Tear and Share

Happy New Year!

We're back.

For now.

Fingers crossed. 

To kick off this cold and rainy January we'll serve you up some comforting and spicy bread, to chew on while wishing you hadn't eaten quite so much during Christmas. We know we did. 

Cumin and cracked black pepper tear and share bread

• 2 pints of flour
• 2 satchels (14 gram) of dried yeast
• pinch of salt and sugar
• whole cumin seeds (roughly ground)
• cracked black pepper
• 1 egg
• sea salt
• 3 dl of water

1. Mix you dry ingredients, hurrah!
2. Pour up the water, make sure it is warm to the touch (around 37 degrees celsius).
3. Kneed the dough lightly, until it's got a doughy consistency. Let rest in a warm place until doubled in size.
4. Kneed the bread for ten to fifteen minutes, then shape into balls and place next to each other.
5. Let rest in a warm place.
6. Glaze with egg and sprinkle a bit of salt and back pepper on top.
7. Place in the oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown, at 250 degrees.

Good Intentions

At the beginning of the year, and at the dawn of this blog, I had the noble intention to start making my own bread - regularly. Then the oven debacle with the notorious muffins happened, and my dream of delicious homemade bread flew out the window. As mentioned previously I no longer reside in that kitchen and therefore fresh, crunchy bread is back on the table! Literally.

I started with something simple and fool proof: mix the flour, some seeds and the yeast. Add lukewarm water and some oil (don't forget a pinch of salt - which I did - and maybe some sugar). Let it stand, somewhere warm, and then dive into the therapeutic process of kneading the dough for 15-ish minutes, mold into the form you want and then let it stand again, covered. Pop in the oven (250'C) until golden brown.

simple
easy
tasty :)

That is how I was taught to make bread - years ago now, in a land somewhat far from here. The process is familiar and makes one feel at home in a new kitchen. There will be more adventurous loafs of bread to come!

Poppy and Sesame seed Bread 

• 1 pint of strong white flour
• 7g dried fast action yeast
• 3 dl of water
• Poppy and sesame seeds
• salt (sugar)
• 1 tbs vegetable oil

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