Rustic Flower Pot Bread Loaves Or Bread Rolls Recipes

RUSTIC FLOWER POT BREAD LOAVES OR BREAD ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. EXTRAS:
• 2. walnuts 2 ounces grated cheese 2 ounces chopped olives 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2 tablespoons mixed herbs 2 tablespoons chopped chives 1/2 onion, peeled and grated 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, drained and finely diced Flower Pot Seasoning oil lard butter Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/rustic-flower-pot-bread-loaves-or-bread-rolls-256869#ixzz1cft8ED9i To prepare flower pots: Take 2 to 6 earthenware flower pots (3 to 6 inches in size). Wash thoroughly inside and out, and grease them inside and outside, with lard, butter, or oil. (Please use NEW plant pots.) Heat in a pre-heated oven at 190 degrees C,375 degrees F:Gas for 25 to 30 minutes. Repeat the process two or three times for a good "seasoning" and non-sitck surface on your flower pots. Before baking with them, line the base with greaseproof paper or baking parchment-especially if there is a hole in the bottom of the flower pot. To make the Bread: If you are using dried yeast, Dissolve 1 tsp of sugar in the warm water then add the dried yeast. Leave until frothy, about 10 nminutes. If you are using fresh yeast cakes, blend it into the warm water. Place the flours, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter. Add any extras you might be using here. Add the yeast liquid to the dry ingredients and mix into a soft dough. Turn the dough onto a work surface and knead the dough by folding towards you, then pushing down and away from you with the heel of your hand. Give the dough a quarter turn and repeat the action. Knead until smooth and no longer sticky. Cut the dough into even sized pieces and place in prepared and well oiled/buttered flower pots, which should be placed on a baking tray. Glaze with milk or salted water and sprinkle with mixed seeds. Place the pots inside a large oiled polythene bag, and leave in a warm place until the dough doubles in size, about 45 to 60 minutes. Remove the polythene bag and bake on the middle shelf of a hot oven at 230 C or 450 F or gas 8 for 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of your flower pots, or until the bread is browned and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove the bread from the flower pots and cool on wire rack. You can then replace them in the flower pots to serve, once they have cooled. This dough can be proved in a bread maker/machine for ease and with good results. Follow your machines instructions, adding liquids to bread maker first and then dry ingredients last. Add the extras before adding the liquids to the dry ingredients and if using a bread machine, add them when the "Extras" alert sounds, or add them to the "Extras" tray.

RUSTIC BREAD

Steps:

• Using your hands, mix bread flour, salt, yeast, and 2 cups (450 grams) room-temperature water in a medium bowl. Lightly knead, grabbing corners of dough, gently pulling upward, and pushing toward the center, until dough comes together. Dust another bowl with all-purpose flour and transfer dough to bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill 12-18 hours.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface, dust with flour, and press into a 8x5" rectangle. Fold rectangle in half lengthwise, then roll up tightly at narrow end (like a burrito). Place both hands on top of dough; working against friction of work surface, pull gently down toward yourself to create a rounded boule shape.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and cover loosely with a clean flour-dusted towel. Let rise at room temperature 4 hours, or chill 6-12 hours.
• One hour before baking, arrange rack in middle of oven; preheat to 500°F. After dough has risen, slash dough with a razor blade or very sharp knife in 3 parallel slits at least 1/4" deep. Transfer baking sheet to oven, reduce oven temperature to 450°F, and bake bread until crust is very brown and an instant-read thermometer registers 190-200°F, 30-40 minutes. Let cool before slicing, about 2 hours.

FLOWERPOT BREAD

Steps:

• Tip the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl. Pour in 300ml warm water, the olive oil and honey. Mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture clumps together, then tip out onto a work surface. Use your hands to stretch and knead the dough for about 10 mins, or until it's smooth and springy. Add a little extra flour if the dough feels too sticky.
• Brush the flowerpots with oil and line the sides with baking parchment. Divide the dough into 5 pieces and shape into smooth balls. Place one ball of dough into each flowerpot and cover with cling film. Leave in a warm place for 1 hr to rise.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. When the dough has doubled in size, remove the cling film from the pots and gently brush with a little milk or oil. Sprinkle with your choice of topping.
• Place the pots on a baking tray in the oven and cook for 20-25 mins until risen and golden. The pots will be very hot, so be careful when removing from the oven. Leave to cool for 10 mins before turning out and eating.

EFFORTLESS RUSTIC BREAD

Steps:

• Mix water, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl until mixture becomes foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir flour into yeast mixture until well incorporated. The dough will be loose and look wet. Cover bowl loosely with a damp towel and let sit for about 5 hours.
• Shape dough into 2 loaves using damp hands. Place loaves on a cornmeal-dusted work surface and score the tops a few times with a sharp knife. Allow loaves to double in size, 30 to 60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place loaves on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, spraying the surface of the dough occasionally with water, until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

RUSTIC POTATO LOAVES

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes and cube them into large pieces, peel on.
• Toss into a pot, cover with water, add 2 teaspoons salt, and boil until they are completely cooked through.
• Draw off 1/2 cup of the water from cooking the potatoes and set aside; drain the potatoes, and then spread them out flat to dry completely.
• It is a very important to let the potatoes dry and cool for at least 30 minutes prior to mashing. Leave the peel on.
• Once the 1/2 cup water has cooled to tepid, add the yeast and allow to bloom for 5 minutes.
• Put the dried, cooled potatoes in the KA with the paddle attachment and mash smooth; yes, the peel is still on. It looks weird, but let it go.
• When the potatoes are mashed completely, add the bloomed yeast/potato water, and the olive oil. Mix until combined.
• Change to dough hook. Add the flour and the remaining 2 tsp.kosher salt all at once and mix for about 3 minute on low speed, then increase to medium speed and mix for 11 minutes more.
• The dough will be firm at first and soft at the finish. It will look very dry to begin with, like pie dough, but do not add more liquid and do not add more flour, even if you are tempted. Just leave it and let it go. The flour will be absorbed.
• The end result will be very nearly the texture of brioche dough, very soft, almost a batter. You should stop the machine a few times and scrape the dough down off the sides and bottom of the bowl, then let it continue to mix.
• Scrape the dough into a greased bowl, cover with plastic and let rise for 35 minutes. The dough will rise slightly but will not double.
• While the bread is proofing, put your rack in the bottom of the oven and put your pizza stone in.Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Invert a baking sheet and place a piece of parchment on it- this will be the resting place for the bread's final rise. Sprinkle the parchment lightly with flour.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide it in half. Shape each piece into a torpedo shape, with tapered ends. Place the loaves on the parchment and cover with a towel.
• Let rise at room temperature for about 35 minutes.
• At the end of 35 minutes, slide your loaves onto the pizza stone, and using a spray bottle, spray the oven walls with water and then shut the door quickly to trap the steam.
• Bake the loaves for 50 minutes, spraying the oven with water occasionally.
• When they are done, the breads will be very brown, will sound hollow when thumped, and the interior temperature will be about 200 degrees F.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.
• NOTES: The first time I made this bread I thought the recipe just had to be wrong on every count. It is very different from any bread I've ever made. But please, follow the directions faithfully and you will be rewarded! These loaves are gorgeous- beautiful- very crusty and brown and smell soooooo good. When I first made them I couldn't wait until they cooled completely so I cut off an end piece and bit into it. It was fantastic! I was surprised that the potato peel didn't make any distinct difference to the texture. I thought it would.The resulting bread was very distinctly tasting of potato. It was soft, as potato breads are, but yeasty and a little dense(in a good way) and had a wonderful crusty exterior.It was fantastic! I think you are going to love these.
• NOTE 2: If you don't have a pizza stone, just bake them on a sheet pan.It won't be quite the same, but it will be close enough.