Without bread, most people do not think of any feast, whether it is a festive or ordinary dinner. Warm fragrant odorous loaf fills the house with a special aroma. For many, it is associated with childhood, mom or grandmother, something elusively beckoning. But did you know that you can cook round bread in the oven yourself? If not, let's look at the rules and features of baking together.
Flour selection
At first glance, everything is simple, but there are some nuances. To bake round white bread, you can take the highest and first grade flour. Such varieties absorb more moisture and enable baking to rise well. But the crumb is porous and tender, the bread can lie for several days and will not become brown.
- If you want to cook a thicker bread, for soup or crackers, then take better second-grade flour. You can add a little bran to it. Such breads will be an excellent source of fiber and vitamins.
- To make baking even more useful, add rye flour to it. Resinous substances are present in it, which makes the rolls dense. Dilute it with wheat flour.
- When baking the first ones, it is better not to open the oven, so that the product turns out to be especially magnificent.
Basic Rules
To make round bread in the oven especially tasty and successful, you must follow some recommendations of bakers:
- It is necessary to sift the flour. So you saturate the flour with oxygen.
- The kneading time of the dough should not exceed 10 minutes.
- Forming the product. After kneading the dough, you need to rest for about an hour. After that, knead it again so that excess air bubbles come out.
- Now you can form the dough and leave to approach for 40 minutes.
How to make a product
For a young housewife it may be some difficulty to understand when to put a loaf in the oven. You need to lightly press it with your finger. If the dough is elastic, and as a result there is a dent that quickly recovers, then it’s time to heat the oven. In the meantime, you can do the design of the loaf. To make it look attractive, one cut along is performed. A number of notches can be made on the loaves. This is necessary so that the gas generated when raising the dough in the oven can exit and not spoil the appearance of the product.
White bread
Let's start with the simplest recipe that every beginner can easily implement. All you need is an oven and some free time. It is difficult to even describe how airy, aromatic and tasty it is. Moreover, you can cook round bread simply on a baking sheet, without using a special form. Even your neighbors will be interested in what you cooked for dinner today. So, let's go directly to the recipe:
- 400 g flour (may require more or less);
- 200 ml of water;
- 1 teaspoon of dry yeast;
- ½ teaspoon of sugar;
- salt;
- vegetable oil (3-4 tablespoons).
Cooking features
First you need to put the dough. It’s not difficult at all, even if you’ve never worked with a yeast dough, you will surely succeed. Round bread is an ideal option to try yourself in this field. You will need to dissolve the yeast in warm water, add sugar and water. Stir well and leave for 30 minutes.
- Opara came up, now add salt, butter and flour. The dough will seem sticky, but it's not scary. Roll the dough into a ball and start kneading. Lubricate your hands with sunflower oil and knead until smooth and soft.
- Clean in a warm place for about 1 hour.
- Turn on the oven 190 degrees.
- Divide the dough into two parts and form a round bread.
- It is baked for about 40 minutes.
Ready loaves should be left to cool on a wire rack.
Yeast-free baking
Considering the types of round bread, I would like to mention about this option. Experts assure that the regular use of fermentation products is harmful to your body. But yeast-free yeast bread according to ancient recipes of our ancestors is ideal food.
Preparing the starter is not such a time-consuming process as it might seem at first glance. Take 0.5 liters of whole milk and leave in the room for a day. After that, add 0.5 liters of water and flour, leave for another 2 days. After this, a clot forms. This is leaven. It can be stored in the refrigerator. If you could not use it in 1-2 days, then it can be "updated", that is, add water and flour.
Sourdough bread recipe
You will need 3-5 tablespoons of the mixture. If suddenly the leaven “did not fit”, leave it in a warm place, this process will go much faster. Add a glass of flour and two glasses of water. Do not forget to postpone a little the next time. By doing so, you can save the leaven for a long time. You need to store it in a jar with holes so that the sourdough can breathe.
To the resulting mass, you need to add another glass of water, 2 glasses of flour, a teaspoon of salt and sugar. You can add 1 tablespoon of oil to make it more elastic. The dough should not be too dense, as without yeast it will not have much strength to lift.
Pear bread
If you want to please your children, then choose this recipe. The baking is so luxurious that it will be difficult to resist and not eat the whole loaf on its own. The scent is so fantastic that all the households come together. For cooking you will need:
- flour - 350 g;
- sugar - 30 g;
- soda, cinnamon, salt - on the tip of a knife;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- vegetable oil - 30 g.
First you need to prepare the pears. Peel them and grind the fruits on a grater. In this mass you need to introduce eggs and oil and mix thoroughly. Carefully add all other ingredients and flour. Gradually knead the smooth dough. We spread it in the form of small koloboks on a baking sheet and bake at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Rye bread recipe
Almost everyone can bake white bread. But with dark varieties have to tinker. Rye bread continually strives to form a thick crust, and inside - a sticky and unbaked mass. It is heavier to lift. Therefore, it is recommended to mix rye and wheat flour to make tasty and lush buns.
Round rye bread is easier not only to form, but also to trace the degree of its readiness. And in order for the body to get the maximum benefit, you can add flax seeds. So the recipe:
- flour, namely a mixture of 1 cup wheat and 3 cups rye.
- water - 2 glasses;
- yeast - 40 g (if you take dry, then 2 teaspoons);
- sugar and salt for 1 tsp;
- flax seeds - 150 g.
Features of the preparation of rye bread
This is no more complicated than baking a white bun, you just need to practice a little.
- Wheat and rye flour should be sieved, mixed and flax seeds added. They can be replaced with slices of carrots and sunflower seeds.
- Cooking dough. To do this, mix the yeast with sugar and add a little water.
- Leave in a warm place to approach for 20 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix into a bowl.
- You can divide it into several parts or bake large round bread.
- After 40 minutes, make a cross-shaped incision and send the pan to the oven.
Instead of a conclusion
Making homemade bread can be a real hobby and hobby. This baking can be so different that it is difficult to even try all kinds. Moreover, adding vegetables, seeds of various plants, dried fruits to the dough, you change its taste just beyond recognition. And even one recipe makes different breads. Therefore, you can experiment every day and amaze your friends and family.