A dry crisp bread traditionally eaten in France for breakfast. The crisp texture comes from baking the bread twice.
Ingredients
250g Water
7g Dried Yeast
500g All Purpose Flour
1 Egg
70g Butter
30g Powdered Milk
2 Tablespoons Caster Sugar
1 ½ teaspoons Salt
Tools
Oven
Kenwood Chef
Loaf pan - 9"
Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
Method
Attach Spiral Dough Tool
Add water and dried yeast to the Kenwood Bowl
Let rest - 5 min
Add all purpose flour, egg, butter, powdered milk, caster sugar and salt to the Kenwood Bowl
Mix - 2 min, Speed 1
Mix - 8 min, Speed 2
Cover with kitchen towel
Prove - 1 hr 30 min
Transfer the mixture from the Mixer bowl onto a floured surface
Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces
Flatten the dough carefully with your wrist
Take the far edge and roll it back towards you
Gently roll the dough to make the dough longer, about the length of your loaf tin
Place the dough into a loaf tin, making sure the seal is placed on the bottom
Cover with kitchen towel
Prove - 1 hr 30 min
Pre-heat oven - 200°C
Place a small oven proof container filled with boiling water at the bottom of the oven
Remove the tea towel and spray the dough with water
Cut a line down the middle of the dough with a razor blade or very sharp knife
Bake - 20 min, 200°C
Bake - 25 min, 180°C
Remove the loaf from the oven
To check if the loaf is cooked, gently tap the bottom of the loaf. If the bread sounds hollow it's cooked, place it on a cooling rack. If not place it back in the oven for a few minutes.
Allow the loaf to stale for 2 days at room temperature