Rustic bread - No knead,oil bread recipe
This is an easy recipe for a no knead bread that does not have any additional fat(oil/butter)
Servings: 4
Equipment
- oven
- cast iron pan
Ingredients
For yeast activation:
- 2 teaspoon yeast
- ½ teaspoon sugar with ½ cup water
For dough
- 2 tablespoon flax seed with ¾ cup water
- 1 cup wholemeal flour/atta
- 1.5 cup plain flour/maida
- ½ cup rye flour including 2 tablespoon for dusting the pan replace with plain flour if you do not have this
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Mix the flax seed meal with ¾ cup water and keep it aside.
- Add sugar to lukewarm water, mix until it dissolves. Add yeast to sugar water, so that it activates. This will make the mix frothy and activate in 15 minutes.
- Add this yeast and flax seed mix to the flour with salt.
- Start mixing the dough while adding the remaining water.The dough needs to be a little wet and sticky, this will help the bread to rise and come out with a soft texture.
- Cover and leave the dough to rise for 1 hour.
- Punch the dough down and spread it out on a clean surface and add the rye flour to the dough.
- Shape the dough in a any desired shape and place it in a dusted tin.
- Make incisions using a sharp knife,Let it rise for 45 min/1 hour
- Pre heat an oven at 220 deg C(fan forced) with another tin that has 2 cups of water(this will help the bread get a good crust)
- Bake at 220 deg C for 15-20 mins.
- Check the readiness, by knocking on the top of the bread, if it sounds hollow then it is ready.
- Turn off the oven, let the bread cool on a wire grill.
Notes
Allowing the bread to rise a in proofing basket and cooking in a hot dutch oven(covered) will give a more moist bread.