Crusty Homemade Bread

Name: Crusty Homemade Bread
Prep time: PT15min
Cook time: PT30min
Yield: 8-12 serves
Ingredients: 500 g plain flour; 300 ml luke warm water; 7 g sachet dried yeast; 3 tbsp light olive or canola oil; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar

By Warren Carle

Nothing beats eating a slice of warm crusty homemade bread with your favourite topping when you have made the bread yourself. The trick to crusty bread is correct proving and an oven with added moisture. With your Dough Prove and Bread Baking settings, it’s easy to achieve great results.This is the perfect recipe for those wanting to take their bread baking skills to the next level. It only requires 6 ingredients and makes 8-12 servings – a perfect amount for the whole family to enjoy.

Not only does this homemade bread recipe deliver on flavour but it also creates a crisp and crunchy crust that will have you going back for a second (and maybe third) slice.

What you need to know about making this crusty homemade bread:

The Dough Prove and Bread baking settings on your NEFF Oven will ensure you achieve the best result.

It’s ready in less than 3 hours. That’s it, no overnight rising necessary.

The trick to this crusty bread is correct proving and an oven with added moisture.

As tempting as it might be, wait until the bread cools to make the first cut to get the perfect slice.

Function: Added Steam

Crusty Homemade Bread

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Prep: 15 min

Cooking: 30 min

difficulty: Medium

Serves: 8-12

Ingredients

500 g plain flour
300 ml luke warm water
7 g sachet dried yeast
3 tbsp light olive or canola oil
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Method

Place all of the ingredients in a bowl of an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment. Knead dough on medium speed for 10 minutes. Remove from the mixer and knead for 1-2 minutes until the dough feels springy to touch. Add extra flour on the workbench if the dough is sticking.

Place the dough in a medium sized bowl sprayed with oil spray. Place the dough in the oven and select Dough Prove level 1 for 45 minutes or until dough doubles in size (focus more on the size than the time). Remove the dough from the oven and place the dough onto a workbench and knead to knock the air out, shape the dough to your desired shape and with a sharp knife cut slits diagonally across the top.

Line the enamel universal tray with baking paper and place the dough on top. Place it in the oven on shelf level 3. Select Dough Prove level 1 and prove for a further 30 minutes.

After proving do not remove the dough from the oven, select the Bread Baking function at 220⁰C with a high level of added steam and bake for 30 minutes.
When cooked, remove the bread from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 20 minutes before cutting.

Notes

Ensure that your bread comes out perfectly by adding steam throughout the baking process, for a crisp, glossy crust and moist crumb. Click here to find out more.
Waiting for bread to cool is difficult because it smells so good, but the wait will make the bread easier to cut.

Authors Bio

Warren is a chef with over 20 years of cooking experience, ranging from Michelin Star Restaurants to 5 star Hotels. He is highly passionate about embracing technology to create food that is visually stunning, tasty and packed with a whole lot of nutritional goodness.

Crusty Homemade Bread

Crusty Homemade Bread

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Authors Bio

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