Home made bread is just the best!!! The smell and the taste of warm bread cannot be beaten. We try and make our own bread as often as possible. Every now and then our lives get too busy and we get too lazy and we have to buy a loaf. Every time we buy a loaf we are disappointed and quickly remember how much better home made bread is. Also, it always slightly grosses me out how much longer shop bread lasts compared to homemade bread. It really must be full of some pretty nasty preservatives.
This recipe is so easy. I make it using a dough hook with my mixer but apparently you can you use a food processor as well.
Ingredients
18g of fresh yeast (a must!)
1/2 tablespoon of salt
1/2 tablespoon of white sugar
1 tablespoon of olive oil
700g of flour - we usually use wholemeal but any flour will do
extra olive oil
sea salt flakes
Break the yeast up into crumbly little bits and place in a bowl with 500mls of lukewarm water.
Whisk the mixture until the yeast has dissolved.
Add the salt, sugar and olive oil and mix.
Leave for about 30minutes or until the watery mixture starts to bubble.
Add the flour and place in the mixer or food processor.
Mix dough for 12minutes.
Turn of the machine and let the dough rest for 5minutes.
Mix dough again for 5minutes.
Remove dough, place in a bowl, cover with gladwrap and leave to rise for approximately 30minutes.
Turn the oven on at 230 degrees.
On a floured surface briefly kneed and shape the dough into a round or loaf or whatever shape you like.
Place a little bit of olive oil in your hands and rub it all over the dough so that all of the dough is covered and therefore sealed.
Place dough on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place in a warm spot and allow to rise again for 20-30minutes (or until the oven is warm enough).
Drizzle with more olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt flakes and place it in the oven.
Bake for 30minutes.
Allow to cool.
Enjoy!
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