While the bread is proving, heat your oven to 220°C fan-forced [see Note] and put a roasting tray on the bottom shelf to heat up. Place the loaf on the middle oven shelf and bake for 25 minutes. To shape the dough into a bloomer, first flatten it into a rectangle, with a long side facing you. Now this recipe (in a basic form) appears on the BBC Food website – BUT – a “White Cob” is available on Paul’s website.
Importantly though, it tasted good! | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. 2. Cover with cling film or a tea towel and leave to rise until tripled in size – at least 1½ hours, but it can take up to 3 hours depending on the temperature. Paul Hollywood Bloomer Loaf Recipes Cooking Recipes Cooking Ideas Cake Recipes British Baking Show Recipes British Bake Off British Cook British Dishes. Do this until all the air is knocked out and the dough is smooth. Just before you put the loaf in the oven, pour about 1 litre water into the roasting tray. Lightly spray or sprinkle the bread with water.
Much as I love food, I can’t deal with the sticky, clingy aspect of bringing a dough together. Mr. Hollywood specifies to put the whole tray inside a large, clean plastic bag to prove the dough for a second time.
To avoid those basic bread making pitfalls, I use my hand mixer with dough hook attachments. Learn how your comment data is processed. If you’re new to bread-making this is a good recipe to start with, as it shows you the key techniques you need to master. I got pissed off at my inability to shape a lump of dough and decided to leave it as it was, before causing any further damage and overworking it. You may not need to add all of the water; it will depend on the absorbency of the flour you’re using. Transfer the soft, sticky dough to an oiled work surface, To knead, push the dough away, then fold and tuck the end into the middle, Turning and continuing to knead the dough vigorously develops elasticity, The kneaded dough forms a smooth ball with a taut skin. Not that you can tell, but tapping this dough left no indent. Once you’ve got going, add the remaining water a little at a time until you have a soft, sticky (but not soggy) dough and you’ve picked up all the flour from the sides of the bowl. Hold the loaf in a tea towel and tap the bottom. Simply titled and introduced by saying “If you’re new to bread-making this is a good recipe to start with.”. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I like the Bloomer recipe from Paul Hollywood’s Bread. The Bloomer requires the baker to ‘rock the loaf gently’ to shape it, whilst the Cob asks for a smoothing and tucking action.
The shaped bloomer is ready to be lifted onto a baking sheet for proving, After the loaf has risen on the tray, spray the surface with water before dusting with flour, Gently smooth the flour over the surface of the dough, Slash the dough on the diagonal using a very sharp knife, Making Paul Hollywood's savoury brioche couronne, Exclusive TV sneak peeks, recipes and competitions, Episode guide | Cook like an Italian with Silvia Colloca, The Italians have invented a high-fibre bread made from citrus waste, Hetty McKinnon's new cookbook pays tribute to her Asian roots, Ottolenghi’s new cookbook reflects ‘the diversity of the people we are’. Tuck the ends under, then rock the loaf back and forth. I’m not sure where he shops, but my plastic bags are not that big! All this strengthens the structure so the dough can rise upwards without a tin. Put the dough in a lightly oiled large bowl.
The shaping instructions between the two recipes are slightly different. Do you have a favourite, go-to loaf recipe? 7. Doe de bloem, gist en zout in een grote kom en zorg ervoor dat het zout en de gist elkaar niet raken. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified. Place the risen dough on a lightly floured surface. I have the Kindle e-book version of “Paul Hollywood’s Bread” and the very first recipe is a Bloomer. A wetter dough is harder to handle at first, but produces better bread. Over 6000 recipes and local store information. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml.