Bread Baking: Spiky Loaf

Name: Bread Baking: Spiky Loaf
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 383 grams cups bread flour (divided); 59 milliliters instant mashed potatoes; 2 teaspoons instant yeast; 1 Tbsp olive oil (plus more for drizzling); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 296 milliliters water

This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 1g of fat, and A mixture of bread flour, instant potatoes, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Combine the water, sugar,yeast, and 1 cup of flour in the bowl of your stand mixer.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Mix well and set aside for 20 minutes.

Add the rest of the flour, the instant mashed potatoes, and the salt. Knead with the dough hook until it's smooth and elastic

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Instant Potatoes Flakes

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add the olive oil and continue kneading until the oil is incorporated. Form the dough into a ball, drizzle with olive oil, and return it to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until doubled, about 40 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Dough

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Flour your works surface, preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If you want a crisp crust, put an oven-proof pan with hot water on the bottom rack of the oven. This will create the steam you need to crisp the crust.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Frying Pan

Turn out the dough and divide it in half. Form each half into a log about 13 inches long.

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Dough

Place the logs on the baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until the loaves have doubled, about 20 minutes.

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Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

With a sharp pair of scissors, starting at one end of the dough, make a series cuts in the dough at a 45-degree angle at least 3/4 of the way through the dough.

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Dough

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Kitchen Scissors