DIFFERENT KINDS OF BREAD

 Here are a few recipes for bread, which I hope you will like.

                                                PLAIN WHITE BREAD

An everyday crisp bread which we all use with our meals. 

500 g (1 lb) plain flour

1 tsp dry yeast

1 tsp honey diluted in 

Warm water

Salt to taste 

2 tbsp olive oil

Mix the flour and yeast well together, add the honey and water mixture and stir until well combined,  Add the salt and knead adding more warm water until you have a thick, pliable dough. Finally, add the olive oil and knead for 4 minutes more until well combined. Cover with cling film and a small blanket and allow to prove until doubled in bulk, 35-40 minutes.  Preheat the oven to 200 (400 F) 

Then shape into loaves and place on a baking tin and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, slash the loaves on 2-3 places and bake until the loaves become light brown in colour. Lower the heat to 180 C (350 F) and bake until done, about  1 hour in all. 

    

                                             

                                                    CHEESE BREAD

A delicious bread,

500 g (1 lb) self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

300 g (10 oz)  grated yellow cheese of your  choice

250 g (4 oz) anthotyro, thickly grated 

125 g (2 oz) feta crumbled

2 tbsp grated Parmesan

312.5 ml (1 1/4 cups) warm milk

Preheat the oven to 180 C (250 F).  Mix all the ingredients well together and place in around tin lined with buttered parchment and bake for about 1 hour or until the bread is crisp and golden brown. 

 

                                     

                                                  BANANA BREAD 

This is called bread but it is actually an aromatic cake.

2 cups self-raising sifted flour mixed with

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda

1/4 tsp of salt

3/4  cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

1 egg

1 cup mashed bananas

3 tbsp of yoghurt

Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and line a round tin with butter baking parchment.

Whip the butter and sugar until light snd creamy,  add the eggs and beat until well incorporated.  Add the flour mixture in three parts alternatively with mashed bananas and yogourt.  Spoon into the tin and bake for at least 1 hour.  Allow cooling in the tin and serve sliced and with a cup of tea or coffee.  

                                                      BRIOCHE

A French recipe of a delightful bread.

250ml(1 cup) scalding milk

2/3 cup butter

2 tsp salt

1/4 cup sugar

60 g (2 oz) yeast dissolved in

62.5 ml (1/4 cup) lukewarm water

4 eggs, whipped

1 tbsp grated lemon rind

4 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted

In a large bowl place the milk, butter, salt and sugar and stir well together until the butter melts.  Cool a little and stir in the yeast and water mixture, lemon zest and the whipped eggs.  

Fold in the flour, by the spoonful, until a soft pliable dough is formed. Knead for about 5 minutes, then cover the dough with a cloth and a small blanket and permit it to rise, in a warm place until doubled in bulk. I can not give you a precise time, because of various temperatures.

Then place in loaf tins, lined with buttered baking parchment and bake in an oven preheated to180 C (350 F) for about 45 minutes, until puffed and golden.   

Today, the 21st December 2020, is the winter solstice, in the northern hemisphere, and hopes for milder weather. is in our conscience. 

Almond tree blooms, a promise of spring!