 |
| Parmesan Spinach Cracked Pepper Loaves |
This warm loaf of wheat bread combines the flavors of cracked pepper corns, the salty dryness of Parmesan cheese and the moist earthy texture of spinach. It may seem a little unconventional but you will love the results. I can't wait to slice mine to make grilled cheese sandwiches and serve with a tomato bisque soup.
Difficulty: easy
Time Required: 2.5 hours
Makes 2 medium loaves
Ingredients -
2.5 cups unbleached white flour
3 tablespoons honey
5 teaspoons yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups warm water
1/4 teaspoon peppercorns chopped
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, small cubes
big handful baby spinach, chopped
Instructions -
Mix together all of the ingredients leaving out the spinach and Parmesan cheese. This dough should just be on the edge of sticky but shouldn't leave itself on your fingers. Add water or flour to get to this level of softness. Once your dough is well mixed kneed in the spinach and Parmesan cheese.
 |
| Dough ready to rest for an hour |
Set the dough aside in a large greased bowl in a warm (75- 80 degrees is ideal). I have to place mine on a heating pad on it's lowest setting because it is in the middle of winter in Nebraska and nothing in my house is 75-80 degrees. Allow the dough to rest for 1 hour, it should double in size in this hour.
Punch down the dough and split into two. Kneed into two small loaf shapes and place into medium sized greased loaf pans. Place these pans back into a warm location for another hour. The loaves will rise to above the top of the loaf pans in this time. About 45 minutes into this hour you will want to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
 |
| Rising on the heating pad |
Bake the two loves in the oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
That's it! Enjoy!!
No comments:
Post a Comment