Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 375g of warm milk
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons instant yeast
Mulgore spices (1 tsp each ground cardamom, ginger, cinnamon; ¼ tsp each ground cloves, nutmeg)
1 tsp salt
2 tlsp butter, melted
380g of white bread flour
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Directions: |
Directions:1-In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, spices, yeast and salt. Mix well.
2-Add the milk and butter to the flour mixture. Mix with your hands to make a soft dough. Cover and let stand 15 minutes.
3-Dust the work surface with a little flour, then tip the dough onto it and knead the dough for 10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and shape into a ball.
4-Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Leave it to rise in a warm place for 2 to 4 hours or until doubled in size.
5-The final rise and baking of the boule using a Dutch oven.
De-gas the dough by lightly pressing down on it. Now tip the dough on to a lightly floured countertop. Gently flatten the dough and pull the edges inwards creating a tight ball. Place parchment paper inside a Dutch oven to create a basket. Move the dough inside Dutch oven and cover. Let rise 1 to 2 hours until double in size.
Meanwhile, pre-heat oven to 475f. Once the oven is ready, place the Dutch oven with lid on, into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Afterwards remove lid, reduce oven to 450F and bake another 15 min to 20 minutes.
Remove from oven onto a cooling rack and leave for 1 hour before cutting. |
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