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Summer vegetables bread

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Abelbreadgallery

Summer vegetables bread

Ingredients:

- 450 gr flour (400 gr bread flour + 50 gr whole wheat flour or spelt flour)

- 240 ml water

- 100 gr of diced vegetables (bell pepper, zucchini, eggplant)

- 1 tablespoon of olive oil

- 9 gr salt

- 4 gr sugar

- 5 gr instant yeast or 15 gr fresh yeast *

* The quantity of yeast I suggest is only if you want to make a quick version of this bread. If you’ve got enough time and you want to improve the flavour of your bread, you can make a preferment with a little bit of yeast and an amount of flour and water from the recipe (poolish, or maybe a preferment at 50-60% hidratation). Another option is making a water-roux with flour and water (1 to 5 proportion).

Mix all the ingredients but the diced vegetables. The diced vegatables should be added near the end of the kneading process. When the kneading process is completed, cover it and let it rest about 1 hour and 15 min in the case you made it with all the yeast I suggest. If you use less yeast you’ll have to wait more time.

Make a batard and put it in a greased tin, with the sewing in the bottom. Let it rest about 1 hour, and then put it in the oven, preheated at 240C.

When you put the tin in the oven, reduce heat to 190C. You can create a little bit of steam only during the first 10 minutes of the cooking time. Then open the door and remove the jar or the tray with water or whatever you used to create steam. The total baking time should be 37 minutes for this bread of 750 gr. If you want to have a uniform colour, at 20-25 minutes cover the bread with aluminium foil.

More info: http://breadgallery.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/pan-de-verduras-de-verano-summer-vegetables-bread/

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Syd-a

Such a great idea. Would love to see a crumb shot.

Does adding the vegetables at the end of the kneading process before the final shaping evenly distribute the vegetables? Do you use a stretch and fold? 

Thanks

Andy

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Abelbreadgallery

I've baked it in the afternoon. Now it's resting, so I will take a picture of the crumb tomorrow. I suggest you ti add the vegetables near the end of the kneading process, so the gluten net can develope. When you have added the vegatables, just knead 3 or 4 minutes and that's all. 

Have a nice day.

Abel, Barcelona.

 

 

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Syd-a

That looks so nice. Airy and smooth and the added vegetables give a great look and nice taste and texture I assume. Great bread, very inspirational and a lovely summer bread.

Thanks

Andy

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evonlim

lovely summer vegetable loaf. thanks for sharing, great idea.

evon

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Abelbreadgallery

With zucchini and eggplant, I suggest you to use only the part of the skin. So this is a great bread to recycle the vegetables, when you have peeled them to prepare a cream, a purée, etc. Use the central part to cook, and use the skin of the vegetables to prepare this bread. Nothing is thrown!