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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Rice Bread is a delicious, white, savoury bread that makes perfect sandwiches. It lasts for several days. The grains of rice flecked throughout the loaf make it a bit different. Ingredients:
6cups plain white flour sifted |
1/4 cup rice, any white variety |
2 cups water |
7g dry yeast |
1 teaspoon sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
Directions:
1. Boil rice in water for twenty minutes until tender or longer until mushy. Drain water through a sieve into a bowl. Reserve rice for later or push through the sieve with a pestle. 2. Allow water to cool briefly (Temperature should be about 100°F). Add yeast and sugar, mix thoroughly, and allow ten minutes to activate. 3. Mix flour, salt, and any remaining rice in a bowl. Add yeast and water and mix until all ingredients are amalgamated. 4. Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead for 15 minutes adding more flour if dough is too sticky or more water if dough is too dry (I boil a kettle and let the water cool a bit before I start making my dough. Then if I need some tepid water while I’m mixing I can take it from the kettle.). 5. Put dough in a clean bowl, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise for 2 hours. Punch down the dough and knead for about a minute. Reshape the dough and put in bread pan or onto a pizza stone. Make a few slashes in the bread with a razor and allow to rise for 30 minutes. 6. Preheat oven to 450°F/230°C. When the oven is up to temperature, humidify. Put the bread in the oven. After 15 minutes, turn the oven down to 400°F/200°C, misting with water again. Cook for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. |
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