 minutes while the oven and pan heat up.
• Next, carefully remove the hot pan from the oven (use mitts!!) and take the lid off (again, mitts please!). Take the plastic wrap off of the bread, pick up the parchment paper with the bread in the middle, and place this into the hot dutch oven. Please be very careful, as the pan is VERY hot - I wear the oven mitts as I lower the parchment paper with dough into the pan. Center the dough in the pan as much as you can, replace the lid, and put the pan back into the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes WITH the lid on. After this, carefully remove the lid, and let it bake for 10-15 minutes WITHOUT the lid. This will all for a great crust to finish.
• The bread will be golden brown and a crust will have formed when done. Take the pan out of the oven, and immediately remove the bread from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack. Be careful doing this, but if you don't do this immediately, the bread can get soggy on the bottom.
• Let cool for 30-60 minutes, and enjoy!

EASY GARLIC & CHIVE FRENCH BREAD LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Spray a long cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Open package and place loaf on cookie sheet seam side down. Make 4-6 deep gashes (cuts) into bread) with a sharp knife.
• 2. Add the olive oil, and other ingredients to a small bowl EXCEPT THE PARMESAN CHEESE. STIR TILL BLENDED together.
• 3. Now brush over the top and sides of loaf with an acrylic brush.
• 4. Now spray with the garlic juice if desired for more garlic flavor.
• 5. Sprinkle top with grated parmesan cheese
• 6. Bake in preheated oven for allotted time on package. Mine took about 28 minutes. Remove from oven allow to sit at least 10 minutes before cutting with a serrated knife.
• 7. Slice into desired size pieces, add butter while bread is hot, if desired. enjoy. I served this bread with my Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup.

NO-KNEAD SALAMI BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and yeast. Add the water and stir with a stiff rubber spatula until combined and there are no longer bits of flour, 20 to 30 seconds. (It will be very sticky.) Cover with plastic and let sit on the counter at room temperature overnight, 12 to 18 hours.
• Remove the plastic cover and smell the funky fermented aroma and appreciate the bubbles. Sprinkle one-third of the salami and chives over the top. Using a rubber spatula, fold the outside of the dough over the salami to cover. Repeat this process two more times until all of the salami and chives are folded in.
• Lay a piece of parchment paper on the counter and sprinkle with an even layer of flour to cover the surface (about 1/4 cup or so). Scrape the dough onto the floured parchment and use heavily-floured hands to shape it into a roundish blob. Press in any exposed salami bits and pinch the dough to seal. Sprinkle the top with another layer of flour and cover with a piece of plastic wrap. Let sit until the dough has risen by half, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Place a 3- or 4-quart lidded Dutch oven on the rack and allow to heat while the oven reaches the desired temperature.
• When the dough has proofed, carefully remove the Dutch oven from the oven and remove the lid. Uncover the plastic from the bread dough and gently lower the dough into the Dutch oven on the parchment. Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, then bake until the top is golden brown and crusty, another 10 to 20 minutes.
• Let it cool on a rack for about an hour, then slice and serve with butter if desired. This is best on the first day, but it will freeze well wrapped tightly in plastic.

CRUSTY CHEESE AND HERB PULL-APART BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the yeast, sugar and 1/2 cup of warm water in a small jug or bowl.
• Leave in a warm place until frothy (about ten minutes).
• Put the flour, salt, milk powder and oil in a large bowl or bench mixer.
• Stir to combine and then add the yeast mixture and 1 cup of warm water.
• Mix to a soft dough and then knead for about ten minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Put the dough in an oiled bowl and cover loosely with oiled plastic wrap.
• Leave the dough in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
• Punch the dough down and knead for 1 minute.
• Divide in half and out of each half make 10 six cm (2 1/2 inch) flat discs.
• Mix the herbs with the cheese and place approximately 3 teaspoons of the mixture onto ten of the discs.
• Press the remaining 10 discs on top of the cheesey ones.
• Grease a loaf tin (21 x 10. 5 x 6. 5 cm) and stand the discs upright in the prepared tin.
• You will have to squeeze them together to fit them all inches.
• Cover with a clean cloth and leave in a warm place for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C - 400°F.
• Glaze the loaf with a little milk and bake for 30-40 minutes or until brown and crusty and cooked through.

CHEESY CHIVE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in upper third. Make deep, even cuts into bread, about 3/4 inch apart, without cutting through bottom. Stir together butter, Parmesan, lemon zest, and chives. Season with salt and pepper. Spread mixture evenly between cuts, wrap loaf tightly in parchment-lined foil, and bake until butter is melted and crust is crisp, about 15 minutes. Unwrap and let cool slightly before serving.

SIMPLE CRUSTY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl or plastic container, mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water (about 100 degrees). Stir in flour, mixing until there are no dry patches. Dough will be quite loose. Cover, but not with an airtight lid. Let dough rise at room temperature 2 hours (or up to 5 hours).
• Bake at this point or refrigerate, covered, for as long as two weeks. When ready to bake, sprinkle a little flour on dough and cut off a grapefruit-size piece with serrated knife. Turn dough in hands to lightly stretch surface, creating a rounded top and a lumpy bottom. Put dough on pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal; let rest 40 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough or refrigerate it.
• Place broiler pan on bottom of oven. Place baking stone on middle rack and turn oven to 450 degrees; heat stone at that temperature for 20 minutes.
• Dust dough with flour, slash top with serrated or very sharp knife three times. Slide onto stone. Pour one cup hot water into broiler pan and shut oven quickly to trap steam. Bake until well browned, about 30 minutes. Cool completely.