Rustic Oval Bread using a Thermomix
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Imagine a cozy kitchen filled with the warm aroma of freshly baked bread—this bread casserole is your ticket to that blissful experience! Originating from the rustic traditions of communal baking, where families would gather to share loaves from a single oven, this recipe is a delightful nod to those simpler times. With just four humble ingredients—water, dehydrated baker's yeast, flour, and a pinch of salt—you'll create a golden crust that crackles with the promise of soft, fluffy goodness inside. Fun fact: bread has been a staple in human diets for over 14,000 years, making it one of the oldest prepared foods! So, roll up your sleeves and let the magic of fermentation transform your kitchen into a warm, inviting haven, where every slice tells a story of tradition and love.
Ingredients
- 200 g Water
- 10 g Fresh baker's yeast
- 300 g Flour t55
- 6 g Salt
- 5 g Flour t45
Steps
Dough
- Add 200 g of water, 10 g of fresh baker's yeast in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 2:00min / 37°C / Speed 2.
- Add 300 g of flour t55, 6 g of salt in the food processor bowl.
- Mix knead: 6:00min / 0°C / Speed 1.
- Transfer the content of the food processor bowl in a mixing bowl.
- Wash the food processor bowl.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- Lightly oil the mixing bowl.
- Setaside the dough in the mixing bowl cover with plastic wrap during 1h 30.
Shaping and Second Proof
- Gently deflate the dough.
- Shape it into an oval.
- Place the oval dough on baking paper.
- Sprinkle 5 g of flour t45 on the dough.
- Make regular diagonal slashes on the top of the dough with a sharp knife.
- Setaside the dough on a baking paper cover with towel during 30min.
Baking
- Preheat the oven at 240°C.
- Place a Dutch oven inside the oven during preheating.
- Carefully remove the hot Dutch oven from the oven.
- Using the baking paper as a sling, gently lower the dough into the Dutch oven.
- Cover with the Dutch oven lid
- Cook in the oven at 240°C during 30min.
- Remove the Dutch oven lid
- Cook in the oven at 240°C during 15min.
- Transfer the bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
