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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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For some reason, making bread at home still intimidates me. When I was a pre-teen I did a lot of baking, bread included, but haven't made much bread since then. These turned out great, so I am slowly but surely gaining confidence. Read more . They were fairly easy to make, and I can't wait to put a nice juicy burger on them! Ingredients:
dough |
3/4 cup water |
2 tbsp sugar |
2 1/2 tsp (1 package/7 oz) active dry yeast |
2 tbsp butter, cut into pieces |
1 tsp salt |
1 tsp onion powder (optional) |
1 egg beaten |
1 1/2 cups unbleached ap flour, more on hand as needed |
1/2 cup whole wheat flour |
topping |
1 egg beaten + splash water |
1 tsp poppy seeds, or seeds of choice or everything bagel topping (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat 1/4 cup water to lukewarm in microwave, about 20 seconds. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and whisk to partially dissolve. Add yeast and let sit for about 10 minutes, until frothy.
2. Heat remaining 1/2 cup water with butter in microwave until lukewarm, about 30 seconds. Add to yeast mixture.
3. Add salt, onion powder (if using), and beaten egg. Mix to combine.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups flour. Mix well with wooden spoon. Add additional 1/2 cup flour. If needed, add more flour one tbsp at a time until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl but is still slack and relaxed.
5. Sprinkle your work surface lightly with flour. Turn dough onto surface. Sprinkle just enough flour so the dough doesn't stick to the surface, or you. Knead for about 10 minutes.
6. Transfer to an oiled bowl, turning dough ball once to cover in oil on all sides. Cover with a dampened dish towel. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour - or more as needed.
7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Gently deflate dough. Divide into 6 even pieces. Form each into a ball, then flatten into about 3 inch discs. Place on lined sheet about 1/2 inch apart. Cover with dampened dish towel. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour - or more as needed.
9. About 15 minutes before ready to bake, preheat oven to 400F.
10. One by one, brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle seeds on top. Place in oven on center rack and bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown.
11. Remove from oven and transfer to cooling rack.
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