Friday 3 April 2015

Bread like NEVER before!!

Ok, firstly if you have an understanding of bread making then you may question the method involved but it works, if you don't know much, then do as I say and you will be shoving crusty dense bread in your face in the matter of hours!!

Ingredients:

100g Plain flour (+10g for coatinf/kneading)
60g Protein powder (I used a USN brand whey protein)
1.5 tea spoons dry yeast
125ml lukewarm water
1 heaped teaspoon cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Liquid stevia to taste

Macros for entire batch - 8F/90C/50P
(This includes the addiotional ~10g of flour for sprinkling, ~4/5g Olive oil spray)

So as you can see from above, there is no additional oils/fats except for the few sprays of oil you will give the loaf. And for under 100C it is well worth it!!

Method:

Step 1: Combine all dry ingredient and mix together, add the water and stevia and combine with a wooden spoon.



Step 2: From here you would traditionally work and knead the dough on a floured surface, but I believe due to the protein powder and no use of oil it creates a very sticky dough which I would not find suitable to battle it on a counter top. So from here sprinkle a small amount of flour on the dough and work/knead it in the bowl with back on spoon, once it becomes sticky again do this process 2 more times or for about 5min.


Step 3: Roll the dough into a ball shape by adding a bit of flour and spinning the dough around the bowl and believe it or not, it will roll itself into a ball. Give it a light coating with a spray of olive oil and cover bowl with glad wrap and let prove for 60min.


Step 4: Once dough has nearly doubled in size uncover and knock the dough back (punch it!) this releases the build up of carbon dioxide and removes the yeast taste if you were to bake it as is. From here work/knead the dough for a few minutes using same method above and spin it into a ball again.


Step 5: Tip into a loaf tin (i use a silicone one so you don't need to grease it) and form into a loaf shape, from here cover for 15-20min and allow it to rise slightly. sprinkle in cinnamon and put it into a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius  for 40-45 min.


Step 6: Remove from oven and tip onto a wire rack straight away  and give the base a knock with your knuckles, if it sounds hollow allow it to cool slightly before serving, if it does not sound hollow put back in oven for further 10min.



ENJOY!!!



Please leave comments on how it turns out for you, and tag me in your posts!! @love_lifting

Take care and talk soon!

Justin.

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