Hi
Was a little tied up with my daughter's exam and i could not blog all these days.Hopefully i will be a regular from now on:-)
This month's challenge for Fresh from the Oven is from Helen of Fuss free flavours.She challenged us to bake something yeasted using flour which you know either where it was grown or where it was milled.I am not sure about other countries but here in India most of us do get the flour milled in a local flour mill. I do. Am not a great fan of the store bought flours .So i decided that i will go ahead with the whole wheat braided bread from the flour that i get milled from the local flour mill.
INGREDIENT
Whole wheat flour 2 1/2 cups
Salt 3/4 tsp
Active dry Yeast 2 1/2 tsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Oil 2tbsp
Warm water 3/4 cup to 1 cup
PREPARATION
Mix yeast with half the water and little sugar and set it aside to froth up
Sift the flour with the salt and in a bowl
Now add the yeast water mixtue to the flour and knead well.
Transfer this sticky dough to a wooden board, sprinkle little flour and knead till dough becomes pliable
Keep it covered in a well oiled bowl and let it rise(45-60 minutes)
Click HERE for the savoury filling or make your own filling
Preheat the oven at 190 C
If your dough has risen by now , transfer it to a wooden board
Roll it into a rectangle( not very thin)
Keep the filling in the center along the long side
Make serrations on either side as shown
Sprinkle mozzarella on it
Plait it softly covering the filling
Transfer it to a oiled tray and let it rise for another 20 minutes. Apply milk or egg wash on this for that lovely golden crust
Bake in the hot oven till the bread turns golden brown approximately 15-20 minutes
This bakes well as a mini stuffed bun too:-)
Tastes yummy with that savoury filling
Labels: braided bread, bread, breakfast, savory, whole wheat flour
