Maple Bacon Bread

Name: Maple Bacon Bread
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps bacon fat; 400 grams 1/4 cups bread flour; 227 grams bacon, cooked until crisp, crumbled; 2 teaspoons instant yeast; 1 teaspoon maple extract (optional); 2 Tbsps maple syrup; 0 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters lukewarm water

This dairy free recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 355 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, bacon fat, bread flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

When you cook the bacon, make sure you reserve 2 tablespoons of the fat for the bread. I suggest cooking it so that it's super-crisp and crumbly.

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Bacon

Bread

Put the water, yeast, maple syrup, and bread flour in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the bread hook. Knead until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.

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Bread Flour

Maple Syrup

Bread

Dough

Water

Yeast

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add the salt, maple extract (if using) crumbled bacon, and bacon fat. Continue kneading until all the ingredients are well integrated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside until the dough has doubled in size, about an hour.

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Real Bacon Pieces

Maple Extract

Bacon Drippings

Dough

Salt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line a baking sheet with parchment or sprinkle with cornmeal, and flour your work surface. Turn out the dough and press it gently to degas. Form it into a tight ball, sealing the seam at the bottom.

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Cornmeal

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place the dough, seam-side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until doubled, about 40 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Remove the plastic wrap, slash the loaf as desired, and bake at 350 degrees until nicely browned, about 35 minutes.Move the bread to a rack to cool completely before slicing.

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Bread

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Oven