Hello, friends! Community greetings to you all. As you know, we spent the entire winter in India, a busy time for us as we worked on many projects. While I was active on the Hive blockchain and making posts, that was mainly to help manage my stress and relax.
We did travel to a few small places, but I didn't spend much time making Indian food this time around. Although I prepared some nice dishes, it wasn't always easy to take photos and share posts. However, there are still some recipes I would like to share with you, friends. I will do it later.
Today’s recipe is very simple and Norwegian. While we were in India, our oven was quite small, making it impossible for me to bake our Norwegian wholemeal bread. Whenever we wanted bread, we ended up buying airy white bread from the bakery. After returning, we bought the breads from the supermarket. The varieties of breads we get here. But I still wanted to bake my own homemade wholemeal bread. I am sharing this recipe with you as a tutorial.
Ingredients
2 cups of wheat flour (I use atta) 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp dry yeast 250 ml warm water 2 tbsp oil
Prepare the Dough:
In a mixing bowl, combine the wheat flour, sugar, salt, and dry yeast.
Gradually add warm water to the dry ingredients, using a wooden fork to mix until a dough forms.
First Rise:
Cover the dough with a clean cloth and let it rest until it doubles in size and shows bubbles, approximately 1 hour.
Punch and Fold
Lightly punch the dough down and fold it, using oil on your hands to prevent sticking.
Return the dough to the bowl, cover it again, and let it rest for another half hour.
Second Rise
After half an hour, the dough should have doubled in size again.
Wet your hands in cold water, punch the dough down again, and fold it from all sides. Cover it and let it rest once more.
Shape the Dough
Once the dough has risen again, place it on a floured surface.
Very lightly fold the dough from all sides and shape it according to your desired form.
Final Preparation
Cover the shaped dough and let it rest for 10-15 minutes while you preheat the oven to 220°C (428°F). Place the pizza stone inside the oven to heat.
Spray some water on the bread.
Make some fine cuts to secure the shape/avoid cracks.
Baking
Carefully place the dough on the heated pizza stone in the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes at 220°C (428°F).
After 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 200°C (392°F) and bake for an additional 30 minutes or until the bread reaches your desired crispiness. The total baking time should be around 45-50 minutes.
We enjoyed our freshly baked bread! After 4 months. Thank you very much