And how did the Poppy Seed Flat Bread turn out? As you can see from the photo, great! It may not be spooky or vampirish however it disappeared quite quickly.
Poppy Seed Flat Bread (from The Dracula Cookbook)
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2 cups warm water
2 packages granulated yeast
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons molasses
5 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons oil
Yellow cornmeal, to sprinkle
1 egg, well beaten
2-3 tablespoons poppy seed
In a large bowl, combine warm water and granulated yeast, honey and molasses. Add 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour and salt. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, or until batter is very smooth. Add 3 cups flour and knead for about 1 minute. Pour oil over the dough and continue kneading until the oil is absorbed, about 2-3 minutes. Place bowl in a warm place, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 50 minutes. Punch down the dough, turn out onto a floured board and knead for a short while.
Butter well an 11" x 17" jelly-roll pan and sprinkle generously with yellow cornmeal. Shake out the excess meal. Roll out the dough about 2" thick on a floured board, shaping it to fit the length of the pan. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle generously with the poppy seed. Score with a sharp knife into 3" squares about 1/4" deep. Place into a cold oven. Set temperature on 375ºF and bake for about 50-55 minutes, until bread is browned and crusty.
Notes:
I did not have a jelly roll pan therefore I used a baking pan lined with parchment paper. I lightly oiled the parchment paper and sprinkled it with cornmeal, shaking of any excess.
I pre-heated the oven, by accident, so when the flat bread was ready to be baked the oven was already warm. Therefore reducing the baking time to 30 minutes.
My pantry was not as well stocked as I thought... no honey. I used golden syrup instead.
For a person, like myself, who's bread making experiences may fall a little flat this recipe was straight forward. One I would definitely make again. And by make again I mean changing it up by adding herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, cheese and for something more sweet fresh fruit or dried fruit sprinkled with an icing drizzle. I would even go as far as to make a flat bread pizza.
Poppy Seed Flat Bread (from The Dracula Cookbook)
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2 cups warm water
2 packages granulated yeast
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons molasses
5 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons oil
Yellow cornmeal, to sprinkle
1 egg, well beaten
2-3 tablespoons poppy seed
In a large bowl, combine warm water and granulated yeast, honey and molasses. Add 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour and salt. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, or until batter is very smooth. Add 3 cups flour and knead for about 1 minute. Pour oil over the dough and continue kneading until the oil is absorbed, about 2-3 minutes. Place bowl in a warm place, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 50 minutes. Punch down the dough, turn out onto a floured board and knead for a short while.
Butter well an 11" x 17" jelly-roll pan and sprinkle generously with yellow cornmeal. Shake out the excess meal. Roll out the dough about 2" thick on a floured board, shaping it to fit the length of the pan. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle generously with the poppy seed. Score with a sharp knife into 3" squares about 1/4" deep. Place into a cold oven. Set temperature on 375ºF and bake for about 50-55 minutes, until bread is browned and crusty.
Notes:
I did not have a jelly roll pan therefore I used a baking pan lined with parchment paper. I lightly oiled the parchment paper and sprinkled it with cornmeal, shaking of any excess.
I pre-heated the oven, by accident, so when the flat bread was ready to be baked the oven was already warm. Therefore reducing the baking time to 30 minutes.
My pantry was not as well stocked as I thought... no honey. I used golden syrup instead.
For a person, like myself, who's bread making experiences may fall a little flat this recipe was straight forward. One I would definitely make again. And by make again I mean changing it up by adding herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, cheese and for something more sweet fresh fruit or dried fruit sprinkled with an icing drizzle. I would even go as far as to make a flat bread pizza.
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